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Netflix Increases Blu-ray Prices from $1 to $4!

Just got this email from Netflix saying they are increasing my Blu-ray access from $1 to $4 per month. What the hell? I have to pay 4 times what I was paying before? Way to screw your most loyal... Full Story

Posted on March 30, 2009 3:39 PM

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Christmas Blu-ray player + Netflix = A Very Blue Christmas

I have a Blu-ray player on my Christmas list that I hope to get. Santa Claus hasn't failed me yet. I also have a subscription to Netflix and planned on upgrading it to the Blu-ray package for an additional... Full Story

Posted on December 16, 2008 5:10 PM

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Blockbuster Sees Beauty of On-Demand

Making its first foray into on-demand video, Blockbuster has started offering customers a small box made by 2Wire that, when attached to a TV set, can play the company's videos once they've been downloaded the movie over a broadband line. The... Full Story

Posted on November 25, 2008 6:51 PM

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Netflix's 'Napoleon Dynamite' Problem: Worth Solving!

The Napoleon Dynamite problem is driving Len Bertoni crazy. Bertoni is a 51-year-old "semiretired" computer scientist who lives an hour outside Pittsburgh. In the spring of 2007, his sister-in-law e-mailed him an intriguing bit of news: Netflix, the Web-based DVD-rental company, was... Full Story

Posted on November 21, 2008 4:14 PM


Broadband-enabled Game Consoles: Bye-Bye Pay TV?

A report from research consultancy TDG predicts that portals like Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network will soon become formidable competitors to incumbent Pay TV services. Leveraging broadband-enabled game consoles as the next-generation video platforms -- and bypassing cable and... Full Story

Posted on November 21, 2008 3:52 PM

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Xbox Live Getting a Makeover

Get ready for a new look for Xbox Live this week when Microsoft debuts a completely new look for its gaming platform.The date: November 19.The new look will include customizable avatars, an iPod-like display and easier viewing of Netflix downloads.... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2008 4:20 PM

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Roku Streaming HD from Roku -- Before Year End

Roku representatives have responded to rumors on its online forum board regarding when it will launch streaming HD services and announced, earlier than they'd like, that it will team up with Netflix to bring HD content to its subscribers.... Full Story

Posted on November 4, 2008 9:32 PM


Movie Rentals? Try a DVD Kiosk Near You

DVD-rental kiosks are popping up everywhere, from grocery stores to gas stations and at just about every McDonald's in between. The trend is expected to be a lucrative one, too: Adams Media Research predicts that there will be about 24,000... Full Story

Posted on September 11, 2008 6:29 PM

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Teaching an Old Blockbuster a New Trick

Blockbuster to roll out DVD rental kiosks!  Yes, in another tactical shift, Blockbuster will begin testing 50 DVD rental kiosks to compete with Redbox, which rents DVDs for $1 per night.According to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, Blockbuster plans to roll out 10,000... Full Story

Posted on August 5, 2008 6:44 PM

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In Today's News - the XBox 360 pwns the Sony PS3

According to Yahoo News, Microsoft Corp said today that its Xbox 360 console will sell better than the Sony PlayStation 3 over the lifetime of the machines."Xbox 360 will sell more consoles worldwide this generation than PlayStation 3," Don Mattrick,... Full Story

Posted on July 14, 2008 3:34 PM

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Is There More to Netflix/Roku Than Meets the Eye?

Blogged about the intriguing Netflix/Roku deal back on May 20, but now an interesting piece on VentureBeat makes it even more (and more!) interesting.The new Roku box (doesn't look like much, does it?) lets you stream any of Netflix's 10,000+ "Watch... Full Story

Posted on July 2, 2008 4:18 PM


When One Less Gadget Is Better -- Set-Top Boxes Going Bye-Bye?

Sony has joined forces with six of the top cable companies in the U.S. to adopt tru2way technology in its TVs, thus eliminating the need for a set-top box when accessing television and other interactive services. and anyone else... Full Story

Posted on May 27, 2008 10:04 PM


CinemaNow Brings Movie Downloads to Windows Media Center

CinemaNow was one of the first to offer downloadable video content on-demand, but has been lost in the shuffle of competitors like Apple, Amazon, and Netflix for their digital movie, music, & TV downloads. And of course you have the big... Full Story

Posted on May 23, 2008 10:17 AM


Downloaded Movies Were Meant To Be Free

Nice to see Roku back and how about hooking up with Netflix in the announcement of a $100 set top box that streams free movies (for Netflix subscribers) to the living room. Instead of wading into a losing battle... Full Story

Posted on May 20, 2008 10:01 PM


Empire Cinema Deploys VoIP - Movie Ticket Prices go Down?

Computing UK has an interesting article about Empire Cinemas using VoIP in their movie cinema chains. What better things in life are there than VoIP and movie theater popcorn? Not many... But maybe I'm biased... Empire Cinemas is using... Full Story

Posted on April 22, 2008 3:59 PM


Bye Bye Unlimited Flat-Rate Internet

Say buh bye to unlimited Internet access, or at least if Time Warner Cable has its way. In an effort to stop excessive bandwidth usage caused by "bandwidth hogs", mostly caused by P2P networks like Bittorent and video downloading, Time... Full Story

Posted on January 18, 2008 11:19 AM


Netflix Gets into Movie Downloads (Finally!)

Don't know why it took so long, but Netflix is finally offering movies and TV shows via download, rather than by its DVD-by-mail service.  Guess they finally took their collective eyes off of Blockbuster and now are contending with such other online movie... Full Story

Posted on January 16, 2007 11:22 AM


Wal-Mart Goes to the Movies (Back to the Future?)

Well, movie rentals didn't work out too good for them, but now Wal-Mart keeps forging ahead by joining the ranks of digital movie download retailers. According to a published report, the biggest of the big box retailers is launching the... Full Story

Posted on November 28, 2006 3:08 PM

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