Netflix With Roku Hardware
NewTeeVee has a report on the new hardware device built by Roku that mates to Nextflix streaming online service. At just $99 it's not expensive but it looks to be only SD. There is an HDMI output so perhaps it…
Turning The Collapse Of HD-DVD Into An Opportunity
I spent much of this past week in Austin, TX. One evening while on the way back to my hotel I happened past a Circuit City store, so I decided to have a look around. I found something that surprised…
Did Toshiba Drop HD-DVD Too Early?
Alec Saunders (a fellow Canuck) has an interesting observation about Toshiba and HD-DVD. IMHO, Toshiba’s comment doesn’t take into consideration Blu-Ray. Not making that statement is political face-saving on their part. Alec argues that they need to move the entire…
HD-DVD: The End Is Near
We all knew if was coming after the CES debacle earlier this year. The Hollywood Reporter is today reporting that Toshiba will finally kill off HD-DVD some time in the coming few weeks. How things have changed in just a…
Another Video Phone Company Bites The Dust, But The Idea Lives On
A few days ago Tom Keating over at TMC wrote a post detailing how Worldgate Communications is nearing the end of its rope. Worldgate was the company most recently behind the OJO VOIP/Videophone service. It's always sad when a company…
Netflix Dumps HD-DVD
Sigh, I guess this really is the end of HD-DVD. Today I received a nice email from Netflix telling me very simply that they won't be handling HD-DVD any longer. They'll continue to distribute the discs that they have, but…