Daily Archives: Monday, January 21, 2008

DirecTV Adds Internet Scheduling

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Playing catch-up to TiVo (and ReplayTV before them), DirecTV is adding the ability to schedule recordings on their DVRs via the Internet, which they’re calling DVR Scheduler. Right now they’re doing a ‘soft launch’ on the HR20 and R15, with … Continue reading →

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A Peek At Sony’s PlayTV DVR Add-on For The PS3

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Sony’s semi-official ThreeSpeech blog has posted a video teaser of the forthcoming PlayTV add-on for the PlayStation3. The PlayTV is a DVB-T dual-tuner USB module that gives the PS3 TV tuning and recording functionality. As previously announced the PlayTV will … Continue reading →

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Amazon High-Def Drama Sale, Blu-ray & HD DVD Up To 53% Off

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon is currently running running a sale on top drama titles on high-def media – 23 Blu-ray titles and 24 HD DVD titles. Up to 53% off each title. Pick up from High-Def Digest.

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Blu-ray Player Feature Matrix And Retail Turning Blu

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

EngadgetHD called my attention to this Blu-ray player feature matrix. I wouldn’t count on it being 100% accurate, since they have to compile the matrix from publicly available information, and vendors do release updates periodically. If you’re certain there is … Continue reading →

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Best Buy Pushes HDTV & Blu-ray Via Bundles

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by MegaZone

This week’s list of sales at Best Buy has a strong focus on HDTV, especially bundle deals. 1. Save $1000 when you purchase a Samsung 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV, Samsung BD-UP5000 BD/HD DVD player, Samsung 5.1 channel home theater system … Continue reading →

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