Monthly Archives: May 2008

NCTA and TiVo Announce Progress on Switched Digital Adapter for TiVo DVRs

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo and the NCTA have dropped a press release announcing their progress in developing the SDV Tuning Adapter – as the Motorola and Cisco boxes recently seen at The Cable Show. Since this is a critical issue and of interest … Continue reading →

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Cisco Tuning Adapter On Display At The Cable Show

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by MegaZone

Following up on his report on the Motorola MTR700, Ben Drawbaugh of EngadgetHD has posted photos of the corresponding Cisco/Scientific Atlanta STA1520 Tuning Adapter. While Motorola’s TA was part of a working demo, the Cisco box is just a static … Continue reading →

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Site Upgrades

Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 by MegaZone

Overnight I upgraded the site to the latest version of WordPress, 2.5.1, as well as updating a slew of the plug-ins. (If you run a WordPress site, you owe it to yourself to check out Admin Drop Down Menus. I … Continue reading →

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The TiVo HD With Motorola Tuning Adapter At The Cable Show

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by MegaZone

EngadgetHD is down at The Cable Show and Ben Drawbaugh (the lucky SOB) got a little hands-on time with the Motorola MTR700 Tuning Adapter for SDV. It seems that CableLabs has decided to start calling such devices ‘Tuning Adapters’ instead … Continue reading →

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Share Your Netflix Stats with FeedFlix

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 by MHA

Earlier this week, The Onion posted a parody documentary video on YouTube about the “Blockbuster Video Living Museum,” as if brick-and-mortar video stores were a thing of the distant past, a quaint relic to be remembered. Video rental shops aren’t … Continue reading →

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