Author Archives: MegaZone

About MegaZone

MegaZone is the Editor of Gizmo Lovers and the chief contributor. He's been online since 1989 and active in several generations of 'social media' - mailing lists, USENet groups, web forums, and since 2003, blogging.    MegaZone has a presence on several social platforms: Google+ / Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / LiveJournal / Web.    You can also follow Gizmo Lovers on other sites: Blog / Google+ / Facebook / Twitter.

Amazon Giving HD DVD Buyers A $50 Credit

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Following in the footsteps of Wal*Mart, Best Buy, and Circuit City, Amazon is also extending an olive branch to those who purchased an HD DVD player. If you purchased your HD DVD player from Amazon on or before February 23, … Continue reading →

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PS3 To Get DTS-HD MA Decoding

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

AV Watch managed to sit down with the PlayStation3 firmware developers and came away with some interesting information. Two of the features that are in the works are 1080 deinterlacing and DTS-HD MA support on Blu-ray. DTS-HD MA is the … Continue reading →

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Please Welcome Our First Contributing Blogger, Mark H. Anbinder

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

This site has been a one-man-show since it started, but I can only do so much. One of the things I always had in the back of my mind was having other bloggers contribute to the site to cover areas … Continue reading →

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DVRupgrade Giving Away A VUDU Box At TiVoCommunity

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

DVRupgrade is giving away a VUDU box at TiVoCommunity. Anyone can enter, see the details in DVRupgrade’s latest newsletter and at TiVoCommunity. Any one can enter, but you must do so by April 13, 2008.

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TiVo Extends $200 Series3 And $150 Series2 Rebates

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

TiVo has posted a new rebate good on units purchased between 4/6/2008 and 6/28/08. It offers $150 back on Series2 units (models starting with 540) and Series2DT units (models starting with 649), and $200 back on Series3 units (models starting … Continue reading →

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