TV Gadgets & Equipment

TV Gadgets & Equipment

Diamond VC500 USB Review | Cheap Video Backup & Capture from S-Video & Composite RCA

These days it seems as if a lot of people have older media on their hands that they’d like to have...
RobM
1 min read

Watching BBC iPlayer On PS3 | Firmware V3.0 Integration Increases Viewer Share To 10%

The PS3 is a brilliant games console. The BBC iPlayer is a brilliant catch-up television service. And now that the two...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Film Fresh To Sell Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount & Lionsgate Movies in Hollywood DivX Deal

Hollywood has been very slow in cottoning on to the fact that how people consume media is changing rapidly. Thus making...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Boxee Chasing New Content & Place On Consumer Electronics With $6 Million Funding

Boxee is a tech startup with zero revenue and few plans for where revenue will come from. But that hasn’t stopped...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Adds Netflix Features | PS3 & Wii Not Welcome To Party

The Xbox 360 is winning the fight for consoles to become important cogs in the online video sector. And a set...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

VidZone On PS3 Launches | Streaming Music Video Service – Spotify For Playstation 3

The Playstation 3, along with its rival console the Xbox 360, is more than just a games console. The Internet, and...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

YouTube XL – Streamlined YouTube For TV

The number of people watching online video on televisions is growing rapidly. And with YouTube being the largest online video site,...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Microsoft Announces 1080p Zune Video Streaming On Xbox 360 And More At E3 2009

Microsoft’s showing at E3 2009 was dominated by its new motion-sensing device. But the company also announced some innovation in the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Sky Player On Xbox 360 | Premium Live and On-Demand Television Through Games Console

Sky Player is BSkyB’s foray onto the Web, enabling subscribers to access Sky programming on their computer. And now, thanks to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Coming To PS3 and Wii? | Job Listing Suggests Company Expanding From Xbox 360

Video games consoles are rapidly becoming an important part of the distribution of online video. Already available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Is Netflix Throttling PC Streaming In Favor Of Xbox 360? | Or Is It Those Pesky ISPs Again?

Bandwidth throttling is a problem usually brought to bear by overzealous ISPs protecting their bottom line. But could it be that...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

NBC Universal TV and Movies Come To PS3 In Fight With Xbox 360 | The Wii Could Be Next

The PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii are currently engaged in a three-way war for control of the home console market. All...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Hulu, Boxee Play Cat & Mouse Game | Will This Rumble On Until Lawyers Get Involved?

Hulu and Boxee are currently embroiled in a cat and mouse game of workaround followed by a fix that is likely...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

ZillionTV Launches | Yet Another Set-Top Box Promising The Earth, But Can This One Deliver?

The set-top box market is crowded. As is the online video sector. There are numerous ways of watching television and movies...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Xbox 360 Gets More Downloadable Movies | Consoles Important Drivers Of Online Video

With the announcement of a collaboration between Microsoft and Universal which sees a new range of movies coming to the Xbox...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube On PS3 and Wii | Is This ‘TV Website’ An Insight Into The Future Of Online Video?

People are increasingly obtaining the option to watch online video on their televisions thanks to Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, and video...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

LG Broadband HDTVs Now With Netflix | Wave Of Internet-Connected Televisions On Way

Web video has obviously been a favorite of PC users browsing the Internet for some time now. But the medium is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Blockbuster MediaPoint Joins Crowded Set-Top Box Market – Blu-ray Should Just Give Up Now

While some people are focusing on Blu-ray as the future of movies, there is a quiet revolution taking place which could...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Watch Netflix Movies On Xbox 360 | New Xbox Experience Includes HD But No Sony Content

Today saw the launch of the long-awaited New Xbox Experience on the Xbox 360. The Xbox Live service now includes the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Steve Jobs: Apple TV Is A Hobby | Will Internet Set-Top Boxes Ever Be Essential? If So, How?

More people than ever may be using the Internet as a means of watching television and video, but is there yet...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

SlingCatcher Set Top Box Review | Watch Internet Video On Your TV – For A Price

Sling Media has finally launched its SlingCatcher set-top box. The question now is do we actually need another device of this...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Vudu HDX Video | Blu-ray Quality Downloads Now Available On Apple TV Competitor

With HD becoming the present rather than the future, set-top box producers are going to have to keep up with the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix Adds Starz, Opens API, Targets Macs

Netflix has already revolutionised the DVD rental market, and its now attempting to do the same in the online streaming sector....
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Roku Becomes All Encompassing Video Player | $99 Set-Top Box Moves Beyond Netflix

How would you fancy a sub-$100 set-top box that plays all manner of Web video on your home television? That is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

LG BD300 Blu-ray Player – With Netflix Streaming Included | Digital Download Future

The set-top-box market is slowly but surely building. Every company seems keen on getting a device out there and in to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

VUDU ’99 For 99′ Movies On Demand | First Porn Films, Now Bargain Bucket Offerings

Can you tell the difference between what all of the different makes of set-top-box are offering? Me neither, which makes any...
Dave Parrack
47 sec read

Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 Webcam Review | For Skype Video Chat, Messenger and More

I remember watching a demonstration of a video phone years ago, only to find that the quality was so poor, the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Blu-ray & Streaming Video Hybrid Player | Neflix Adds LG To Xbox, Roku Partnerships

Netflix has added another content partner to its increasing roster, and this one combines digital downloads with Blu-ray movies. Good news...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

My-IPTV Anywhere Mobile 2.0 Deluxe Review | Watch TV On Any Cellphone Or PDA Device

One element of Web television that is already growing, and sure to grow even more over the next few years, is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

YouTube On TiVo | Service Rolled Out On TiVo Series 3 and HD Boxes – In Line With Apple TV

It’s been expected for some time, but yesterday finally saw the new YouTube service come alive on TiVo. The service will...
Dave Parrack
1 min read