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This Friday, broadcasters will stop sending out analog signals and make the DTV transition.  However, even with an extended digital TV deadline imposed, an estimated 3 million homes are not prepared to make the transition.  This represents roughly 2.5 percent of the television market. Nielsen released the report this Wednesday… Continue Reading »

Hulu is one the best online video sites available in the United States.  One of the weirdest things about the folks behind Hulu (NBC and News Corp.) is they seem to act in a way that counters their best interest.  Put a show online?  Take it down quickly!  There’s software… Continue Reading »

Say you’ve got $111,805 burning a hole in your pocket.  What should you get?  How about the BeoVision 4 103-inch plasma television from Bang & Olufsen?  The 1200 pound monster television set is meant for a select few.  In fact, if you are willing to purchase the device, you must… Continue Reading »

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During a recent media briefing, GearLive was able to get a sit down with Eric Rabe, the Senior VP of Media Relations for Verizon and talked FiOS and judging from the details, this is news that should make just about any Verizon FiOS customer a little happier. To begin with,… Continue Reading »

Earlier today, Tim Page, Senior Technology Marketing Manager at Sony Europe and Gadgetell conducted an interview over Twitter.  Sony Europe has introduced what they are calling their greenest TV ever.  The Sony Bravia WE5 has some unique features that appeals to energy conscious people such as the “Presence Sensor.”  The… Continue Reading »

Like David Hasselhoff, Amazon’s MP3 store will become huge in Germany according to a new survey.  The survey asked which company would broadband users want to download music from.  Choices included Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft.  Those surveyed were all about Amazon.  Also, if you bought an Insigna television, you may… Continue Reading »

Part of the reason young kids these days are, for lack of a better word, stupider and socially awkward than previous generations of kids is due to the increased popularity of television and poor quality shows.  Especially in America, where I see little kids who have been brainwashed by the… Continue Reading »

Welcome back to your favorite soap opera, “As the Digital Transition Turns.”  So what’s in this latest installment?  No, not another delay.  This time, it’s all about notice. Analog and digital signals may not reach the same area.  If that is the case, then television stations must tell their viewers… Continue Reading »

Sure, television is going digital eventually, but that doesn’t mean that all content will be in the 16:9 aspect ratio.  If you have a 16:9 television, you’ve surely noticed pillar bars on 4:3 content.  If you’ve got a 4:3 television, you’ve probably noticed letterboxing of movies and some newer television… Continue Reading »

We’ve partnered up with LogicBuy.com to bring you today’s Recession-O-Rama deals.  What do we have for you today?  You can grab a HP Pavilion laptop (lots of different versions), an Xbox 360 bundle, a PS3, a PSP, or even a 52-inch Toshiba HDTV.  The economy may be depressed, but you… Continue Reading »