DVRs Are Having An Effect On Network Advertising
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006
This is not completely unexpected. Tivo rocked the television world when it introduced the DVR.
Archive for the 'Television' Category
Dual-Tuner TiVo
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
To resounding cries of “What the #$*! took so long?” TiVo has released a Series 2 DVR with dual tuners, enabling users to record two shows at once.
The Highly-Detailed Lowdown On HDTVs
Monday, April 24th, 2006
On the heels of this post, the linked article has a detailed explanation of the various HDTV formats geared for the tech-savvy-but-HDTV-ignorant audience. After reading it, you should be able to easily explain statements such as this one:
“Although 1080i has 1080 lines of vertical resolution (against 720 lines of 720p) and 1920 pixels (against the 1280 pixels of 720p) per line, the fact that 1080i is interlaced, causes an overall lower resolution (in practice) than 720p.”
The article is not light reading.
Quick and Dirty Guide to Purchasing an HDTV
Friday, April 21st, 2006
This article gives the essentials of what to look for when purchasing a high-definition television.
Frank’s 2000″ TV
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006Image Constraint Tokens and the Analog Hole
Monday, April 10th, 2006
The title to this post is a bit cryptic, but it’s something you should be aware of before purchasing any type of HD-capable television. The downgraded signal is one-fourth the resolution of the full signal.
Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD
Sunday, March 5th, 2006
After all the salvos in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD battle, it appears Toshiba (HD-DVD) will launch an actual product this month, while Sony’s (Blu-Ray) initial offering will be in May. The number and variety of available titles are extremely limited, however, and I don’t see this as much of a victory for either camp—although HD-DVD does appear to be ahead on the hardware front.
