Windows Vista 32 Bit Edition Loses HD Playback (NOT!)
Windows Vista 32 Bit Edition Loses HD Playback “Microsoft revealed today that no 32-bit versions of Windows Vista will be able to play back “next generation high definition protected content”...
View ArticleFox Tries to Thwart DVR Fast Forwarding
Fox Tries to Thwart DVR Fast Forwarding I dunno, this actually seems kinda clever… but are there enough DVR owners to make it worth annoying/boring regular “live” tv viewers to death with a static...
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National Day Against DRM
Today is October 3, the International Day Against DRM — the first global day where people rise up and say no to anti-copying technology that treats you like a crook. Remember, DRM doesn’t stop...
View ArticleWho Killed TivoToGo in Series 3 HD Tivo’s? (DRM)
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an excellent article about the conspicuous absense of TivoToGo in the new series 3 HD Tivos Lots of good info on how big media is crippling hardware needlessly....
View ArticleTivo Series 3 “Self Destruct Button” Destructs – (DRM Macrovision)
TiVo’s Series 3 Macrovision”self-destruct button” destructs “ The Macrovision DRM in the new TiVo Series3 recorders is so broken that just having the wrong piece of equipment attached to your TV can...
View ArticlePossible Issues With Windows Media Center 2005 October Rollup?
PVRwire asks: Are there problems with the October 2006 Rollup for Windows MCE 2005? “A few days ago I wrote about a new update available from Microsoft, the October 2006 Update Rollup for MCE, and it...
View ArticleZap2it Labs Closing Free EPG Guide Data
Saw the bad news on Zap2It Labs via Slashdot: Zap2It Labs Discontinuing Free TV Guide Service For several years we have offered a free TV listings service to hobbyists for their own personal,...
View ArticleEnd of standalone Boxee software announced
Boxee focuses on Box, looses DIY crowd In what might not be a surprise, Boxee has announced that they will no longer be upgrading their standalone software. From now on, they will only support the...
View ArticleCloud DVR is a Power Hog
If you think your DVR is using a little too much power in standby mode. You may think a cloud-based DVR is a better idea. Well, not so fast. It turns out a cloud based system could be using even more...
View ArticleThe DVR, Sue Me
The DVR is quickly becoming the piece of technology that is the most hated by Hollywood. TechCrunch’s opinion piece explains that Hollywood has always had a bad relationship with technology even though...
View ArticleNetworks Tweak Timeslots to Bork TiVos & DVRs
TV Networks Shift Times, Run Longer Shows “Television networks are lending new meaning to time-shifting: TV shows don’t necessarily start or end right on the hour or half-hour anymore, screwing up some...
View ArticleCable companies will expire your Six Feet Under DVR recordings
BoingBoing post by Cory Doctorow which highlights to me why the homebrew PVR approach is important even if your cable company offers a DVR for only 5 bucks a month… Cable companies will expire your Six...
View ArticleSpeculation on Windows Vista, DRM, CableCARD & 3rd Party DVR
You probably already know that DRM is a dirty word in these parts… you probably also know that I’m dying for a legitimate way to record HDTV via cable without using the cable company’s DVR i.e. the...
View ArticleBroadcast Flag on Steroids (again!) and The Analog Hole Closing Legislation
Some Scary Halloween Broadcast Flag/Analog Hole legislation has come to D.C. “Here’s what the proposed law says, in a nutshell: Every consumer analog video input device manufactured in the United...
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