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Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413795842/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/#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.timewarnercable.com/nynj/programming/channelchanges.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/12-20-07-twc_logo.jpg" alt="" /></a>Time Warner Cable is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/29/twcs-new-york-new-jersey-hd-explosion-seen-a-bit-early/">stirring the HD pot</a> in the Empire State once more, this time bringing the lineups in Brooklyn, Queens and Mount Vernon up to par with those already stocked (<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/08/twc-adds-hd-movies-on-demand-in-staten-island-new-york/">Staten Island</a>, we're looking at you). In a new programming announcement on the provider's website, we're told that the "previously announced drop of MOJO (796) on October 1st has been postponed," presumably until <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/">sometime in December</a>. Additionally, Brooklyn / Queens will be seeing HBO HD (651), Cinemax HD (658), Showtime HD (666), TMC HD (674), Starz HD (676), Cartoon Network HD (722), FX HD (737) and Speed HD (774) on October 22nd. Including Mount Vernon, all three locales will get Big Ten Network HD (472), CBS College Sports HD (467), ESPNU HD (793) and Tennis Channel HD (465). Stellar news, right? Full shot of the announcement is after the break. [<em>Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family</em>]<br /><br />[Thanks, Jason and Eric]<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>TWC beefs up HD lineups in Brooklyn, Queens and Mount Vernon</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.timewarnercable.com/nynj/programming/channelchanges.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335039/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413795842" height="1" width="1"/>brooklynchannelchannelslineupmount vernonMountVernonnew jerseyNewJerseynyqueenstime warner cableTimeWarnerCabletwcTue, 07 Oct 2008 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/twc-beefs-up-hd-lineups-in-brooklyn-queens-and-mount-vernon/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413772860/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hitachi-shows-off-custom-hdtv-frames-at-ceatec/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hitachi-shows-off-custom-hdtv-frames-at-ceatec/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/hitachi/" rel="tag">Hitachi</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Hitachi_Shows_Off_New_Wooo_UT_LCD_HDTV_with_Custom_Frames.shtml"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-hitachi-wooo-gold-f.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Hitachi sure was busting out the prototypes at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/CEATEC/">CEATEC</a>: a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/30/hitachi-demonstrates-15mm-37-inch-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/">15mm 37-inch LCD TV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/hitachi-demonstrates-wireless-hd-camcorder-transfer-at-ceatec/">wireless HD camcorder</a> and a slew of custom framing options for its Wooo HDTVs. This isn't the first (<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/10/27/frame-that-gorgeous-hd-set/">far from it</a>, actually) attempt we've seen at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/18/mirror-collage-plasma--tv-cabinet-conceals-your-set-decorates-ro/">covering</a> those traditional black / silver bezels with something a bit more flashy, but it's not often that a TV manufacturer gets involved. Unfortunately, there's still a good chance the pre-production frames will be held as Japan-only accessories depending on US demand, but we hear planes fly to Tokyo everyday if you're dead-set on eventually acquiring one.<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.bigpicturebigsound.com/Hitachi_Shows_Off_New_Wooo_UT_LCD_HDTV_with_Custom_Frames.shtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hitachi-shows-off-custom-hdtv-frames-at-ceatec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334137/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hitachi-shows-off-custom-hdtv-frames-at-ceatec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413772860" height="1" width="1"/>ceatecceatec 2008Ceatec2008custom frameCustomFrameframeshdtvhitachiprototypeultrathinwoooTue, 07 Oct 2008 08:38:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hitachi-shows-off-custom-hdtv-frames-at-ceatec/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413744224/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hdtv-brushes-economic-woes-off-its-shoulder-in-latest-survey/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hdtv-brushes-economic-woes-off-its-shoulder-in-latest-survey/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dlp/" rel="tag">DLP</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcos/" rel="tag">LCoS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/plasma/" rel="tag">Plasma</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/despite-economic-pressures-73-percent/story.aspx?guid=%7B3BB9069B-17D5-4DF1-99FB-AD34CA11E34C%7D&amp;dist=hppr"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-7-08-hdtvs-store.jpg" alt="" /></a>Some things in life may be substitutable -- fine dinners can be sufficiently replaced with Top Ramen, high-end kicks can be swapped out for homegrown sandals, and that luxury whip can be exchanged for a jalopy. Apparently, one thing that simply can't be done without even in "tough economic times" is HDTV. Based on a recent survey from PriceGrabber (which, admittedly, shouldn't be taken very seriously), 73% of non-HDTV owners that responded said that they were forging ahead with plans to snag an HDTV within the next 12 months. Granted, such a figure really isn't all that shocking -- after all, the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/17/t-minus-one-year-till-the-us-analog-shutoff-are-you-ready/">looming digital transition</a> is the perfect excuse to splurge, and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/17/hdtv-manufacturers-lowering-prices-to-cope-with-bulging-inventor/">prices</a> are apt to be at an <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/22/hdtv-price-drops-coming-prior-to-black-friday/">all time low this Black Friday</a>. Trust us folks, 720p+ is worth the sacrifice.<br /><br />[Image courtesy of <a href="http://stmedia.startribune.com/images/440*277/2hdtv1222.jpg">StarTribune</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.marketwatch.com/news/story/despite-economic-pressures-73-percent/story.aspx?guid=%7B3BB9069B-17D5-4DF1-99FB-AD34CA11E34C%7D&amp;dist=hppr>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hdtv-brushes-economic-woes-off-its-shoulder-in-latest-survey/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335049/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hdtv-brushes-economic-woes-off-its-shoulder-in-latest-survey/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413744224" height="1" width="1"/>analystconsumerdatadecisioneconomypurchasepurchase decisionPurchaseDecisionreportsurveyTue, 07 Oct 2008 08:01:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/hdtv-brushes-economic-woes-off-its-shoulder-in-latest-survey/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413724680/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/mojo/" rel="tag">MOJO</a>, <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><div align="center"><a href="http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21207667-Comcast-Oregon-channels-changes-late-2008"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-7-08-comcast_oregon_bill.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> It looks as if the last sliver of hope for MOJO HD has vanished, as we're now facing <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/mojo-hd-gets-canceled-should-vanish-by-months-end/">yet another report</a> pounded out in the all-telling black and white that spells out <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/18/is-mojo-hd-on-the-verge-of-shutting-down/">MOJO's demise</a>. A recent bill sent to an Oregon Comcast subscriber explained that MOJO HD would be falling off of the EPG "on or after December 1st," although SPEED HD (723), Versus HD (732), Golf HD (733), FOX News HD (748) and FX HD (753) would be added. Interestingly, this also points out the separation of Versus / Golf HD as a single station, though we're unsure if this will end up being a sweeping change or simply a localized one.<br /><br />[Thanks, Brad]<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.dslreports.com/forum/r21207667-Comcast-Oregon-channels-changes-late-2008>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1335035/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413724680" height="1" width="1"/>cancelcanceledchannelchannelscomcastcontentcoxindemandlineupmojomojo hdMojoHdoregonprogramprogrammingTue, 07 Oct 2008 07:29:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/oregon-comcast-users-to-lose-mojo-gain-a-few-others-in-december/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413700598/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/jamo-intros-iw-827-in-wall-speaker-to-the-world-dmr-70-dvd-rece/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/jamo-intros-iw-827-in-wall-speaker-to-the-world-dmr-70-dvd-rece/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-formats/" rel="tag">Other formats</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="Jamo IW 827 LCR in-wall speakers and DMR 70 DVD receiver" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/20081004-jamo_iw827lcr_dmr70.jpg" /><br /></div> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/jamo">Jamo</a> is embracing streamlined AV gear with its latest two product introductions -- the IW 827 LCR in-wall speaker is totally new, and the DMR 70 DVD receiver is new to US shores. The IW 827 LCR is a 2.5-way speaker with a 1-inch tweeter, 7-inch mid/woofer and a 7-inch woofer that directs sound ever so slightly downwards, so be sure to place them high on the wall. Once you've hidden the speakers, you can grab a DMR 70 DVD receiver to complete the minimalist look. The DMR 70 adds 5x65-Watts of Class D amplification to the 2-inch high upscaling DVD player. With the IW 827s going for $800 each and the DMR 70 coming in at $449, there might not be too much market overlap here, but putting fashion first can make for some unexpected component matches.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://admin.virtualpressoffice.com/contentAccess?option=clickhere&amp;mcname=Jamo%AE+IW+827+LCR%3A+An+In-wall+Speaker+for+the+Purist&amp;deliveryid=1222977557956&amp;mcid=90&amp;campId=90">Read</a> - IW 827 LCR in-wall speakers<br /> <a href="http://www.widescreenreview.com/news_detail.php?id=17322">Read</a> - DMR 70 DVD receiver<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/2008/10/07/jamo-intros-iw-827-in-wall-speaker-to-the-world-dmr-70-dvd-rece/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332939/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/jamo-intros-iw-827-in-wall-speaker-to-the-world-dmr-70-dvd-rece/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413700598" height="1" width="1"/>dmr 70Dmr70dvd receiverDvdReceiverin-walliw 827 lcrIw827LcrjamoloudspeakersspeakersTue, 07 Oct 2008 06:41:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/jamo-intros-iw-827-in-wall-speaker-to-the-world-dmr-70-dvd-rece/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413539905/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/pioneer-kuro-lcd-pics-from-ceatec-emerge/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/pioneer-kuro-lcd-pics-from-ceatec-emerge/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/pioneer/" rel="tag">Pioneer</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Pioneer_Kuro_LCD_HDTV_Models_Spotted_at_CEATEC_in_Japan.shtml"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="KURO LCDs at CEATEC" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/20081003-ceatec_kuro_lcd.jpg" /></a><br /></div> In case CNET's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/21/pioneers-32-37-inch-kuro-lcd-hdtvs-get-hands-on-treatment/">pics</a> of the upcoming Pioneer KURO LCDs weren't enough to get your wild speculation going, and you can't get over to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/08/pioneers-37-inch-krl-37v-kuro-lcd-hdtv-on-sale-in-german-shop/">Germany</a> to pick one up for yourself, some more photos of the KRL-32V, 37V and 46V sets have emerged from the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/ceatec2008/">CEATEC</a> show. Getting good photos from the tradeshow floor is tough, but these pics (especially the ones against a black backdrop) look promising in terms of black level, at least. The linked post hints that the LCDs may not have quite measured up to the namesake plasmas, so remember what we said about show floor pics. Still, even if Pioneer is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/07/pioneer-officially-ends-in-house-plasma-production-kuro-lcds-co/">sourcing</a> the panels from Sharp, we're encourged by the focus on image quality over slim profiles. Hit the link for more eye-candy and let us know what you think.<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.bigpicturebigsound.com/Pioneer_Kuro_LCD_HDTV_Models_Spotted_at_CEATEC_in_Japan.shtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/pioneer-kuro-lcd-pics-from-ceatec-emerge/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332919/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/pioneer-kuro-lcd-pics-from-ceatec-emerge/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413539905" height="1" width="1"/>ceatecceatec2008krl-32vkrl-37vkrl-46vkurolcdpioneerTue, 07 Oct 2008 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/pioneer-kuro-lcd-pics-from-ceatec-emerge/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413473501/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/slingcatcher-gets-unboxed-our-hearts-beat-ever-faster/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/slingcatcher-gets-unboxed-our-hearts-beat-ever-faster/#comments<p>Filed under: <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://www.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/30049/SlingCatcher-Pre-Orders-CAN-IT-BE-TRUE/?page=2#81501"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-06-08slingcatcher.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> After seemingly endless delays, it looks like the <a href="http://engadget.com/tag/slingcatcher">SlingCatcher</a> is finally making its way into the world, as evidenced by this grainy unboxing at the SlingCommunity forums. Sure, it looks exactly the same as the prepro boxes we've <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/slingcatcher-and-slingmodem-hands-on/">toyed with</a>, but we won't lie -- we've been waiting for this box with breathless anticipation ever since it was <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/07/sling-medias-new-slingcatcher/">announced</a> at CES 2007, and combined with the recent launch of the Sling 2.0 software, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/slingbox-pro-hd-unboxing-and-hands-on/">Slingbox PRO-HD</a>, and the seemingly-imminent launch of the the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/03/sling-medias-clip-sling-strides-into-beta-release-looks-immine/">Sling.com video portal</a>, Sling's ending the year strong. Click on for a few more pics, and don't worry -- we'll be blowing this thing out as soon as we get our hands on one.<br /><br />[Thanks, Christopher]<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.slingcommunity.com/forum/thread/30049/SlingCatcher-Pre-Orders-CAN-IT-BE-TRUE/?page=2#81501>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/slingcatcher-gets-unboxed-our-hearts-beat-ever-faster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334863/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/slingcatcher-gets-unboxed-our-hearts-beat-ever-faster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413473501" height="1" width="1"/>media streamerMediaStreamerslingsling catchersling mediaSlingCatcherSlingMediastreamerTue, 07 Oct 2008 00:51:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/07/slingcatcher-gets-unboxed-our-hearts-beat-ever-faster/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413422432/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/oceanic-time-warner-cable-adds-4-hd-channels-in-oahu-and-kauai/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/oceanic-time-warner-cable-adds-4-hd-channels-in-oahu-and-kauai/#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><div align="center"><a href="http://www.starbulletin.com/business/businessbriefs/20081003_Business_Briefs.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-4-08-honolulu.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> We can say with a straight face that there's hardly a time in Hawaii where watching HDTV trumps being out and about amidst paradise, but even those who can't spend enough time on pristine beaches need to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/25/oceanic-twc-orders-up-6000-hd-dvrs-for-hawaii-vs-georgia-bowl-g/">kick back</a> and catch some some high-def entertainment every now and then. Oceanic Time Warner Cable has just announced that customers on the islands of Oahu (pictured) and Kauai will soon (read: this week) be treated to four new HD stations: Hallmark Movie Channel HD (1453), FOX Business HD (1108), Big Ten Network HD (1248) and Travel Channel HD (1325). When the additions are made, Oceanic TWC will offer a full 42 stations in Hawaii, giving you one less reason to resist the urge of buying that one-way ticket to OGG / HNL / KOA / etc.<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.starbulletin.com/business/businessbriefs/20081003_Business_Briefs.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/oceanic-time-warner-cable-adds-4-hd-channels-in-oahu-and-kauai/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1333149/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/oceanic-time-warner-cable-adds-4-hd-channels-in-oahu-and-kauai/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413422432" height="1" width="1"/>channelchannelshawaiiKauailineupOahuoceanicoceanic twcOceanicTwctime warner cableTimeWarnerCabletwcMon, 06 Oct 2008 23:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/oceanic-time-warner-cable-adds-4-hd-channels-in-oahu-and-kauai/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413369151/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sharp-shows-off-52-inch-solar-powered-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sharp-shows-off-52-inch-solar-powered-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</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><div align="center"><a href="http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=102678&amp;C_Code=09&amp;SP_Num=203&amp;mn_name=exhi"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-solar-sharp-tv.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> We've seen some fairly fascinating things at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/CEATEC/">CEATEC</a> this year, but this one could be the biggest game-changer of 'em all, if you'll allow us just one buzzword. The LED-backlit 52-incher you see above comes attached to a not-at-all convenient solar floor panel which presumably provides at least some of the energy required to power this thing. We've no clue how close the design is to being viable for the commercial realm, but we'd say Sharp's definitely headed in the right direction here.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://aving.net/usa/news/default.asp?mode=read&amp;c_num=102678&amp;C_Code=09&amp;SP_Num=203&amp;mn_name=exhi>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sharp-shows-off-52-inch-solar-powered-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334564/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sharp-shows-off-52-inch-solar-powered-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413369151" height="1" width="1"/>ceatecceatec 2008Ceatec2008HDTVLCD HDTVLCD TVLcdHdtvLcdTvsharpsolarsolar-powersolar-poweredMon, 06 Oct 2008 22:29:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sharp-shows-off-52-inch-solar-powered-lcd-tv-at-ceatec/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413343628/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/new-corner-hdtv-mount-from-peerless/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/new-corner-hdtv-mount-from-peerless/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a></p><a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/peerless_mounts_tvs_in_corner_with_direct_corner_mounts/#When:13:06:00Z"><img hspace="16" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/direct_corner_mount.jpg" alt="Peerless Mounts Corner mount" /></a>We suppose it's alright to mount an HDTV just about anywhere you can think of as long as it isn't <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/20/calling-the-shot-mounting-not-mounting-flat-panel-above-firep/">above a fireplace</a> or on the ceiling, but without the right mount there are some limits to your options. We're always looking for new mounts that will open up the possibilities and this corner mount from Peerless Mounts hits the <strike>spot</strike> corner. The line consists of three mounts that'll let you put HDTVs between 32 and 60 inches in the corner of your room. If you can live without the ability to pull and swivel your set, the mount will run you about $300 depending on the size of your TV (the swivel version is $650). For another $99, you can even get the accessory shelf for a STB, but we're not sure how well an IR remote would work with it back there.<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.cepro.com/article/peerless_mounts_tvs_in_corner_with_direct_corner_mounts/#When:13:06:00Z>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/new-corner-hdtv-mount-from-peerless/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334480/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/new-corner-hdtv-mount-from-peerless/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413343628" height="1" width="1"/>ACC324CM50CM60CM850Peerless MountsPeerlessMountsMon, 06 Oct 2008 21:54:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/new-corner-hdtv-mount-from-peerless/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413301804/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/ta_inthewild_sm.jpg" /><br /></div> No this isn't another <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/18/hands-on-with-the-motorola-tuning-adapter-mtr700/">demo at a trade show</a>, but instead a real life solution for TiVo owners to address the incompatibility with 3rd party <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/CableCARD/">CableCARD</a> host devices and recently very popular <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/SwitchedDigitalVideo/">Switched Digital Video</a> (SDV). Late last week <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Comcast/">Comcast</a> sent some of its customers that were renting CableCARDs, a letter letting them know the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/TunerAdapter/">Tuning Adapter</a> would be available today and Jesse, a lucky member of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/TiVo/">TiVo</a> Community, scored a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/19/hands-on-with-the-cisco-tuning-adapter-sta1520/">Cisco STA1520</a> Tuning Adapter today from Comcast in NJ and finally gained access to all those new HD channels he'd be denied up until now -- assuming SDV is even already deployed where he lives. So if you've been <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/27/two-way-communications-for-tivo-on-the-way/">waiting over a year</a> to get your hands on one of these, now might just be the time to start calling your provider and giving them a hard time. The full picture after the jump.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jesse!]<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The first Tuning Adapter is unleashed by Comcast</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.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=6743015#post6743015>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334727/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413301804" height="1" width="1"/>breaking newsBreakingNewsCiscoComcastSDVswitched digital videoSwitchedDigitalVideotuning adapterTuningAdapterMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:41:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/the-first-tuning-adapter-is-unleashed-by-comcast/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413277274/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/alex-underwoods-speaker-buddies-take-cute-to-a-new-decibel/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/alex-underwoods-speaker-buddies-take-cute-to-a-new-decibel/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/4012/london-design-festival-alex-underwood-at-100-design.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-4-08-speaker_buddies.jpg" /></a><br /></div> We've seen some pretty <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/23/germans-build-concrete-cast-5-1-speaker-set/">unorthodox speaker</a> designs in our day, but we can't recall a set with a cute factor like these. Designer Alex Underwood recently exhibited his aptly-named speaker buddies in London, and understandably, they received a good deal of attention. The child-shaped devices are crafted from expanded polystyrene that can be moved about with ease, and while there's no telling if the audio quality is even close to bearable, we'd say that's hardly the point here.<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.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/4012/london-design-festival-alex-underwood-at-100-design.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/alex-underwoods-speaker-buddies-take-cute-to-a-new-decibel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1333101/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/alex-underwoods-speaker-buddies-take-cute-to-a-new-decibel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413277274" height="1" width="1"/>alex underwoodAlexUnderwoodaudiobuddie speakersBuddieSpeakersconceptdesignlondonmusicspeakerspeaker buddiesSpeakerBuddiesspeakersMon, 06 Oct 2008 20:08:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/alex-underwoods-speaker-buddies-take-cute-to-a-new-decibel/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413215637/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/jewelry-tv-goes-hd-on-october-15th/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/jewelry-tv-goes-hd-on-october-15th/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6601951.html?nid=4262"><img hspace="16" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/jewelry_television_logo.jpg" alt="Jewelry TV logo" /></a>Although we have to admit we've never been big on doing our shopping on TV, as we prefer the interwebs for that type of thing, we could really see where HD would be the perfect application for selling jewelry to those who are too lazy to get off the couch. But even if you do enjoy a nice trip to your local jewelry store, you might like the idea of being able to check out that new ring blown up in glorious HD on your 60-inch HDTV. Either way, Jewelry TV is hoping that with a little help from its new HD channel, it can sustain its $500 million in revenues it enjoyed last year. We're not sure about that, but we'll bet at least one guy will use this as leverage when convincing his wife it's time to make the jump to HD, but we have feeling he just might live to regret playing that card.<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.multichannel.com/article/CA6601951.html?nid=4262>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/jewelry-tv-goes-hd-on-october-15th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334466/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/jewelry-tv-goes-hd-on-october-15th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413215637" height="1" width="1"/>Jewelry TV HDJewelryTvHdJewerly TVJewerlyTvMon, 06 Oct 2008 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/jewelry-tv-goes-hd-on-october-15th/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413147346/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/avd-plays-matchmaker-brings-sonos-and-pronto-together/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/avd-plays-matchmaker-brings-sonos-and-pronto-together/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-streamers/" rel="tag">Media streamers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/remotes/" rel="tag">Remotes</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hometoys.com/news_detail_rss.php?id=19375350"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="Pronto TSU9600 - AVD - Sonos" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/20081003-pronto_avd_sonos.jpg" /></a><br /></div> The <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Sonos/">Sonos</a> music system consistently gets high marks for its easy-to-use Sonos Controller remote. But folks who want to control their whole home with a single device can't be bothered by another remote, and they've probably got some money to spend to fix the problem. Make way for the enterprising folks at AVD Australia and QualiFi, who have come up with 2-way communication between Sonos and a Philips Pronto <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/09/06/hands-on-with-philips-tsu-line-of-remote-controls/">TSU9600</a> or Marantz <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/05/marantzs-rc9001-touchscreen-remote-with-wifi-extender/">RC9001</a> remote, so you can ditch that now-obsolete $400 Sonos Controller. Up to 8 Sonos areas can be controlled by up to 8 remotes, so yeah, there's room to grow. All this convenience should be available this month, starting at AUD $695 (US $540) for a single remote and zone (Sonos and remote not included).<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.hometoys.com/news_detail_rss.php?id=19375350>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/avd-plays-matchmaker-brings-sonos-and-pronto-together/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332911/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/avd-plays-matchmaker-brings-sonos-and-pronto-together/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413147346" height="1" width="1"/>AVDavd australiaAvdAustraliamarantzphilipspronto tsu9600ProntoTsu9600qualifirc9001remoteSonostsu9600Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/avd-plays-matchmaker-brings-sonos-and-pronto-together/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413147347/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/hdtv-listings-for-october-6-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/hdtv-listings-for-october-6-2008/#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/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/nbc/" rel="tag">NBC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/how_i_met_your_mother_1.jpg" alt="How I Met Your Mother" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> CBS (1080i) lines up <em>The Big Bang Theory</em> at 8 p.m. followed by <em>How i Met Your Mother</em>, <em>Two and a Half Men</em>, <em>Worst Week</em> and<em> CSI: Miami</em></li> <li> NBC (1080i) has <em>Chuck </em>at 8 p.m., <em>Heroes </em>at 9 p.m. and <em>Life </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ABC (720p) has<em> Dancing With the Stars</em> at 8 p.m. and <em>Boston Legal </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> Fox (720p) brings <em>Terminator: SCC</em> at 8 p.m. and <em>Prison Break</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TBS (1080i) continues MLB playoffs with Angels/Red Sox at 8:37 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) presents Monday Night Football with Vikings/Saints at 8:30 p.m.</li> <li> USA (1080i) has <em>WWE: Raw </em>at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TLC (1080i) drops in <em>Jon &amp; Kate Plus 8 </em>at 9 p.m. followed by <em>17 Kids and Counting</em> at 10 &amp; 10:30 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/2008/10/06/hdtv-listings-for-october-6-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334601/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/hdtv-listings-for-october-6-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413147347" height="1" width="1"/>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/hdtv-listings-for-october-6-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413125332/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/#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/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a></p><a href="http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=141604"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-big_hr21200.jpg" /></a>Generally, we'd pass something like this off as just coincidence, but when over 95% of 1,000+ respondents confess to sharing the same issue, we simply can't turn the other cheek. It's assumed that DirecTV botched up a software update early this morning that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/11/directvs-hr20-hr21-hd-dvrs-drop-to-199-99/">affected</a> a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/06/directvs-hr21-pro-gets-inspected-now-available/">number</a> of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/14/directvs-hr22-hd-dvr-filtering-out/">HR2X</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/18/dbstalks-take-a-first-look-at-the-directv-hr21-700-hd-dvr/">set-tops</a>. Over at <em>DBSTalk</em>, the vast majority of readers who voluntarily took part in a poll affirmed that at least one of their HR2X units required a restart / reboot this morning. We know there's no real point in asking if you too were affected, but that aside, what was <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/DirecTV/">DirecTV</a> attempting to send down? The world may never know.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]<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.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=141604>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334503/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413125332" height="1" width="1"/>DirecTVdvrhd dvrHdDvrHR20HR20-700HR21HR21-100HR21-200HR22set-top-boxsoftwaresoftware updateSoftwareUpdatestbupdateupgradeMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:21:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/botched-directv-software-update-causing-hr2x-stbs-to-need-reboot/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413099125/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/integra-ships-600-dbs-6-9-profile-1-1-blu-ray-player/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/integra-ships-600-dbs-6-9-profile-1-1-blu-ray-player/#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/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gspr.com/integra/dbs69.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-integra_dbs_6.9.jpg" /></a><br /></div> It's quite curious that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Integra/">Integra</a> chose to showcase its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/05/integra-quietly-launches-dbs-6-9-blu-ray-player-at-cedia-hands/">DBS-6.9 Blu-ray player at CEDIA</a> prior to making any official announcement, but those looking for the formal verbiage can finally put their mind at ease. A year after introducing its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/09/07/hands-on-with-integras-dhs-8-8-hd-dvd-player/">first HD DVD player</a>, the company is proudly rolling out its first BD deck, which offers up 1080p24 video, bitstream output of the latest high-resolution audio codecs, an HDMI 1.3a output, front panel SD card slot, BonusView support (read: Profile 1.1) and compatibility with DivX / MP3 discs as well. Sure, it's entirely overpriced at $600, but if you bet good money on Seth Petruzelli over the weekend, what's it to you?<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.gspr.com/integra/dbs69.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/integra-ships-600-dbs-6-9-profile-1-1-blu-ray-player/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334411/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/integra-ships-600-dbs-6-9-profile-1-1-blu-ray-player/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413099125" height="1" width="1"/>bdblu-rayblu-ray playerBlu-rayPlayerintegranow availablenow shippingNowAvailableNowShippingshipshippingshipsMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:56:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/integra-ships-600-dbs-6-9-profile-1-1-blu-ray-player/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413073784/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/verizon-rolls-out-price-increase-with-monumental-hd-roll-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/verizon-rolls-out-price-increase-with-monumental-hd-roll-out/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.multichannel.com/CA6601796.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="FiOS IMG" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/07/fios_usa_cnbc.jpg" /></a><br /></div> You didn't think that Verizon was just going to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/01/verizon-gets-official-with-22-new-fios-tv-hd-channels/">over double the FiOS TV HD lineup</a> -- and become one of the only wired providers in the country with 100 HD channels -- and keep the price at $48 a month did you? Because if you did, you were being a little naive, as the way we see it, a $10 a month increase for all that HD isn't too bad. Verizon definitely gets points for creativeness on this one though, instead of just raising the rates for everyone, the HD channels we all have grown to love have been moved to the Extreme HD tier, along with all the new ones, which goes for $10 a month -- interestingly there are a couple of SD channels on the Extreme HD tier, which makes no sense to us. But if you think this is bad, just be glad it isn't like DirecTV's HD policy which requires you to pay $10 a month to access the HD version of any channel you already pay for, like the NFL Sunday Ticket or HBO.<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.multichannel.com/CA6601796.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/verizon-rolls-out-price-increase-with-monumental-hd-roll-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334446/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/verizon-rolls-out-price-increase-with-monumental-hd-roll-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413073784" height="1" width="1"/>Extreme HDExtremeHdFiOSFiOS TV Extreme HDFiosTvExtremeHdMon, 06 Oct 2008 15:27:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/verizon-rolls-out-price-increase-with-monumental-hd-roll-out/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413025402/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/logitech-quietly-launches-99-harmony-510-universal-remote/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/logitech-quietly-launches-99-harmony-510-universal-remote/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/remotes/" rel="tag">Remotes</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/4738&amp;cl=us,en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-harmony_510.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> We know, January wasn't <em>that</em> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/06/logitech-harmony-one-gets-reviewed/">long ago</a>, but in consumer electronics years, it's been forever since a new <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Harmony/">Harmony</a> was revealed. For those of you already on the hunt for a sub-$100 gizmo to give to your favorite person this holiday season, Logitech is jonesing for your business with its entry-level Harmony 510 universal remote. You should know, however, that the IR remote operates just five devices (remember the "entry-level" bit we mentioned?), though it does boast an inbuilt LCD and a fair amount of buttons. Harmony freaks have already pointed out that this one looks almost like a repackaged 550, though your technology-challenged sibling / parent / colleague probably won't take the time to notice. Get those stockings stuffed early for $99.99 (MSRP) a pop.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10058890-1.html">CNET</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.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/4738&amp;cl=us,en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/logitech-quietly-launches-99-harmony-510-universal-remote/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334432/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/logitech-quietly-launches-99-harmony-510-universal-remote/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413025402" height="1" width="1"/>harmonyHarmony 510Harmony510Logitechremoteuniversal remoteUniversalRemoteMon, 06 Oct 2008 14:15:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/logitech-quietly-launches-99-harmony-510-universal-remote/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/413012189/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/dvdplay-bucks-the-trend-actually-drops-prices-of-movie-rentals/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/dvdplay-bucks-the-trend-actually-drops-prices-of-movie-rentals/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-formats/" rel="tag">Other formats</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6600484.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-3-08-dvdplay.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Good news, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/DVDPlay/">DVDPlay</a> addicts. That little movie kiosk that you can't seem to ever avoid as you exit your local food mart is about to become less of a drain on your wallet. Reportedly, the company has decided to lower its per-movie rental fee from $1.49 to $1.00, with president Charlie Piper stating that in "an economy of rising prices, our customers are looking for value for their entertainment dollars." The price change went into effect on October 1st, and it seems that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/29/dvdplay-to-add-blu-ray-discs-in-movie-rental-kiosks/">Blu-ray rentals</a> will also be ratcheted down to a buck. Not bad, if we should say so ourselves.<br /><br />[Image courtesy of <a href="http://www.selfserviceworld.com/images/SSWAEM.jpg">SelfServiceWorld</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.videobusiness.com/article/CA6600484.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/dvdplay-bucks-the-trend-actually-drops-prices-of-movie-rentals/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332789/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/dvdplay-bucks-the-trend-actually-drops-prices-of-movie-rentals/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/413012189" height="1" width="1"/>businessdvddvd rentalsDVDPlayDvdRentalsfilmsindustrykioskmoviemoviesprice dropPriceDroppricespricingRedboxrentalsrentingMon, 06 Oct 2008 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/dvdplay-bucks-the-trend-actually-drops-prices-of-movie-rentals/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412975232/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-pictures-blu-ray-club-gives-points-for-buying-its-bd-live-t/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-pictures-blu-ray-club-gives-points-for-buying-its-bd-live-t/#comments<a href="http://www.sonyrewards.com/bluray"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-6-08-logo_sony_rewards.jpg" /></a>Similar to Walt Disney Studios' Disney Movie Rewards Live program -- which will launch alongside <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/19/sleeping-beauty-blu-ray-disc-fully-specd-and-ready-for-october/"><em>Sleeping Beauty</em></a> on October 7th -- Sony Pictures is crafting its very own rewards program. The Sony Pictures Blu-ray Club will supposedly encourage purchases of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/24/sony-to-implement-bd-live-on-all-future-blu-ray-releases/">BD-Live-enabled titles</a> by giving owners "points" that they can redeem toward "sweepstakes entries and other added values featured in the existing Sony Rewards program." Obviously, it costs nothing to actually join the loyalty program, and while we can't help but announce this news with our heads pointed decidedly downward, at least Sony gives users the ability to register each new disc via their Blu-ray player should they choose. Launch date? October 7th, with Sandler's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/"><em>You Don't Mess With the Zohan</em></a> driving the sure to be widespread momentum.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6601945.html">VideoBusiness</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.sonyrewards.com/bluray>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-pictures-blu-ray-club-gives-points-for-buying-its-bd-live-t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334193/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-pictures-blu-ray-club-gives-points-for-buying-its-bd-live-t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412975232" height="1" width="1"/>bdblu-rayloyalty programLoyaltyProgrammoviesreleasesrewards programRewardsProgramsonysony picturesSony Pictures Blu-ray ClubSonyPicturesSonyPicturesBlu-rayClubstudiotitlesMon, 06 Oct 2008 13:01:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-pictures-blu-ray-club-gives-points-for-buying-its-bd-live-t/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412923085/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-brings-out-its-very-own-single-projector-3d-adapter/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-brings-out-its-very-own-single-projector-3d-adapter/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/25/sonys-18-000-lumen-srx-r220-projector-on-sale-early-2007/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/sony-srx-r220-3d.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Okay, so you probably noticed things have been hopping lately with the advance of 3D technology, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/movie-studios-and-theater-operators-agree-to-expand-the-number-of/">global takeover-style</a>, by companies like RealD using ZScreen active polarization with <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/17/sony-stuns-with-srx-t110-srx-t105-4k-x-2k-projectors/">Sony's</a> digital theater projectors. No more bulky <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/vortex-entertainment-system-promises-simulated-3d-real-headache/">shutter glasses</a> and no need for dual projectors -- huge, right? Well, Sony has decided to step it up a notch and bring out its own "single-projector 3D adapter" to blow the rest of those guys out of their tiny pond, namely in the realm of bandwidth and resolution. Sony's adapter works in tandem with its new LKRL-A002 and LKRL-A003 lens units, utilizing the full height of its 4K projectors to displays 2K images for the left and right field of view simultaneously. The adapter can be quickly extracted when going back and forth between 3D and 2D media, 60P capable for fast-action content and good for a silver screen of up to 55-feet. If you're thinking of trading in your first born for a stereoscopic wonderland, check out this tech in a couple weeks at ShowEast in Orlando on its way to March 2009 retail availability. No word on price, but naturally, we want one.<br />[Via <a href="http://www.aboutprojectors.com/news/2008/10/03/sony-announces-3d-adapter-unit/">About Projectors</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://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/b2b/broadcast_production/release/37679.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-brings-out-its-very-own-single-projector-3d-adapter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332828/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-brings-out-its-very-own-single-projector-3d-adapter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412923085" height="1" width="1"/>3d3d adapter3d adaptor3d projector3dAdapter3dAdaptor3dProjector4k projector4kProjectorLKRL-A002LKRL-A003single-projector 3D adaptorSingle-projector3dAdaptorsonyMon, 06 Oct 2008 12:01:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sony-brings-out-its-very-own-single-projector-3d-adapter/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412887112/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=555"><img hspace="16" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/sleepingb_blu.jpg" alt="Sleeping Beauty" /></a>There are a few day and date releases this week, but we don't think any of them are the biggest title of the week. Sure Sleeping Beauty doesn't fit in the Blu-ray demographic, it does mark a significant milestone in Blu-ray's path to replacing DVD. In fact it marks the very first Disney Classic to be released on Blu-ray, which we're sure will help more than one father convince his wife they need to go Blu. Next up is <em>You Don't Mess with the Zohan</em>, which although it looks down right silly, it is sure to be good for a few laughs. The rest of the lineup this week is all Halloween, all the time, as just about every studio goes into its catalog to release every horror classic we can think of. But if you think this is a big week, just wait until next week. For starters <em>The Matrix Trilogy</em> finally drops on Blu, but there are also plenty of other catch up titles from Universal and one or two more from Warner. Those alone would make some week for Blu, but we haven't even mentioned the latest Indiana Jones movie which is sure to be a hot seller. While no one truly knows the future of Blu-ray, there's little doubt that we will have a much better look into the future after this holiday season thanks to every studio throwing everything they have to make Blu-ray successful.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?show=comingsoon"><strong>Blu-ray</strong></a><br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=555">Sleeping Beauty</a> (Disney)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1146">You Don't Mess with the Zohan</a> (Sony)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1016">The Visitor</a> (Starz)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1101">The 7th Voyage of Sinbad</a> (Sony)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=95">The Amityville Horror</a> (MGM)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=907">Beetlejuice</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1177">Body Heat</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1093">Carrie</a> (MGM)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1098">The Happening</a> (Fox)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1149">Interview with the Vampire</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=997">The Omen</a> (Fox)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=938">The Omen Collection</a> (Fox)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=980">The Original Faces of Death</a> (Dark Sky Films)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1117">Ray Harryhausen Box Set</a> (Sony)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=767">Otis: Uncut</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=978">Rest Stop: Dead Ahead</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=979">Rest Stop: Don't Look Back</a> (Warner)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1043">Stuck</a> (Image)</li> <li><a href="http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=1092">Young Frankenstein</a> (Fox)</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/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334022/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412887112" height="1" width="1"/>hd releasesHdReleasesMon, 06 Oct 2008 11:12:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/blu-ray-releases-on-october-7th-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412851987/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/insight-to-add-more-hd-options-in-kentucky/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/insight-to-add-more-hd-options-in-kentucky/#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.kentucky.com/103/story/543570.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/12-7-07-insight.jpg" /></a>It's been a long, long while since we've heard any good news on the HD expansion front from Lexington-based <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/insight/">Insight Communications</a>, but at long last, the carrier has emerged from the woodwork to assure us all that it's still alive and well. The firm has just announced its intentions to carry 56 high-definition channels by "early December," with a few of the newcomers to include FOX News HD, CNN HD, The History Channel HD and SciFi HD. A spokeswoman for the company admitted that most of the additions would be available at no cost, though we assume a few of 'em may fall into pay tiers. Hang tight, Insight users -- help is on the way.<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.kentucky.com/103/story/543570.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/insight-to-add-more-hd-options-in-kentucky/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1333147/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/insight-to-add-more-hd-options-in-kentucky/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412851987" height="1" width="1"/>channelchannelsinsightkentuckylexingtonlineupMon, 06 Oct 2008 10:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/insight-to-add-more-hd-options-in-kentucky/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412841241/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sanyos-laser-could-bring-12x-blu-ray-burners-and-100gb-discs/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sanyos-laser-could-bring-12x-blu-ray-burners-and-100gb-discs/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/151895/.html?tk=rss_news"><img vspace="14" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Sanyo's laser could bring 12x Blu-ray burners and 100GB discs" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/blu-ray-logo.jpg" /></a>While Sony and others <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/sony-yells-me-too-introduces-bwu-300s-8x-blu-ray-burner/">compete</a> with Blu-ray burners of a paltry 8x, Sanyo's looking ahead with a new laser that could enable write speeds of up to 12x. More impressively, the 450 milliwatt diode (twice that of current burners) could read and write through four 25GB layers. If you're not so good at math (it's okay, we had to break out the calculator) that means discs of up to 100GB burned in 10 minutes or less! But don't go running down to your local Blu-ray emporium looking for double-digit speed drives just yet; new standards will be needed for discs that big and drives that fast, which could mean a year or two before production begins. If speculation of Blu-ray's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/03/samsung-uk-exec-says-blu-ray-has-five-years-left/">impending demise</a> is to be believed, that may be cutting things a bit close.<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.pcworld.com/article/151895/.html?tk=rss_news>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sanyos-laser-could-bring-12x-blu-ray-burners-and-100gb-discs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1334039/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sanyos-laser-could-bring-12x-blu-ray-burners-and-100gb-discs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412841241" height="1" width="1"/>bd-rblu-ray burnerblu-ray writerBlu-rayBurnerBlu-rayWritersanyoMon, 06 Oct 2008 10:13:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/sanyos-laser-could-bring-12x-blu-ray-burners-and-100gb-discs/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412808666/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/teac-launches-32-inch-lcdv3253hd-lcd-tv-dvd-combo-in-australia/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/teac-launches-32-inch-lcdv3253hd-lcd-tv-dvd-combo-in-australia/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.smarthouse.com.au/TVs_And_Large_Display/LCD/K5P9N3V5"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-teac_lcdv3253hd.jpg" /></a><br /></div> The word "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/teac/">TEAC</a>" doesn't generally bring about images of dancing HDTVs under a moonlit sky, but that very company is rolling out its own set over in Australia. The 32-inch LCDV3253HD arrives toting a built-in digital TV tuner (or analog tuner, depending on sales region), a modular DVD player, three HDMI ports and bottom-mounted speakers. It's available now for $1,299 in any color you like, so long as it's black.<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/LCD/K5P9N3V5>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/teac-launches-32-inch-lcdv3253hd-lcd-tv-dvd-combo-in-australia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1330410/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/teac-launches-32-inch-lcdv3253hd-lcd-tv-dvd-combo-in-australia/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412808666" height="1" width="1"/>Australiahdtvlcdlcd hdtvlcd tvLcdHdtvLcdTvTeacMon, 06 Oct 2008 09:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/teac-launches-32-inch-lcdv3253hd-lcd-tv-dvd-combo-in-australia/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412730228/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/russias-akado-goes-live-with-hdtv-offerings/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/russias-akado-goes-live-with-hdtv-offerings/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://www.akado.ru/&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=result&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3DAkado%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-akado-hdtv.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Say what you will, but the high-def revolution <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/07/more-hdtv-on-the-way-in-russia/">is on in Russia</a>. With Comstar <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/30/russias-comstar-officially-launches-hdtv/">going live</a> with its own <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/27/russian-iptv-provider-comstar-launches-hdtv-service/">HDTV service</a> the same week as Akado, we have all ideas the competition will keep the fire burning (and subsequently, the new HD channels rolling). We had a hunch Akado would be going live with its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/07/more-hdtv-on-the-way-in-russia/">planned HDTV offering</a> as October began thanks to a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/18/national-geographic-hd-coming-to-russia-on-october-1st/">premature announcement</a> from National Geographic HD, but it's always good to hear that no delays have slowed things up. Starting this month, subscribers can feast their eyes on five HD stations (including the aforesaid Nat Geo HD) for between 300 and 900 rubles per month ($12 and $36, respectively), so if you're inclined by take 'em up on the offer, head to the read link and sign up.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=9032">BroadbandTVNews</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?hl=en&amp;sl=ru&amp;u=http://www.akado.ru/&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=translate&amp;resnum=1&amp;ct=result&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3DAkado%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/russias-akado-goes-live-with-hdtv-offerings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1330335/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/russias-akado-goes-live-with-hdtv-offerings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412730228" height="1" width="1"/>AkadocontentexpansionglobalhdtvprogrammingrussiarussianMon, 06 Oct 2008 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/russias-akado-goes-live-with-hdtv-offerings/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412579122/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/mitsubishi-unveils-beastly-fl6900u-1080p-projector/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/mitsubishi-unveils-beastly-fl6900u-1080p-projector/#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>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/mitsubishi-digital-electronics-america-announces,560223.shtml"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-fl6900u.jpg" /></a><br /></div> There's nothing lightweight about <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/mitsubishi/">Mitsubishi</a>'s latest beamer, as the burly FL6900U checks in with a man-sized 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 4,000 ANSI lumens, an RS-232 control port, automated zoom / focus and digital keystone correction, and a built-in motion-sensitive anti-theft alarm. It also packs a man-sized price, but hopefully that corporate card can handle another $9,995 when this thing lands later in the month.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.aboutprojectors.com/news/2008/09/30/mitsubishi-announces-fl6900u-projector-to-be-released-soon/">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://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/mitsubishi-digital-electronics-america-announces,560223.shtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/mitsubishi-unveils-beastly-fl6900u-1080p-projector/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1329968/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/mitsubishi-unveils-beastly-fl6900u-1080p-projector/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412579122" height="1" width="1"/>1080p1080p projector1080pProjectorFL6900UMitsubishipjprojectorMon, 06 Oct 2008 03:42:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/06/mitsubishi-unveils-beastly-fl6900u-1080p-projector/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412433174/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/xstreamhd-licenses-audio-processing-from-arc-resumes-radio-sile/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/xstreamhd-licenses-audio-processing-from-arc-resumes-radio-sile/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-streamers/" rel="tag">Media streamers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/XStreamHDTM-Purchases-License-for-Audio-Processing--/de/Unternehmensnachrichten/19706944"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="XStreamHD Media Receiver" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/xstreamhd_rec.jpg" /></a><br /></div> When we last heard from XStreamHD, the company had grand <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/08/xstreamhd-details-continue-to-emerge/">plans</a> on streaming movies via satellite to some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/hands-on-with-the-xstreamhd-boxes/">boxes</a> with great looking specs, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/xstreamhd-unveiled-press-conference-live/">Michael Douglas</a> and a non-functional CES <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/xstreamhds-ces-2008-booth-tour/">booth</a> that failed to impress. Now we see that the company has licensed ARC audio processing for Dolby Digital Plus decoding, which presumably would come in handy -- if there were any content to decode. To be fair, there's still time for XStreamHD to meet its long-ago promised Q4 2008 release, but absent any of the "latest content from leading studios" the only audio that will get decoded is the sound of one hand clapping.<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.design-reuse.com/news/19194/xstreamhd-arc.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/xstreamhd-licenses-audio-processing-from-arc-resumes-radio-sile/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1331953/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/xstreamhd-licenses-audio-processing-from-arc-resumes-radio-sile/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412433174" height="1" width="1"/>ARCdolby digital plusDolbyDigitalPluslicensexstreamhdSun, 05 Oct 2008 23:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/xstreamhd-licenses-audio-processing-from-arc-resumes-radio-sile/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412298199/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/bbc-hd-making-scandinavia-debut-on-canal-digital-this-december/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/bbc-hd-making-scandinavia-debut-on-canal-digital-this-december/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/bbc-hd/" rel="tag">BBC HD</a></p><a href="http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=9035"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/4-3-08-bbchd-logo.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/bbc-hd/">BBC HD</a> is taking one more step on its road to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/05/bbc-hd-heads-to-taiwan-on-chunghwa-telecom/">world domination</a> by making its debut in continental Europe later this year. The channel is set to launch on Nordic pay-TV platform Canal Digital this December in Scandinavia, and it'll be landing alongside the SD stations BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and BBC Entertainment. There's no word yet on whether there will be an additional fee for access to the channel, but believe us when we say it'll be worth it even if so.<br /><br />[Thanks, Mats]<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=9035>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/bbc-hd-making-scandinavia-debut-on-canal-digital-this-december/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1330191/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/bbc-hd-making-scandinavia-debut-on-canal-digital-this-december/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412298199" height="1" width="1"/>BBCBBC HDBbcHdcanal digitalCanalDigitalchannelexpansionglobalnordicScandinaviaSun, 05 Oct 2008 20:05:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/bbc-hd-making-scandinavia-debut-on-canal-digital-this-december/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412138435/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hdtv-listings-for-october-5-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hdtv-listings-for-october-5-2008/#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/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="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/madmen_072608.jpg" alt="" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> NBC (1080i) has Sunday Night Football with Steelers/Jaguars at 8:15 p.m.</li> <li> CW (1080i) brings the series premieres of <em>Valentine </em>at 8 p.m. and <em>Easy Money</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs action with Angels/Red Sox at 7 p.m.</li> <li> ABC (720p) has <em>Desperate Housewives</em> at 9 p.m. followed by <em>Brothers &amp; Sisters</em></li> <li> CBS (1080i) lines up <em>Cold Case</em> at 9 p.m. and <em>The Unit </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> Showtime (1080i) tosses in <em>Dexter </em>at 9 p.m. followed by <em>Californication</em></li> <li> HBO (1080i) has <em>True Blood</em> at 9 p.m., followed by <em>Entourage</em>,<em> Little Britain </em>and <em>The Life &amp; Times of Tim</em></li> <li> AMC (720p) has <em>Mad Men</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/2008/10/05/hdtv-listings-for-october-5-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1333517/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hdtv-listings-for-october-5-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412138435" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:54:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hdtv-listings-for-october-5-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412121026/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hercules-introduces-stylish-sub-100-xps-2-0-60-speakers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hercules-introduces-stylish-sub-100-xps-2-0-60-speakers/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.hercules.com/us/news/bdd/news/32/titre/new-hercules-xps-2-0-60-speakers-embrace-the-spirit-of-the-hi-fi-world"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-hercules_xps_2.0.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Yeah, it's just a 2.0 system, but folks looking to jazz up desk appearances while maintaining decent sound could find a lot to love here. The November-bound Hercules XPS 2.0 60 speaker set boasts wooden construction, multiple connectivity options, a black lacquered casing, 30-watts of amplification and a bass port located in the rear of each unit. As we said, there's nothing audiophile about these guys, but they'll probably be tough to beat for just $99.99.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hercules.com/us/news/bdd/news/32/titre/new-hercules-xps-2-0-60-speakers-embrace-the-spirit-of-the-hi-fi-world>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hercules-introduces-stylish-sub-100-xps-2-0-60-speakers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1329936/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hercules-introduces-stylish-sub-100-xps-2-0-60-speakers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412121026" height="1" width="1"/>HerculesspeakerspeakersXPS 2.0 60Xps2.060Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:24:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/hercules-introduces-stylish-sub-100-xps-2-0-60-speakers/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/412044508/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/#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" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/nielsen_092808.png" alt="" /><br /></div> <br />So much for the theory that only movies that fit in the Blu-ray demographic can hit number one on the Nielsen VideoScan charts -- thanks Home Media Magazine for the data -- as <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex and the City: The Movie</span> easily beat any other title by almost 35 percent. This might sound like a lot but it's nowhere near as much as the DVD version, which outsold <span style="font-style: italic;">Leatherheads</span> by almost 92 percent. This one title easily explains the low market share for Blu-ray this week at 6 percent, in fact the Blu version of S&amp;TC only managed 3.37 percent of the share from DVD -- which is about a third of what a title like <span style="font-style: italic;">Forbidden Kingdom</span> manages. The other interesting thing this week is that while <em>Leatherheads</em> was number two on the DVD charts, it's only number five on Blu, with older titles like <em>Speed Racer</em> and Transformers easily outselling it. This week is fun and all, but next week is when the real fun starts because <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/03/iron-man-lives-up-to-expectations-breaks-all-blu-ray-records/">I<em>ron Man</em> has reportedly already outsold every other Blu-ray Disc to date</a>. Because of the predicted success of just this one title, we'd be so bold as to expect the Blu-ray market share to be the best in record, which would put it over 12 percent.<br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/nielsen_list092808.png" alt="" /><br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending September 28th, 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/hom787165QLK/#/4>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332735/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/412044508" height="1" width="1"/>Nielsen VideoScanNielsenVideoscanVideoScanSun, 05 Oct 2008 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/nielsen-videoscan-high-def-market-share-for-week-ending-septembe/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/411971780/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/panasonics-th-ae3000-1080p-projector-heads-to-japan/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/panasonics-th-ae3000-1080p-projector-heads-to-japan/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpanasonic.co.jp%2Fcorp%2Fnews%2Fofficial.data%2Fdata.dir%2Fjn081003-2%2Fjn081003-2.html&amp;sl=ja&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/9-3-08-panasonic_ae3000.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Funny that Panasonic's TH-AE3000 was actually loosed here in the States first (under the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/05/panasonics-pt-ae3000-1080p-projector-eyes-on/">PT-AE3000</a> label), huh? Nevertheless, those in Japan lookin' for some of that 1080p PJ action can get their desires satisfied this November when it ships for around &yen;436,000 ($4,152).<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=16804">AkihabaraNews</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%2Fpanasonic.co.jp%2Fcorp%2Fnews%2Fofficial.data%2Fdata.dir%2Fjn081003-2%2Fjn081003-2.html&amp;sl=ja&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/panasonics-th-ae3000-1080p-projector-heads-to-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1332135/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/panasonics-th-ae3000-1080p-projector-heads-to-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/411971780" height="1" width="1"/>1080pAE3000hd projectorHdProjectorjapanpanasonicpjprojectorTH-AE3000Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:22:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/panasonics-th-ae3000-1080p-projector-heads-to-japan/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/411860928/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/cablevision-adding-five-more-ho-hum-hd-channels/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/cablevision-adding-five-more-ho-hum-hd-channels/#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.cablerant.com/index.php?topic=943.0"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/cablevision_hdtv.jpg" /></a>Look, we fully get that any HD is better than no HD, but when a carrier can't find the time to add USA HD, SciFi HD and HBO HD, we begin to wonder who's setting the prioroties. It's being bruited that five new high-def networks will be landing on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Cablevision/">Cablevision</a>'s systems on or around October 14th: VH1 HD, Palladia, Fuse HD, CMT HD and NHL HD. Not the most riveting list of newcomers we've ever seen, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.<br /><br />[Thanks, Jon]<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.cablerant.com/index.php?topic=943.0>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/cablevision-adding-five-more-ho-hum-hd-channels/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1331678/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/cablevision-adding-five-more-ho-hum-hd-channels/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/411860928" height="1" width="1"/>cablevisionchannelchannelslineupSun, 05 Oct 2008 08:23:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/cablevision-adding-five-more-ho-hum-hd-channels/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/411714608/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/samsung-implements-instaport-hdmi-port-switching-on-next-gen-hdt/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/samsung-implements-instaport-hdmi-port-switching-on-next-gen-hdt/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/ports/" rel="tag">Ports</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/samsung/" rel="tag">Samsung</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.siliconimage.com/news/press/detailpressrelease.aspx?id=535"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/sii9251_lg_0701080.jpg" /></a><br /></div> We heard about Silicon Image's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/03/silicon-image-si9251-debuts-instaport-fast-hdmi-switching-tech/">InstaPort fast HDMI switching tech</a> back in July, and now it seems we're finally seeing implementation. Samsung has emerged as the first manufacturer to buy in, with its next-generation HDTVs to include the sub-second HDMI port switching functionality. Also, we're told that nine of the top ten TV makers are currently testing the product, which means they should be ready to roll by next year. Unfortunately, we're not clued in on what exact models will include the port / input processors, so here's hoping this means "all" Samsung sets.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.d-silence.com/story.php?headline_id=25327&amp;comment=1">Digital Science</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.siliconimage.com/news/press/detailpressrelease.aspx?id=535>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/samsung-implements-instaport-hdmi-port-switching-on-next-gen-hdt/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1330214/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/samsung-implements-instaport-hdmi-port-switching-on-next-gen-hdt/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/411714608" height="1" width="1"/>hdmihdmi switchingHdmiSwitchingInstaPortport switchingPortSwitchingsamsungSilicon ImageSiliconImageSun, 05 Oct 2008 03:21:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/05/samsung-implements-instaport-hdmi-port-switching-on-next-gen-hdt/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/411595218/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/canby-telcom-opens-can-out-pops-36-hdtv-channels-in-oregon/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/canby-telcom-opens-can-out-pops-36-hdtv-channels-in-oregon/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fiber/" rel="tag">Fiber</a></p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/canby-telcom-launches-hd-offering/story.aspx?guid=%7B14F2F74B-53F6-448B-B6CE-794DF1F3D2EA%7D&amp;dist=hppr"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/10-1-08-ip_prime_logo.jpg" /></a>For Canby Telecom customers located in (where else?) Canby, Oregon, today's a good day. The programming provider has just announced that you now have access to 36 high-def stations on its HD IPTV network, with over two dozen of 'em delivered to Canby via <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/IPPRIME/">IP-PRIME</a>. Among the new channels are Discovery HD, Disney HD, Showtime HD, Fox News HD, ESPN HD, A&amp;E HD and Food Network HD, plus a handful of local broadcast services. There's no mention of cost or any of that, so here's hoping they're being beamed out for free (or mighty close to it).<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.marketwatch.com/news/story/canby-telcom-launches-hd-offering/story.aspx?guid=%7B14F2F74B-53F6-448B-B6CE-794DF1F3D2EA%7D&amp;dist=hppr>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/canby-telcom-opens-can-out-pops-36-hdtv-channels-in-oregon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1330305/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/canby-telcom-opens-can-out-pops-36-hdtv-channels-in-oregon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/411595218" height="1" width="1"/>canbyCanby TelcomCanbyTelcomchannelchannelsexpansionfiberFTTHhd IPTVHD-4HdIptvIP-PRIMEIPTVlineuporegonSat, 04 Oct 2008 23:30:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/canby-telcom-opens-can-out-pops-36-hdtv-channels-in-oregon/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/411425407/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/hdtv-listings-for-october-4-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/hdtv-listings-for-october-4-2008/#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/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/hbo-hd/" rel="tag">HBO-HD</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/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/10/cbs_exc_logo_slt.jpg" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> Fox (720p) has <em>Cops </em>at 8 p.m.</li> <li> CBS (1080i) brings <em>EliteXC Saturday Night Fights</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> Sci Fi (1080i) presents <em>NYC: Tornado Terror</em> at 9 p.m.</li> <li> TBS (1080i) has MLB playoffs with Phillies/Brewers at 6:30 p.m. and Cubs/Dodgers at 10 p.m.</li> <li> FSN (720p) has Texas/Colorado college football at 7 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN2 (720p) has Uconn/North Carolina college football at 7 p.m.</li> <li> ESPNU (720p) matches up Maryland/Virginia college football at 7 p.m.</li> <li> ABC (720p) brings in Ohio State/Wisconsin or Oregon/USC at 8 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) has Missouri/Nebraska college football at 9 p.m.</li> <li> HDNet (1080i) brings MLS action with LA/Columbus at 7:30 p.m.</li> <li> HBO (1080i) premieres <em>The Brave One</em> at 8 p.m. followed by<em> Boxing After Dark </em>at 10:05 p.m.</li> <li> Cinemax (1080i) has <em>I Am Legend </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> NBC (1080i) has<em> Saturday Night Live</em> at 11:29 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/2008/10/04/hdtv-listings-for-october-4-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1333194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/04/hdtv-listings-for-october-4-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/411425407" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 04 Oct 20