Daily Archives: Friday, October 5, 2007

And while I’m slapping some sense into TiVo…

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

TiVo, PayPerPost, really? You need to use astroturfing as marketing? WTF? Really? Really? I read Davis Freeberg’s post at Seeking Alpha Thursday morning and my reaction was a potent mix of disbelief, disgust, and anger. So I held off on … Continue reading →

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Warning – Big Lots $70 S2DT deal may not be such a deal

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

On Tuesday I posted about what seemed to be a great deal – buy an 80-hour S2DT from Big Lots for $70, and redeem the $150 rebate to make $80. This same apparent deal has been posted around the net … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray round up

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Following China’s recent adoption of the CH-DVD specification, which is based on HD DVD, the Blu-ray camp is also eying the Chinese market. The BDA has begun formal evaluation of a Chinese-developed video coded, AVS (Advanced Video System), and a … Continue reading →

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