Dish Announces Hopper Pricing, Availability: Free, Now!
The Hopper multi-room HD DVR solution introduced by Dish Network at CES is now available, and for some customers it's free!
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Apple Announces New iPad, Apple TV
As expected, Apple yesterday announced the pending availability of a new iPad. But that wasn't all they had to offer. New Apple TV hardware, OS and cloud service updates, and apps rounded out Apple's product announcements.
read moreParamount’s Messy UltraViolet Debut
Our high hopes for Paramount's UltraViolet launch get quickly dashed as they unveil an unreasonably expensive storefront with severe limitations and problems. Perhaps the best news is that Paramount continues to include iTunes and Windows Media digital copies in their combo packs.
read moreBlu-Ray on PC Video Demo
Back on Episode 116 of Entertainment 2.0 we were discussing watching Blu-ray movies on a PC versus watching them using a stand-alone player. James uses his PlayStation 3 as his Blu-ray player, and I’ve begun using my Windows Media Center PC for Blu-ray playback. James put forth the argument...
read moreLord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray Extended Edition Pre-Order
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is amongst many people’s favorite movie collections of all time. While all three movies have previously been released on blu-ray, they haven’t been reviewed very well. The Fellowship of the Ring had numerous visual problems, and essentially no extra...
read moreEntertainment 2.0 #113 : HTPCs and Media Room
This week on Entertainment 2.0 Josh is once again joined by James, and later in the show by Craig. We had a listener voicemail to share with regards to Windows Embedded, and a few comments to respond to. Then we jumped into the article James wrote about building a cheap home theater pc. Craig...
read moreReview: RCA ANT751 HD Antenna
If you are like me, then you live where they can’t run those magical cables, or maybe you just want to add a few more tuners to record some high quality over the air HD. Either way, you need a good antenna to get that signal into those tuners. If you live in a major city, then you can...
read moreFormula 1 to FINALLY be Broadcast in HD
It may come as a surprise to you that the most technologically advanced form of racing is not currently in high definition. Even if you’ve watched a grand prix you may have been fooled into thinking it was HD because it was widescreen. Fortunately, and FINALLY, in 2011, Formula 1 Management...
read moreEntertainment 2.0 #110 : CES 2011
The week of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is always insane! This week brought us a lot of great news to talk about though. James Montemagno and Craig Sholle joined me again to recap an absolute boat-load of news! Despite the huge quantity of topics covered we were able to keep the show from...
read moreHauppauge Colossus Internal HD-PVR
Hauppauge, the makers of many tuner and video capture devices have announced a new capture card that many HTPC fans have been waiting for. You might ask why anyone would want a component capture device in their HTPC since we have CableCARD tuners that do a much cleaner job. Well, if you are...
read moreHD Racer November 19-21
American Le Mans Series: done. Grand Am Rolex Series: done. Izod IndyCar Series: done. Formula 1: done. All that is left on this side of the planet is to finish up the most popular motorsport series in the United States: NASCAR. All three of the series head to beautiful Homestead-Miami Speedway to...
read moreSeen in HD 54 – Amazon on Blu-ray, coal for 3D this holiday, Alien Ant...
Amazon made a very in-depth presentation at the recent Blu-con conference, and we take a look at it. A new study shows a not-so Merry Christmas for 3D this year. James Cameron teams with Panasonic to help calibrate your set for his blue friends and some other smaller news items.
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