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DirecTV kills its Media Center tuner project

DirecTV kills its Media Center tuner projectWow, that sucksAs an avid Media center user/enthusiast this comes as a big blow for the platform. Personally it doesn't affect me as I live in Canada and don't get Direct TV. However, as heavy user and big fan of the Media...

Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, TV & Home Theater, OTA HD, Media Center PC, DirecTV, OCUR, Media Center tuner

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

XM-Sirius merger to raise DirecTV-Dish deal chances?

ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the satellite television landscape. Diaz looks into whether EchoStar Communications' Dish Network and DirecTV will renew merger talks, now that the Federal Communications Commission has approved the merger of the country's only two satellite radio providers.

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Satellite, Sirius, Mergers & Acquisitions, Satellite Radio, Network Technology, Investment, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, XM Radio, Sirius Satellite, Satellite television, Direct TV, Dish

Videos 2008-07-30

Verizon: Want our Triple Play? Sorry, can't have it

Verizon: Want our Triple Play? Sorry, can't have itHere are some of the things I went through with Verizon...I moved into the country with a brand new house and street.1) Called Verizon 3 months before the house was ready, to give themRE: Verizon: Want our Triple Play? Sorry, can't have...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TVs, Verizon Communications Inc., Direct TV, customer number, phone, TV, DSL, installer

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

DirecTV ponders broadband over power lines

DirecTV ponders broadband over power linesI guarantee the cable companieswill fight this tooth and nail under some obscure FCC regulation or something.Please Change Target Market!I know it's probably a dream but I wish they would change their target market to those of us who live out in the rural US...

Tags: DVR, TVs, Network technology, TV & Home Theater, Tech Support, broadband over power line, Direct TV, Verizon Communications Inc., broadband, cable, DirecTV, digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2007-05-15

U.S. consumers eye bundled services

U.S. consumers eye bundled services$120 per month??? only if premium support...not the stuff we put up with from SBC and Comcast in the midwest.I'd say the sweetspot would actually be $90 per month if there was truly a free market.More like $160I just switch to a bundle deal with Bellsouth,...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, BellSouth Corp., Direct TV, Cingular Wireless, DSL, TV

Discussion threads 2005-04-15

Verizon plugs into satellite cable

Verizon plugs into satellite cableThis is GreatI can't wait until they can bring that to the DC Metro area. Those bastardes at Comcast need competition badly and this is definitely a way to start introducing that competition.Not to fast...Take a look on avsforum.com or tivocommunity.com about all the problems...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Dial-up, DirecTV, Verizon Communications Inc., Direct TV, satellite, cable

Discussion threads 2004-01-29

Additional Resources

LG 32LH20

Photo gallery: LG LH20 seriesWe can't fault the LG LH20 series for trying. The company's least-expensive lineup of LCDs for 2009 offers more features than its competition, including the only USB port for digital photos and by far the best selection of picture adjustments. All of those tweaks...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., LG LH20 series, LG LH20

Product reviews 2009-11-24

GSA Image Analyser 3.4.4 (Windows)

The GSA Image Analyser is a program for the scientific evaluation of 2D images image analysis. The possibilities of the program are varied and can be divided in three main groups; Object surface calculation, Object length calculation and Object counting. The surfaces of all recognised objects are automatically calculated. In...

Tags: U.S. General Services Administration, Microsoft Windows, Image, Object, GSA Image Analyser, Count Function, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Vizio VO320E

Photo gallery: Vizio VO320EVizio chose to adorn its VO320E 32-inch LCD with claims of environmental consciousness, saying the little set exceeds Energy Star guidelines by 15 percent. But that's not a very high standard, and according to our tests the Vizio, while definitely no power hog, sips just...

Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, Vizio, Vizio VO320E

Product reviews 2009-11-16

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

ZDNet's Ultimate Black Friday 2009: Deals, steals & specials guide

Office Max (Running, Hiding, or Scam)Is there any legitimacy at all on Office Max offering an Acer One Netbook for $149.99.apparently there was a leaked add, but office Max is running to all Black Friday web pages and requesting the add be pulled.Can any one verify that this will happen,...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Office Max, Ultimate Black Friday 2009, Ultimate Black Friday, Acer Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Best iPhone & iPod touch apps

It's that time of the year again! It's hard to believe, but this time last year, we only had 5,000 apps to choose from in the App Store â€" this year there's more than 85,000 apps to choose from. What a difference a year makes. Whether you're looking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Twitter Inc., Video, Road Trip, Apple iPod Touch, App, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special

Viewers watch Family Guy because they want tonot because it's forced in to their cubicles at work.That doesn't fit with the Windows brand, indeed.MSFT tried to alter the content of the show"Microsoft sent MacFarlane and Fox several notes expressing their concern over the show's content but ultimately decided just to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Family Guy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

ChrisTV PVR Professional 5.41 (Windows)

ChrisTV PVR Professional is the PVR that takes control over your TV card. TV on your PC with high quality image and sound. Supports all TV cards based on BT8x8 chipset, Philips SAA713x chipset, Conexant CX2388x, and TV Cards with MPEG hardware encoder. Hauppauge PVR series, Leadtek PVR2000, ATI Ehome...

Tags: Card, MPEG, Microsoft Windows, Chris P.C., ChrisTV PVR Professional, Chipsets, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-10-25

Vizio VF551XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VF551XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-10-23

HP Pavilion Elite m9515y

Buyer beware: Product Failed, Support Failed.This product was sold as a multimedia center and a type of DVR replacement. It has completely failed to function in that role. From day one core functions like, recording tv programs, playback of previously viewed programs, and burning Video DVD's from the...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Video Error, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

AVI DVD Burner 2008 5.2.0.3 (Windows)

AVI DVD Burner uses industry leading video audio CODEC technology to convert and burn DivX Xvid AVI movie and other popular Internet video formats to DVD with just one click. AVI DVD Burner can retain maximum video and audio quality of the movie. For the AVI which has AC3 audio...

Tags: Movie, AVI, Microsoft Windows, Video, DVD, CooolSoft

Software downloads 2009-10-12