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Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418692488/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/surewest-brings-100mbps-internet-hdtv-to-kansas-city-homes/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/surewest-brings-100mbps-internet-hdtv-to-kansas-city-homes/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/10-07-2008/0004899656&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/surewestlogo.jpg" /></a>While Time Warner Cable is busying trialing <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/18/time-warner-cable-to-trial-consumption-based-internet-billing">consumption-based internet billing</a>, SureWest Communications is encouraging more residents of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/09/surewest-adding-18-new-hd-channels-in-kansas/">Kansas City</a> to download at will. As of now, around 1,500 domiciles in Merriam and Olathe have access to the company's 100Mbps fiber-based internet, and it's hoping to reach thousands more homes by early 2009. Additionally, the FTTH network is bringing along a respectable array of high-def channels to those who dig the bundle, though a specific lineup wasn't mentioned. It's not quite <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/swede-used-40gbps-internet-connection-to-dry-laundry/">Sigbritt L&ouml;thberg fast</a>, but it's pretty nimble.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&amp;STORY=/www/story/10-07-2008/0004899656&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/surewest-brings-100mbps-internet-hdtv-to-kansas-city-homes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335678/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/surewest-brings-100mbps-internet-hdtv-to-kansas-city-homes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418692488" height="1" width="1"/>broadbandfiberftthinternetKansas CitymissourisurewestSureWest CommunicationsSurewestCommunicationsSun, 12 Oct 2008 12:26:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/surewest-brings-100mbps-internet-hdtv-to-kansas-city-homes/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418543323/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/nec-intros-three-plasmas-1080p-pxt-50fhdp1-included/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/nec-intros-three-plasmas-1080p-pxt-50fhdp1-included/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/plasma/" rel="tag">Plasma</a></p><a href="http://www.smarthouse.com.au/TVs_And_Large_Display/Plasma/T5Q9H3H8?page=2"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-pxt-50fhdp1.jpg" /></a>Not quite sure if <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/NEC/">NEC</a>'s three latest will ever be revealed outside of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Australia/">Australia</a>, but we'll take a look if for no other reason than to appease those in Perth, Sydney and Darwin. Starting things off is the PXT-50FHDP1, a 50-inch 1080p plasma that packs a 100Hz refresh rate, a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, multiple HDMI inputs, a built-in EPG and an integrated TV tuner. As for the other guys, we've got the 42-inch PXT42XD3 and 50-inch PXT50XD3, both of which arrive with their own HD tuner, three HDMI ports, a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, RS-232 control ports and a 1,024 x 768 / 1,365 x 768 resolution, respectively. As for pricing? Try $3,499 for the Full HD fellow, $1,599 for the PXT4 and $2,199 for the PXT5.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;1146060649;fp;4;fpid;56735">ARN</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.smarthouse.com.au/TVs_And_Large_Display/Plasma/T5Q9H3H8?page=2>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/nec-intros-three-plasmas-1080p-pxt-50fhdp1-included/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337703/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/nec-intros-three-plasmas-1080p-pxt-50fhdp1-included/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418543323" height="1" width="1"/>1080paustraliaFULL HDFullHdNECpdpplasmaPXT-50FHDP1PXT42XD3PXT50XD3Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:08:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/nec-intros-three-plasmas-1080p-pxt-50fhdp1-included/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418426659/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/cox-delivers-a-half-dozen-hd-channels-to-san-diego-california/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/cox-delivers-a-half-dozen-hd-channels-to-san-diego-california/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><a href="http://cox.com/sandiego/newsroom/service/2008/20081015-newhd.asp"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-12-08-cox-san-diego-channels.jpg" /></a>While <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/25/time-warner-cable-adds-science-hd-disney-hd-in-san-diego/">Time Warner Cable</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/10/atandt-brings-u-verse-to-250-000-san-diego-homes/">AT&amp;T</a> have been bolstering their HD lineups in sunny San Diego, Cox has been sitting idly by watching the time pass. Finally, the carrier is stepping up and doing a little something to keep things competitive by offering up a fresh half dozen HD channels in the California city. Beginning on October 15th, Cox will deliver MTV HD (730), Spike HD (745), VH1 HD (746), Nickelodeon HD (747), CMT HD (761) and Planet Green HD (783), while Palladia HD will be relocated to slot 732. If you're still unsatisfied, you can also look forward to Comedy HD and AMC HD hitting the EPG in the near future.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jason]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cox.com/sandiego/newsroom/service/2008/20081015-newhd.asp>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/cox-delivers-a-half-dozen-hd-channels-to-san-diego-california/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339725/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/cox-delivers-a-half-dozen-hd-channels-to-san-diego-california/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418426659" height="1" width="1"/>CaliforniachannelchannelsCoxlineupSan DiegoSanDiegosouthern californiaSouthernCaliforniaSun, 12 Oct 2008 04:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/cox-delivers-a-half-dozen-hd-channels-to-san-diego-california/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418352477/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/mgm-reveals-specifications-extras-for-spinal-tap-on-blu-ray/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/mgm-reveals-specifications-extras-for-spinal-tap-on-blu-ray/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/MGM/Exclusive_HD_Content/MGM_Announces_Specs,_Exclusives_for_Spinal_Tap_Blu-ray/2150"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-8-08-spinal-tap.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> The mere mention of <em>Spinal Tap</em> gets our gears turning, and saying that phrase in the same sentence as "Blu-ray" pretty much stops us in our tracks. The cult classic will be making its long-awaited high-def debut on January 20th, 2009, and MGM has just revealed a few new details to keep the buzz, um, buzzing. The flick will boast a 1080p / AVC MPEG-4 transfer on a BD-50 disc, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround track, three audio commentaries (with Rob Reiner, stars Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer, and other filmmakers), a host of deleted scenes, five music videos, trailers and TV spots. Of note, the BD will feature an exclusive "Create You Own Band" BD-Java game, though we can see the novelty there wearing off pretty quick. MSRP is set at $34.99, though it'll probably be available for a few bucks over eleven on launch week. Sorry, couldn't resist.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/MGM/Exclusive_HD_Content/MGM_Announces_Specs,_Exclusives_for_Spinal_Tap_Blu-ray/2150>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/mgm-reveals-specifications-extras-for-spinal-tap-on-blu-ray/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1336806/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/mgm-reveals-specifications-extras-for-spinal-tap-on-blu-ray/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418352477" height="1" width="1"/>bdblu-rayMGMmoviereleasespinal tapSpinalTapSun, 12 Oct 2008 02:08:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/mgm-reveals-specifications-extras-for-spinal-tap-on-blu-ray/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418328308/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/atandt-launches-total-home-dvr-in-cleveland-doesnt-bother-to-tel/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/atandt-launches-total-home-dvr-in-cleveland-doesnt-bother-to-tel/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-11-08-u-verse-screen.jpg" /><br /></div> AT&amp;T's continuing to roll its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/TotalHomeDVR/">Total Home DVR</a> software out at a fairly regular pace, and the latest region to get gifted is Cleveland, Ohio. 'Course, the provider has yet to officially spill the beans or anything, but it's not totally unheard of for areas to get the updated functionality <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/25/atandt-silently-activates-total-home-dvr-in-austin-texas/">without any indication</a> that it was coming. And hey, we can't imagine U-verse TV customers being upset that rollouts are happening faster than the outfit's PR team can pump out releases, right?<br /><br />[Thanks, Sean]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/atandt-launches-total-home-dvr-in-cleveland-doesnt-bother-to-tel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339721/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/atandt-launches-total-home-dvr-in-cleveland-doesnt-bother-to-tel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418328308" height="1" width="1"/>attClevelandohiototal home dvrTotalHomeDvru-verseuversewhole home dvrWholeHomeDvrSun, 12 Oct 2008 01:17:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/atandt-launches-total-home-dvr-in-cleveland-doesnt-bother-to-tel/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418296320/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&amp;searchType=user&amp;keyword=bd300&amp;searchSection=All&amp;go.x=0&amp;go.y=0#availability"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-2-08-lg_bd300.jpg" /></a><br /></div> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-ships-on-october-10-for-349/">October 10th</a> has come and gone, and LG's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/BD300/">BD300</a> has yet to leave the shipping dock. In fact, Circuit City is sending out notifications to consumers that pre-ordered the unit to inform them of the holdup. According to the note, the manufacturer (that'd be LG) has yet to release the product to the store for shipment, meaning that there's no telling when it'll finally be received. What's the deal, LG? Is this just a momentary snag, or something we should really be concerned about? Check the full e-mail after the jump.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jeffrey]<br /><br /><strong>Update</strong>: Seems that only some retailers are getting their shipments delayed -- hopefully you get lucky.<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LG's BD300 Netflix / Blu-ray deck gets delayed</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&amp;searchType=user&amp;keyword=bd300&amp;searchSection=All&amp;go.x=0&amp;go.y=0#availability>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339714/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418296320" height="1" width="1"/>bdBD300blu-rayblu-ray playerBlu-rayPlayercircuit cityCircuitCitydelaydelayedLGnetflixSun, 12 Oct 2008 00:12:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/12/lgs-bd300-netflix-blu-ray-deck-gets-delayed/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418228697/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/history-channel-uk-bringing-hd-bio-and-crime-channels/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/history-channel-uk-bringing-hd-bio-and-crime-channels/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=9330"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Bio, Crime and Investigation channels" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/20081009-bio_crime-sm.jpg" /></a>Life and crime go together kind of like life and taxes, so it's fitting that The History Channel UK is bringing out HD versions of the Biography Channel and The Crime and Investigation Network to Sky's lineup. Between Bio's pledge to get <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/14/biography-channel-gets-serious-about-hd/">serious</a> about HD and the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/30/history-hd-rolls-out-in-japan/">worldwide</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/13/history-channel-debuts-in-poland-and-hungary/">party</a> that History is throwing, this gives Brits something to cheer about. If things go smoothly and the Sky EPG can spare a couple of slots, these two new offerings should be available by the end of the year.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=9330>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/history-channel-uk-bringing-hd-bio-and-crime-channels/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/history-channel-uk-bringing-hd-bio-and-crime-channels/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418228697" height="1" width="1"/>biobiography channelBiographyChannelbritaincrime and investigationCrimeAndInvestigationenglandskyukSat, 11 Oct 2008 22:34:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/history-channel-uk-bringing-hd-bio-and-crime-channels/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418155762/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/updated-energy-star-spec-goes-into-effect-november-1/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/updated-energy-star-spec-goes-into-effect-november-1/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/regulatory/" rel="tag">Regulatory</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a></p><a href="http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=revisions.tv_vcr_spec"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/2-7-08-energy-star-logo.jpg" /></a>The new <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/energystar">Energy Star</a> 3.0 TV specification -- this time including a test for how much electricity televisions <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/09/epa-updates-energy-star-specification-for-digital-tvs-cea-appla/">use while turned on</a>, not just while off -- goes into effect next month. According to CNET's tests, the difference in power saved by more efficient (but not necessarily ideal PQ) default settings could be as much as a $100 a year, although that will vary based on the TV and the settings. Of course the new rules mean only 25 to 30-percent of TVs are expected to be able to meet the standard, but when you see it on a box, it will actually mean something. Punch the read link for the final draft, we're just going to turn some unnecessary lights off.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10063188-1.html">Crave</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=revisions.tv_vcr_spec>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/updated-energy-star-spec-goes-into-effect-november-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339124/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/updated-energy-star-spec-goes-into-effect-november-1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418155762" height="1" width="1"/>electricityenergy starEnergyStarepagreenpowerSat, 11 Oct 2008 20:30:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/updated-energy-star-spec-goes-into-effect-november-1/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418097986/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/memphis-tn-gifted-with-3-new-hd-channels-from-comcast/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/memphis-tn-gifted-with-3-new-hd-channels-from-comcast/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/1-2-08-speed_hd.jpg" />The Memphis area hasn't seen any new HD channels from Comcast <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/30/comcast-adding-abc-family-disney-hd-in-memphis-tn/">since April</a>, so it's about time the carrier did its subscribers there a solid and threw in a few more. Starting now, users can find FX HD, Speed HD and FOX News HD on their EPG, though we wouldn't celebrate too loudly -- Comcast might take that as a sign that you're a-okay with even more <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/08/comcast-jacking-up-cable-rates-4-6-on-average/">price hikes</a>. Shhh.<br /><br />[Thanks, Tristan]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/memphis-tn-gifted-with-3-new-hd-channels-from-comcast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337889/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/memphis-tn-gifted-with-3-new-hd-channels-from-comcast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418097986" height="1" width="1"/>channelchannelscomcastlineupMemphistennesseeSat, 11 Oct 2008 18:38:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/memphis-tn-gifted-with-3-new-hd-channels-from-comcast/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418070008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/hdtv-listings-for-october-11-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/hdtv-listings-for-october-11-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/hdnet/" rel="tag">HDNet</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/nbc/" rel="tag">NBC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/showtime-hd/" rel="tag">Showtime-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/macys_celebrity_catwalk_challenge.jpg" alt="" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>ABC (720p) has NASCAR Sprint Cup @ Charlotte at 7:30 p.m.</li> <li>TBS (1080i) brings ALCS Game 2 of Rays/Red Sox at 8 p.m.</li> <li>Fox (720p) has <em>Cops </em>at 8 p.m.</li> <li>NBC (1080i) presents <em>Macy's Passport Celebrity Catwalk Challenge</em> at 8 p.m.</li> <li>CBS (1080i) has LSU/ Florida college football at 8 p.m.</li> <li> TLC (1080i) lines up<em> Flip That House </em>at 8 &amp; 8:30 p.m., and <em>Trading Spaces</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) has Penn State/Wisconsin at 8 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN2 (720p) has Oklahoma State/Missouri at 8 p.m.</li> <li> HDNet (1080i) airs MLS action with Chivas USA/San Jose at 10 p.m.</li> <li> Showtime (1080i) has Tarver/Dawson heavyweight boxing at 9 p.m.</li> </ul><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/hdtv-listings-for-october-11-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/hdtv-listings-for-october-11-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418070008" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:49:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/hdtv-listings-for-october-11-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/418028648/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/the-fcc-agrees-that-comcast-discriminated-against-the-nfl-networ/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/the-fcc-agrees-that-comcast-discriminated-against-the-nfl-networ/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_en_tv/fcc_nfl_comcast_dispute_2"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/11/11-21-07-nfl-vs-comcast.jpg" alt="NFL Network vs Comcast" /></a><br /> <div align="left">Where you stand on the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/21/comcast-to-nfl-network-stop-coaxing-customers-away-or-else/">NFL Network vs Comcast dispute</a> more than likely depends on how much you enjoy sports programming; but no matter how valuable the channel is to you, The NFL Network has a point. The FCC recently agreed that is discriminatory for <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Comcast/">Comcast</a> to put the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/NFLNetwork/">NFL Network</a> on a sports tier when at the same time Comcast owned sports networks get to be included on the most valuable basic tiers. We love sports, but we also don't mind paying for them, so we wonder why all the dedicated 24 hour sports networks aren't all on the same tier. Of course all of this will be for not if the rumors <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/25/nfl-network-to-become-espn8-the-ocho/">about ESPN and the NFL getting together</a> are true.</div> </div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_en_tv/fcc_nfl_comcast_dispute_2>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/the-fcc-agrees-that-comcast-discriminated-against-the-nfl-networ/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339412/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/the-fcc-agrees-that-comcast-discriminated-against-the-nfl-networ/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/418028648" height="1" width="1"/>ComcastFCCNFL NetworkNflNetworkSat, 11 Oct 2008 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/the-fcc-agrees-that-comcast-discriminated-against-the-nfl-networ/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417985322/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/tsn-takes-in-house-studio-programming-to-high-def/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/tsn-takes-in-house-studio-programming-to-high-def/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a></p><a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=90616&amp;issue=10092008"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-tsn-reporters.jpg" /></a>TSN2 <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/18/shaw-launching-tsn2-hd-friday/">just launched</a> on two Canadian carriers <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/17/tsn2-hd-arrives-on-canadas-bell-tv/">last month</a>, but apparently that's not enough for the channel. It's also announcing that beginning this weekend, the network's entire slate of in-house programming will be transitioned to HD. In just a few days, viewers will be able to see the CFL on TSN pre-game show in spectacular high-definition, and in the future, you'll be able to catch NHL on TSN, TSN The Reporters with Dave Hodge, Raptors on TSN and In This Corner with Russ Anber -- all in HD. When this is complete, nearly 75% of everything the channel airs will be in high-def, though there's no telling when that final quarter will be seized.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=90616&amp;issue=10092008>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/tsn-takes-in-house-studio-programming-to-high-def/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337852/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/tsn-takes-in-house-studio-programming-to-high-def/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417985322" height="1" width="1"/>canadaCFLglobalNHLsportsportsTSNSat, 11 Oct 2008 15:17:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/tsn-takes-in-house-studio-programming-to-high-def/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417939012/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/nielsen_100508.png" /><br /></div> <br />What a week for Blu-ray where -- according to Nielsen VideoScan data from Home Media Magazine -- revenues were an all time high and over twice as much as any other week, ever. Looking at the top twenty it's very apparent this was due to <em>Iron Man</em>, which sold like 20 times more copies than any other release. <em>Iron Man</em> was also able to steal 17 percent of the sales from DVD, which is the highest we've seen from any other day-and-date non-boxset release, ever. This is a great start to the fourth quarter for Blu-ray and while next week doesn't have any titles anywhere near as popular as <em>Iron Man</em>, it does have a wider array that will appeal to a broader audience. This combined with the historical tread that shows that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/">home media sales are up during poor economic times</a>, should make for a very Blu Christmas.<br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/nielsen_list100508.png" /><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending October 5th, 2008</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom834641PNB/index.php#/0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339372/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417939012" height="1" width="1"/>Blu-rayNielsennielsen videoscanNielsenVideoscanVideoScanSat, 11 Oct 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-october/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417851517/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/polls/" rel="tag">Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-10-08-blu-ray-booth.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> You've already seen how <em>Sound &amp; Vision</em> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/08/blu-ray-studios-get-graded-sony-pictures-comes-out-on-top/">graded the biggest Blu-ray studios</a>, but now we're interested in getting your take. Now that you've had a number of months to check out each studio on a level playing field (read: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/two-years-of-battle-between-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray-a-retrospective/">everyone on team Blu</a>), which studio(s) have impressed you the most? Feel free to include pros / cons from image quality, soundtrack fidelity, extras, BonusView / BD-Live support, etc. Let us know which of the Blu-ray studios has made you smile the most in 2008, and make sure you voice your opinion on which one(s) could stand to improve.<br /><br /> <div align="center"><p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/#poll20775">View Poll</a></p> </div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338823/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417851517" height="1" width="1"/>bdblu-raydreamworksfilmfilmsfoxmgmmoviemoviesparamountreleasereleasessonystudiotitlesSat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/poll-which-blu-ray-studio-is-your-favorite/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417814753/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/charter-shifts-channels-to-add-hd-stations-in-fond-du-lac-wi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/charter-shifts-channels-to-add-hd-stations-in-fond-du-lac-wi/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cable/" rel="tag">Cable</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><a href="http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081010/FON0101/810100480/1289/FON01"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/2-27-08-charter-logo.jpg" /></a>Charter's not going <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/alldigital/">all-digital</a> just yet in the Fond du Lac, Wisconsin region, but it is making some changes to make room for additional high-def material. Thanks to a recent realignment, a few analog channels have been moved to the digital tier, which will not only mean more expense for those currently operating sans a digital STB, but freed bandwidth that can be used for new high-definition channels. According to Lisa Washa, Charter's vice president and general manager, the "number one request it gets from customers is for more HD channels," though judging by CTO Marwan Fawaz's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/charter-cto-talks-up-2009-plans-hd-expansion-docsis-3-0-etc/">comments</a>, you'd think the carrier just wasn't listening. At any rate, you Fond du Lac customers can look forward to an undisclosed amount of new HD options "later this month."<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081010/FON0101/810100480/1289/FON01>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/charter-shifts-channels-to-add-hd-stations-in-fond-du-lac-wi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338701/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/charter-shifts-channels-to-add-hd-stations-in-fond-du-lac-wi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417814753" height="1" width="1"/>charterdigitaldtvexpansionFond du LacFondDuLacwisconsinSat, 11 Oct 2008 10:49:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/charter-shifts-channels-to-add-hd-stations-in-fond-du-lac-wi/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417692398/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/jvc-shows-off-8k-x-4k-d-ila-projector-asks-when-shv-is-dropping/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/jvc-shows-off-8k-x-4k-d-ila-projector-asks-when-shv-is-dropping/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/jvc/" rel="tag">JVC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcos/" rel="tag">LCoS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20081008/159316/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-10-08-jvc_8k_4k_projector.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Think 4k x 2k is intense? Get a load of this. At CEATEC 2008, JVC is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/05/jvc-victor-exhibits-4k-x-2k-d-ila-projector-at-ceatec/">once again</a> proving its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/20/jvc-designs-tiny-4k-d-ila-chip/">mastery</a> of the projector art form by showcasing a somewhat ridiculous <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/02/jvcs-8k4k-d-ila-chip-enables-one-display-to-produce-super-hi-vi/">8k x 4k</a> beamer. The prototype device boasts a native resolution of 8,192 x 4,320 and packs a dynamic contrast ratio of 1,100,000:1. In case you couldn't guess, its purpose is to display <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/shv/">Super High Vision</a> material in all of its natural glory, though only time will tell when that content (and this machine) are widely available to enjoy.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.aboutprojectors.com/news/2008/10/08/jvc-demonstrates-prototype-d-ila-super-projector-at-ceatec-08/">AboutProjectors</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20081008/159316/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/jvc-shows-off-8k-x-4k-d-ila-projector-asks-when-shv-is-dropping/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338526/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/jvc-shows-off-8k-x-4k-d-ila-projector-asks-when-shv-is-dropping/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417692398" height="1" width="1"/>4k8k8k x 4k8kX4kCEATECCEATEC 2008Ceatec2008D-ILAhd projectorHdProjectorJVCNHKPJprojectorprototypeSHVSuper High VisionSuperHighVisionSat, 11 Oct 2008 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/jvc-shows-off-8k-x-4k-d-ila-projector-asks-when-shv-is-dropping/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417593503/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/verizons-fios-tv-expansions-october-11-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/verizons-fios-tv-expansions-october-11-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/2-20-08-fios_installation.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> Verizon's making up for lost time this week. Last Saturday, we realized it had gone the entire week without stretching its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/FiOSTV/">FiOS TV</a> footprint any further, but the same can't be said today. In addition to bringing its fiber-based services to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/">apartment buildings in Yonkers, NY</a>, the outfit has either gone live with or nailed down cable franchises in a smattering of new locales. For starters, FiOS TV is now available to even more communities in Los Angeles and Orange County (CA), while the villages of Cove Neck and Brightwaters on Long Island (NY) granted the provider the all-important franchise agreement. Expansion efforts were also seen in six new New Jersey cities; Hudson, Massachusetts; Bel Air, Maryland; and Chesapeake / Portsmouth / Virginia Beach, Virginia. We'll see you next week -- here's to hoping your neck of the woods gets covered within the next seven days.<br /><br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/more-southern-california.html">Read</a> - California expansion<br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/tv-choice-and-competition-18.html">Read</a> - Long Island, NY expansion<br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/great-news-for-new-jersey.html">Read</a> - New Jersey expansion<br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/more-tv-choice-and-12.html">Read</a> - Massachusetts expansion<br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/town-of-bel-air-md-awards.html">Read</a> - Maryland expansion<br /><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/more-hampton-roads-va.html">Read</a> - Virginia expansion<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/verizons-fios-tv-expansions-october-11-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339058/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/verizons-fios-tv-expansions-october-11-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417593503" height="1" width="1"/>Californiaexpansionfiosfios tvFiosTvmarylandmassachusettsnew jerseyNewJerseyverizonVirginiaSat, 11 Oct 2008 04:19:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/verizons-fios-tv-expansions-october-11-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417497897/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/boondock-saints-gets-blu-ray-release-date-can-you-say-veritas-a/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/boondock-saints-gets-blu-ray-release-date-can-you-say-veritas-a/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.dvdtown.com/news/the-boondock-saints-on-blu-ray/6005"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-10-08-boondock-saints-veritas-aequitas.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> It's not often that we get jazzed enough to leap from our seats about a particular Blu-ray <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/release/">release</a>, but we're brimming with excitement over this one. The 1999 cult classic <em>Boondock Saints</em> will be arriving well before Saint Patty's Day 2009 in high-def, as Fox Home Entertainment has selected January 13th as the launch date for the Blu-ray edition. As for extras, you can look forward to a feature audio commentary by writer / director Troy Duffy, another by Billy Connolly, deleted scenes, outtakes, case and crew filmographies and a printable script. The film itself will be presented in a 1080p / AVC MPEG-4 transfer on a BD-50, and as for audio, it'll have a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless track. MSRP is set at $34.95 -- liberating, isn't it?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Fox/Disc_Announcements/Boondock_Saints_Headed_to_Blu-ray/2160">HighDefDigest</a>, image courtesy of <a href="http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/movies/pages/boondock-saints-veritas-aequitas.shtml">MyFreeWallpapers</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dvdtown.com/news/the-boondock-saints-on-blu-ray/6005>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/boondock-saints-gets-blu-ray-release-date-can-you-say-veritas-a/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338751/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/boondock-saints-gets-blu-ray-release-date-can-you-say-veritas-a/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417497897" height="1" width="1"/>bdblu-rayBoondock SaintsBoondockSaintsmoviereleasetitleSat, 11 Oct 2008 01:26:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/11/boondock-saints-gets-blu-ray-release-date-can-you-say-veritas-a/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417397572/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-400-profile-2-0-bdp-s550-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-400-profile-2-0-bdp-s550-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&amp;storeId=10151&amp;langId=-1&amp;productId=8198552921665368407"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-10-08-sony-bdp-s550-big.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Now that Sony's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/BDPS350/">BDP-S350</a> is all taken care of with that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/25/sony-gifts-bdp-s350-with-bd-live-via-firmware-update/">BD-Live-enabling update</a>, the focus shifts to its mightier sibling. The BDP-S550, which was <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/26/sony-announces-bdp-s350-bdp-s550-first-new-blu-ray-players-sin/">announced</a> way back at a Sony event in late February, is finally shipping. Granted, it's still hard to find in some places, but Sony's own website has 'em in stock and ready to ship within a few business days. $399.99 will get you full 1080p BD output, DVD upscaling via HDMI, 7.1-channel analog audio outputs, Dolby TrueHD internal decoding, BD-Live / BonusView support, BRAVIA Sync and a swank <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/23/sony-and-discovery-team-up-to-push-blu-ray/">Discovery Channel Blu-ray Disc</a>. Can't beat that with a stick, huh?<br /><br />[Thanks, Ron]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&amp;storeId=10151&amp;langId=-1&amp;productId=8198552921665368407>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-400-profile-2-0-bdp-s550-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338555/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-400-profile-2-0-bdp-s550-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417397572" height="1" width="1"/>bdbd-liveBDP-S550blu-rayblu-ray playerBlu-rayPlayernow availablenow shippingNowAvailableNowShippingprofile 2.0Profile2.0shipshippingshipsSonyFri, 10 Oct 2008 22:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-400-profile-2-0-bdp-s550-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417245345/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/quantum-of-solace-blu-ray-ship-date-out-ahead-of-theatrical-rele/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/quantum-of-solace-blu-ray-ship-date-out-ahead-of-theatrical-rele/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.007spain.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fquantum-of-solace-en-dvd-en-marzo-de-2009&amp;sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-quantum-of-solace.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Not that this curious scenario hasn't happened before with 007 films, but a full month and change before Daniel Craig wows audiences again as James Bond, we already know when said film will be waiting for us on store shelves. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Spain has reportedly confirmed that the DVD and Blu-ray release of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/QuantumofSolace/">Quantum of Solace</a> will happen in March of 2009, though an exact date has yet to be chosen. Oh, and there's all those other <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/14/007-casino-royale-collectors-edition-first-blu-ray-disc-to-dou/">Bond BDs hitting</a> in just over a week -- fun, fun!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=6827&amp;t=mi6&amp;s=news">MI6</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.007spain.com%2F2008%2F10%2F08%2Fquantum-of-solace-en-dvd-en-marzo-de-2009&amp;sl=es&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/quantum-of-solace-blu-ray-ship-date-out-ahead-of-theatrical-rele/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337765/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/quantum-of-solace-blu-ray-ship-date-out-ahead-of-theatrical-rele/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417245345" height="1" width="1"/>007bdblu-rayfilmmovieQuantum of SolaceQuantumOfSolacereleasesony picturesSony Pictures Home EntertainmentSonyPicturesstudioFri, 10 Oct 2008 18:59:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/quantum-of-solace-blu-ray-ship-date-out-ahead-of-theatrical-rele/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417159210/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/docomo-serves-your-dlna-content-to-a-friends-tv-via-mobile-phon/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/docomo-serves-your-dlna-content-to-a-friends-tv-via-mobile-phon/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-pcs/" rel="tag">Media PCs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-streamers/" rel="tag">Media streamers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20081010/159478/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/docomo_600.jpg" /></a></div> Eager to live in the fantastical future it has <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/30/ntt-docomos-forward-looking-video-overlooks-the-present/">prophesied</a>, NTT DoCoMo went to CEATEC and demoed an upcoming addition to its Pocket U service: MH2H (Mobile Home to Home), which gives you the ability use your cellphone to stream content from your computer at home to a friend's TV. The phone connects to your friend's WiFi network and sends his or her <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/dlna/page/2/">DLNA</a>-compliant receiver the IP address of your also-DLNA-compliant server, then tells said server to accept the connection and start streaming any videos, songs, or photos you feel like sharing. When you leave, the connection ends and every one goes back to partying on their own isolated media islands like it's 2006.<br /><br />[Image courtesy of <a href="http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20081010/159478/">Tech-On!</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20081010/159478/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/docomo-serves-your-dlna-content-to-a-friends-tv-via-mobile-phon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338945/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/docomo-serves-your-dlna-content-to-a-friends-tv-via-mobile-phon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417159210" height="1" width="1"/>ceatecceatec 2008ceatec2008cellphonedlnamedia servermedia streamermediastreamermh2hmobilemobile home to homemobile phonentt docomonttdocomopocket ustreamingwifiwirelessFri, 10 Oct 2008 16:49:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/docomo-serves-your-dlna-content-to-a-friends-tv-via-mobile-phon/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417149804/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/hdtv-listings-for-october-10-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/hdtv-listings-for-october-10-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/the-cw/" rel="tag">The CW</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/discovery-hd/" rel="tag">Discovery-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/debra_messing.jpg" alt="" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> CW (1080i) lines up <em>Everyone Hates Chris</em> at 8 p.m. followed by <em>The Game</em></li> <li> TBS (1080i) has the ALCS with Red Sox/Rays at 8 p.m.</li> <li> MyNetworkTV (1080i) has<em> WWE: SmackDown </em>at 8 p.m.</li> <li> CBS (1080i) brings <em>Ghost Whisperer </em>at 8 p.m. followed by <em>The Ex-List </em>and <em>Numb3rs</em></li> <li> Cartoon Network (1080i) has <em>Star Wars: The Clone Wars </em>at 9 p.m.</li> <li> Sci Fi (1080i) drops in <em>Stargate Atlantis</em> at 9 p.m. and <em>Sanctuary </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> USA (1080i) has the season premiere of<em> The Starter Wife</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TLC (1080i) has <em>What Not to Wear</em> at 9 p.m. and <em>Say Yes to the Dress</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) has Louisville/Memphis college football at 8 p.m.</li> <li>NBC (1080i) has <em>Life </em>at 10 p.m.</li> </ul><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/hdtv-listings-for-october-10-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339077/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/hdtv-listings-for-october-10-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417149804" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:36:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/hdtv-listings-for-october-10-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417137028/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/dreamworks-and-paramount-make-breakup-official-hands-out-tissue/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/dreamworks-and-paramount-make-breakup-official-hands-out-tissue/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dream6-2008oct06,0,2113094.story"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-spielberg.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> And to think, most of you probably had no idea that these two were even having issues. After <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Paramount/">Paramount</a>'s parent company, Viacom Inc., acquired <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/DreamWorks/">DreamWorks</a> in 2006 for $1.6 billion, things were never exactly pleasant. Now, the two have finally hammered out a deal that will enable them to part ways and retain "joint custody," if you will, of around 40 movie projects. Where do things go from here? Spielberg and his team of executives are out to form an "independent studio backed by one of India's biggest conglomerates, Reliance ADA Group, which plans to invest $550 million for a 50% stake." Under the settlement, Spielberg's new firm (which will still go by DreamWorks) will take the lead on upwards of 20 film projects currently owned by Paramount. As with most divorces, this one too is filled with complexities -- if you're into that, tap the read link for all the minutiae.<br /><br />[Image courtesy of <a href="http://www.kinoweb.de/film97/LostWorld/pix/spielberg.jpg">Kinoweb</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dream6-2008oct06,0,2113094.story>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/dreamworks-and-paramount-make-breakup-official-hands-out-tissue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337899/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/dreamworks-and-paramount-make-breakup-official-hands-out-tissue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417137028" height="1" width="1"/>breakupbusinessdreamworksindustrymoviemoviesparamountParamount PicturesParamountPicturesstudiostudiosFri, 10 Oct 2008 16:13:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/dreamworks-and-paramount-make-breakup-official-hands-out-tissue/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417102088/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/panasonics-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player-falls-to-259-are-high-pr/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/panasonics-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player-falls-to-259-are-high-pr/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206462559"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-10-08-panasonic_bd30.jpg" /></a><br /></div> With Panasonic's Profile 2.0 <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/01/panasonics-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-player-gets-reviewed/">DMP-BD55</a> Blu-ray player sliding in at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/25/panasonics-profile-2-0-dmp-bd35-blu-ray-player-priced-at-299/">$399</a> (and the BD35 at $299), Panny had to do something with that inflated sticker hanging on its DMP-BD30. When it <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/30/panasonic-unveils-dmp-bd30-next-gen-blu-ray-player/">originally launched</a> back in October of last year, it was one of the fancier decks we'd seen -- evidenced by the $500 price tag. Today, said unit can be had for $259.99 (with free shipping to boot). We know, this is just the natural downward spiral of prices on aged units, but honestly, we think it's more than that. We think the time for lower BD player prices across the board <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/27/poll-are-200-blu-ray-players-cheap-enough-for-you/">is upon us</a>, and we suspect that'll be magnified on the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/black+friday/">day after Thanksgiving</a>. Call it a hunch (really, it's a hunch), but we reckon $300 for a Blu-ray player will seem outrageous by Q1 of 2009.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jason]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206462559>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/panasonics-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player-falls-to-259-are-high-pr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1339008/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/panasonics-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player-falls-to-259-are-high-pr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417102088" height="1" width="1"/>DMP-BD30DMP-BD30Kpanasonicpriceprice dropPriceDroppricespricingFri, 10 Oct 2008 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/panasonics-dmp-bd30-blu-ray-player-falls-to-259-are-high-pr/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/417013843/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/lcds-switching-to-cheaper-lower-quality-white-led-backlights/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/lcds-switching-to-cheaper-lower-quality-white-led-backlights/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081009PD216.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/led_011008a.jpg" /></a>In the year 2009....<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/led">LED</a>-backlit LCDs will probably be increasingly common, and why not? Everyone wants a flat panel with questionably-measured <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/01/lg-takes-the-wraps-off-1-000-000-1-contrast-47lg90-lcd/">contrast ratios</a> full of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/23/samsung-gets-official-with-led-backlit-9-series-lcd-hdtvs/">so many zeroes</a> they run off the spec sheet. but in order to bring the tech to the masses, Digitimes reports manufacturers may switch from current red/green/blue LEDs to white LEDs.They claim white LEDs meet the mark in terms of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/17/auo-promises-thinner-greener-hdtvs-at-sid-2008/">power savings</a>, but won't measure up when it comes to accurate color reproduction. Specifically mentioned? Sharp, LG, AUO and "others" (Samsung has already jumped <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/14/samsung-poised-to-introduce-white-led-backlit-displays/">on the bandwagon</a>) so when you meet a guy selling cheap LED HDTVs from the of a van, add one more thing to check while making sure you aren't purchasing an oven door.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/lcds-switching-to-cheaper-lower-quality-white-led-backlights/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338286/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/lcds-switching-to-cheaper-lower-quality-white-led-backlights/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/417013843" height="1" width="1"/>lcdledled backlightLedBacklightrgbwhite ledWhiteLedFri, 10 Oct 2008 13:42:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/lcds-switching-to-cheaper-lower-quality-white-led-backlights/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416906740/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><a href="http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=24143"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-8-08-blu-ray-collection.jpg" alt="" /></a>Given that <em>Iron Man</em> just <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/03/iron-man-lives-up-to-expectations-breaks-all-blu-ray-records/">crushed</a> every other Blu-ray sales record set before it, not to mention the fact that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/21/sonys-bdp-s300-1080p-blu-ray-player-sinks-below-200/">sub-$200 BD decks</a> are finally upon us, we can't say we're flabbergasted by the Blu-ray Disc Association's most recent comments. Victor Matsuda, Chairman of the BDA Global Promotions Committee, was recently quoted as saying that "[the BDA] has good reason to predict that this Q4 sales period will see the Blu-ray Disc revolution take hold in US mainstream markets and [that it] will witness strong sales performance in every other geographical region." Comically enough, he also stated that "the availability of affordable players is an important factor," which contrasts pretty starkly with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/17/bda-sez-blu-ray-player-prices-arent-sinking-anytime-soon/">comments made</a> by the BDA just weeks ago. Not that we're complaining about lower prices or anything...<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/18256/19280/view.phtml">Pocket-lint</a>, image courtesy of <a href="http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/Windurst/bluray.jpg">Photobucket</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=24143>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1336843/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416906740" height="1" width="1"/>adoptionbdbdablu-rayblu-ray adoptionBlu-rayAdoptionbusinessgrowthindustrysalesFri, 10 Oct 2008 11:40:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/bda-unsurprisingly-bullish-for-holiday-season/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416817069/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/atandt-launches-accuweather-portal-on-u-verse-tv/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/atandt-launches-accuweather-portal-on-u-verse-tv/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&amp;cdvn=news&amp;newsarticleid=26152"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-7-08-u-verse-weather.jpg" /></a><br /></div> If you've been waiting (and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/23/u-verse-subscriber-answers-is-it-worth-it/">waiting</a>) for a few more value-added features to hit <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Uverse/">U-verse</a> TV, you're in luck. Assuming you're located in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis or San Diego, that is. AT&amp;T and AccuWeather.com have jointly launched a weather on demand feature in the aforementioned cities, and there are plans in place to spread it across the entire U-verse network by 2009. Just as it sounds, users will be able to use Weather On Demand in order to fetch the latest forecast at the press of a button, and of course, it's completely free.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&amp;cdvn=news&amp;newsarticleid=26152>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/atandt-launches-accuweather-portal-on-u-verse-tv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335666/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/atandt-launches-accuweather-portal-on-u-verse-tv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416817069" height="1" width="1"/>AccuWeatheratton demandOnDemandu-verseuverseweatherweather on demandWeatherOnDemandFri, 10 Oct 2008 10:05:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/atandt-launches-accuweather-portal-on-u-verse-tv/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416762590/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/tivo-soliciting-beta-testers-for-hawk-series3-tivo-hd-softwa/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/tivo-soliciting-beta-testers-for-hawk-series3-tivo-hd-softwa/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/9-28-08-tivo-on-pc.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> Generally, we'd say it's hard to tell what <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/TiVo/">TiVo</a> has up its sleeve with this newfangled "Hawk" software, but given that we <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/29/potential-new-tivo-user-interface-shown-on-video/">already took a peek</a> at what's potentially the next big TiVo interface late last month, we can't help but think the two are related. TiVo has been sending out solicitation e-mails to select Series3 / TiVo HD owners in order to enlist them in a beta program to test out a software release slated for launch sometime this fall. Users are being asked to deal with a few quirks and report them in a timely fashion, and they're promised a small parting gift for their participation. Of note, "Hawk" won't work with Series1 / Series2 boxes, and while "fall" is definitely mentioned, so is the word "December." Meaning? Don't get your hopes up that this release will be headed down the pipes in gold fashion anytime soon. <br /><br />[Thanks, NotMe]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/tivo-soliciting-beta-testers-for-hawk-series3-tivo-hd-softwa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338544/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/tivo-soliciting-beta-testers-for-hawk-series3-tivo-hd-softwa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416762590" height="1" width="1"/>BetadvrHawkhd dvrHdDvrSeries3softwaretesttestingTiVoTiVo HDTivoHdtrialFri, 10 Oct 2008 08:38:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/tivo-soliciting-beta-testers-for-hawk-series3-tivo-hd-softwa/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416751797/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/blue-man-group-fittingly-makes-blu-ray-debut-on-rhino-entertainm/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/blue-man-group-fittingly-makes-blu-ray-debut-on-rhino-entertainm/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://homemediamagazine.com/high-def/blue-man-group-set-marks-rhinos-first-blu-ray-13655"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-8-08-blue-man-group.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Oh c'mon, you always knew Blue Man Group would never side with red, didn't you? Months after the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/formatwar/">format war</a> ended, the famed group is finally making its Blu-ray debut on Rhino Entertainment, which, coincidentally, is also making its Blu debut. On November 4th, the Blu-ray version of <em>How to be a Megastar Tour 2.0</em> will hit shelves, with bonus features including a music video, a parody called "Mono Makes a Plea - Save the TVs," a how-to manual (saywha?), and the Blue Man Group documentary <em>Inside the Tube</em>. MSRP on this one is expected to be $19.99.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://homemediamagazine.com/high-def/blue-man-group-set-marks-rhinos-first-blu-ray-13655>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/blue-man-group-fittingly-makes-blu-ray-debut-on-rhino-entertainm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1336881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/blue-man-group-fittingly-makes-blu-ray-debut-on-rhino-entertainm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416751797" height="1" width="1"/>bdBlu-rayblue man groupBlueManGroupmoviereleaseRhinoRhino EntertainmentRhinoEntertainmentFri, 10 Oct 2008 08:19:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/blue-man-group-fittingly-makes-blu-ray-debut-on-rhino-entertainm/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416679993/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-52-inch-bravia-kdl-52xbr6-gets-reviewed/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-52-inch-bravia-kdl-52xbr6-gets-reviewed/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/sony-bravia-kdl-52xbr6/4505-6482_7-33060608.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/9-12-08-xbr6.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Sony's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/05/sony-gets-official-with-xbr6-xbr7-xbr8-hdtv-lineup/">XBR6 series</a> won over hearts long before they even <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/13/sonys-bravia-xbr6-and-xbr8-hdtv-lines-now-up-for-pre-order/">went up for pre-order</a>, but now that they've begun to filter out, you're probably wondering if the image quality is as stunning as the overall design. The lucky souls over at <em>CNET</em> were able to feast their retinas on this 52-incher for awhile, and when time came to pen the review, they had only a few negative things to say. The only knocks were the high price, intermittent color accuracy issues and below-average screen uniformity, but those downfalls were (generally) overshadowed by the accurate color temperature / decoding, bountiful array of ports and energy efficiency. Moreover, this HDTV produced the "deepest black levels of any non-LED LCD TV" it had ever tested, which is sure to thrill those who like it dark. Unfortunately, the bloated sticker ($3,699) and image quality niggles kept it from snagging a perfect review, but 4 out of 5 ain't bad.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/sony-bravia-kdl-52xbr6/4505-6482_7-33060608.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-52-inch-bravia-kdl-52xbr6-gets-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1336913/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-52-inch-bravia-kdl-52xbr6-gets-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416679993" height="1" width="1"/>BRAVIAHDTVKDL-52XBR6LCDLCD HDTVlcd tvLcdHdtvLcdTvreviewreviewedsonyXBRXBR6Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:34:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/sonys-52-inch-bravia-kdl-52xbr6-gets-reviewed/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416527500/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/velocity-micro-intros-cinemagix-fuzebox-home-media-server/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/velocity-micro-intros-cinemagix-fuzebox-home-media-server/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-pcs/" rel="tag">Media PCs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><a href="http://www.bootdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201&amp;Itemid=59"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-fuzebox.jpg" alt="" /></a>Remember that Velocity Micro FuzeBox that was <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/22/fuze-infuses-software-into-velocity-micro-fuzebox/">talked about back in August</a>? Say hello to that very box, which was properly introduced this week by the aforesaid firm. As the title implies, Velocity Micro paired with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/fuze">Fuze Media Systems</a> in order to create this here HTPC, which features CableCARD support, multi-zone audio, optional Blu-ray burner, Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, 750GB of storage space, multicard reader, gigabit Ethernet, a whole slew of ports and a FuzeBox MCE remote to boot. Best of all, the system gets going at just $1,995, though speccing it out will get that figure much higher in a hurry.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bootdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201&amp;Itemid=59>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/velocity-micro-intros-cinemagix-fuzebox-home-media-server/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337501/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/velocity-micro-intros-cinemagix-fuzebox-home-media-server/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416527500" height="1" width="1"/>CineMagixfuzefuze media systemsFuzeBoxFuzeMediaSystemshd media serverHdMediaServerHome Media ServerHomeMediaServerhtpcmedia pcmedia serverMediaPcMediaServerVelocity MicroVelocityMicroFri, 10 Oct 2008 02:36:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/10/velocity-micro-intros-cinemagix-fuzebox-home-media-server/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416371385/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/directv-now-carrying-hd-locals-in-100-markets/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/directv-now-carrying-hd-locals-in-100-markets/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a></p><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6603638.html?industryid=47174"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-3d-directv.jpg" /></a>While DISH Network just recently hit <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/">market number 70</a>, DirecTV is throwing itself a party after reaching the big 100. With the addition of Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri and Evansville, Indiana, the satcaster can now claim to have <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/HDlocals/">HD locals</a> available in a hundred US regions. The milestone means that some 83% of the US can now get DirecTV <em>and</em> their HD locals sans an OTA antenna, and if all goes to plan, it'll hit 121 cities by the year's end. We suppose a round of golf claps is in order.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6603638.html?industryid=47174>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/directv-now-carrying-hd-locals-in-100-markets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337744/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/directv-now-carrying-hd-locals-in-100-markets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416371385" height="1" width="1"/>directvEvansvillehd localsHdLocalsindianalocalsmilestonerecordThu, 09 Oct 2008 22:38:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/directv-now-carrying-hd-locals-in-100-markets/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416289782/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-l65-a90-gets-evaluated/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-l65-a90-gets-evaluated/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/mitsubishi/" rel="tag">Mitsubishi</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/580/Mitsubishi-LaserVue-65-HDTV-World-Premiere/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-mitsu-l65-a90.jpg" /></a><br /></div> We'll be frank -- Mitsubishi's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/06/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-priced-at-cedia-6-999/">65-inch LaserVue L65-A90</a> was one of the most stunning things we saw at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/07/cedia-2008-roundup/">CEDIA 2008</a>, so we're not surprised to hear that one of the very first production units impressed the lucky folks over at <em>TheTechLounge</em>. Said individuals were able to take a first-hand look at Mitsu's forthcoming beast, and while the situation was obviously optimal for viewing, they couldn't help but praise the TV. The demonstration included two LaserVue sets, one of which was displaying 3D 1080p content from an HTPC and another that was setup beside LCDs for comparison. When staring at the aforesaid comparison setup, critics noted that "color performance on the LaserVue was noticeably more impressive." There's lots more reaction and images where this came from, so delve on into the read if <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/LaserVue/">this here set</a> is on your wish list.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/580/Mitsubishi-LaserVue-65-HDTV-World-Premiere/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-l65-a90-gets-evaluated/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337988/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-l65-a90-gets-evaluated/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416289782" height="1" width="1"/>impressionsin the wildInTheWildL65-A90laser tvLaserTvLaserVuemitsubishipicspicturesThu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/mitsubishis-65-inch-laservue-l65-a90-gets-evaluated/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416245370/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/plasma-surprisingly-gaining-ground-on-lcd/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/plasma-surprisingly-gaining-ground-on-lcd/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/plasma/" rel="tag">Plasma</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.channelnews.com.au/Display/Plasma/U5P8P6L6"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-9-08-regza-lcdtvs.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Here we are again, smack dab in the crossfire as another <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/26/lcd-vs-plasma-in-2007/">plasma versus LCD battle</a> rages on. This time, it's plasma surprisingly on top, with sales of LCD TVs seeming to slow as PDP adoption grows. One may assume that the global economic situation would cause a drop in sales across all platforms, but according to a new report from DisplaySearch, that's hardly the case. In fact, one David Hsieh (VP of DisplaySearch in China) even asserted that "plasma sales are booming while LCD TV sales are beginning to slow." The reason? <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/12/05/lcd-and-plasma-prices-just-keep-on-droppin/">Low prices</a>. Now more than ever, consumers are able to snatch up big screen PDPs for a remarkably small outlay, and in many cases, comparable PDPs are priced a hair lower than a similar LCD. Of course, we very much expect LCD TVs to be all the rage when prices tank during Black Friday, but it's good see plasma showing <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/24/lcd-sales-holding-strong-plasma-sales-sinking-lower/">signs of life</a> once more. It had us <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/22/lcd-outsells-plasma-8-to-1-in-q1-2008/">worried there</a> for awhile.<br /><br />[Thanks, Vanbrothers]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.channelnews.com.au/Display/Plasma/U5P8P6L6>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/plasma-surprisingly-gaining-ground-on-lcd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337665/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/plasma-surprisingly-gaining-ground-on-lcd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416245370" height="1" width="1"/>businesschinaconsumerdisplaysearchindustryLCDplasmasalesThu, 09 Oct 2008 19:44:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/plasma-surprisingly-gaining-ground-on-lcd/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416152710/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a></p><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081009/la37977.html?.v=1"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/4-16-08-dish-logo.jpg" /></a>Of late, it's been <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/DirecTV/">DirecTV</a> doing all the dishing of HD locals, but at long last, we've got its biggest, most bitter rival stepping to the plate and doing some damage, too. As it's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/30/dish-network-gets-official-with-summer-fall-hd-locals/">fall HD locals rollout continues</a>, DISH Network has gone live with 'em in a bevy of new places. We're talking Florence / Myrtle Beach, SC, Fort Myers / Naples, FL, Greenville / New Bern / Washington, NC, Madison, WI and Wilkes Barre / Scranton, PA. As it stands, the satcaster now offers locals in high-def in 70 markets reaching 71% of the US, but really, all that matters is if you're in that 71%, right?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081009/la37977.html?.v=1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1337729/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416152710" height="1" width="1"/>DISH NetworkDishNetworkFlorencefloridaFort MyersFortMyersgreenvillehd localsHdLocalsmadisonMyrtle BeachMyrtleBeachnaplesNCNorth carolinaNorthCarolinascrantonsouth carolinaSouthCarolinawashingtonWilkes BarreWilkesBarrewisconsinThu, 09 Oct 2008 17:26:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/dish-network-unloads-hd-locals-in-a-handful-of-new-markets/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416125437/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/hdtv-listings-for-october-9-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/hdtv-listings-for-october-9-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/the-cw/" rel="tag">The CW</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/discovery-hd/" rel="tag">Discovery-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/showtime-hd/" rel="tag">Showtime-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/lifeonmars_100908.jpg" alt="Life On Mars" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> Fox (720p) starts the MLB NLCS with Dodgers/Phillies at 8 p.m.</li> <li> CBS (1080i) has <em>Survivor </em>at 8 p.m., followed by the season premiere of <em>CSI</em> at 9 p.m. and series premiere of <em>Eleventh Hour</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> NBC (1080i) has <em>My Name is Earl</em> at 8 p.m., the series premiere of <em>Kath &amp; Kim</em> at 8:30 p.m., <em>The Office </em>at 9 p.m., <em>SNL Weekend Update Thursday </em>at 9:30 p.m. and <em>E.R.</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ABC (720p) has <em>Ugly Betty</em> at 8 p.m. followed by <em>Grey's Anatomy</em> and the series premiere of <em>Life on Mars</em></li> <li> CW (1080i) brings <em>Smallville </em>at 8 p.m. and <em>Supernatural </em>at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TLC (1080i) has <em>American Chopper</em> at 9 p.m. and the season premiere of <em>L.A. Ink</em></li> <li> Discovery (1080i) drops in <em>Destroyed in Seconds</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> Showtime (1080i) has <em>Comics Without Borders </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> FX (720p) has <em>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</em> at 10 p.m. and the series premiere of <em>Testees </em>at 10:30 p.m.</li> <li> A&amp;E (720p) has<em> Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> Versus (1080i) has NHL action with Maple Leafs/Red Wings at 7 p.m. and Bruins/Avalanche at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) presents Clemson/Wake Forest college football at 7:30 p.m.</li> <li> ESPNU (720p) has Winston-Salem/Florida A&amp;M college football at 7:30 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN2 (720p) has an MLS tilt with New york/Real Salt Lake at 10 p.m.</li> </ul><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/hdtv-listings-for-october-9-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1338036/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/hdtv-listings-for-october-9-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416125437" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/hdtv-listings-for-october-9-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/416085054/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/bharti-airtel-launches-airtel-digital-dth-satellite-tv-service-i/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/bharti-airtel-launches-airtel-digital-dth-satellite-tv-service-i/#comments<a href="http://in.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/bharti-airtel-digital-dth-service-satellite-television.htm"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-8-08-airtel-logo.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/08/20/iphone-3g-starting-at-700-in-india-lines-to-be-nonexistent/">Bharti Airtel</a>, India's largest private sector telecommunications company, is getting set to dabble in the crazy world of DTH satellite service. Beginning today, it will offer television to 62 cities in <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/India/">India</a>, and according to Atul Bindal, president, Bharti Telemedia Services, the outfit will be "aggressively marketing its DTH service by offering superior quality at competitive prices." Additionally, the carrier will be utilizing the MPEG-4 standard with DVB-S2 technology in order to broadcast more content using less bandwidth, making it ripe for HD delivery. Initially, at least, packages will start at Rs.2499 ($52) in northern India and Rs.1499 ($31) in southern India, which includes the price of an STB and installation. There's no high-def content on tap just yet, but we'd be shocked if that's still the case a year from now.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://in.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/bharti-airtel-digital-dth-service-satellite-television.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/bharti-airtel-launches-airtel-digital-dth-satellite-tv-service-i/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1336782/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/bharti-airtel-launches-airtel-digital-dth-satellite-tv-service-i/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/416085054" height="1" width="1"/>Bharti AirtelBhartiAirtelDTHDVB S2DvbS2expansionglobalindiasatelliteThu, 09 Oct 2008 15:48:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/bharti-airtel-launches-airtel-digital-dth-satellite-tv-service-i/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/415976389/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/residents-in-2029-yonkers.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/4-15-08-verizon-ny.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Around this time last year, we heard that the FCC was looking to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/30/fcc-looking-to-facilitate-programming-competition-for-apartments/">facilitate programming competition for apartments</a>, and apparently, it has succeeded. Just this week, Verizon proudly announced that its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/FiOSTV/">FiOS TV</a> programming service was on the way to residents in 2,029 Yonkers public housing apartments. In total, 18 buildings will get gifted with the fiber-based services (TV and high-speed internet), and the carrier has already begun the build-out of the necessary fiber network. There's no word on when or if a similar agreement could take other apartment complexes by storm, but it appears the biggest hurdle has been lifted.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2008/residents-in-2029-yonkers.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335686/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/415976389" height="1" width="1"/>apartmentcompetitionconsumersfccfiberfiosfios tvFiosTvnew yorkNewYorknyverizonYonkersThu, 09 Oct 2008 13:40:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/verizons-fios-tv-coming-to-yonkers-apartment-buildings/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/415903335/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/iron-man-blu-ray-review-roundup/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/09/iron-man-blu-ray-review-roundup/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-8-08-iron-man-bdheader.jpg" /><br /></div> Considering that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/IronMan/"><em>Iron Man</em></a> is the best selling Blu-ray Disc <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/03/iron-man-lives-up-to-expectations-breaks-all-blu-ray-records/">of all time</a>, it makes sense that there are countless reviews of it out on the web. If you've somehow held back from picking up a copy of your own, you'll be glad to know that pretty much everyone in existence agrees that this film rocks. The most noticeable positive was the absolutely outstanding video transfer, making this flick one you'll undoubtedly pull out when trying to wow your friends with your system's capabilities. Amazingly enough, critics on the whole were even more impressed with the audio, with <em>TweakTown</em> going so far as to say that the sound