While checking the Mobile DTV pavilion at the NAB convention in Las Vegas today I came across several mobile and[…]
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The DTV Delay Debacle. Just cut the cord already…
Recently our congress has passed legislation to delay the DTV transition/analog shut-off yet again – this time to June 12th[…]
Read moreHello Mobile DTV. Goodbye HDTV.
Regardless of what some liberal arts students or free-love hippies may tell you, you don’t get something for nothing. Or,[…]
Read moreAnother DTV Converter box goes under my microscope. OK, my glasses…
Not too long ago I had some time to review the capabilities of an Insignia CECB (coupon eligible converter box)[…]
Read moreWill The Popcorn Hour NMT Replace My XBMC?
Not yet. And after the latest debacle with the June 18th firmware, maybe not ever. My old, original xbox softmodded[…]
Read moreCompetition for Cable & Satellite? Says Who? Sezmi.
Sezmi is a startup out of Belmont, California that hopes to win subscribers from cable and satellite providers by providing[…]
Read moreNAB 2008 In Review.
This year’s NAB had a bit more energy among television broadcasters than the NAB show last year and almost all[…]
Read moreDTV “coupon” converter box put to the test. Does it work?
No “film at 11” drama here; yes, it works and it works surprisingly well for a $60 piece of electronics[…]
Read moreTV Broadcasters struggle to remain relevant. Probably too little, too late.
Traditional, over-the-air TV broadcasters are pretty screwed. Time and technology are rapidly shooting past and only now are they collectively[…]
Read moreVisiting an SF Landmark. Sutro Tower.
Not many people get inside Sutro Tower, so I consider myself pretty fortunate. My current employer doesn’t have transmit facilities[…]
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