Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft Working On SDV Support For Windows Media Center

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 by MegaZone

According to this post at The Green Button by Charlie Nilsson, Program Manager for Microsoft eHome Division, Microsoft is working on support for the Tuning Adapter in Windows Media Center to allow MCPC users to handle Switched Digital Video. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cable, PC | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Yet More Who-Will-Buy-TiVo Speculation

Posted on Monday, May 12, 2008 by MegaZone

In the wake of Microsoft’s failure to buy out Yahoo!, there has been rampant speculation as to Microsoft’s next move, primarily which company they may try to acquire instead of Yahoo!. Facebook is often bandied about in that context, but … Continue reading →

Posted in PC, TiVo | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Home Media Magazine Compares Video Download Boxes

Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 by MegaZone

This issue of Home Media Magazine has an article, ‘Battle of the Boxes‘, which compares the four main options for watching broadband downloaded video on your TV: TiVo, Apple TV, VUDU, and Xbox 360. Overall the article is kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Broadband, Gaming, TiVo, VUDU | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

The Twilight Of HD DVD, And Blu-Ray Coming To Xbox 360?

Posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 by MegaZone

It is a bit ironic that, after the ‘death’ of the format’, the HD DVD studios have released some of the formats strongest titles ever. This has boosted HD DVD’s market share in its final weeks. For the week ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

XBox 360 HD DVD Add-On Drive Killed

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by MegaZone

Microsoft announced, via their Gamerscore Blog, that the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive is being discontinued: As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD, Gaming | Tagged , , | Leave a comment