Tag: Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

The title is self explanatory, Netflix will be chargin a premium if you are a Blu-ray customer. It certainly took them a while to reach this decision and it kinda stings to have these charges put on your back after several months of offering Blu-ray discs. Without actually saying it, he basically said screw the early adopters. Market Watch Online […]

Its nice to see that quality complaints are starting to move from our little forums to the main stream media.  On a side note, I had the exact same complaint about BSG on SciFi HD, called my local Comcast office to complain, and they tried to place the blame on me for wanting more HD channels.  Nice customer service 🙂 […]

Electronic House Since the advent of HDTV, few things have aroused more anger in HD viewers than the purported use of “HD-Lite” by television service providers. Before declaring oneself a victim, the consumer needs to understand just what HD-Lite is, when it might be used, and what else could be responsible for that alleged less-than-HD image up on the screen.

Another future web service plugin in the making?  Yahoo.com There.com and vMTV members will be able to express themselves with seconds-long video clips of movie one liners — say, Danny Zucko’s "Be cool, huh?" from "Grease" — with the service called VooZoo. The application from Los Angeles-based developer FanRocket was introduced on social-networking site Facebook last month and on mobile […]

I thoroughly enjoyed (and was bothered) by this article, which I don’t doubt its accuracy given the beuracracy that exists in the media industry. I remember working at Best Buy a LONG time ago, and promising customers that when the digital switchover happened, that then their HD TVs would get everything at amazing picture quality. Thanks cable companies! Sound & […]

PVRWire has a couple of posts relating to online TV services today. First up, Hulu has announced they are ready to go public. PVRWire Online video site Hulu officially launches tomorrow. The site which was founded as an online content distribution clearinghouse for NBC and News Corp TV shows, movies, and clips, has added a ton of content partners over […]

OK I get it! A big cable TV/internet provider has the reda$$ for net neutrality.   I get that. The problem is the apparent zeal that these folks (Comcast) have in order to quell any opposition towards their position on the matter.  Paying people to arrive early to a "town hall” type hearing with the FCC in an effort to […]

The selection is still quite limited at only 6000 titles, but having unlimited video on demand would be a nice addition. Guess I’ll be looking into adding MCEBrowser to my new VMC setup sooner than later. 😉 Hacking Netflix Several readers reported that they have now been offered free unlimited Watch Instantly hours from Netflix, which was first reported in […]

Thanks to Chuck for submitting this article from Electronic House. It is an overview of the different TV sources available to you.  Electronic House Choosing a home’s television service provider gets a little more difficult each year. Emerging technologies, changing rates and packages, and access limitations all factor into this battle royal between old – and new – enemies. There […]

I wonder if this would also open up the ability for multiple cable companies to compete in the same areas? Ars If you’re one of the millions of Americans who lives in a multiunit dwelling (MDU), there’s a good chance that your rent or association fees pay for a TV service you may or may not want. Many such units […]