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.

HD DVD Turns Up The Heat with ‘The Look and Sound of Perfect’ Marketing Campaign

Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 by MegaZone

PRNewswire…

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD, Press Release | Leave a comment

DirecTV HR10-250 finally getting 6.3 update

Posted on Monday, July 10, 2006 by MegaZone

The HDTV DirecTiVo, the HR10-250, which has been stuck at 3.1.5 (IIRC) forever, is finally going to get updated to 6.3, where the other Series2 DirecTiVos have been for a while. The unit will receive the update via satellite, but … Continue reading →

Posted in DirecTV, TiVo | 2 Comments

Print Screen button enables HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc duplication

Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 by MegaZone

HD DVD movies can be copied, and all it takes is the presses of a single button on any PC’s keyboard. Well, lots of presses. Lots and lots of presses. Lots and lots and lots of presses. OK, so it … Continue reading →

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TiVo Summer Offer, save over $100!

Posted on Friday, July 7, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo promo on 180-hour S2DT with WiFi adapter…

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7.3.1 Priority Request

Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2006 by MegaZone

TiVo has released an update to 7.3: 7.3.1 Update: This update addresses several issues with the 7.3.0 release. So if you have 7.3.0 and you’re experiencing any issues, or if you haven’t received 7.3 yet and want to get the … Continue reading →

Posted in TiVo | 15 Comments