One of the reasons Netflix rose in popularity was its carriage of lower budget indie films and obscure classics that Blockbuster simply didn’t have shelf space for. Mounting evidence seems to suggest that Netflix is now choosing not to acquire as many of those types of titles due to its pursuit of digital streaming delivery. Further, it appears Blu-ray is […]
Read moreIf you’ve been reluctant to purchase a Ceton InfiniTV 4 CableCARD tuner due to the order backlog, you can now whip out your credit card. In case you weren’t aware, the quad-tuner MOCUR device has been in such hot demand and suffered from parts shortages since official release that the typical order would endure a wait consisting of months. One of […]
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It looks like Canadian ISP caps have put the crunch on Netflix users because Netflix is now defaulting every subscriber to a lower quality stream. How low? The new default results in 66% less bandwidth. Forunately, users can change their default. It’s a sad day for the unknowing Canadian though. They’ll be forced to watch at a decreased quality. This […]
Read moreIt’s been a bumpy road for Windows Home Server enthusiasts, but WHS 2011 has finally reached offical release status. I know there have been mixed feelings in the community about the server product previously known as “Vail” since Microsoft announced that WHS would no longer include the Drive Extender technology that was one of the defining characteristics of the original […]
Read moreIt came later than expected, but the latest version of Media Browser has been released. We posted a little bit about this new 2.3.1 version, codenamed “Titan”, a couple of weeks ago when the Media Browser team first announced the new Media Browser Store. The Media Browser Store has actually been up and running for several days now, but some […]
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If you recall a few weeks ago, we reported that the CEA had produced a request for proposal to standardize infrared (IR) active shutter 3D glasses. Now, Panasonic and XPAND have joined forces to push out a standard called M-3DI. M-3DI is intended to standardize 3D glasses so that they are compatible with both theaters and displays used in the […]
Read moreEveryone seems to have different preferences for lighting in their home theater, but there are a lot of people who like having a “black hole.” I’m not one of them as I prefer an extremely small amount of light in my viewing environment. An interesting article over at CE Pro explains that viewing in total darkness causes the eye to […]
Read moreMedia players are turning into a commodity these days. Are you going to go cheap or pay extra for more capabilities such as streaming from a premium service? This appears to be on the lower end of the media player market with very little in the way of added services and benefits. If you’re in the market for a media […]
Read moreAfter getting ripped apart for my picks last week, the pressure was on me for this week. Luckily there are a TON to pick from (or is that a bad thing). Do I go with the Scream trilogy? Nah. The Resident I heard good things about, but haven’t seen it yet. Tangled actually wasn’t awful, but about as predictable as […]
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As anyone who has used a set top box (STB) with infrared (IR) blasters can attest; while they work most of the time even a minuscule failure rate is not acceptable with spouse acceptance factor (SAF) on the line. So when something besides IR is available to execute channel changes is available, the additional reliability is a welcome addition. So […]
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