Tag: HIGHDEFINITION

One of the sneaky reservations in our near-universal adoption of glorious high-definition video is what the heck to do with all the footage we've shot. If you own an HD camcorder you know of what we speak: Upload a few hours of reasonably high-quality HD video to your laptop and you'll have filled the hard drive in no time. And then your backup drive. And your RAID array. And whatever else you ...

According to a recent report from Nielsen, 56-percent of U.S. homes have both HD TVs and high-def service. Despite that fact, more than 80-percent of programming in the U.S. is viewed in standard definition. Calling this number shocking is a bit of an understatement. The American public has pumped billions of dollars into the electronics industry by purchasing HD TVs, and now most popular shows, ...

Your faithful writer, bolstered by assurance in the strides we're making with shark-detecting technologies, was planning another trip to the beach this weekend. But it suddenly dawned on him that this August 1st will see the 2010 premiere of Shark Week! For shark-phobic rubbernecks, Shark Week is the ultimate car crash, keeping us glued to the television for tales (and tails) of torment and ...

We're sure you're familiar with Redbox's kiosks, which offer DVD rentals for $1, and can often be found on your way out the door of your local mega-mart. Now the company is updating its services to offer high-def Blu-ray rentals. Of course, the HD discs will set you back slightly more than the $1 DVDs, but, at $1.50, the price bump is hardly a deal breaker. Roughly half of the company's 26,000 ...

Hey, remember this thing called the Mac Mini? Apparently Apple thought there was still some demand for its only monitor-less, stand-alone box, and decided to give it a 2010 makeover with the now-standard aluminum unibody possessed by the rest of the Mac family. The main reason that the old Mac Mini was such a total suck piece of hardware was that, while relatively inexpensive compared to the rest ...

On Tuesday, the new Flip Slide HD camera finally (and officially) hit stores and the Web. We haven't got our hands on one yet, but according to Engadget, the feature that's creating the most (and really, the only) buzz is the three-inch touchscreen that pops-up when you want to play back footage. Other than that, it's not a whole lot different than the Flip Mino HD -- as far as filming goes. It ...

If you're afraid of heights (or easily nauseated), this story might not be for you. On August 23rd, a group of amateur radio enthusiasts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, took a high-definition video camera to new heights, literally. Reaching 107,145 feet with the help of a hydrogen balloon, this hi-def footage features some amazing views from the edge of outer space. According to Gizmodo, the ...

We're big fans of Amazon's amazonmp3; the online superstore's music download service offers DRM-free digital music downloads at prices that are usually at least $.10 per track cheaper than the main competition, Apple's iTunes. Amazon also offers video on demand (or VOD) services for movies and television episodes, but now the service looks ready to expand to high definition offerings sometime in ...

Man, if we aren't careful, Netflix is going to turn into a behemoth right before our very eyes. The company once known for taking physical discs right to your mailbox is now getting all sorts of attention for its workings in the online delivery space, and if you thought hooking up with Microsoft was hot stuff, have a listen at this. Starting today, Series 3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL owners can ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/netflix-not-stocking-enough-blu-ray-discs/'; Excited to see all the Academy Award winners you missed over the last year? Want to see them on your new Blu-Ray payer? Psyched to check out all the new releases in high-definition? Sure you are, so you hit up Netflix to add them to your queue and wait for them to arrive. The only problem? It seems ...

Canon this week introduced a lineup of new consumer camcorders with the moniker "VIXIA". This line includes a dual solid state (no hard drives or moving parts) unit that on the face of it is quite impressive. The HF10 Dual Flash Memory camcorder uses both a 16 gigabyte internal flash drive and a removable SDHC memory card to store your captured video and still images. Flash memory is good ...

While next-gen disc format Blu-ray languishes in the overpriced gadget ghetto, competing format HD-DVD and the players that play it are breaking free by dropping in price to a popular holiday gift level. ar. Hot on the heels of the release of the Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player, retailers across the country are dropping the price of the previous-generation HD-A2 below the all important $200 ...

With each camp constantly trying to upstage the other with endless freebies and shouts of victory, the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD over our hi-def movie hearts is never a dull one. Today's news from the front is a blow for Sony. After its Blu-ray format seemed to be taking a definitive lead, it's now suffering a series of setbacks due to widespread issues with new movies freezing up older ...

If you've been thinking about getting a fancy new HDTV, you might want to wait unitl after the holidays to make your purchase -- at least that's the advice several analysts have given to the New York Times. Over the past couple of years, flat-panel prices have plummeted (and subsequently) so have profits. As a result, retailers are focusing less on the affordable brands (Vizio, Norcent, Olevia) ...

Now that you've shelled out for a nice new HDTV, it's time to learn how to get the best possible sound and video out of it. Switched explains just what all of those inputs on the back of your set are for, how to connect them, and which ones will maximize your home theater experience. Related Links: Just Tell Me What to Get: 42-Inch Plasma Who's Got the Most HD Channels? The ...