My primary means for surviving the writers strike has been to load up my home theater PC DVR with recorded shows to watch through Spring and Summer 2008. Additionally, I’ll continue renting movies from Netflix and catch up on movies and TV shows that I missed out on before. While I’m at it, I’ll also … Read more
According to a few recent stories, including this write-up from Last100, some studios may be intentionally seeding content onto BitTorrent: While the Motion Picture Association of America is uploading fake torrents of movies to discourage torrent use, mainstream television show producers are engaging in flirtatious trials with torrents as a viable new way to promote … Read more
Before the Apple fanboys come after me, let me state up front that Popular Mechanics has declared Apple TV as one of the worst products (#2) this year. Not Dave. Rather than going for the most obscure or ludicrous gadgets, we based our choices on missed opportunities, hype gone awry and some mysterious fumbles. DVRs … Read more
Well, it’s still that time of year… The news is slow and giving gifts is good. DVRUpgrade, generally known for providing TiVo hard drive upgrades (and a ZNF sponsor), let me play with the HDHomeRun ($~170) for the last few months and now we’re giving it away. The HDHomeRun is a pretty clever dual-tuning HD … Read more
In what I assume is a move to advertise their (recently acquired) Movielink service (and get some press), Blockbuster has paid over a million bucks to exclusively distribute Jackass 2.5 for one week. The NY Times writes: Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its âJackassâ? franchise, with what it says will be the … Read more
The Moxi Home Cinema HD DMR has arrived! At my place, anyway. If you’re interested in an early look at 50% of Digeo’s upcoming retail DVR duo, there may still be time to request beta access. However, you’ll be under NDA and expected to keep your lips sealed. This puppy’s hiding a few secrets… And … Read more
Mail-order video game rental service Gamefly is now giving subscribers 5 DRM-free tracks each month. I assume this is nothing more than a marketing gimmick (plus they’ve added commissioned iTunes affiliate links), but it’s worth keeping an eye on. FYI The first five bands (that I’ve never heard of) are: RJD2, Little Brother, OK Go, … Read more
Canadians looking for alternative ways to consume their media are having a pretty good month… Though much later than their southern US neighbors, in the last three weeks TiVo, Xbox 360 movie downloads, and now iTunes television downloads have been made available. iTunes TV purchases run $1.99 CAD which closely mirrors the US dollar. (For … Read more