Technology
Yes, we even like technology too. How else could we bask in the glory that is popular culture without all our toys and gadgets?
DTV Users: Welcome to DIRECTV2PC
This announcement comes with a caveat, as most do. If your computer sucks, like mine, skip the rest of this post. If you still want to see what it’s all about, feel free to read on, but don’t blame me for the inevitable disappointment that follows.
If you are a DirecTV PLUS HD DVR user, then [...]
Seinfeld Now in Real HD on TBS
I never, ever thought it would happen, but according to Engadget HD and the AVSForum, the long-awaited SD to HD conversion for Seinfeld has been finished.
As Elaine would say, “GET OUT!”
No, it’s true. And I’m not talking about the fake stretch-o-vision HD stuff that TBS loves to show us.
Sony has spent mega dollars to go [...]
NBC and iTunes Kiss and Make Up
Once upon a time, two media giants, NBC and iTunes, got upset at each other and parted ways. NBC took their content off iTunes and the fans were the ones that suffered.
Now it appears that scuffle has ended. The two parties have reconnected, made up and are now ready to move forward.
Steve Jobs told reporters the news at the big Apple “Let’s Rock!” event in San Francisco. The Office, 30 Rock, Monk, Battlestar Galactica…all of them will be back on iTunes. And now in high-definition if you so desire.
DirecTV and TiVo Reform Their Beautiful Union
I meant to write about this news story a few days ago, but completely forgot until ScottyDub reminded me last night. Thanks for the reminder Scotty!
If any of you are like me, you got into the DVR world back when we all called them TiVo’s because that’s all there was. You didn’t say the word “DVR” because it really hadn’t been invented yet. You just went around saying things like “Did you TiVo it?” or “I forgot to TiVo Lost last night! Argh!” or “I LOVE MY TIVO!”
We said the latter phrase at least once a week.
ABC Family HD Goes Live on DIRECTV
For those of you DIRECTV subscribers who haven’t noticed the gargantuan advertisement for ABC Family HD that is appearing in your guide, it’s there and the channel is now in high definition.
What kind of programming is available in HD isn’t certain yet. I know our DVR picked up a marathon of Greek today and they were all in high-def.
It’s Done: Mike Joins the Blu-Ray Ranks
After much begging from my wife (who honestly was sick of me talking about it), I finally laid down some bucks and purchased a Playstation 3 yesterday.
Firefly on Blu-Ray, here I come!
I’m totally pumped about this. September will give us Iron Man and Transformers releasing on Blu-Ray and this acquisition is just in the nick of time.
Learn How To Make An Animated Movie On Your Lunch Break – For Free
Short Fuze Limited, the award-winning Cambridge company set up to bring movie making to the world, just came out with something that I think could be really cool. They’ve just announced the first consumer release of Moviestorm, a complete software package for creating animated movies, that they’re offering for free.
MHD to be renamed Palladia and get fresh musical programming
MTV’s high definition music channel, called MHD, is a very popular destination for fans of concerts and other musical related programming. I’ve seen a few items of interest on it, including a sweet Snow Patrol concert from the Isle of Wight Festival.
The biggest plus to this channel of course is that it’s 100% high definition. The images are great, the sound is perfect and if you are a music buff, MHD is the place for you.
Eagle Eye follows Batman to the big IMAX screen
Get ready for it people. With the success of The Dark Knight in the IMAX format, more and more movies will be released on the giant, 70mm screen.
Next up is Eagle Eye starring Shia Lebeouf and Michelle Monaghan. From our friends over at First Showing we find out that the spy thriller is being UPCONVERTED from 35mm to 70mm just so they can show it on IMAX.
30 more HD channels coming soon to DirecTV
Starting on August 14th, DirecTV will begin launching 30 more high definition channels to boost their HD lineup to 130 total channels.
Additionally, by the end of August DTV will be broadcasting all their HD content in the new MPEG-4 format, the first provider in the industry to do that. This also means glorious Dolby Digital sound will be standard on all HD stations.
