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CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!: CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!re:vod and cableCARDjust a headsup regarding cc's and dvr's. presently, cc's are capable of vod, its just the hardware is not enabled. on the various tivo forums, this has been discussed quite often. at some time in the future i'm...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, HD Camcorders, camcorder, set-top, set-top box, Consumer Electronics Show; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
CES: HD Camcorders, and set-top boxes, and cheap Blu-ray, oh my!: Another long day of wandering the floor at CES yielded some solid, albeit not paradigm-shifting, discoveries. And don't worry, no surge protectors today. Canon VIXIA HF10 HD Camcorder With my wife due to give birth to our first child in a couple of months,...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, Camcorder, Blu-ray, Canon Inc., HF 10, HF10, Funai, Cable, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-01-09
CES: Will 2008 finally be the year of the SlingCatcher?: It's déjà vu all over again. It's been almost exactly a year since Sling Media announced the SlingCatcher and Clip+Sling functionality (at least year's Consumer Electronics Show), but thus far, beyond some private betas, there has been no public sign of life for either of the enticing...; Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Set-top Box, Set-top, PC, Sling Media, SlingCatcher, Slingbox, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-01-06
Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest success: Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest successA Blueray/HDDVD with Netflix may make senseThere are lots of people (like me) that will look to get an HD player some day. Having an on-line access to content would be interesting since it would be integrated. Dunno, let...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, DVD, Consumer electronics, NetFlix Inc., set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest success: The blogosphere is all abuzz about Netflix's announcement that they are developing a set-top box with LG Electronics that will let Netflix subscribers watch movies streamed from the Web to their TVs. I am sorry, but I don't see a huge behavioral shift here. ...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Set-top Box, Set-top, Problem, Blogosphere, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-03

Can Netflix capture the set-top box?: Can Netflix capture the set-top box?Set top box is eventually going to be the digital hubI believe in a few year's time we will see the multitude of set top boxes merged into one "computerized" set top box. I like the idea of a Netflix set top box for digital...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, Sony PlayStation 3, Comcast Corp., set-top, set-top box, NetFlix Inc., movie, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-01-03
Google's big TV plan: Android on set-top boxes?: Following Credit Suisse's $900 price target for Google one nagging question remains: Where--and how--is Google going to generate large TV advertising revenue? If you recall Credit Suisse analyst Heath Terry slapped a big price target on Google and made some assumptions for 2010. One of them was...; Tags: Google Inc., Set-top Box, Partnership, Set-top, TV, Android, Schonfeld, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-21
Photos: Vudu's movie box: The $399 set-top device offers access to thousands of movies over the Internet. But is that enough? by CNET News.com; Tags: Set-top, Movie, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-09-13
set-top box makers still waiting for customers: Set-top box makers still waiting for customerstech vs consumers, and VHS historyThe tech is out there, no question. It may need to be refined a little, but its there. By this, I mean that you can get a media centre edition (MCE) PC which will do pretty much everything in...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2007-09-13
The high definition format wars heat up: In a seesaw battle between high definition formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, things are heating up as the stakes get higher. HD DVD with its first-to-market and less expensive $500 players entered the market and took the early lead while Blu-ray players came out a little later at a staggering...; Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Set-top, Sony PlayStation 3, HD-DVD, Sony Playstation, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-08-22
set-top shakeup is in the cards: Set-top shakeup is in the cardsSelf Serving Pap from Paxton[i]"There really aren't any benefits to consumers," said Mike Paxton, an analyst with In-Stat.[/i]Bullshit. I have an HDTV with CableCard built in. Yet I still have to rent a box from Comcast because they won't make CableCard work right....; Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Set-top shakeup, cable, CableCard, set-top, cable card, Paxton, TV; Discussion threads 2007-07-01
Microsoft Patent app enables set-top box programming over Internet: A newly published Microsoft Patent application describe technology for remotely programming a set-top box for television.The Abstract for the Patent app Remotely Accessing and Programming A Set-Top Box offers this description:Systems and methods for remotely programming a set top box and for remotely scheduling an...; Tags: IPTV, microsoft; Blog posts 2007-05-24
Casema Selects Scientific Atlanta DVB/PVR set-top to Expand Digital Footprint in the Netherlands: With 1.4 million subscribers, Casema is one of the leading cable network operators in the Netherlands. During its existence Casema has been responsible for the standardization within the European cable market and numerous innovations in the area of cable television. The company wanted to expanded digital video services to more...; Tags: Netherlands, Set-top, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Personal Video Recorder, Digital Video Broadcasting, Casema, DVR, Cable, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking; Case studies 2007-05-22
Spot Runner vs. Google: Let the TV advertising battle begin!: Google CEO Eric Schmidt believes in the future of the “set-top box,” a future brimming with (big) television advertising dollars for Google.Google famously wants to organize ALL the world’s information and ALL the world’s advertising, including TV ads. Google touts it can “add value to TV advertising by making this...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, advertisement, Nick Grouf, TV, Google Inc., set-top; Blog posts 2007-03-14
Aiming to sell set-top boxes to the masses: Aiming to sell set-top boxes to the massesAiming to sell set-top boxes to the massesSell with better program schedule viewing and programmed scheduling. If the manufacturer's really want to sell desktop boxes they'd make boxes with usb ethernet connectors and appropriate connectivity software, so customers could stream...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, DVR, set-top, set-top box; Discussion threads 2007-01-07
Report: Verizon FIOS 12-18 months away from set-top delivery of ALL Internet videos: Report: Verizon FIOS 12-18 months away from set-top delivery of ALL Internet videosUsers do not want video on computer -> see this studyUsers want video downloads on the TV !See this recent study -http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060920-7785.htmlSo lets stop all this Telcom TV video streaming on the Internet noise right now and endorse...; Tags: Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, set-top delivery, video, Verizon Fios, Internet video, set-top, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-09-27
Report: Verizon FIOS 12-18 months away from set-top delivery of ALL Internet videos: In a private note to several of his colleagues (including your truly) Dave Burstein of DSL Prime reports this morning he has found out that Verizon is about 12 to 18 months away from executing a plan to open the set-top box to all Internet video. This woud be...; Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., BPON, GPON; Blog posts 2006-09-27
PowerGrid Player (exe): The GridNetworks PowerGrid Platform enables content owners to securely stream DVD-quality video across the Internet to broadband connected users. With this revolutionary platform, every computer and set top device becomes part of a content delivery grid, vastly improving delivery speeds, reliability and cost efficiency. The result is an "instant on",...; Tags: VoD, Set-top, Content Delivery, GridNetworks PowerGrid Platform, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2006-03-10
TiVo may give away free set-top boxes: TiVo may give away free set-top boxesThe joy of TiVOI am an admitted gadget fanatic, and have spent 10s of thousands of dollars--many of which were wasted on too-complex, undependable, or over-hyped products.I got TiVo through DirecTV, and would be more inclined to give up DirecTV than TiVo. TiVo has...; Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, tivo, set-top, set-top box, TiVo Inc., digital video recorder; Discussion threads 2006-02-27
Internet search meets the gadget: Internet search meets the gadgetWEBTV WAS TOO "ANTAGONISTIC" TOWARD ITS' CUSTOMERS.WEBTV CAME OUT AT TIME WHEN OWNING COMPUTER, IN TODAYS TERMS WAS "UNCOMPUTER" & WORSE YET, GOING ON INTERNET WITH HARDWARE VIRTULIZATION WAS COMPLETE LOSS TO CONSUMER. WEBTV WAS STARTED TO PROTECT CONSUMER FROM ALL MALWARE ON INTERNET,(AND GET CONSUMERS...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, MSN TV, set-top, WEBTV WAS, Internet, set-top box, Internet search; Discussion threads 2006-01-04