inventions
Did you know your eyes have probably been viewing things in only 480 vertical lines of resolution? Thankfully someone out there isn't as stupid as the rest of us, and realized that if our
television sets can be upgraded to HD, so can our
eyeballs. At least they can with the help of these special sunglasses.
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consumer electronics
After the
past week, it seems more and more likely that Blu-ray will be the movie disc format of the future. But with the exception of the Playstation 3, current Blu-ray disc players were built without future-compatibility capabilities, so come this October owners won't be able to take advantage of features like Internet connectivity or enhanced interactivity (whatever that means—details are sketchy). "One key Blu-ray developer told BetaNews that although he builds discs for studios including Fox and Lionsgate, he did not buy a Blu-ray player for personal use." Regarding current Blu-ray player owners, Blu-ray developers told BetaNews,
"They knew what they were getting into."
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format wars
After Time Warner Inc.'s
announcement today that they've chosen to support Blu-ray exclusively, here's the current breakdown of studio support for each format—and things aren't looking good for HD DVD.
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mtv
Stunning work from the wunderlab that is the
Psyop motion graphics studio.
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howto
Looking to buy an HDTV? Overwhelmed by nerd ninjas throwing 1080i ninja stars from behind darkened computer monitors, chuckling as you trip over cords and incomprehensible guidebooks?
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complaints
It seems the swing towards High-Definition TV formats is happening only slightly less gracefully than a Mack truck doing pirouettes. Channel providers expect customers to invest in building up their network by purchasing HD converters. Apparently they've never heard the old saying that we just made up, "Give a man a free door but make him pay you to unlock it."
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Consumerist
A reader tried to send in his shipping info to Monster Cable yesterday to receive their free HD informational DVD, The Higher Definition Home Theater Experience (see second to last paragraph), and discovered the address wasn't working. Now it is, so if you got your email bounced back, try again.
