The beauty about DVR technology is that you can record your favorite TV shows while you are away and watch them on your free time, but watching them with full commercial breaks only wastes away your precious time. Dish Network provides its subscribers with a bit of respite as it rolls out its Hopper DVRs, which comes with Auto Hop that provides you the option of automatically skipping every commercial break.
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Out of nowhere, Asus posted an image on its Facebook page that got its friends buzzing. What looked like a high-end gaming console–with its piano-black exterior and brushed metal cantilevered stand–is actually its SBW-06C2X-U 3D Blu-ray writer, which supports 6X Blu-ray writing speed.
Other features include support for BDXL format and Blu-ray 3D, 2D to 3D conversion, DVD upscaling to HD 1080p, Dolby EX… Read More » 

In a few parts of the world–like Europe, Australia, and Japan–people utilize their PlayStation 3 not just for playing games or watch movies on Blu-ray, they also watch television programs using TV tuners.
Sony Japan steps up its usual TV tuner fare with the Nasne headless media box. A combination of a networked recorder and media storage device, this device comes with a 500GB SATA HDD and tuners for bo… Read More » 

After seven years of working together on an LCD venture, Sony and Samsung have decided to call it quits. Samsung will buy up Sony’s 50 percent share of S-LCD Corporation, which is said to cost around $939 million.
Analysts say that Sony left the venture because it has been struggling with the increasingly competitive TV industry. Instead, Sony has agreed to a new strategic agreement to source Samsung̵… Read More » 

It is now possible for people to have their entertainment choices made available right in the palm of their hands. Smartphones and other similar devices have become a popular multimedia center that people usually use to be entertained. But as these small devices further shrink, videos stored in them may not usually be able to provide users with that widescreen movie theater experience. This Personal Widescreen Movi… Read More » 

The 3DTV industry may not be lucrative now, but all signs point to a 3D future on TV. The common mindset why consumers hesitate 3DTV is that it currently provides limited 3D content. Current TV shows, for instance, remain in 2D. It would be like buying an ordinary TV with an extraordinary price.
But Acer has something up its sleeve. Its latest 3DTV venture, the Acer HR274H, can convert a majority of 2D content … Read More… [Read More]

Sony’s business performance has been rough in recent years, highlighted with an expected loss worth of billions of dollars in the fiscal year ending in March 2012. The company’s biggest struggle is with its TV category, a market where people choose smaller sets and cheaper brands especially in this poor economy. Despite of all these, Sony remains optimistic.
In an interview with Wall Street Journal, S… Read More » 

Watching videos from the iPhone, iPod or the iPad can only be limited to the screen size that they present. It might be great if one can watch movies or videos from their iDevice into a larger screen. But barring connecting your iDevice into a compatible HDTV or even a portable projector, one other unique alternative will be using this Virtual Video Screen Glasses designed for Apple iDevices.
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Toshiba sets itself up for an impending LCD wars as it unveils a mobile LCD screen that measures 6.1 inches and boasts 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution and 498 pixel-per-inch (PPI) density. That PPI spec is one of the highest to date for such a screen, which makes fonts very clear to read, especially for Chinese and Japanese characters.
This is also the first direct-view-type screen in the market, with a contrast ra… Read More » 

Sony has officially announced that its PlayStation 3D TV will be available beginning November 13, just in time for holiday shopping.
The 32-inch TV uses active shutter glasses to produce images in 3D at 720p resolution, though you still need glasses (provided, naturally). It also comes with a 6-foot HDMI cable, a 240Hz refresh rate, built-in speakers, as well as a copy of PlayStation 3 game “Motorstorm: Apoc… Read More » 

Roku has evolved from a mere media player that streams Netflix videos on TV to a top-caliber service that offers over 300 media channels. The company has recently unveiled its Roku LT media player, which features built-in wireless connectivity and the ability to stream videos in 720p. Users can gain access to all of Roku’s 300 channels including, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Pandora, and Disney… Read More » 

With more and more people sourcing their entertainment needs online, media devices that offer such features becomes more and more popular. But it seems that such devices are designed to be portable and offer users some limited viewing space because of the smaller screens. WD TV Live tries to extend the online entertainment experience further by allowing users to enjoy content being streamed through their HD televis… Read More » 

Harmony by Logitech has made some of the best universal remotes, but this latest product turns smartphones and tablets into univeral remotes. The product comes in two parts: Harmony Link hardware and the Harmony Link app.
The hardware comes as a disc that is placed near the user’s entertainment system and serves as the link between the new controller and the equipment via local WiFi. The backside of the … Read More » 

Have you wished your TV should come with a transparent screen, then brushed it off because who would ever create such a device? Good news, because Haier has presented its 22-inch transparent organic TV, which is in its early demo stages (probably to gauge consumer and industry interest). The TV set has a slim display with a metal bezel and a clear OLED with 1,680 x 1,050 resolution at its center.
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