Monthly Archives: August 2008

Two New Blu-ray Sales At Amazon

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by MegaZone

There are a couple of new Blu-ray sales going on over at Amazon. First up is a sale on Blu-ray titles from AnchorBay/Starz. There are twelve titles 47-52% off: Beowulf & Grendel, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, … Continue reading →

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Watch YouTube, Hulu, CBS And More On Your PS3 Or XBox 360

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Web video from Hulu, CBS, ESPN, etc, is great, but it is generally stuck on your PC. Sure, you can hook up a PC to the TV, and some web video is available on set-top boxes, such as YouTube on … Continue reading →

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How Does The Daily Show Compile Their Video Clips? Fifteen TiVos

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by MegaZone

There’s an interesting discussion in the comments on a recent PVRblog post. Matt of PVRBlog noticed a comment in a New York Times profile of Jon Stewart and posted it: The day begins with a morning meeting where material harvested … Continue reading →

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TiVoCast Wine Library TV Issue Fixed, New Bug With TiVo Web Video

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVoCast Director Stephen Mack let me know via a comment that the issue where you can get stuck with a Wine Library TV TiVoCast subscription has been fixed. I’ve confirmed that it shows up and I was able to unsubscribe. … Continue reading →

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Toshiba Still Ruled By Pride, Still Ignoring Blu-ray

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 by MegaZone

Toshiba got its hindquarters handed to it in the HD DVD / Blu-ray format war, and that had to sting. But while all of the other HD DVD backers have sucked it up and moved on to embrace Blu-ray (even … Continue reading →

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