Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Dish DVRs can continue to operate during appeal of TiVo win. (Davis Freeberg) DirecTV HR20 receives positive review. (CNET) Does Slingbox Pro really do HD? (EngadgetHD) Apple upscaling video instead of re-encoding? (Engadget)

The EFF Is Angry, Wants TiVoToGo On S3

So you may have read (or experienced) that TiVoToGo, Multi-room Viewing, and external hard drive storage features are not active on the Series3. As I wrote over on Engadget, TiVo requires CableLabs (the CableCARD people) certification — and they are particularly sensitive to content owner rights. I assume TiVo submitted the S3 without these features … Read more

Netflix Offers Million Dollar Bounty

If you’ve got some free time and programming skills, Netflix has a job for you… www.netflixprize.com. Reuters says: Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc on Sunday announced that it would pay $1 million to the first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of Netflix’s movie recommendation system by 10 percent. Netflix’s Web-based recommendation … Read more

The 2nd Generation Slingbox Resource Page

Reviews Dave’s overview PVRWire podcast with Sling CEO and Dave PC Mag review CNET Slingbox Pro review CNET Slingbox AV review CNET Slingbox Tuner review Shopping Slingbox Pro: Amazon, NewEgg, Circuity City, Buy.com Slingbox AV: Amazon, NewEgg, Circuit City, Best Buy Slingbox Tuner: Amazon, NewEgg, Circuit City HD Connect: coming later this fall Software downloads: … Read more

Dave To Host TiVo House Party

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Sign up for a TiVo House Party? Me too! My party is Saturday night and no one’s invited, but TiVo sent me two hours of video to watch anyway.

Broadband connected TiVo subscribers will receive a program package that includes two new trailers for the highly anticipated Weinstein Company films Arthur & The Invisibles, a live-action and computer-animated family adventure featuring the talents of Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Mia Farrow and David Bowie, and Bobby, Emilio Estevez’s exploration of the night in 1968 when Bobby Kennedy was gunned down nd the lives of those at the Ambassador Hotel that fateful night. Party-goers will also be treated to trailers for the upcoming comedy School for Scoundrels starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder, and the action-adventure film Stormbreaker starring Ewan McGregor and Mickey Rourke, both from the Weinstein Company. The special 2-hour programming block will feature a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the innovative new Concord Music CD “Ray Sings, Basie wings” featuring commentary from Ray Charles’ longtime manager; “hopefuls” auditioning for the opportunity to perform at a Def on Demand event sponsored by H20: Hip Hop OnDemand; and a one-hour recap of the hit Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica narrated by series star Mary McDonnell.

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Interesting News Dave Hasn’t Covered

Never enough time… Custon BeyondTV GUI created for Hauppauge media extender. (SnapStream) SageTV looks for Mac beta volunteers. (PVRWire) AT&T’s U-verse going high def soon? (EngadgetHD) Sony creates choose-your-ending TiVo ad. (Engadget)

Three New Slingboxes Formally Announced

Peanut Butter & Jelly As we’ve seen over the last week or so Sling has been readying three new boxes. In my mind, the major difference between the Slingbox Classic and the new models is improved hardware allowing for higher resolutions (up to 640×480) at higher bitrates (up to 8000Kbps). Obviously, there are a few … Read more