Funai Will Have CinemaNow on Future TVs, Blu-ray Players

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Do you guys remember CinemaNow’s movie offering? How about Funai television sets? Well, hopefully the combination of the two will make them more memorable. CinemaNow was actually one of the first online streaming video sites (there was even an MCE 2005 plugin), but has really lost traction with Netflix. Hopefully this helps them regain a bit.   HomeMediaMag “We are […]

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Blockbuster VOD now live on TiVo

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And the integration of online services continues…this time with Blockbuster teaming up with TiVo. Interesting to see, given that TiVo already supports Netflix. I like it though, give the consumers the powers and let them decide based on quality not on which box they happened to have with X service.     ZnF Typical digital movie pricing and rental terms […]

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Toshiba REGZA 46SV670U LED LCD Television Review

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Toshiba has itself another quality set here, although there is some marketing fluff added in with some of the specs. Doesn’t make it any less quality, but just something to make sure you pay attention to if you’re in the market.   Audioholics One of the more revealing tests we performed on the REGZA 46SV670U was the Rainbow Dither 2/3 […]

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CEATEC 2009 HDGuru Summary

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Pretty much this show was all about 3D, which is great if that’s your bag. Some other good display news of course, and here’s a good overview. HDguru CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) concluded last week in Chiba, Japan. The show’s big highlight, a preview of 3D HDTVs due to launch in 2010. Toshiba and Sharp debuted their respective […]

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Oppo Drops DVD to Focus on Blu-Ray

I don’t think this is nearly as significant as it appears from the title, since Blu-ray players are backwards compatible with DVD movies anyways. Given the current economy of such low-cost DVD players, along with the ridiculous popularity and rave reviews of their Blu-ray units, and it’s not all that surprising at all. HighDef Digest In a recent conversation with […]

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Weekly Podcast Roundup October 15th

Here’s all the Home Theater focused podcasts I could find for the week. As always, if you have any podcasts you like that are in topic, please submit them using the SUBMIT NEWS button on our homepage!   Engadget HD Podcast 159 – 10.13.2009 Podcast musical chairs continues, as Richard returns this week Steve steps out, but never fear — […]

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New Wi-Fi Direct Gets Peer-to-Peer Connections

I’m thinking this type of connection could make for some cool sideshow devices. Maybe even a better standard for Home Automation device. Forget the X10 and ZigBee stuff.     My take: This is great news. Wi-Fi has been hugely successful in helping build home and business networks, but peer-to-peer connectivity has been lacking. Either Bluetooth 3.0 or Wi-Fi Direct […]

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