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HDTV Satellite DirecTV or Dish Network

March 22nd, 2010 zou

A satellite company such as DirecTV or Dish Network will allow you to get high definition programming from them. If you go this route, you will have to pay a little extra to receive local channels if you wish to watch your local network broadcasts. Even if your local network security solutions are broadcasting in High Definition, you will only get standard definition signals as DTV and HDTV take up too much bandwidth. Your HDTV channels will most likely include an east or west cost feed of CBS, HBO, Showtime, Pay Per View, HD Net and so forth. Look at the corresponding pages on this site to see which high definition channels each expert satellite company provides. If you decide to get HDTV programming from a satellite company you will have to:

* Get a subscription from the specific satellite company that includes HDTV programming.
* Buy a satellite dish that is capable of receiving HDTV signals from the satellite company you wish to receive high definition broadcasts from.
* Buy a Set-Top-Box that is capable of decoding High Definition channels and is compatible with the specific satellite provider you choose.
* Buy a High Definition TV to view the signals.

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Sony STR-DN1010 7.1 channel A/V Receiver

March 9th, 2010 zou

Sony STR-DN1010 is a 7.1-channel A/V receiver with 3D HDMI 1.4 pass through to allow 3D content to run from a source, like a 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc player, to a display, like a 3D-capable HDTV. It’s just a passthrough, but the HDMI 1.4 connection’s bandwidth ensures that all the 3D image data can reach the display, unfettered.

Besides the passthrough, the STR-DN1010 also features Sony’s S-AIR wireless technology, so it can wireless drive a second audio zone, and additional zones with additional transmitters. Beyond that, it’s a fairly direct, full-featured receiver. 110 watts per channel, 1080p upscaling of analog video, and support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio codecs and x.v. color and Deep Color color spaces.

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TiVo new Premiere models

March 8th, 2010 zou

Walking past the TiVo booth at press events has been a little painful for a while now. They were always touting a new partnership or something like that, but the same, increadingly old network security hardware still sat there on the table. But now we’re officially in the Series 4. Both of the new Premiere models use TiVo’s new architecture, which should feel very familiar to TiVo users, but brings with it some key improvements like full wide screen capability, which essentially doubles the amount of useful info on the screen.

One area where the new TiVo beats the pants off of its predecessor is in its web capabilities. The Swivel Search function lets you scour the web for info about your favorite programming and actors. The results point you toward pertinent media that’s as far reaching as video on-demand services like Netflix streaming and Amazon Unbox. The whole UI is based on Adobe Flash and offers a much-appreciated disk space meter.

As I mentioned before, there are two different models, including the standard Premiere and the XL version. The normal box will hold up to 45 hours of HD content and 400 hours of SD, while the XL more than triples those numbers, with space for 150 hours of HD and 1350 hours of SD content. In addition to the extra space, the XL also ships with a badge deeming it THX certified and comes complete with the THX Optimizer calibration utilitiy built right in.

Both boxes are available for pre-order today with the Premiere checking in at $299 and the XL demanding $499. Both are compatible with their new QWERTY Bluetooth remote, which is slated to hit later this year. Unfortunately, wireless networking voip security capability will cost an extra $90 (double boo!) in the form of the the wireless N dongle that will be out in May. Of course, with access to all that HD content, it seems like kind of a waste to try and send it over network security software wifi wireless networking anyway.

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