March 2005 - Posts

• Media consumers take control

  According to a recent Arbitron study consumer media habits are tending toward on-demand services, PVR, internet radio and mp3s. The study is backed up by recent growth in all of these areas. A survey estimates some 27 million Americans either subscribe Read More... Posted Monday, March 28, 2005 8:25 PM by | 0 Comments

• What sucks about HDTV! Aspect Ratio

  Welcome to a new recurring feature on the HomeTheaterFocus blog, “What sucks about HDTV” is going to try to illuminate common complaints, shortcomings and general misconceptions about HDTV. We all love HDTV but m any people have shelled out Read More... Posted Saturday, March 26, 2005 3:02 PM by | 14 Comments Filed under: What sucks about HDTV!

• Comcast gets TiVo'ed

  Tivo (as both noun and verb) has long been synonymous with PVR (Personal Video Recorder) it's the kind of brand recognition owned only by the likes of Scotch Tape, Coke and Ski-Do. Tivo has earned it; carving out the digital video recorder niche back Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:08 PM by | 2 Comments Filed under: News

• Incredibles

  This weeks' notable DVD release is the Incredibles. An entertaining superhero story with surprising depth if you read between the lines of the laugh a minute pace. It's the perfect film to watch with the young ones as Pixar animation has mastered the Read More... Posted Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:18 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: DVD Review

• TV on DVD

  After watching three seasons of Fox’s TV show 24 compressed into the last month I find myself answering the phone “Robson” and making mental notes of cars behind me that turn where I do. 24 stars Keifer Sutherland as a government agent Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 16, 2005 7:22 AM by | 1 Comments Filed under: News

• Microsoft's Next Box to Usher in 'Hi Def Era'

  Microsoft gave attendees of the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) a peek at the specs of its upcoming Xbox replacement code named "Xenon". There are still several unknowns about the upcoming system, including what the system will look like, what Read More... Posted Monday, March 14, 2005 4:30 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors