Daily Archives: Thursday, November 17, 2005

NetFlix declares Blu-ray the winner of the format war

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

“As many know there’s been a format war. Two formats have been proposed as a successor to DVD, one sponsored by Warner primarily and one sponsored by Sony. Warner is HD-DVD and Sony is Blu-Ray. I think it’s pretty clear … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray group, HP at odds

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray Disc group, which aims to set the standard for next-generation DVDs, says it will not adopt a proposal from Hewlett-Packard by the launch of the technology, leading the PC maker to say it may back a rival in … Continue reading →

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Great deal on the Toshiba RS-TX20 TiVo/DVD-RW combo

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Toshiba RS-TX20 DVD Recorder with 120GB Hard Drive and TiVo – $316.79 I just stumbled upon this and thought I’d share. That’s a good deal – the MSRP is $600, and the next best price I can find for new … Continue reading →

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TiVo Taps Tara Maitra to Advance Content Strategy

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO ), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), today announced the appointment of Tara Maitra as vice president, general manager of content services. In this role, Ms. Maitra will … Continue reading →

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TiVo NetFlix RSS Reader

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2005 by MegaZone

If you are a NetFlix user, you probably have wanted to be able to take a look at your NetFlix account directly from your TV. This application allows you to do just that. NetFlix provides a lot of your account … Continue reading →

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