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6 HD Computers Ad Ons from the HD DVD News store.

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Filed under: Internet

We knew that free HD from ABC.com was too good to be true, and now ABC’s VP of technology spills the beans. In order to deliver streaming HD over the Internet, ABC will be using On2 Technologies’ video codec to deliver 720p video at 24 fps, but at a bitrate of between 850 Kbps and 2 Mbps. This really isn’t much higher than their current streaming service — that some already believe is HD — and about half of what we would consider acceptable if encoded with H.264. Sure we knew that the the video wasn’t going to be up to our standards, but at this rate we wonder how many people wouldn’t just pay $2 an episode to avoid all the dancing grass and un-skipable commercials, if given the chance.

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Filed under: Internet

We knew that free HD from ABC.com was too good to be true, and now ABC’s VP of technology spills the beans. In order to deliver streaming HD over the Internet, ABC will be using On2 Technologies’ video codec to deliver 720p video at 24 fps, but at a bitrate of between 850 Kbps and 2 Mbps. This really isn’t much higher than their current streaming service — that some already believe is HD — and about half of what we would consider acceptable if encoded with H.264. Sure we knew that the the video wasn’t going to be up to our standards, but at this rate we wonder how many people wouldn’t just pay $2 an episode to avoid all the dancing grass and un-skipable commercials, if given the chance.

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Filed under: ABC, CBS, The CW, Discovery-HD, ESPN-HD, Fox, HBO-HD, HDNet, INHD, MyNetworkTV, NBC, Showtime-HD, Starz, TNT-HD, Universal-HD, Listings

What we’re watching: Tonight we’ve got another new episode of Studio 60 and the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ABC.

Our traditional high definition listings continue below.
All times are Eastern and reruns are in italics, finales in bold:

ABC (720p): 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee (8 p.m.), Grey’s Anatomy (9 & 10 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): CSI (9 p.m.), Shark (10 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): NBC Nightly News (6:30 p.m.), My Name is Earl (8 p.m.), 30 Rock (8:30 p.m.), The Office (9 p.m.), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:34 p.m.)

Fox (720p): N/A

CW (1080i): Smallville (8 p.m.), Supernatural (9 p.m.)

MYNTV (1080i): N/A

Discovery-HD (1080i): Panda Nursery (7 p.m.), Planet Earth (8 & 11 p.m.), Winged Migration (9 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Without a Trace (7 p.m.), NBA: Cavaliers at Pistons (8:15 p.m.), Inside the NBA (10:45 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): SportsCenter (6 p.m.), NCAA Women’s College World Series: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (7 p.m.),

ESPN2-HD (720): NASCAR Now (6:30 p.m.), On the Set: Ruffian (7 p.m.), Baseball Tonight (9:30 p.m.), SportsCenter (11 p.m.)

Mojo HD(1080i): London Live (7 & 7:30 p.m.), Wild Rovers (8 p.m.), Fast Walking (10:30 p.m.)

Universal HD (1080i): Law & Order: SVU (7 p.m.), EDTV (8 p.m.), Stargate Atlantis (10 p.m.), Surface (11 p.m.)

HDNet (1080i): Higher Definition (7:30 p.m.), NASCAR Nextel Cup Replay (8 p.m.), Collective Soul - Home (10:30 p.m.)

HDNet Movies (1080i): Marathon Man (6 p.m.), Clear & Present Danger (8:05 p.m.), Witness (10:30 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Rebound (6:30 p.m.), The Sopranos (8 & 9 p.m.), Big Love (10 p.m.)

MAX-HD (1080i): In Her Shoes (6:05 p.m.), Red Eye (8:30 p.m.), Waist Deep (10 p.m.)

STZ HD (1080i): The Benchwarmers (7:30 p.m.), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (9 p.m.), Flightplan (11:35 p.m.)

Showtime (1080i): The American President (7 p.m.), Shame (9 p.m.), The Tudors (11 p.m.)

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Filed under: ABC, CBS, The CW, Discovery-HD, ESPN-HD, Fox, HBO-HD, HDNet, INHD, MyNetworkTV, NBC, Showtime-HD, Starz, TNT-HD, Universal-HD, Listings

What we’re watching: Tonight we’ve got another new episode of Studio 60 and the Scripps National Spelling Bee on ABC.

Our traditional high definition listings continue below.
All times are Eastern and reruns are in italics, finales in bold:

ABC (720p): 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee (8 p.m.), Grey’s Anatomy (9 & 10 p.m.)

CBS (1080i): CSI (9 p.m.), Shark (10 p.m.)

NBC (1080i): NBC Nightly News (6:30 p.m.), My Name is Earl (8 p.m.), 30 Rock (8:30 p.m.), The Office (9 p.m.), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (10 p.m.), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:34 p.m.)

Fox (720p): N/A

CW (1080i): Smallville (8 p.m.), Supernatural (9 p.m.)

MYNTV (1080i): N/A

Discovery-HD (1080i): Panda Nursery (7 p.m.), Planet Earth (8 & 11 p.m.), Winged Migration (9 p.m.)

TNT-HD (1080i): Without a Trace (7 p.m.), NBA: Cavaliers at Pistons (8:15 p.m.), Inside the NBA (10:45 p.m.)

ESPN-HD (720p): SportsCenter (6 p.m.), NCAA Women’s College World Series: Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (7 p.m.),

ESPN2-HD (720): NASCAR Now (6:30 p.m.), On the Set: Ruffian (7 p.m.), Baseball Tonight (9:30 p.m.), SportsCenter (11 p.m.)

Mojo HD(1080i): London Live (7 & 7:30 p.m.), Wild Rovers (8 p.m.), Fast Walking (10:30 p.m.)

Universal HD (1080i): Law & Order: SVU (7 p.m.), EDTV (8 p.m.), Stargate Atlantis (10 p.m.), Surface (11 p.m.)

HDNet (1080i): Higher Definition (7:30 p.m.), NASCAR Nextel Cup Replay (8 p.m.), Collective Soul - Home (10:30 p.m.)

HDNet Movies (1080i): Marathon Man (6 p.m.), Clear & Present Danger (8:05 p.m.), Witness (10:30 p.m.)

HBO-HD (1080i): Rebound (6:30 p.m.), The Sopranos (8 & 9 p.m.), Big Love (10 p.m.)

MAX-HD (1080i): In Her Shoes (6:05 p.m.), Red Eye (8:30 p.m.), Waist Deep (10 p.m.)

STZ HD (1080i): The Benchwarmers (7:30 p.m.), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (9 p.m.), Flightplan (11:35 p.m.)

Showtime (1080i): The American President (7 p.m.), Shame (9 p.m.), The Tudors (11 p.m.)

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Filed under: Media streamers, Apple

Apple recently started selling an Apple TV with a 160gb hard drive, which makes us say; about time! But at the same time this got us thinking, why would you possibly need this much space in an Apple TV for, other than HD video? Sure DVDs can be as much as 9GB, but not when compressed with H.264 (especially with Dolby PLII audio). Maybe it is just wishful thinking, but it seems that everyone is pretty disappointed with the quality of the movies from iTunes. We know the Apple TV is capable of good quality — not great — HD video, but when will Apple bring us more HD is the question.

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Filed under: Media streamers, Apple

Apple recently started selling an Apple TV with a 160gb hard drive, which makes us say; about time! But at the same time this got us thinking, why would you possibly need this much space in an Apple TV for, other than HD video? Sure DVDs can be as much as 9GB, but not when compressed with H.264 (especially with Dolby PLII audio). Maybe it is just wishful thinking, but it seems that everyone is pretty disappointed with the quality of the movies from iTunes. We know the Apple TV is capable of good quality — not great — HD video, but when will Apple bring us more HD is the question.

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Filed under: Industry, DVRs, Media streamers, Others

Things are looking good for TiVo this morning after posting their Q1 financials. According to some, this is their “first-ever quarterly profit.” However, we seem to recall a time back in 2005 when the quarter ending July 31st was supposed to be their first ever quarterly profit. Whatever, the real news comes in the form of the Series 3 Lite — a “lower priced” HD offering targeting a wider audience when it’s released sometime “later this year.” Right, the same box we heard about back in March. Also announced was the August commercial launch of the Comcast Motorola TiVo — no, really — initially rolling out in the New England division meaning Boston and vicinity will have first dibs. The final bit of news is the launch of TiVo products in Australia and New Zealand under the Helm of Seven, Australian’s leading broadcast company. A good day (G’day?) indeed.

Read — Series 3 Lite, Comcast Motrola Tivo, Seven deal
Read — “First ever” quarterly profit
Read — The first ever quarterly profit (2005)

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Originally Syndicated via RSS from Engadget HD

Filed under: Industry, DVRs, Media streamers, Others

Things are looking good for TiVo this morning after posting their Q1 financials. According to some, this is their “first-ever quarterly profit.” However, we seem to recall a time back in 2005 when the quarter ending July 31st was supposed to be their first ever quarterly profit. Whatever, the real news comes in the form of the Series 3 Lite — a “lower priced” HD offering targeting a wider audience when it’s released sometime “later this year.” Right, the same box we heard about back in March. Also announced was the August commercial launch of the Comcast Motorola TiVo — no, really — initially rolling out in the New England division meaning Boston and vicinity will have first dibs. The final bit of news is the launch of TiVo products in Australia and New Zealand under the Helm of Seven, Australian’s leading broadcast company. A good day (G’day?) indeed.

Read — Series 3 Lite, Comcast Motrola Tivo, Seven deal
Read — “First ever” quarterly profit
Read — The first ever quarterly profit (2005)

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