Archive for January, 2009
Boxee Adds ABC
Boxee announced today that it has added support for ABC. This will be good news for Lost fans, which is the number 1 downloaded TV show. The bad news from what I hear on Twitter is that it is not streaming in HD. It is only Mac right now but plan to have the update [...]
Dish Network Coming to Windows Media Center?
There have been rumors that Dish was working on a tuner for Windows Media Center. This is after DirecTV announced it will not be releasing one. EngadgetHD says the project is based on a ViP 211k that streams over ethernet to the Windows Media Center. The project name is codenamed Draco. Engadget was told that [...]
A Boxee Set-Top?
Boxee has proposed the question about a set-top box. I for one would love to have Boxee come out with a set-top. This has come about because they were approached by some manufactures at CES. What do you think? There are some great comments on their posts. There is also a survey [...]
Video: Hulu on the SageTV HD Theater
SageTV continues to impress me. Reasonable priced extenders and their frequent updates makes it a good choice. SageTV users will soon get Hulu access. The video above shows it in action. Looks good but they say they are still working on some issues.
(via EngadgetHD)
Video: Dish Network’s ViP 922
Dish Network’s ViP 922 is a sling loaded HD DVR. Even though I use DirecTV this DVR is going to set standards for a satellite DVR. Having Sling loaded on the DVR will allow you to stream your TV anywhere on any device. Very cool HD DVR. I’m hoping something comes [...]
YouTube Comes to Wii and PS3
YouTube now has a browser friendly URL for your game consoles. It’s only for Wii and PS3 because they have a web browser. Just point the web browser to www.youtube.com/TV.
Currently in beta, the TV Website offers a dynamic, lean-back, 10-foot television viewing experience through a streamlined interface that enables you to discover, watch and [...]
DivX 7 with H.264 Video Compression
DivX has announced a new version, DivX 7. The best part is it supports H.264 video compression for HD .mkv files. It’s a free update for the standard version. They do have a pro version that will allow you to create your own files for $19.99.
our new software that lets you create and play full [...]
Mediacom Cable Fails DTV Test
Mediacom Cable here in central Illinois failed a DTV test yesterday. The test showed a message on the screen providing info about the DTV switch. You only saw the message if you were on analog. The bad news is Mediacom subscribers saw the message and called the number on the screen to [...]
Obama Wants to Delay DTV Transition
Obama’s team has asked to delay the DTV transition. They cited reasons that the coupons are out and people are still waiting. They also said people didn’t have all the information they needed about the switch. They bring up some good points as the video above shows. But I’m thinking that delaying it [...]
Boxee Opens and Adds More Services
Boxee has opened up it’s alpha to anyone that wants to use it. If you aren’t using it I would recommend it. With opening up they have added additional services. They have added MTV Music, Joost, and BBC iPlayer. If you use Mac, Ubuntu, or AppleTV head on over and try it out. [...]
