Best Buy prepping an entry into the digital distribution game
Sony joins up with DCIP, assists in switching theaters over to digital projection
Ultmost Technology's 42-inch oval LCD on display
There's perilously scant detail to be had here, but this puppy -- a 42-inch LCD by Ultmost Technology --was on display at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair. Called the Fuss LC-4212B, we don't know anything about its specs, pricing, or availability... but we do know that it's pretty crazy looking, and we'd like to see a little more of it.One more shot after the break.
Denon releases AVC-1610 receiver in Japan
[Via AkihabaraNews]
Sony Pictures movies & TV shows pop up on YouTube
by Richard Lawler, posted Apr 16th 2009 at 9:45PM 
Filling a hole for premium quality content, Sony and YouTubehave worked out a deal, with full length movies and TV shows popping up on the Crackle channel today. Right now Cliffhangerhas top billing, and we're not seeing anything in HD yet, but hey, it's all free and unlike, for example, Hulu, will play on about a billion different platforms. Don't expect this to be the end either, word is the streaming service has signed up other studios as well but no word on which ones.Jimmy Kimmel debuted last night in HD...let's see if anyone noticed
[Via TV Squad]
Belkin's $1,500 FlyWire delayed again, now slated for August release
HDTV Listings for April 16, 2009
What we're watching tonight:- NBC (1080i) has My Name is Earl at 8 p.m., Parks & Recreation at 8:30 p.m., The Office at 9 p.m., 30 Rockat 9:30 p.m. and Southland at 10 p.m.
- ABC (720p) has In the Motherhood at 8 p.m.,Samantha Who? at 8:30 p.m.
- CBS (1080i) has Survivor at 8 p.m., CSI at 9 p.m. andHarper's Island at 10 p.m.
- Fox (720p) has Bones at 8 p.m.
- Spike (1080i) has TNA: Impact! at 9 p.m.
- History (720p) has Gangland at 9 p.m. and Warriors at 10 p.m.
- Discovery (1080i) has Alaska: Most Extreme at 9 p.m
- TLC (1080i) has American Chopper at 9 p.m. and Heli-Loggers at 10 p.m.
- Speed (720p) has Bullrun at 10 p.m.
- A&E (720p) airs The Beast at 10 p.m.
- Versus (1080i) has NHL Playoffs action with Blue Jackets/Red Wings at 7 p.m., Flames/Blackhawks at 9:30 p.m. and Ducks/Sharks at 11 p.m. (Thanks Jason!)
Time Warner Cable scraps broadband capping plan in Rochester, NY
It's already delayed its controversial broadband capping plan in a number of markets, and it looks like Time Warner Cable has now gone one big step further in Rochester, New York (one of the initial test markets), where it has reportedly scrapped the new tiered pricing plan altogether. As you no doubt recall, the plan was more or less modeled on cellphone pricing plans, and had intended to cap customers' data usage at a certain level and charge upwards of $1 per GB for any overages (eventually maxing out at $150 per month). That, naturally, didn't go over so well with folks, and even New York Senator Charles Schumer eventually got in on the act and complained directly to Time Warner Cable. Of course, this still doesn't officially mark the end of the pricing plan in other markets, but it certainly seems to be getting increasingly difficult for Time Warner Cable to move ahead with it.[Thanks, Phil]
Update: As a few of you have helpfully pointed out in comments, Time Warner Cable has now put out astatement of its own that confirms in not-at-all Orwellian terms that it is shelving all of its consumption-based billing trials "while the customer education process continues." The company also says that it'll soon be making bandwidth measurement tools available to customers, which it hopes will "aid in the dialog going forward."
Philips "Carousel" short shows what you're missing without Cinema 21:9 and Ambilight
Public rage stalls Time Warner trials of consumption-based internet
Time Warner's new data capping broadband scheme was never expected to win any popularity contests, and the details of its plans are so frustrating, that this probably should not come as a surprise. Regardless, it looks like the company's plan to further roll out testing of the consumption-based billing method has been foiled, or at least stalled, because it couldn't find enough customers to participate in the testing. TWC had planned to test in several locations, including San Antonio and Austin, Texas, but the response has apparently been so negative, and there were so many complaints, that the company has "delayed" the trials until October. So... maybe if we keep moaning about it the plan will be abandoned altogether? Here's to hoping, anyway. [Via The Register]
Analyst: '09 YTD Blu-ray sales double those of '08, 10.5 million Blu-ray households in the U.S.
Adams Media Research hasn't always had the most positive outlook on Blu-ray numbers, but its latest report indicates that despite the current state of the economy and the still-high price of Blu-ray discs the format is continuing to grow, with year to date numbers that nearly double those from last year at around 9 million compared to 4.8 million at this point in 2008. As usual, Andy Parsons of the BDA had a positive quote to giveVideo Business, since he was "delighted" by the figures, which also included an estimated total of 10.5 million Blu-ray households (including dedicated players and PS3s, no word if laptops played into that figure.) It's another year later, and there've been many more Blu-ray players sold so the the growth isn't surprising, but there's also a lot more competition looking for the 1080p crown,but it looks like most are still hopping on the Blu bandwagon.iPlayer HD now available
Missed the Dr. Who holiday special? It, and other BBC programmes will be available as previously rumoured in high definition via BBC'siPlayer, now featuring new adaptive bitrate technology plus a new BBC iPlayer Desktop and a cross platform download manager for access under Windows, OS X and Linux. The only bad news? All that HD doesn't seem to extend to set-top boxes or the PS3 just yet, you'll have to try it out for yourself under boxee to find out if that works.Panasonic's Blu-ray burning FreeSat+ DVRs due in June
[Via TechDigest.tv]
Update: TrustedReviews came through with some better pics, specs, and most importantly, prices for these joints - The DMR-BS850 has a 500GB HDD for £999, the DMR-BS750 has a 250GB HDD for £899 and the DMR-XS350 clocks in with a 200GB HDD for £699.
LG's HB354BS Blu-ray HTIB gets a thumbs-up review
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