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VHS, Dead at 30
It's official, Variety reports that VHS has died at the age of 30. Once a groundbreaking media format, VHS has been suffering from loneliness for several years now and died of natural causes in 2006 survived by DVD, TiVo, VOD and DirecTV. Consumers can continue to morn the passing of VHS by purchasing a piece of history at Toys'R'Us where you can still purchase "Barney" video tapes or you can find a multitude of VHS tapes at eBay. Born Vertical Helical Scan to parent JVC of Japan, the tape had a difficult childhood as it was forced to compete with Sony's Betamax format. After its youthful Betamax battles, the longer-playing VHS tapes eventually became the format of choice for millions of consumers. VHS enjoyed a lucrative career, transforming the way people watched movies and changing the economics of the film biz. VHS hit its peak with "The Lion King," which... More »
Last Post: December 4, 2008 9:36 PM by edgevideo.com
TiVo and Neuros OSD Integration Bounties from DVRupgrade
Neuros and DVRupgrade have partnered to bring hackers two new cash money bounties to allow an OSD to synchronize with TiVo's electronic programming guide. The OSD is primarily used to consolidate all your DVDs and VHS tapes into one box, but, due in large part to it being open source, more adventuresome users are already benefiting from its ability to do so much more (like record live TV, stream YouTube to your TV and music to your stereo, play photo slide shows on TV). And now you can get paid to help it do even more. From a recent DVRupgrade forums Posting ... (click for details) "People love TiVo for its robust program guide and related features, and people love the OSD for the portability of its recordings. So, we've come up with a bounty for a project that combines the best of both devices. Namely for the OSD to... More »
Top Six Ways to Customize Your New Christmas Tivo
All PVR posted a great little article about the top six ways you can customize that new TiVo DVR you got for Christmas. 1. If you own a Tivo Series 2, you can enable 30-second skip to zip by commercials using the following commands on your Tivo remote while watching a stored show: Select Play Select 3 0 Select . 2. If you’re having set up problems, check out some diagrams of typical Tivo connections. Or go right to Tivo.com and see examples of typical setups for your box(series 1, 2 or 3). Of course you could always come to DVR Playground and ask a question in the First Timers forum ! 3. You might want to turn off those Tivo sound effects or at least turn down the volume. Go to the Tivo main menu, then select Messages & Setup ; then My Preferences ; then Audio Options ;... More »
Series 3 and TiVo HD Users Now Get Pause Menu Ads
Already present on older Series 2 TiVo hardware, Series 3 and HD TiVo owners now get to join in the fun of pause menu ads. Dave Zatz of Zatz Not Funny reports that the newest update to these units introduces the pause menu ads. This way, you can watch more ads while you skip others! Fortunately, TiVoCommunity member bfdtv reports that there is a way to hide the progress bar and avoid the additional ads. Sweet... click through to learn more! [Via Engadget] More »
DirecTV Debuts HR21 High End DVR
At this year's CEDIA conference, DirecTV finally took the wraps off their latest offering in the DVR space. DirecTV owners with a yearning for some top-notch hardware may finally get their wish, as the "prosumer" and custom install friendly HR-21 DVR has finally been unvield. Due in production around the end of October, the HR21 serves up some pretty stellar features for serious home theater junkies like a built in fiber HDMI port for long runs, being rack mountable without a Middle Atlantic shelf, and double the storage capacity of the HR20. What do you think of the all new HR21? Will you be first in line to get one? (thanks rockratt!) More »
Last Post: December 31, 2007 12:47 PM by dvrnut
GRHS Technologies releases Home Automation TiVo plug-in
GRHS Technologies is pleased to announce the release of the world’s first and only Tivo plug-in for HomeSeer. The new plug-in allows Tivo users to monitor and control their HomeSeer-enabled homes using their TiVo® DVR. Users can control lighting, HVAC and security devices individually or launch more complex automation events. The opening screen has Locations (devices), Events, and Favorites. Use the configuration screen provided with the plug-in to filter which locations and groups can be used, and which devices and events appear on the Favorites screen. Using the familiar TiVo® remote control buttons, navigate to a location or group, select a device or event, and then control the device or run the event - all from the convenience of your favorite DVR watching chair! The system uses the new HomeSeer Device Control API so there are almost no limits on what devices can be controlled - thermostats, remote controls, devices... More »
Last Post: February 2, 2007 10:19 AM by pstgh
DirecTV TiVo Problems?
Apparently there are quite a few people having issues with DirecTV's new HD DVR and DirecTV's TiVo DVRs (such as the HR10-250) where people say the DVRs fail to record shows and mysteriously delete programs previously recorded. " Tonight my HR10-250 states it deleted Cold Case on TNT HD early to make space for another program. The kicker is, it did not record the program it supposedly deleted and the only program scheduled to record was Cold Case ," says a poster named lmk911. I guess the folks over on TCF plug their DirecTV TiVos into the phone line. Silly people trusting DirecTV to deliver software! Has anyone noticed these issues? Perhaps DirecTV is sabotaging the TiVo boxes to get rid of them and replace with their own HD DVR. Yet another reason to hack your TiVo. More »
Last Post: January 17, 2007 9:32 AM by divascuba
The Ubuntu Family Expands
Ubuntu's added another great project to it's solid collection of operating systems. But Mythubuntu 7.1 , the lastest addition to the Ubuntu clan, is not just another operating system. This one's devoted to nothing but pure media goodness. In one seamless installation you get everything you need to set up your own MythTV. New versions are expected each month. More »
FiOS TV Launched in Philadelphia Area
Verizon opened FiOS TV to 80,000 households in southern Pennsylvania and plans to expand to 100,000 households by year end. FiOS is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service offered by Verizon allowing traffic up to 50Mbps downstream and 5Mbps upstream. Only Verizon's FiOS network has earned the certification of the independent Fiber to the Home Council for providing fiber all the way to customers' homes. Verizon has been building a fiber-optic television service over the nation's largest digital, all-fiber network. More »
A Commercial-Free Windows Media Center
A new application called Lifextender is set to make Windows Media Center lovers a much happier bunch of people. Lifextender snips out the commercials for you so you never have to see them at all, saving you both irritation and disk space. You'll never have to watch another commercial again, and the best part is that it works without any real effort on your part—you don't even need to configure it. More »
Capable Networks Acquires TiVoCommunity.com
All of us at Capable Networks (CN) are thrilled to announce the acquisition of one of the coolest sites on the 'net: TiVoCommunity.Com! It's our hope that CN's constantly growing network of gadgetry-focused communities will be a terrific supplement to TiVoCommunity.Com's already awesome 'net presence. For those of us here at the Playground, this addition to the CN network will be the perfect complement to our already solid resource of knowledgeable community members and growing content base. New High-Profile Addition to Capable Networks’ Consumer Electronics Communities OAK BROOK, IL – August 30, 2007 – Capable Networks LLC announces the acquisition of TiVoCommunity.com – the groundbreaking online community for users of TiVo® digital video recorders (DVRs). “TiVoCommunity.com is one of the Internet’s most popular and mature consumer electronics online communities,” said Ron Repking, CEO of Capable Networks. “This acquisition adds over 4 million more new pageviews and 1 million new unique... More »
MatrixStream Announces In-Vehicle IPTV Solution
Excerpts from the official press release at MatrixStream's official site: San Mateo – June 16, 2008 – MatrixStream Technologies, Inc. is partnering with multiple motor vehicle manufacturers to bring consumers the new MX2 wireless terminal touch screen IPTV platform codename MX-Drive. The MX-Drive uses MatrixCast video streaming technology, allowing consumers to instantly stream video on demand titles and live TV channels in both standard definition and high definition over very low bandwidth from any vehicle equipped with the MX-Drive. Drivers are of course must focus on the road; however, they can be assured that their passengers are pleasantly preoccupied with the latest digital media offerings. “Whether you’re a business person who needs to keep up to date with the latest stock news or a parent who wants to keep your children occupied during extended road trips, the MX2 wireless terminal touch screen will keep car and minivan passengers tuned in... More »
TiVo + Nero = PC Desktop TiVo
Nero and TiVo have released that they plan to partner together to bring TiVo's interface to the PC through a new Nero DVR application. Nero is a premiere provider of media tools for the PC -- famous for their Nero Burning ROM software, used to burn CD's and DVD's. TiVo is famous for its pioneering of DVR technology. Combined, they will likely be a powerful tool for desktop DVR software. The new software, ostensibly part of a new build of the Nero Ultimate Edition suite of desktop media tools, will have the "look and feel" of TiVo inside the Nero application. More details will be announced at a future date. Read more at PC Magazine . More »
Last Post: September 17, 2008 6:25 AM by yman
From Cool to Creepy, Latest LinuxMCE Has it All
Combining an innovative stylish interface with wizard-based screens, LinuxMCE 0704 is powerful, packed with features, and pretty ( check out the demo ). You don't need to be an engineer to set it up, and of course, it's free. What more could you ask for in a media center? Not much, according to the folks over at KDE Dot News . The latest offering from LinuxMDE, a joint effort with KDE, does pretty much everything you might want from an Open Source Media Center. This thing's the guard dog of home media systems. LinuxMDE's remote Orbiters offer a unique blend of sci-fi and creepy: they control your entire home including your telecommunications system; remember individual user preferences; follow you from room to room (it can even link multiple homes); talk to and operate your mobile phone; act as a complete home security system; and will even babysit the kids. Need... More »
TiVo to Offer Demographics Data to Advertisers
TiVo Inc. , maker of the TiVo digital video recorder, will announce on Thursday a new service to advertisers. TiVo already leads the pack in selling updated-to-the-second viewing trends to their advertisers. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that this new service would include viewer demographics - such as age, income, marital status, and ethnicity - to their offering to advertisers. Given frequent worries that TiVo could potentially misuse such data or violate viewer's privacy, and in the wake of announcements that TiVo will be reducing service fees and bringing back the coveted lifetime service fee, this news has made quite a stir, including discussion on TiVo Community . More »
More TiVo Goodness in 9.2
Break out those external HD drives, people, because TiVo's finally done it ! The latest software release, version 9.2 , includes official eSATA support, something many of us have been impatiently tapping our feet about. And adding to this little ray of sunshine, you no longer need to wait around for your Amazon Unbox downloads to finish before watching them. The upgrade lets you watch your content while it downloads. More »
Last Post: October 20, 2007 9:34 PM by Chris Miller
Microsoft Spreads Itself Another Micron Thinner
In its dedication to taking over the world, Microsoft's ramping up its effort to entertain us. The company's just released some slick-looking MCE Extenders so you can hook your PC up to your TV. Using the Extenders, you'll be able to stream just about anything—yes, even HDTV—right to your television screen and it functions as a DVR, too. Plus, you get to do this from anywhere in the house thanks to its wireless bridge. (I'm guessing these units are for people who don't already own an XBOX 360 for this.) But slipping this tidbit deftly between the paragraphs of its other news, Microsoft has also announced its latest beta product: Internet TV. Hmmmmm. More »
Last Post: October 12, 2007 6:18 AM by Vicki Schmitz
Dish Network Purchases Sling Media
This just in from the "out of left field" department... It was only a short time ago that Sling Media publicly revealed they have been working with DirecTV on their new SuperCast NFL service, only to announce today that EchoStar Communications (owner and operator of the other major US satellite TV provider) has just acquired the company for roughly $380 million dollars. Sling Media just announced that EchoStar Communications has struck a deal to acquire them for cash and stock options valued around $380 million combined. If you don’t know who EchoStar is, they own DISH Network®. DISH Network® offers a premier line of industry-leading Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and hundreds of video and audio channels as well as the most national HD and International channels in the U.S., Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming. DISH Network also provides a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital... More »
Mvix MX-760HD HD Wireless Media Center Firmware Source code Distribution
MvixUSA has released the Mvix MX-760HD HD Wireless Media Center firmware source code for free distribution under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Lately, MvixUSA and Unicorn Network Total Solution have taken some heat from users wanting access to the source code citing GPL violations . An email was even sent to the GPL Violations project . After speaking with MvixUSA last week about the GPL issues, MvixUSA alluded to the fact that a solution was forthcoming and that they had been working with their lawyers to determine their responsibilities as distributors of the product without having access to the source code which was created by Unicorn. In addition, MvixUSA mentioned the importance of satisfying their customers while living up to the end of a contractual agreement with Unicorn. More »
Archos 604 WiFi Shipped to Stores
InformationWeek reports that the Archos 604 WiFi portable media player has begun shipping to retail stores and will probably be on sale within the next two weeks. The Archos 604 WiFi should provide stiff competition for the iPods and Zunes providing for full file-sharing capabilities, a 4.5" touch screen and large storage capacity in addition to the ability to surf the web and transfer digital pictures, movies and music over the network. Using the DVR Station , the Archos 604 can even record up to 130 hours of TV programming in DVD quality. More »
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