It’s finally time. DIRECTV yesterday announced that the first ever live 4K broadcast in the US will start providing limited live 4K service, starting with the Masters Tournament on April 7. Here’s the stuff you really…
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OK, there’s one avid reader of this blog who will shout “No!” But let’s put that aside for a moment. There was a time when we all wanted TVs with picture-in-picture. Watch two shows at the…
The writing’s on the wall… at least that’s what a lot of people think. Regional sports networks, which started in the 1980s as modest ways for people with cable TV to see out-of-market games, have grown…
At this point, we all know the score. Both DIRECTV and DISH are 100% ready for live 4K broadcasts, but there just aren’t any. DIRECTV’s HR54 and DISH’s Hopper 3 both boast the ability to receive 4K broadcasts, and DIRECTV…
Pretty much everyone, me included, assumed that the new “DIRECTV Now” service launching later this year would be a low-priced, thin package like Sling TV. (Yeah, I get the irony that it’s not available now.) Apparently that’s not…
Well, to be fair, we know more than we did last week. It wasn’t exactly a secret that AT&T was planning a DIRECTV-centered streaming service. They’ve been talking vaguely about it for about four months. Add…
Look, if this sounds good to you… I was recently reading an article on Lifehacker about Cuddle Clones, which are custom-made, $200 stuffed replicas of your pet. Now, it’s weird enough if you do this while your pet…
When I want to own a movie, I want the best possible quality. Today that’s Blu-ray disc, and soon it’s going to be 4K Blu-ray. Streaming and downloadable doesn’t come close, at least not yet. But…
Well this isn’t too much of a stretch, really. While the world has been waiting for 4K live linear TV to arrive (and honestly most people don’t care) the 4K revolution already started and is pretty…
Last week, the FCC voted to move forward with a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” that would, if implemented, require pay-TV companies to let third parties build cable boxes and decoders for their network. In other words,…
We’re at an interesting place in entertainment right now. You can go into a discount store and pick up a television that’s larger than you ever thought you’d own, for less than you would have paid…
Looking for cheap geeky fun? One of the ways I amuse myself is by getting cheap “beater” tablets. It’s pretty amazing how much sophistication you can get for $50, and with such choice! This is hardware…
Seriously? OK, folks I have to rant a little here. It’s not that I have a love affair with Yamaha, really. But it so happens that back in 2003 I bought a Yamaha home-theater-in-a-box. It…
OK, so I went about 6 weeks without a total Star Wars geekout. Can I get some credit for that? I was reading io9’s list of things they want for Episode 8, and it got me thinking about my own…
OK, sometimes you’re the windshield and sometimes you’re the bug. There’s not a lot of positive spin to put on DISH’s financial results from the last quarter, and sometimes that’s just going to happen. There are…