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.

New DirecTV HR21 DVR coming for prosumers

Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2007 by MegaZone

I caught a report in Technabob, by way of EngadgetHD, on a a new DirecTV DVR aimed at professional installers and high-end consumers, the HR21 PRO Series HD DVR. This is a rack-mount device for the kind of installations hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in DirecTV, DVR | 1 Comment

Funai to enter Blu-ray market?

Posted on Saturday, September 1, 2007 by MegaZone

EngadgetHD reported on an AVS Forum thread about a Funai Blu-ray player on display at IFA. Funai isn’t a well known name itself, but the Japanese company is the OEM behind products in Best Buy’s Insignia brand, Wal*Mart’s Duraband brand, … Continue reading →

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Time again for the weekly Amazon Unbox 99-cent sale

Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 by MegaZone

This week Amazon Unbox is offering up 300, Hot Fuzz, Zodiac, Breach, Ghost Rider, and Music and Lyrics as their $.99 rental offerings. I saw 300 in theaters and it is a great movie, definitely worth $.99, as is Hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazon Unbox, TiVo | 2 Comments

More on Blu-ray and HD DVD – and even DVD

Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 by MegaZone

Home Media Magazine is reporting on high-def sales. For the week ending 8/26, BD had 68% of sales, 67% year to date, and 61% since inception. They also talk about the Venturer SHD7000 HD DVD player and give the $199 … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD, DVD, Press Release | 3 Comments

Lots of Blu-ray news – and an HD DVD tidbit

Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 by MegaZone

I’ll get the HD DVD tidbit out of the way first. Yesterday I posted about the new ‘low-cost’ HD DVD player coming from Venturer, the SHD7000. At the time the price was unknown, but Video Business is reporting that the … Continue reading →

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