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FiOS approved for New York City, launch expected in "weeks" {Engadget HD}
Jul 17th 2008 10:50AM From the fact that Crime Warner is (and has been for about a year) showering Brooklyn, Queens, and SI with HD channels AND has given ONLY those areas a 10% rate discount for the past year, my guess would be those areas may get FIOS first. For that reason, Verizon would be VERY well advised to roll out first in Manhattan and the Bronx, both of which have been 100% marginalized by Crime Warner. Both those boroughs represent what should prove to be the biggest customer turnover to FIOS than the Brooklyn/SI/Queens troika.
NY Public Service Commission to debate FiOS TV approval tomorrow {Engadget HD}
Jul 16th 2008 2:59PM Crime Warner is sending 25 of it's best lawyers to Albany to try and stop this dead in it's tracks. They will all get multi-million dollar bonuses if they even manage to delay this for at least 18 months.
TWC bringing Biography HD, Starz Suite to Brooklyn / Queens, NY {Engadget HD}
Jul 10th 2008 11:12AM Another few more HD channels and those areas will have TRIPLE the number of HD channels that Manhattan has. AND those areas have the ability to get a 10% reduction in rates that Manhattanites can't get. AND Crime Warner is about to (possibly) drop Universal HD just as it's about to carry tons of Olympics programming.
Note to Crime Warner... you have totally ghettoized Manhattan residents, you WILL get your comeuppance as soon as FIOS comes to town.
WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU SCREWED US JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN.
NBC lays out 2008 Beijing Olympics coverage plans {Engadget HD}
Jul 9th 2008 3:13PM Crime Warner has just announced that it's contract with Universal HD is up and it could be dropped at any point.
Meaning that this up-until-now-part-of-the-digital package channel will undoubtedly be put on a pay tier.
Except in Manhattan, NYC, where I anticipate it will be dropped completely.
Gangs of New York Blu-ray transfer not up to snuff? {Engadget HD}
Jul 8th 2008 9:44AM One of the things I found infuriating about SD DVD was many films seemed to get multiple releases, each one "correcting" something from a previous version. Which means that someone may be purchasing the same thing 3 or 4 times.
Folks, the ONLY way this practice (which seems to now be part of BD releases) to end is if NOBODY buys it until it's "right." To those to HAVE to have it RIGHT NOW, consider that you will be thought of as a fool/tool for the studios! Trust me if in 4 months time they see only a few hundred in sales, you can take it to the bank they will FIX the issue.
TWC adds three more HD channels in Jamestown / Binghampton, NY {Engadget HD}
Jul 7th 2008 10:47AM For those who may not understand the bit about "newsgroups" it's about their high=speed, broadband service known as RoadRunner. Part of that service is access to some 30,000 newsgroups" which are akin to bulletin boards where folks gather around specific subjects.
Some of those "subjects" revolve around things that most do not care for (like child porn). Some, like child porn, are being increasingly subject to banning by law. Which is fine... BUT instead of simply not carrying such groups, TW is simply dropping the entire service. Essentially an excuse to limit and reduce service without reducing pricing.
As for the UI being discussed, instead of paying for professional software developers to deliver the interface to the TV services we pay so dearly for, they decided to create their own, by hiring one non-english speaking 14 year old programmer somewhere deep in eastern Europe. The result is this "Craptigator" software they are forcing on their customers.
As most of the population of Manhattan can't receive OTA or satellite, it's a 100% captive market. Which is why those residents get less than one half the HD channels the rest of the city gets... AND they pay more for all those reduced services. Now, this is exactly where their world wide headquarters is located... but they care not because they have a 40 some odd story skyscraper and a big Direct TV dish on top so they get great service for all the execs who make all these decisions. Nice, eh?
Poll: Do you tune into OTA programming? {Engadget HD}
Jun 29th 2008 11:15AM Live in big urban city (Manhattan, NY) no possibility of OTA. One of the reasons why Crime Warner sticks it to us on rates/service, we pay more for 1/2 as much (HD) as the outer boroughs that mostly CAN get OTA.
The mystery of Netflix's queue system gets tackled, throttling all but confirmed {Engadget HD}
Jun 29th 2008 11:12AM I have always found that a public mailbox in NYC is a lot slower than the PO itself. I'm fortunate because the real PO is about 1/2 block farther from me than the public box, so I always "mail it" at the PO.
Satellite customers more satisfied than cable customers? {Engadget HD}
Jun 28th 2008 8:21AM I have cable and can honestly say I'm FAR, FAR happier with satellite service, even though I don't have it! Crime Warner is THAT bad.
Samsung SC-HMX20C HD camcorder review {Engadget HD}
Jun 17th 2008 2:28PM Nothing about stabilization? For this kind of money, it should be effectively stabilized. I've played with an Aiptek 1080p camcorder and it's video quality was great... but not being stabilized, it as very susceptible to hand holding. Oh, it is a $200 camcorder.
