Analog Sunset

As December 31^st approaches, so does the unleashing of the Trojan Horse we allowed into our homes. Our mass acceptance of content in high-definition format was the seduction. But as quickly as “HD” came to the forefront of the electronic age (and into our lives), so too will be the void as content providers start restricting our access to it. In “great conspiracy” deduction, there were a few events this year that led us to believe that the Illuminati, Bilderberg Group, Bohemian Club, Club of Rome, Council on Foreign Relations, Rhodes Trust, Skull and Bones, Trilateral Commission, Freemasons, Elders of Zion, (however you wish to identify the conspirators) were hard at work.  (more…)

Tags: Great Conspiracy Theories, High Definition, Hollywood
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3D Trickery

3D in the Home

The wide acceptance of High Definition Television has brought about changes in 3D technologies with the technology categories of AFS and Auto3D gaining a growing acceptance  Merging polarization with interlace and progressive scan technologies has opened up a new set of technologies for 3D imaging through the use of LCD shutter glasses or parallax barriers with lenticular lenses.  (more…)

Tags: 3-D Television, High Definition
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2010 Twelve Step Buying Guide for Purchasing a New TV

Part Two

This is the second part in the Twelve Steps Buying Guide for Purchasing a New Television in 2010.  We are often asked “how to” and in response invariably direct folks to independent rating services such as Consumer Reports [www.consumerreports.org], and others.  Some industry magazines allow you to read about new features, but lack the resources to rate the set’s performance.  When seeking advise from salespersons and others, ask for their credentials.  Are they qualified to provide advice and do they have experience in reviewing the sets?  But enough of this, on to Step 7 and the rest of our 2010 TV Buying Guide…   (more…)

Tags: Buying Guides, HDTV
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BluRay's Trojan Horse

BluRay Trojan Horse

Having access to a Reference State-of-the-Art Home Theater has its rewards, among them being the ability to treat my family to a private viewing of the latest high-definition DVD releases – this past weekend being Avitar.   But this long awaited viewing experience was spoiled when the BluRay DVD was loaded into our player which released a firmware upgrade requirement which crippled the player from further use until the upgrade was performed.  Welcome to things to come…   (more…)

Tags: AACS, Great Conspiracy Theories, HDTV, High Definition, Technology Ahead
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DVD “Release Gap”

DVD "Release Gap"

DVD sales account for almost one-half of a movie’s domestic revenues; yet, the release of a DVD trails (on average) about 2½ months AFTER the movie’s “run” at the theater.  As momentum gathers for digital movie downloads, industry executives are being afforded a golden opportunity to redefine (and control) post theater distribution.  (more…)

Tags: New Technologies, Technology Ahead
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3D’s First Passing Grade

Hubble

Friday’s premier of IMAX Hubble 3D (http://www.imax.com/hubble/) is not for viewing in the comforts of your home (although the TV manufacturers would want you to believe this is possible).  For a full immersive experience in worlds you never thought possible, put on some 3D glasses and enjoy the program on 72ft x 65ft IMAX screen – not the 50” TV in your house. (more…)

Tags: 3-D Television, HDTV, High Definition
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Paying the Piper

Communication Household Cabling

According to media researcher Knowledge Networks (www.knowledgenetworks.com) viewers have tripled their use of watching TV shows via the Internet since 2006.  For those builders (or owners) absent the foresight to have correctly cabled the house or facility, it’s time to pay the piper.    (more…)

Tags: ESC Forward Looking, Technology Ahead
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Snapshot Report on 3D Television

The CEA forecasts that 1.05 million 3-D TV sets will be sold this year (2010), translating to $2.05 billion in revenue generated by all those sales.  This figure is lower than earlier CEA forecasts of 4 million units. (more…)

Tags: 3-D Television, CE Corporate Strategy, New Technologies, Skype
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Is your home network ready for Skype TV?

Forget all the hype about 3D enabled TV’s, I think the real advancement coming from the new crop of LED Televisions is the ability to connect a web cam and make video calls right from your living room TV set. (Didn’t I see this in “Back to the Future part 2“?) (more…)

Tags: HDTV, LED TV, LG, Networks, Panasonic, Samsung, Skype, Video Chat
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No More Component (YPbPr) Output

BluRay players will no longer have component outputs on models introduced after December 31^st of this year.  Yes, that this year!  We keep talking about “Sunset Analog” but is anybody listening? (more…)

Tags: ESC Forward Looking, Great Conspiracy Theories, Technology Ahead
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Industry Links

• iPhone 5
  
  
  
  

  Rumor: iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen expected this summer | Apple Talk - CNET News

• New Privacy Concerns
  
  
  
  

  Google’s new privacy policy: Should you be concerned? — Tech News and Analysis

• Bye Bye iPod Classic
  
  
  
  

  Apple may discontinue the iPod shuffle and classic | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

• New Hacker Frontier
  
  
  
  

  Companies See Opportunity in Stopping Cellphone Hackers - NYTimes.com

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