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Howard TV On Demand
Sep 4
Howard TV
First of all, I’ve been a fan of Howard since I first saw him when I was a teenage in the 90s on Betamax that I rented out what I thought was a porno. LOL. I then saw him again on the E! channel having parts of his radio show televised and showing their antics for all to see, which was shown here locally on TV through Cable Television. Then I rediscovered his show online and redistributed on his website as an on demand kind of thing.
Chuck Webisodes on NBC
Sep 2
season 3 chuck poster
So yeah. I was searching around for interesting things to write about. Then I stumble on this link that says there are Webisodes of Chuck. I tried going to their website and I couldn’t stream the video from them. So I was like, CRAP. Damn selective streaming just like Hulu or certain anime sites that don’t let us stream from them. But I found a ray of light. Thank God for Youtube. So I was going…. YAY Sure these are pretty old since they were last years. But I’m fine with it. I figure it’ll be enough to tide us Chuck fans over for a little while at least. Found other videos that had Chuck related thing there. But that’s for another time.
So anyway, I decided I’d want to share it to everyone that’s a Chuck fan out there while these videos are still up on Youtube.
Software upscaling dvdrip movies for your lcdtv.
What is upscaling?
Wiki article
Why do I need upscaling?
Dvdrip movies usually have 650X350 resolution, it looks good on crt displays. But if you played it in high resolution lcd displays it will look ugly. The picture must be processed to make it look better.
YOU NEED AT LEAST 2.2Ghz DUAL CORE PROCESSOR FOR SMOOTH PLAYBACK.
Step by step visual guide.
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The roadmap to Apple television (as opposed to Apple TV), as Munster sees it:
- A new Apple TV set-top box within the next few months, with a TV input and DVR built in. “With the popularity of ad-based internet TV (Hulu.com) and subscription models (Netflix’s Watch Instantly), we believe a-la-carte (iTunes) video purchases have lost share against other video models in recent months. As such, we believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes.”
- An iTunes TV Pass within the next year. “Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee ($30 to $40 per month). Such a product would effectively replace a consumer’s monthly cable bill (~$85/month) and offer access to current and older episodes of select shows on select channels.”
- An Apple television set within the next two years that could wirelessly sync with iPods, iPhones and Macs. “Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs; we believe Apple could differentiate itself with software that makes home entertainment simple and solves a pain point for consumers (complicated TV and component systems).”
As evidence for Apple’s interest for pushing deeper into the living room, Munster cites: COO Tim Cook’s statement last month that the company will continue to invest in Apple TV because “we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future”; patents covering digital video recording; and a five-year, $500 million partnership with LG to produce LCD screens.
source: brainstormtech
I wouldn’t buy an Apple Television even if it was sold for 99$, I’d rather get an LCD TV or a Plasma TV then hook it up to my Home Theatre PC. Does everything I want it to do, and it’s a computer to boot. None of that Apple Mini crap or crippled computers that can barely do anything. My HTPC can play HD Content, Multitask, has terabytes of storage, and play games. What more can I ask? =p
