http://www.tvharmony.com/blog Balancing life and the geek within you. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:45:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm a bit of a Woot.com fanatic, and I was surprised to see the TivoHD for $179.99 inlcuding 90 days free service.  As with all woot.com purchases, you can order up to 3 of them all for $5 in shipping and handling.  It's a "one deal a day" type site ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/03/05/wootcom-has-tivohd-for-17999/ If you have a large music collection like me, you suddenly realize what a pain it isto cart your library around so you can listen to your tunes at work or on the go.  I have an 60gb iPod full of stuff, but that's only about 1/6 of my music. ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/02/01/listen-to-your-music-library-anywhere-with-jukeflycom/ Via eHomeUpgrade.com, there's an interesting piece of software called AnyTV which lets you browse and play any video streams that it finds on the internet. According to the site, its features include: - 2630+ Online TV channels - 6910+ Video clips - 4750+ Online Radios - Dayly updates - Rating System - Regular or full-screen ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/01/24/watch-tv-feeds-on-your-pc/ I thought I'd give a shout out to TivoBlog.com, one of my favorite daily reads, and they are giving away a TiVo Series 2 for one lucky individual.  If you don't normally visit them, now's a good time to add them to your daily RSS habit. http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/01/09/tivoblog-tivo-giveaway-contest/ There has been a growing buzz that Microsoft will make a big announcement next week at CES in regards to the Xbox 360 and via The Escapist, it looks like Microsoft may license the platform  to other companies.  According to the article:  According to a Joystiq report, Seattle Times columnist Brier ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/01/03/xbox-as-a-platform/ Via TVPredictions.com, NetFlix is partnering with LG to add NetFlix downloadable movie functionality on LG's combo HD-DVD / Blu-Ray device.   While the device is expensive ($999), I'd assume we'll be seeing lots of announcements about this service in similiar products including game consoles, as has been rumored for some time ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2008/01/03/netflix-to-do-vod/ Once a person makes the leap and buys a high def television, they quickly come to the realization that standard definition video content looks ugly in comparison.   Providers of connected media players are all now trying to fill the void in their product lines by adding players that support ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2007/12/29/review-pinnacle-showcenter%e2%84%a2-250hd/ I downloaded the latest firmware update for the XBox 360 last night which included support for streaming Divx/Xvid movies, and it really is a nice update and worked really well.  I threw a couple test videos the box and they all worked well, and the ability to change the aspect ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2007/12/05/divx-on-xbox-360-is-great/ Via ZatzNotFunny.com, I'm not sure what to make of the announcement TiVo have entered an agreement with Nero to license some of their technology to create a TiVo like experience on the PC. According to the Press Release: Under the agreement, Nero will develop a software solution that will bring ... http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2007/11/28/tivo-on-a-pc/ In a nutshell, it's all about the XBox Live service as a digital turnpike for media according to this article in the NYTimes. (Hat Tip and Discussion: SlashDot.org) http://www.tvharmony.com/blog/2007/11/17/microsofts-plan-for-media/