News March 2009 News Archive

A mere six months after Netflix tells its customers that can rent Blu-ray disc for a $1 more, the company decides to up the fee $10 ... Read more ...

According to a new study by New York Times, the average American spends 8.5 hours a day watching some form of a screen ... Read more ...

The California Energy Commission is proposing to ban the sale of TV sets that do not meet new efficiency standards ... Read more ...

Samsung is going even greener by announcing the pass production of edge-lit LED backlighting TVs ... Read more ...

The HD-enabled BitTorrent set top box from Myka begins shipping in the second week of April ... Read more ...

YouTube has announced a number of changes to its website and is promises to keep its user in mind in regards to what is going on ... Read more ...

Walt Disney is talking about joining Hulu in exchange for adding ABC programming to the NBC Universal programming ... Read more ...

Blockbuster will bring its movie-download service straight to your TV thanks to a recent deal with TiVo and their time shifting DVRs ... Read more ...

Logitech has plans to release a new adapter that will be compatible with Harmony remote to control the PS3 and ... Read more ...

Nintendo is trying to jump on the digital distribution train by offering downloadable games for the popular DSi which will be available in mid April ... Read more ...

OnLive will be launching a On-Demand gaming service later this year that would bring you subscription type games without the need for a XBOX or Play ... Read more ...

Netflix will be mixing its media with the popular social networking site Facebook in hopes to propel its online DVD rental service ... Read more ...

The Zinc movie browser was built off Mozilla's browser technology and focuses primarly on accessing internet movie content ... Read more ...

If your tired of your local movie store always being picked over before you get there, try your local library ... Read more ...

Amazon is preparing to sell HD TV downloads for as little as $2.99 in hopes to battle with iTunes HD downloads ... Read more ...

Warner will supply you with a list of classic films from its huge archive to either Manufacture-On-Demand (MOD) or download immediately ... Read more ...

DIKO is a one click DivX/XVid to DVD/SVCD conversion tool that works with many other softwares to achieve the best quality and efficiency possible in this conversion ... Read more ...

The BeoVision 4-103 is powered by an oversize HD 1920×1080 resolution plasma panel and motorized floor stand ... Read more ...

The ad-supported music site shuts down as it sinks farther and farther in to debt ... Read more ...

CBS announced traffic to its March Madness On Demand service increased 56% from last year ... Read more ...

Samsung has also jumped on the VOD bandwagon by launching its very own movie download store that will allow consumers to purchase movies and TV shows ... Read more ...

Apple announced today that the iTunes store will now give customers the ability to purchase and rent box office favorites in HD ... Read more ...

IMDB.com has begun streaming free movies and television episodes for users in the United States ... Read more ...

MovieFlix became the latest movie rental service to reveal a revised subscription program ... Read more ...

A new group of Radeon video drivers has just been released by AMD that boosts performance and fixes ... Read more ...

A new video from Sony suggests plans to mold the PSP into a modern age comic book ... Read more ...

Valve announced today that its game delivering software, Steam, will now support in-game downloads ... Read more ...

If your a user of the Vudu HD video-on-demand you can now enjoy Pandora's internet radio service ... Read more ...

A group of individuals have found a mysterious chip inside the headphones and believe that it might be Apples attempt at some form of DRM ... Read more ...

In an attempt to bring itself back from the dead, Movie Gallery tries out a new plan that allows you to buy Movie Gallery points redeemable for movies and games ... Read more ...

DivX 7 is the next generation of DivX technology allowing you to create and play full HD videos ... Read more ...

TV.com announced today that it is beta testing streams in full 1080p high-definition to rival Hulu, Veoh, & Joost ... Read more ...

A recent interview with a Lionsgate representative hinted that Nintendo may be getting ready for a online movie store for the Wii ... Read more ...

Apple has been tinkering around with a wireless remote wand for its Apple TV system that acts much like a computer mouse ... Read more ...

Best Buy's latest promotion offers you free delivery and hookup of your new TV when you buy a TV 32" or bigger and they will also haul off your old one ... Read more ...

Panasonic revealed a new line of web-enabled Blu-ray players that can connect to Amazon's video-on-demand service ... Read more ...

Sony’s PlayStation Network is getting more content from NBC Universal today to its already large library available to purchase ... Read more ...

Hitachi this afternoon has agreed to pay $31 million in fines for its role in a price fixing scheme involving LCD display panels ... Read more ...

Rumor has it that Microsoft is about to take the top-of-the-line Xbox 360 Elite and make it a limited edition model ... Read more ...

The BBC's streaming and VOD service joins the rest in the realm of high definition and all its glory ... Read more ...

The average price for a HDTV increased more than 10 percent in February ... Read more ...

Sony & Lite-On have both come out with a DVD burner that burns at a warp speed of 24X for a fast effective way to backup ... Read more ...

If you ordered an extra DTV coupon or you broke down and upgraded that old TV instead, donate your unused ... Read more ...

Microsoft hopes to lure in more customers or have members upgrade to the Gold account by offering a $10 discount ... Read more ...

Amazon.com has just come out with a used game trade-in program that allows consumers to trade in their old video games ... Read more ...

Although its currently in "Beta" mode, ZillionTV is working with content providers to deliver on-demand non-subscription videos streamed directly to your TV ... Read more ...

Sony's latest LCD televisions will come with electronic money that users can spend on downloading movies and TV programs ... Read more ...

Move over Blu-ray, CBHD is coming to get you, in China that is ... Read more ...

Sony is adding four new Blu-ray Disc™ devices to its lineup today, including a stand-alone player with Wi-Fi® capability for easy BD-Live™ access ... Read more ...

The Roku player has now added support for streaming videos from Amazon's Video On Demand service ... Read more ...

Just days after selling themselves for $9 billion, Time Warner wants to make free content online more available to customers ... Read more ...

Today Microsoft announced they would no longer offer support for the original XBOX rather a upgrade offer ... Read more ...

AMD is preparing to cut the prices on the HD 8750 and HD 4850 by $50 ... Read more ...

Previously a feature for Pro users only, Yahoo's popular photo sharing site, Flickr, now supports HD video uploads ... Read more ...

Enter now for your chance to win 1 of 31 Samsung 52” HDTVs or the grand prize of a 63" Plasma and ... Read more ...