Archive for the ‘HDTV Programming’ Category

LodgeNet Forms Important New Partherships

Friday, July 4th, 2008

LodgeNet has formed an innovative partnership with Philips, LG Electronics, and Panasonic that it hopes will help provide improved HDTV solutions to hotels. Through the partnership, LodgeNet plans to offer pre-bundled packages that would include “plug-and-play” HDTVs from partner manufacturers. These HDTVs would be designed to improve the ...

Report Predicts Drop in HDTV Sales in a Couple of Years

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

HDTV sales have already started to slow down and, according to a consultancy company based in Austin called DisplaySearch, sales may stagnate completely if manufacturers do not start offering some improvements in technology or start making some innovative changes. Despite the fact that many companies have dropped their prices on HDTVs, ...

Frustration with Cable Companies

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Hi everybody! Well, yesterday I moved in to my new house! I finally got everything set –up and ready to go late last night. Unfortunately, I had to give up DirecTV for my new home due to a community policy that does not allow satellite dishes or large antenna. It's a ...

Studios May Offer HD VOD Movies Before DVD Release

Monday, May 19th, 2008

 Hi everybody! I have some more possibly great news for lovers of high definition television. Cable and satellite operators may soon offer first-run movies on HD VOD shortly after their theatrical release -- and well before their DVD and Blu-ray release. That's according to an article by ContentAgenda.com. The web site writes that ...

Will We Ever Be Able to Get a HD Only Package?

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Hi everybody! Earlier this week, Dish Network announced that they will be launching 22 new HD channels. This will give Dish Network 95 HD channels, and DirecTV 104 HD channels. Even though cable companies are extremely far behind in the HD broadcasting department, this got me wondering. Will we begin to ...

A&E Promises More HD Programming

Monday, May 5th, 2008

It appears that another network is ready to take advantage of the growing high definition market. According to an article written by Multichannel News, the A&E Television Network will be adding a new HDTV Network called Crime & Investigation HD in the fourth quarter of this year. The new channel ...

A New Alternative to Cable and Satellite TV?

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

It appears a new company called Sezmi is trying to emerge as an alternative to cable and satellite television. They seem to be specifically targeting customers who are tired of the ever rising cable and satellite bills they are currently paying. Sezmi is teaming up with local television broadcasters and phone ...

Octava Launches 3×4 HDMI VI.3

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Octava Inc has announced that it will be releasing a 3x4 HDMI VI.3 switch and splitter Distribution Amplifier. With this new HDMI device, you can deliver Full 1080P HD video and audio streams to up to four HD displays at the same time. This amp is designed to ...

Hauppauge’s HD-PVR Launch Date Delayed

Monday, April 7th, 2008

If you are someone that has been anxiously awaiting Hauppauge’s HD-PVR, you will be disappointed that its late March release date has been pushed back. Now, the company doesn’t expect to get the device out until May or possibly even June. If you hadn’t even heard of the HD-PVR, you ...

The Pros and Cons of Satellite Television

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

If you are ready to start getting more channels on your television than the few that are locally available, you may be trying to decide whether or not you should use cable or a satellite dish. As you consider the possibility of using a satellite dish for your programming, ...