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Star Choice Canada adds Encore Avenue HD and TLC HD
2008-04-27 02:42:00 May 7th will bring a couple new HD (high-definition) channels to Star Choice subscribers in Canada . Encore Avenue HD (channel 273) and TLC HD (channel 272) will be available throughout the Month of May as free previews. Encore Avenue HD broadcasts movies from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. This channel is available to Star Choice subscribers ...
Dish local HD market grows
2008-04-25 02:10:00 DISH Network announced the addition of 8 new high definition (HD) local markets that include the states of Vermont, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Rhode Island. DISH is now offering HD in 54 markets. The new local markets are the following: Burlington - Plattsburgh, Vt. Greensboro - High Point - Winston Salem, N.C. Greenville - Spartanburg ... More About: Market , Local , Dish
Approved DTV converter boxes
2008-04-23 23:52:00 If you haven’t got your Government approved DTV converter box yet, here is a current list of the eligible boxes. Major national retailers that are selling the boxes include Best Buy, Circuit City, RadioShack and Wal-Mart. You can find local retailers, online and telephone retailers on the government DTV2009 website. AMTC AT-2016 APEX DT250* APEX DT150 AVION ATB ... More About: Converter
ABC11 North Carolina goes HD
2008-04-23 07:23:00 ABC11 out of of North Carolina upgrades to high definition quality. The new set and studio equipment will allow viewers in North Carolina to view newscasts in high definition (HD). Every newscast will now be available in HD, including North Carolina’s weather radar and ABC11’s First Alert Doppler XP. “This is an exciting time for ...
Another high definition race emerges
2008-04-23 07:10:00 Blu-ray may have won the high definition disc format war, but that doesn’t mean clear sailing for the format. Emerging DVD player upscaling technologies, along with downloadable HD and VOD, are giving Blu-ray plenty of competition. One study from ABI Research says that consumers are not dissatisfied enough with their standard DVD players to justify the ... More About: High Definition , Race , Definition , High , Blu-ray Disc
The Earth in High Definition
2008-04-18 15:33:00 In honor of Earth Day on April 22, NASA will be broadcasting images of the Earth in high definition on NASA Television. The HD imagery, taken by astronauts, will start airing on Friday, April 18th. The hour-long broadcast will feature silent Earth views from the perspective of shuttle trips and the International Space Station. Monday and ... More About: High Definition , Definition , High
Shaw adds HD channels in Canada
2008-04-18 14:26:00 British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba will get new high definition channels after television provider Shaw moves its current channel line-up to make room for HD content. Between April 22 and April 24, TLC HD, Encore Avenue HD and additional HD Pay Per View movies and events will be available to subscribers. Shaw Communications offers broadband cable television, ... More About: Canada , Channels
Comcast adds 6 new HD channels in San Francisco
2008-04-17 07:54:00 Comcast added six new high-definition channels to its lineup in the San Francisco Bay area. The channels include Sci-Fi HD, Food Network HD, Animal Planet HD, The Learning Channel (TLC) HD, CNN HD and AMC HD. The television service provider also offers 400 HD choices On-demand. The channel line-up will be: Sci-Fi HD ... More About: Channels , Comcast
Charter customers in St. Louis to get 8 new HD channels
2008-04-16 23:29:00 Charter Communications said today it will add eight new HD (high definition) channels next month to the Metropolitan St. Louis area. The scheduled day is May 15th, however the announcement did not mention what channels would be added to the area. Charter VP Product Management/Strategy Ted Schremp says, “Including high definition On Demand, at any ... More About: Customers , Channels , St Louis
Surviving in high-definition
2008-04-15 18:26:00 The CBS hit show “Survivor” will be shot and broadcast in high-definition next season, that according to an announcement at the National Association of Broadcasters convention on Sunday. The upgrade finally arriving for their 17th season is long overdue. Why “Survivor” wasn’t the first prime-time show to go HD is hard to understand. Given the exotic ... More About: High Definition , Definition , High
DISH adds local HD markets
2008-04-15 16:48:00 Dish Network announced yesterday the addition of four HD (high definition) local markets that includes: Cleveland - Akron (Canton), Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisc.; Richmond - Petersburg, Va.; and Tampa - St. Petersburg (Sarasota), Fl. DISH Network now reaches 58 percent of U.S. television households with local HD channels. (Local channels ... More About: Markets , Dish
Finding HD channels
2008-04-14 23:52:00 A new website has been launched that will provide you information on what HD channels are available in your zip code. WhereIsHD.com, run by Media Business Corp. out of Lakewood, Colorado, seems to have put their finger on one of the missing elements to this whole evolution of high definition broadcasting. HD channels can be spread ... More About: Channels
Blockbuster promotes Blu-ray in Canada
2008-04-11 08:24:00 Starting soon, kiosks will be set up in Blockbuster stores across Canada . The company first offered Blu-ray discs to customers in November of last year, but now they will promote the high definition format even more by allowing customers to actually “see” the goods. Blu-ray movies will be played on a Playstation 3 gaming console and ... More About: Blu-ray Disc
Amazon?s $50 HD DVD credit
2008-04-10 21:04:00 Amazon has sent out an email to purchasers of HD DVD players offering $50 credit towards most products. However the catch is that it doesn’t include purchases from third-party merchants, according to the email. The letter states that if you purchased a HD DVD player before Feb. 23, 2008 you are eligible for the credit. ... More About: Credit , Amazon
DISH rolls out local HD in 4 markets
2008-04-10 13:37:00 This morning DISH expanded its high definition lineup by offering local HD channels in 4 more markets including: Austin, Texas; Flint, Michigan; Orlando, Floriday; and West Palm Beach, Florida. This brings their number markets offering local HD in the U.S. to 39. DISH Network now reaches more than 54 percent of U.S. television ... More About: Markets , Local , Dish
Processor puts Toshiba back in HD business
2008-04-09 15:43:00 Toshiba announced yesterday they would start sample shipping of the SpursEngine, a high-performance processor that evolved from the Sony/Toshiba Cell Broadband Engine. The co-processor utilizes four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores to accelerate video streams at a clock frequency of 1.5GHz. It allows full HD encoding and decoding of MPEG-2 and H.264 formats. After losing at least ... More About: Business , Processor , Back , Toshiba
Last HD DVD firmware update for Xbox 360
2008-04-08 22:01:00 The final update for the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on player is now available. Users will be asked to automatically download the update the next time they are watching an HD DVD movie and logged into Xbox Live. The update will improve compatibility with certain titles and network features. For users who don’t subscribe to the ... More About: Firmware , Xbox 360 , Update
Verizon FiOS approved in Malden, MA
2008-04-08 21:41:00 The city of Malden, Massachusetts has approved a license for Verizon to deliver video via its FiOS TV service, allowing residents another choice for digital and high definition television. This brings the number of areas in Massachusetts where Verizon will be available or soon to be available to 67. “Verizon will compete aggressively for subscribers in ...
Clear Channel launches Apple compatible broadcasts
2008-04-07 15:34:00 Clear Channel Radio announced today compatibility with Apple which allows listeners to purchase songs heard on HD radio to their iPods. They launch with 340 broadcast stations enabled with the HD Radio iTunes tagging feature. John Hogan, president and CEO of Clear Channel Radio said, ?With the vast majority of our HD primary stations now offering ... More About: Clear Channel , Clear , Compatible
Time Warner expands HD in New York
2008-04-04 22:26:00 Time Warner will be offering 50 high definition channels to its subscribers in New York which includes the Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island areas on April 30. The company also plans to offer the 50 HD channels to customers in Manhattan, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley region and Mt. Vernon later in the year. By ... More About: Time , New-York
?Star Wars? in HD starts tonight
2008-04-04 18:21:00 Spike TV will begin the HD broadcast of the “Star Wars ” tonight with “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The network will be showing the six-part “Star Wars” series in its entirety, in high definition, along with encore presentations usually the following day. The series will end on April ... More About: Sci-Fi , Tonight
DirecTV sponsors IndyCar in HD
2008-04-04 03:23:00 DirecTV has announced it will carry the IndyCar Series in high definition as the official sponsor. The HD coverage will start on April 6 with the Honda Indy Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This season will be the first complete season of the IndyCar Series in high definition. The 2008 IndyCar Series races will be available ... More About: Sports , Sponsors , Directv
Sony?s mini HD handycam
2008-04-04 03:03:00 Very cool, very tiny — the new Sony HDR-TG3E 1080 handycam is set for release in Europe next month. Europeans can pre-order what Sony is calling the world’s smallest full HD (high definition) handycam. The body is pure titanium, the microphone Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround, and the image — 1920×1080 resolution. The camera uses ... More About: Mini , Handycam
Verizon VOD expands HD offers
2008-04-02 23:00:00 Standard definition movies from Verizon VOD are usually $4.99, but I watched “Into the Wild” the other night in HD for $5.99. The extra dollar for high definition seems worth it, since that is what you would pay to rent a Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD at a video store. Minus the cost of gas ... More About: Offers
Smallest HDTV cam from Toshiba
2008-04-02 22:52:00 Well, the camera head at least seems to be the smallest. Toshiba announced today it will be showing the IK-HD1 3CCD HDTV Camera at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas this month. The tiny hi def camera head only weighs 2.3 oz. and measures 1.6 inches. The resolution of the Toshiba cam is ... More About: Hardware , Hdtv
Yankees to get new high def scoreboard
2008-04-02 01:05:00 Mitsubishi will provide the New York Yankees with a new high definition scoreboard display for the new Yankee Stadium. The Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision display has 8,601,600 LED lamps, extends 101 feet wide, and can split into four high definition 1080p images. The entire scoreboard display will encompass almost 6000 square-feet of image. A Mitsu DSC2 ... More About: Hardware , High , High def
AT&T U-verse adds HBO HD channels
2008-04-02 00:40:00 Subscribers to AT&T’s U-verse package will now get three additional HBO channels in HD (high definition). The new HD channels include HBO2 HD, HBO Comedy HD and HBO Family HD. The channels are now part of the U400 plan, HBO subscription or Movie Package. AT&T, who offers television, internet and phone service through IPTV (Internet Protocol ... More About: Channels , Verse , U-Verse
Other high definition disc formats to note
2008-04-01 03:31:00 PC World Australia just published a good article briefly explaining other high definition (HD) disc formats besides our reigning champ “Blu-ray Disc ” and the now defunct “HD DVD” format. Most of these formats are based oversees and expand upon the red laser technology used to burn DVDs. The formats improving upon red laser technology to increase ... More About: High Definition , Note , Definition , High
RCN plans high definition expansion
2008-04-01 02:15:00 RCN announced plans today to improve its video server technology and expand its high definition (HD) on-demand services throughout Boston, New York, Pennsylvania, and D.C. by June of 2008. The on-demand library will expand its high definition programs, movies and subscription packages. According to the company’s press release, they will almost double their on-demand offerings. RCN is ... More About: High Definition , Plans , Definition , High , Expansion |
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