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Speaking of HDTV and the Red Sox (when I talked about the SlingBox a few days ago) reminded me..
A few weeks ago I had the priveledge to go on a tour of Fenway Park hosted by Vice President of Planning and Development Janet Marie Smith. The purpose of the tour was to bring in […]

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The Home Theater Blog has written a detailed review of the first HD DVD player on the market. The Toshiba HD-A1 DVD Player was the first player to be released back on April 18th as well as the first 3 HD-DVD titles.
If you’re trying to decide if the new High Definition DVD […]

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Are you trying to decide between HD-DVD and Blu-ray?
HD DVD is the first of the High Definition DVD formats to hit the market. David Carnoy at CNET writes Ten ways HD-DVD falls short.
Here is the quick list of 10 ways David says HD DVD falls short. Make sure to check out his article for […]

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Great news High Definition fans!
Amazon recently launched the HD DVD Store.
The store includes HD-DVD movies, HD-DVD players, HD-DVD Accessories, and High Definition televisions. Some of the movie titles include the Last Samurai, Serenity, U-571, Van Helsing, Bourne Supremecy, Doom, Cinderlla Man, Million Dollar Baby, and don’t forget to pick up a HD-DVD copy of […]

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OK, maybe Netflix was a little more diplomatic! But that is essentially what Netflix just said to the Movie Studio Execs. CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings says to the movie studio executives in a recent earnings conference call.
Mr. Hastings said that the studios should put their entire movie catalog on both HD-DVD and […]

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Have you seen the new Dish Networks HD advertisements?
I noticed these on the subway earlier this week. The ad shows a picture of an HD television where half the picture is blank. Over the top of the advertisement it reads:
Are you watching half the HD?
I thought that was a pretty good ad […]

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Cutting Edge Home Theater News:
Netflix.com now carries both HD-DVD movies!
A quick scan at Netflix today revealed approximately 30 new HD-DVD format movies! HD-DVD is one of the first High Definition movie technolgies to hit the market.
Existing DVDs only offer 480p video which is about half the 720p and less than 1/4 of a 1080p HDTV […]

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Ever wonder what some of the HDTV technobable and jargon means?
Have you read an article about Home Theater and wonder what terms like these mean? 720p, 1080i, EDTV, 5.1
We’ll I’m putting together a HDTV glossary that explains what all the technical terms mean in easy to understand language.
I hope you like it! If you […]

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Hi,
My name is Ben Fitts and I’m a tech geek.
I love Home Theater. I really enjoy movies. I used to go to the movies almost every week. Now days I just use Netflix or OnDemand movies. I’ve had a Netflix membership since 2000. I’d rather hang out with my family and […]

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