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According to a thread @ TGB, it looks like ArcSoft is running a promotion for 40% off TMT5 when using code CYBER2010 until Monday.
Mad Men Seasons 1 -3 on BD $10 ea. @ Amazon. Just punch in Mad Men in the Amazon box over here 🙂 —–>
Unfortunately, no longer available on Target.com though I believe it is in-store perhaps on Friday. Really amazing deal even though it’s not the EE coming out.
November 10, 2010 at 8:32 pm in reply to: Re: 80% of TV viewing in U.S. is still in standard definition #2359Household implies everyone’s viewing and “watching” might even include things like when people are doing other things primarily but have the TV on so this stat could be reasonable. If it is a household of four with a couple of kids and a couple TVs, it is easy to see 9.25 hours a day.
November 10, 2010 at 8:32 pm in reply to: 80% of TV viewing in U.S. is still in standard definition #29005Household implies everyone’s viewing and “watching” might even include things like when people are doing other things primarily but have the TV on so this stat could be reasonable. If it is a household of four with a couple of kids and a couple TVs, it is easy to see 9.25 hours a day.
Of all these releases, The Pacific seems the most compelling to me. I haven’t seen it, but Band of Brothers is in my collection and a huge favorite of mine.
Of all these releases, The Pacific seems the most compelling to me. I haven’t seen it, but Band of Brothers is in my collection and a huge favorite of mine.
November 5, 2010 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Re: Big Cable Is Bleeding: 500K+ Subscribers Lost In Q3 #2187I don’t think the equation is really as simple as the MSOs just being able to offer content straight-up outside of bundles. The networks give different pricing based on how it is bundled to the MSOs. The networks also force universal carriage in their content deals so it would be impossible for the MSO to unbundle. Of course, the MSOs could try to negotiate away universal carriage and I’m sure the networks would oblige at the right price.
I don’t think the equation is really as simple as the MSOs just being able to offer content straight-up outside of bundles. The networks give different pricing based on how it is bundled to the MSOs. The networks also force universal carriage in their content deals so it would be impossible for the MSO to unbundle. Of course, the MSOs could try to negotiate away universal carriage and I’m sure the networks would oblige at the right price.
November 5, 2010 at 7:28 pm in reply to: Re: Guide: Sharing Ceton InfiniTV Tuners with Client HTPC System #2205Somehow I knew you were already that “industrious person” ;). I’m hoping that I can be thankful later this month for my InfiniTV and now tuner sharing :).
November 5, 2010 at 7:28 pm in reply to: Guide: Sharing Ceton InfiniTV Tuners with Client HTPC Systems #28895Somehow I knew you were already that “industrious person” ;). I’m hoping that I can be thankful later this month for my InfiniTV and now tuner sharing :).
November 5, 2010 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Re: Guide: Sharing Ceton InfiniTV Tuners with Client HTPC System #2201Nice writeup and tool Mikinho!
If I understand correctly, there is no real intelligence behind what tuner is chosen by the network clients so that is why you are recommending disabling shared tuners on the host HTPC?
If this is true, it seems some industrious person could write an app to handle this more gracefully.
November 5, 2010 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Guide: Sharing Ceton InfiniTV Tuners with Client HTPC Systems #28892Nice writeup and tool Mikinho!
If I understand correctly, there is no real intelligence behind what tuner is chosen by the network clients so that is why you are recommending disabling shared tuners on the host HTPC?
If this is true, it seems some industrious person could write an app to handle this more gracefully.
November 5, 2010 at 5:42 pm in reply to: Re: Big Cable Is Bleeding: 500K+ Subscribers Lost In Q3 #2183[quote=”shadymg”]
I can’t believe in this day and age, with the technology the way it is, that we don’t have A-La-Carte cable. Seriously, it’s insulting. There’s absolutely no other industry that works this way. Oh, you want X service, that’s fine, but that only comes with Y, Z, M services in a package as well for more money.
[/quote]I think the reason why though is that pricing is much more attractive to consumers when bundling. It’s also not necessarily the MSOs fault either as content producers also like to bundle their offerings to the MSOs so they can hit their different target demographics. The business is rather complex compared to buying many other goods and services.
[quote=”shadymg”]
I can’t believe in this day and age, with the technology the way it is, that we don’t have A-La-Carte cable. Seriously, it’s insulting. There’s absolutely no other industry that works this way. Oh, you want X service, that’s fine, but that only comes with Y, Z, M services in a package as well for more money.
[/quote]I think the reason why though is that pricing is much more attractive to consumers when bundling. It’s also not necessarily the MSOs fault either as content producers also like to bundle their offerings to the MSOs so they can hit their different target demographics. The business is rather complex compared to buying many other goods and services.
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