DVD region code blocks British Prime Minister from enjoying Obama's gift
by Darren Murph 
posted Mar 20th 2009 at 5:43AM
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SAFER bill keeping PSAs alive on analog until March 2009
by Darren Murph posted Nov 25th 2008 at 8:28PM
Poll: Which election night broadcast impressed you most?
by Darren Murph posted Nov 5th 2008 at 1:16AM
DISH Network refuses to be outdone, brings its own 2008 Election mosaic
by Darren Murph posted Oct 28th 2008 at 10:19PM
Just a week after DirecTV announced that it would be delivering eight feeds of 2008 Election coverage on a single channel, in steps DISH Network to prove that it's paying attention to its closest competition. Beginning today and running through November 7th, the satcaster's interactive mosaic will "update its multiple screen channel display to simultaneously air six 24-hour news channels during the 2008 election cycle." Viewers will have one-screen access on Channel 100 to FOX News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNN Headline News, CSPAN and CSPAN2, and in case that's not enough, users can also access the DISH Decision 2008 interactive application by mashing the "DISH" button on their remote.Panasonic HDTVs take center stage at Democratic National Convention
by Richard Lawler posted Aug 25th 2008 at 6:36PM
Update: You can check 'em out now on the live HD Silverlight / Move Networks powered stream at the Democratic National Convention website, along with hilariously out of sync and delirious dancing courtesy of convention attendees.
Dan Rather Reports on Politics rolls to Florida on HDNet
by Darren Murph posted Jan 26th 2008 at 4:19PM
If we had to surmise, we'd say that the primary in Florida will be one of the most closely watched for whatever reason, but hey, call it a hunch. As expected, Dan Rather Reports on Politics will also be headed down to Miller Auditorium at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida to provide a two-hour live broadcast to analyze the outcome of the primary. Notably, Rather will be joined by "veteran campaign strategists" Republican Mike Murphy and Democrat Donald Fowler, and if insanity breaks out again over hanging chads and the like, we're sure it'll be quite the time. Tune in next Tuesday at 8:00PM EST on HDNet, and cross your fingers for controversy.CBS gears up for HD election coverage
by Darren Murph posted Oct 12th 2007 at 4:07AM
Seeing our current president in HD just isn't enough for CBS, which is "readying its technical plant in order to broadcast both political conventions in summer 2008 in high-definition." Reportedly, the network is hoping to have its new HD control room ready to roll for the Democratic National Convention in Denver next August and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis the month after. Furthermore, CBS is also looking to beam out the Evening News with Katie Couric in glorious HD, which should become a very real possibility as soon as the aforementioned control room is fully overhauled.Senator pushes for expansion of "V-chip" video censorship technology
by Conrad Quilty-Harper posted Aug 4th 2007 at 1:01PM
The Democratic Senator for Arkansas -- Mark Pryor is his name -- wants to expand on the "V-chip" video content blocking program, and create a tracking system that could enable parents to censor content on platforms including TV, DVD, and the internet. A new bill proposed by Senator Pryor calls for the FCC to look into ways of blocking "indecent and objectionable programming, as determined by the parent" on basically all platforms capable of displaying images. As always, the devil is in the details: how exactly the FCC is going to figure out a method for precisely tracking obscenities on a "platform blind" basis remains to be seen, and the issue of classification of content is always sure to cause controversy. What politicos like Pryor always seem to miss is the fact that parental filters are already in place, albeit in messy meatspace form.Public Citizen sue to postpone analog shutoff
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Feb 3rd 2007 at 11:51AM
With only a few years and a few weeks to go till the analog shutoff the non-profit group Public Citizen is trying to strike down the law that set the date. While their motives are not known, they claim the law is unconstitutional because the same exact law didn't pass both the House and the Senate, but instead it was modified between the two. The sooner they shut off the analog the sooner the FCC can divy up all those frequencies, the government can get paid and hopefully we can see some new cool technologies as a result.
Poll: Which network had the best SOTU presentation?
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Jan 24th 2007 at 11:33AM
We hope you had a chance to check out the pres last night on your network of choice and while some of you left comments in the heads up post, we want to get a general consensus. If you did miss it then follow the link over to the AVSForum for some high res images and let us know what you think? Don't forget to tell us how you were watching and even what kind of TV you have.
Why you should check out the State of the Union Address
by Ben Drawbaugh posted Jan 23rd 2007 at 11:04AM
Other than to hear how the ol' Union is doing this year, HDTV fans have another reason to check out the State of the Union Address tonight. We all know that it takes a lot of work to get HD programming to your HDTV and like many things in life some have more success than others. That is what makes the SOTU so unique, it is one of the only opportunities we have to truly compare the networks. The reason why this is such a great comparison is because in the past all the networks have used the same video pool. This means that all the networks are using the same cameras, and since you're using the same HDTV as you switch channels, that only leaves all the other stuff in the middle to judge. This year HDNet is also going to cover the event and although the other networks haven't confirmed their HD coverage, we will assume they will cover the event in HD, based on their coverage from the past few years -- well everyone except Fox who has previously covered it with Fox Widecreeen rather than HD. So while your checking out the SOTU tonight switch between all the feeds and look for a poll tomorrow.
