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High Def Delight

Archive for April 2008

April 22nd, 2008

Must Haves for an HDTV Setup

So you have or maybe are thinking of finally splurging for that HD setup you have just been drooling for, but just can’t think of what you all need? Well, here at High Def Delight, we have just the list for you!
1. HDTV
This one is pretty much a given, but you never know. Crazy folks […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 0 comments

April 20th, 2008

St. Louis Charter subscribers get 8 HD channels

St. Louis Charter subscribers, take note: You now have eight new HD channels to enjoy. Starting officially May 15th, Charter will now add AMC HD (762), CNN HD (763), TLC HD (764), Animal Planet HD (765), Science Channel HD (766), Smithsonian Channel HD (767), The Movie Channel HD (793) and TBS HD (798) to your […]

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April 12th, 2008

Discovery Is Going Green with Planet Green

For the Discovery Home Channel fans in the audience, you may want to turn away. On June 4, DHC will cease to exist and will be transformed into Planet Green, Discovery’s “24-hour eco-lifestyle network.” Featuring celebrities such as Emeril Lagasse, Tom Brokaw, and… Tom Green(?), Planet Green will showcase how you can be green as […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 7 comments

April 12th, 2008

Blu-Ray now in PowerDVD Ultra

Well, it seems as if computer software and hardware manufacturers are not afraid to jump on the Blu bandwagon anymore since HD-DVD is dead and all. CyberLink has announced that PowerDVD Ultra, their software for movie playback, now supports Blu-Ray including BD-Live Profile 2.0, as well as HDMI support, MPEG-4/H.264, MPEG-2 HD, and WMV-HD movie […]

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April 12th, 2008

HD Programming in 44 Million Homes by end of 2008

A recent study shows an estimation that by the end of 2008, 44 million homes in the world (four percent of the entire population) will “actively watch HD programming.” Informa Telecoms & Media said that a major reason why the amount of HD programming watched will increase by two percent around the world is because […]

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April 12th, 2008

Asus Eee Now Able to Receive HDTV Transmissions… Wait, Wha?

You must have heard about the Asus Eee PC by now, the amazing little machine loved by all? Kind of like the Little PC that Could? Well, now you can use the My Cinema U3100 tuner to watch HDTV channels. Granted, it won’t display HDTV-quality pictures because the screen is only 800×480, but at least […]

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April 12th, 2008

Rebates for HD-DVD Purchasers at Amazon, Best Buy, Wal-Mart

For those who still are grieving over the loss of the HD-DVD format and staring at their obsolete optical format, Amazon and Wal-Mart are offering some help in the form of compensation. Amazon is offering $50 of Amazon.com credit to anybody who’s bought an HD-DVD player before February 23 through their inventory, not third-party sellers […]

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April 12th, 2008

PS3 Laptop, Designed by Ben Heck

A little off for the sites usual posts, but come on. You’ve got to appreciate portable HD console gaming.
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April 5th, 2008

Rogers Degrading HD Quality Due to QAM

In another blow to the cable industry, primarily Canadian cable, Rogers Communications is going to be compressing HD video streams, thus degrading the quality of your HD programming. Here’s the list of channels affected:

HD PBS Buffalo
HD WGN
HD The Score
HD Showcase
HD National Geographic
HD Mpix
HD Discovery
HD MORE
HD TMN
HD NBC Seattle
HD SUN
HD RAP
HDA&E
HDCNN
HDNET

The reason why Rogers is compressing […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 1 comment

April 5th, 2008

Hauppauge HD-PVR Shipping in May

Hauppauge has unveiled the first HD AV recorder for your computer that will record HD programing via component such as that from your HD set-top box for cable or satellite and record it onto your computer. The HD PVR has a built-in H.264 encoder so it doesn’t put as much strain computer than it would […]

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