Technology
HD-PVR – Now has Dolby 5.1
Hauppauge has posted beta drivers for Dolby 5.1 audio through the SPDIF port. The SP/DIF port is an optical port for those who may not know. The drivers were installed on a computer running XP and BeyondTV. When the SP/DIF connection was previously used only static would be heard. Now, the sound is crystal clear! [...]
Nero Announces LiquidTV with Tivo software on the PC
Nero has partnered with Tivo to bring time-shifting to the PC. According to Nero’s press release “Nero LiquidTV™ | TiVo® PC: Working in close partnership with TiVo®, Nero has merged the TV and PC to give consumers the same TV experience on their PCs and portable devices that they enjoy in their living rooms. Nero [...]
In Depth Review: Roxio 2009
Roxio has released the latest version of its media recording and management suite. The Roxio suite offers pretty much the same features and programs that were included in previous versions, but the tools are offered in a much simplified and user-friendly manner. Rather than placing the start menu entries in nested folders for audio, video, [...]
HD-PVR – An In-Depth Review
It has been several weeks since the release of the Hauppauge HD-PVR. A quick review was posted here – and several websites have provided their insights. To begin, and to outline the limitations of this review, the software that accompanies the HD-PVR is absolute garbage. If you intend to use the HD-PVR out of the [...]
Snapstream is hard at work on HD-PVR and BeyondTV Compatibility
An e-mail was accidentally sent to the public beta group for BeyondTV. The interesting part of the e-mail dealt with the work Snapstream is putting into ensuring the HD-PVR is compatible with BeyondTV. Here are the basics – “Lots of work done on various portions of the code to further improve compatibility with the Hauppauge [...]
MPAA to FCC — We know what we want to do! Eliminate Fair Use!
The MPAA finally filed its reply brief with the FCC on its request to reach into your living room and turn off the component output on your satellite and cable box. Why not? They have more money than you – which makes it OK, right? Their latest FCC filing also reveals the MPAA wants to [...]
Say it Ain’t So Tivo – Tivo is a Bedfellow of the MPAA
They say politics makes strange bedfellows. It can also be said that greed at the expense of customers makes strange bedfellows. Well earlier this year the MPAA asked the FCC for permission to unilaterally implement “selective output controls.” In other words, they want to reach into your home and turn off analog component outputs on [...]
Consumer Electronics Association vs. MPAA – Leave HDTV Alone!!
For those who may not be aware, the MPAA has requested the FCC to grant its members with the authority to turn off analog component outputs on satellite and digital cable boxes that are in your home (AKA Selective Output Control or “SOC”). In exchange for this incredibly insulting ability to turn off component HDTV, [...]
Is the Deal Being Made in the Smoke Filled Back Room? – The MPAA Meets with the FCC Behind Our Backs!
The MPAA has had two high level meetings with Commissioners of the FCC behind the backs of the American people. Such closed door meetings are permitted so long as they are disclosed. Single party back room meetings are generally disfavored in the American court system – but then this is not taking place in a [...]
NVIDIA Dictates Advertised Video Card Pricing
Did you wonder why your GeForce purchasing experience may have changed? Have you wondered why you might have seen all cards priced the same or not priced at all? According to this DIGG story, it is all about Nvidia’s “UMAP.” You may recall how this policy was used by the record labels to control the [...]
