The glacial change from analog TV to all-digital is confusing and maddening for most people. We are whipsawed by a continuing flow of abrupt changes to our decades-old habits. All we want to do is watch television. Is that too much to ask for? Although these changes are announced long before the implementation dates, the [...]
Connecting your HDTV to the Internet
On 2010/02/12
Today it is not enough to have standard TV sources like over-the-air (OTA), cable or satellite, to watch video. We need Internet connections as well. That way we can watch video on demand (VOD) from sources such as Amazon VOD, the Apple iTunes store or Netflix. There are many ways to do this. Some [...]
Roku HD-XR, easy Internet video on your HDTV
On 2009/12/10
Electronic entertainment is changing rapidly. Whole house audio is no longer only for the very wealthy. I recently finished installing a 8 zone, Internet connected audio system that cost less than $30,000 for equipment, including 30+ in-ceiling speakers and multiple audio and video sources. Today video is delivered in many forms, over-the-air broadcast, cable or [...]
Follow-up to the Mac Pro post
On 2009/05/04
The Front Row problem mentioned in yesterday’s blog post was corrected by doing a complete reinstall and setup of the Mac Pro.
The Mac Pro’s video card hell continues. I spoke with an Apple representative named Candi and got the resolutions for the ATI Radeon HD 4870. The [...]
The end of TV – cutting the cable
On 2009/04/15
Technology changes, always.
Frisch’s third law
Cable and satellite TV began to replace broadcast television over 30 years ago. Internet video will replace cable and satellite TV, soon and in much less time.
What is a cable company president to do?
If I ran the cable company, I would [...]
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