Satellite Receiver & HD DVR News
Everyone with an HDTV has some form of satellite receiver or digital cable box. You need it to not just watch HDTV shows but to record them as well. Many of the latest DVRs or PVRs come with either streaming movie services and or pay-per-view capabilities. If you are keeping up with the world of home theater and high performance AV and you subscribe to services from the likes of DirecTV, Dish Network, Comcast, Time Warner, COX and or any number of other players in the game - this is a DVR/TiVo/PVR news resource for you.
Mohu's Leaf Antenna Helps Users to Save on HDTV
Mohu is helping consumers cut the cord by offering the Leaf Antenna, a new antenna that allows users to get access to HDTV channels that are broadcast over the air, helping cut the cost of HDTV.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Toshiba Regza DBR-M190 Blu-ray Player Has A 5TB Hard Drive
Toshiba has come up with a rather impressive device in the Toshiba Regza Blu-ray DBR-M190, which also serves as a media server and DVR. But there is also some bad news attached to the device.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Study Shows Your Cable Box Is The Real AC Power Pig In Your AV System
There has been a lot of effort over the years to make televisions consume less energy, but now there is a new menace, one that comes in a smaller box but consumes a great deal more energy.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Set-Top Boxes to Disappear
As the world of home theater evolves, so must the technology in it. According to a panel of industry professionals, the world of set-top boxes is changing. It may very well be ending altogether.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Court Orders Dish Network to Shut Down DVRs
Dish Network is in trouble with the US Court of Appeals over its use of TiVo. TiVo is trying to get a full injunction against Dish Network while Dish is suggesting that they will appeal the ruling. Read more details here.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Rovi Extends Cable Video to Tablets and Smart Phones
Rovi, the leader in streaming media for HDTVs, Blu-ray players and beyond, now has a solution that will allow set-top box users of HDTV to stream their media from their HDTV feed to their mobile devices like iPhones and iPads.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
DISH Network Introduces TV Everywhere
Wanna watch television on your smartphone? Dish Network now has a solution that can make this a reality for people with certain phones, tablets and other devices. TV Everywhere is what the new service is called.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
DISH Network Offers Google TV Solution
A product no one wanted gets a solution no one asked for courtesy of DISH Network, the champions of cheap HDTV service and cable packages in the US. DISH is a solid company but clearly number two among the satellite providers but don't think that's stopping them from trying their own Google TV experiment because if Avis taught us anything its that when you're second you have to try harder.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Elgato Debuts EyeTV HD DVR
Wanna watch HDTV content on your Mac? Studios and networks might not like it but Elgato, a new high technology company, has a solution for those in the Cult of Mac that is pretty cool. ... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Motorola Introduces 3DTV Set-tops for Cable Providers
Motorola, one of the longest-existing names in home electronics, is bringing out software enhancements for its DCX line of set-tops, which will include improvements in 3D video processing, the company's Mobile Devices and Home department announced last week.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Sling Media Introduces Sling Receiver 300 for Television Service Providers
Sling Media, a company owned by the parent of Dish Network called Echostar, is out with a 1080i set-top box that can perform the feats of the Dish Network 922 including 1080i video, wireless networking and much more.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Comcast Taking More of Its Own Channels like E! and Versus To HD
Do you like HDTV? We do. And Comcast is bringing more of its channels to beaming HDTV including the E Channel and the sports channel called Versus. Versus is best known as being the weekday home for NHL Hockey which benefits a lot from HD broadcasts.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
TiVo To Return To DirecTV in Mid-2009
The rumor never dies. The DirecTV is getting TiVo back rumor is alive and well again. There is some teeth to the argument as Dish Network and TiVo are in one hell of a legal battle and DirecTV had a relationship with TiVo in the past... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Featured Audio-Video News
Are AV Retailers To Blame For Lofty High End AV Prices? -
The audio video has been in a state of flux or some time, splitting sales up between specialty dealers, big box stores, and online sellers. However, the dealers may have had more to do with this than they think.
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