18th May 2012 | A last-minute mission in Dublin turns deadly for stunning secret operative Mallory Kane when she realizes she's been betrayed -- and that her own life is no longer safe. Now, to outwit her enemies, she'll simply have to outlast them. Itâ??s very rare to see an action film starring a woman that could beat up most men in real life, but thatâ??s exactly what you get in Haywire. It has the familiar plot of...... Read More

Ed's View - Old Movies and HDTV - The Dilemma of Sound

18th May 2012 | Like many, I love (most) old movies. And again, like many, I have accumulated a significant collection of classics - most on VCR's and on the old RCA CED video disc format (RIP). With the advent of HDTV and advanced film restoration technologies, the BD and DVD versions of these movies are - for the most part - spectacular. However, the one generally disappointing aspect that mars the total HD experience of these productions is the disappointing sound quality. This is especially true with...... Read More

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #531: Quantum Dot Display Technology

18th May 2012 | OLED TVs may have stolen the show at CES 2012, but just when you think itâ??s safe to be an early adopter and pick one up, you might want to hold off. Thereâ??s a new display technology on the horizon that backers claim will not only outperform OLED, but also be cheaper to manufacture. And it has a much cooler name - itâ??s called Quantum Dot display or QLED. And if that doesnâ??t sound like youâ??re living in the future, we donâ??t ... Read More

Blu-ray Review: One for the Money

17th May 2012 | Janet Evanovich's spunky heroine, Stephanie Plum, is adrift after getting a divorce and losing her job. To make ends meet, she becomes a bounty hunter, with her first big case revolving around a high school boyfriend who may be falsely accused. One for the Money claims to be an action comedy, but its barely funny and hardly has any action. You would expect...... Read More

Blu-ray Review: Back to the Future Trilogy

16th May 2012 | In this classic sci-fi adventure from director Robert Zemeckis, eccentric inventor Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), 30 years into the past. While stuck in the 1950s, Marty disrupts his parents' destiny and risks throwing the time-space continuum completely out of whack. The only way back to 1985 now is to get mom and dad to pucker up. The Back to the Future Trilogy is a cultural milestone ... Read More

LG Previews Google TV At Internet Week

16th May 2012 | LG Electronics USA is conducting live demonstrations of LG's highly anticipated Google TV models at Internet Week New York, which starts here today. LG's Smart TV with Google TV (G2 Series) combines the power of Google services with the speed of LG's new L9 dual-core chipset and a user-friendly interface for the next-generation Google TV experience. The event runs from May 14-17 at 82 Mercer Street in Manhattan. LG's G2 Series TVs are the first Google TV models coming to the U.S. market with a.... Read More

Consumers View Video Via More Platforms, But HDTVs Most Popular, CEA Study Finds

16th May 2012 | As video consumption increases and viewing devices vary, consumers are still using televisions most often to watch video, according to The Evolving Video Landscape study released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. Consumers are watching more video than they have in the past, across a variety of platforms. One-third of U.S. adults online (34 percent) say they watch...... Read More

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #530: Harman Kardon AVR 2650

11th May 2012 | Ever since we saw (or better yet heard) our first demo of Dolby Volume we couldnâ??t wait to find a reason to upgrade one of our receivers with this capability. Thatâ??s going on four years now! So when Araâ??s Yamaha â??Brokeâ?, he thought what better excuse to buy a receiver with Dolby Volume. The receiver he settled on was the Harman Kardon 2650.... Read More

Will Hulu Require a Cable Subscription?

7th May 2012 | Hulu has made some sizeable waves in the television industry pond. The service makes “catch-up” episodes of current television shows available for free; all you have to do is sign up and endure a relatively few commercial interruptions during the show. (The service also has an extensive list of old show episodes and some mediocre [...] Read More

HDTV Almanac - Will Hulu Require a Cable Subscription?

Look, Ma! No Wires!

4th May 2012 | You’ve got a beautiful, big flat screen television. It’s so thin that you’ve put it on a wall mount and it just seems to float in space. Maybe it will just float away! Wait a minute; no, that can’t happen because it’s tied solidly to the ground by a mass of cables that should be [...] Read More

HDTV Almanac - Look, Ma! No Wires!

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #529: Google Drive and Outdoor Theater Screens

4th May 2012 | Until recently, it felt like the weather was changing here in Southern California. We clicked over to daylight savings time; we had a few days of nice, sunny BBQ weather and it felt like the season of backyard movies was upon us. Since then itâ??s gotten a bit gloomy again, but we always like to be prepared, so we've put together a list of screen options for you if you finally want to make the jump into outdoor cinema.... Read More

More Streaming Time on U.S. TVs

3rd May 2012 | A new white paper from Parks Associates reports on the shifting trends in home entertainment. One of the most telling statistics in this document is that the average broadband user in U.S. households now watches 1.6 hours a weeek of Internet video on their television. Not on their notebook or smartphone or tablet or desktop [...] Read More

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2012 on the Hill, And the Digital Patriots Honoring Dinner

3rd May 2012 | As I did on previous years since 2004 when it was known as â??CEAâ??s HDTV Summit: Partnership, Policy and Profits and 2003 Academy of Digital Television Pioneers Awardsâ?, this Tuesday April 24th I attended again the â??CES on the Hillâ? press event, this time in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, and the following day I was also invited to the Digital Patriots dinner, this time at the Newseum in Washington, DC, to honor three leaders that contributed thei... Read More

Panasonic Dozen-Foot Diagonal Display

2nd May 2012 | Once again, Panasonic has move the goalposts in the “Mine Is Bigger than Yours” contest. The latest is a 145-inch diagonal plasma television; that’s more than 12 feet from corner to corner. According to a news report by Tech-On, the behemoth was a joint effort with NHK (Japan Broadcasting System) and was produced in one [...] Read More

HDTV Almanac - Panasonic Dozen-Foot Diagonal Display

Pay for Online Purchases with Cash

1st May 2012 | From the What Will They Think of Next Department: Do you enjoy the convenience of shopping in your BVDs at any hour of the day or night, but still feel a little queasy about sharing your credit card information on the Interwebs? Are you the type who thinks that “left pocket, right pocket” is all [...] Read More

HDTV Almanac - Pay for Online Purchases with Cash

Stations Must Reveal Political Television Ad Data

30th April 2012 | Are you curious about how your local television station charges for political advertising? If the FCC has its way, you won’t need to guess much longer. On Friday, the commission passed new rules that require stations to post the information on a public website. At first blush, this may seem to be a strong blow [...] Read More

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