Archive For The “General” Category

Free Movies On Your TV Is Almost Here

By | February 2, 2010

I just finished reading this interesting article about the new HDTV’s that are coming to market. It says that many of the newest ones combine the internet and new technology, available at the click of a button. That sounds promising to me – a complete non-geek. “Most of the major TV brands now have at [...]

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What’s Available With The Roku HDXR Video Player?

By | January 31, 2010

This is a good video that gives a simple explanation of how the Roku HDXR works and what’s availalble as far as movies, tv shows, music, sports, etc.

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New Sundance Film Channel: Sundance Selects – VOD

By | January 31, 2010

This would definitely “ring my chimes” – everyone in my family LOVE the indies.  If we could get recently released indie films through our Roku, it would be like heaven. Here’s the  latest news on that from  from the Chicago Tribune It describes how the independent movies marketplace is dying out really quickly.  At the [...]

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Roku Planning To Add 100+ Content Providers This Year

By | January 31, 2010

Wow – this will be awesome if it comes to pass. Roku, the media player manufacturer synonymous with Netflix’s inaugural movie streaming efforts, has reportedly sold 500,000 media players (retailing from $79 to $129) since 2008, with plans for a public stock offering in 2011. Founder and CEO Anthony Wood told Bloomberg News the Saratoga, [...]

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TV Mounted on Wall – HDMI Connector Problem Solved!

By | January 29, 2010

So our TV is mounted on the wall in the family room and the mounting device covers up the HDMI ports, which is a pain in the rear when you need to access it for different cables and such. I was skimming through some stuff on Amazon and came across these really cool devices that [...]

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