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Roku to get HD Netflix streaming by year’s end

In the wake of the Xbox 360 receiving Netflix streaming High Definition, Roku has announced, on their own forums, that they will have HD streaming on Roku boxes before the end of the year. Roku boxes were, in fact, the first devices to offer the Netflix “Watch Now” functionality, straight to your TV. On the Roku Labs Forums, “RokuTim” (Tim… MORE »

Western Digital releases WD TV HD Media Player

Unlike most product releases today, Western Digital has released their TV HD media player with no extravagant advertising. The tiny device allows you to plug in external USB hard drives, up to two simultaneously, and play any video content stored on them, on your TV. It outputs video to your TV in either plain old 480i format via the composite… MORE »

Would you like a side of Netflix with that Blu-ray player?

Samsung and Netflix have just announced a new partnership that will bring Netflix video streaming to a handful of Blu-ray players. The models that will be compatible are the BD-P2550 and BD-P2500, both of which are currently available and retail for $399.99. It was also stated that in the future they hope to bring Netflix support to a “range of… MORE »

Vudu offers up 1080p Blu-ray quality movie downloads, with no extra charge

Vudu first teased us with the announcement a few weeks back that they would soon be offering Blu-ray quality downloadable movies. However, at the time, the details were limited and the service was only available to a limited group of beta testers. Well, flash forward a few weeks and Vudu has officially made the HDX service available for everyone. The… MORE »

Slingbox PRO-HD starts shipping

After waiting for the oft-delayed device, Slingbox fans can finally be happy again. The Slingbox PRO—HD has begun shipping. The PRO-HD is the first Slingbox to offer broadcast of digital signals. Previous devices converted HD video to SD standards before sending them out to your laptop or whatever device it was being viewed on. The Slingbox PRO-HD will broadcast up… MORE »

Panasonic updates their ZR900, PZ800 plasma, HDTV lineups

Panasonic has really been pulling out all the stops on their HDTV department, releasing eight new models of plasma and LCD TVs with the ZR900 and PZ800 series. The ZR900 series come in sizes ranging from 42, 46, and 50-inch models which feature a digital TV tuner, YouTube Ready emulator, and one terabyte (121 hours worth of video footage) of… MORE »

Samsung adds three more LCD HDTVs in their Series 6 lineup

Samsung released some new additions to their Series 6 lineup of LCD HDTVs. Last week, the company went official with the release of their 2008 Holiday Showcase. Now, counting the latest three models, plus their previously announced Series 9, Series 8 and Series 7 units, Samsung has a total of twelve new HDTV offerings for the holiday season. Samsung’s Series… MORE »

Sony releases the eco-friendly BDP-S350 Blu-ray player

Although Sony has announced its next generation Blu-ray player, the BDP-S350 as early as February, it is only now that the player has started arriving in US retail stores. For those who have been waiting for the BDP-S350, the wait may well be worth it after all since like we reported before this player is fully compatible with various disc… MORE »

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