Category Archives: General Tech

Victim Of The Digital Transition: Analog TV Guide On Screen Devices?

Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 by MegaZone

Bruce Perens over at Technocrat pointed out something I hadn’t even thought of, and that I don’t recall being discussed elsewhere – the pending possible failure of TV Guide On Screen (TVGOS) dependent devices. According to Gemstar, more than 25 … Continue reading →

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Cable Set To Move To MPEG-4 AVC/H.264

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2007 by MegaZone

Cable is facing a bandwidth squeeze. As more and more channels go HD, cable is struggling to find the bandwidth necessary to carry them. There are four major ways cable systems can address the issue: Drop analog channels and reuse … Continue reading →

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XStreamHD Details Trickle Out, And Some More on VUDU

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 by MegaZone

I first reported on XStremeHD just a few weeks ago, when they dropped a press release which was sparse on details. There still isn’t a lot to go on, as they’re holding their cards close to the vest in anticipation … Continue reading →

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OpenCable Platform vs. Digital Cable Ready Plus

Posted on Sunday, December 9, 2007 by MegaZone

Multichannel News has a good article on the disagreement between the NCTA, backing OCAP, and the CEA, backing DCR+. It doesn’t go into painful detail, but I think it serves as a decent overview for someone curious about the standoff. … Continue reading →

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Macrovision To Acquire Gemstar-TV Guide

Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2007 by MegaZone

After picking up the BD+ technology a couple of weeks ago as an appetizer, it looks like Macrovision has moved on to the main course. And quite a bit serving it is, as they look to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide International, … Continue reading →

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