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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Do you use your SmartTV for streaming shows? If not, your in the minority. New data shows that 75% of people with Smart TVs have streamed shows using their set’s streaming software. We discuss. We also […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at three stories that all have a similar thread: the idea of moral right/wrong in the era of digital goods. Target’s new digital site kicks the discussion off, followed by […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We finally hit the big 1-5-0. Rather than just let the milestone pass by with just a normal show, Matt and Phil decide to open up a little bit about themselves. For this episode, you’ll learn […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back from our end of summer hiatus, we kick things off with a look at the dust up surrounding the Star Trek Into Darkness release, as well as a review of the disc. Matt also looks […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: No. 148 starts with a look at how Xbox Live Gold will control just how much you can do with your Xbox One. From there we talk about a new 300GB disc in development, look at […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we start with a look at the just announced Google Chromecast streaming device, what is it, really? We also take time to look at the latest from way-too-expensive for us to buy Kaleidescape, look […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back again, this time with a normal show for the first time in a while after all the gaming news of the past month. We start out with a look at a Gizmodo article about why […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It was an interesting day, to say the least. Mere hours before we started recording this week’s show, and a week after our E3 show, and after several days of intense pressure from gamers, Microsoft went […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s time for our annual extended episode to talk about E3. This year was different than many previous shows, since both Sony and Microsoft had already had events to showcase their new consoles in the previous […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s a day that many have been waiting a long time for. Microsoft finally unveiled the Xbox One, the successor to the Xbox 360. It hits on a lot of the things we hoped to see: […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Matt starts the show by reflecting on the lives of Ray Harryhausen and Roger Ebert. From there we shift into news that EA has gotten the nod for future LucasArts games. We update the rumor mill […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off with a discussion about a Kotaku article claiming the death of the TV. We talk about both the phyiscal TV set and TV as we know it. We then look at the […]
The post Seen in HD 141 – Death of TV, Aereo update, Gangster Squad review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After a brief turn on the correction train about last week’s rumors of Panasonic killing plasma (our defense, it was still true when we recorded) we jump into analyst claims that Netflix still profits, heavily, from […]
The post Seen in HD 140 – DVD profits for Netflix, UV Q&A, Djano Unchained review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Lots to talk about in the news this week. First off, Panasonic acknowledges what we’ve feared for some time: they won’t develop any more plasma TVs. The 2013 line will mark the end of new development. […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Spotify makes waves this week by saying they want to enter the video streaming arena. Meanwhile, theories that physical disc rentals are dead don’t seem to hold up to recent studies. Elsewhere, Danny Boyle says 3D […]
The post Seen in HD 138 – Spotify, disc rental health, Zero Dark Thirty review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: ABC made news this week when they revealed they are working on a new app that would deliver live TV. We look at the current landscape of network apps and what it means for the future […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we kick off with what might be the worst game launch of all time, the SimCity launch. We look at all the issues. We also peek at Flixster’s at-home disc-to-digital beta and wonder aloud why […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Last week we spent most of the show talking about the PS4. This week, we look back at the week after, when more questions than answers appeared, and what we thought we knew about Sony’s new […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We look at the announcement of the PlayStation 4. What is, what we saw, what we didn’t see (the *#$% console) and what it all means in the end. Used games (Sony now says no prob). […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After an extended absence due to flu and travel nonsense, we come roaring back by looking at the best (and worst) Blu-rays and games of 2012. Take a peek at the full list at DoBlu.com. Enjoy! […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick off with Phil talking about seeing The Hobbit in HFR 3D and his take on the new filming fad, we then chat about the USPS and Gamefly, Fox’s Blu-ray democracy, and finally in news […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick of 2013 with our look at CES. UltraHD dominates the conversation, while we also look at new tech from Dish, Time Warner hooking up with Roku, Nvidia’s gaming portable, and a proof of concept […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s the end of the year and that can only mean one thing around the DMZ: The Digital Media Zone’s Holiday Spectacular. There were more people joining this show than we’ve ever had on one podcast! […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: In our last full show before the holidays, we look at the Redbox Instant service now that pricing is out. We also talk about some UltraViolet stats and look at how Kalidescape is expanding with its own movie store. […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Short on news this week, we plow through a pair of Blu-ray reviews. Before that, however, we examine how the Netflix+Disney deal is so big for streaming, we also look at the first 4k content and how it’s being […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Looks like a lot of you did some shopping last weekend, as retailers are touting HUGE Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. It also looks like packaged media did really well. Elsewhere we look at the Wii Mini and the rumored […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s that time of year, time for our annual look at all the Black Friday 2012 gaming and home theater deals. This extended episode also features reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray and COD Black Ops 2. Blu-ray […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We’re short on news but heavy on reviews. We start out looking at CBS and their deal with Hulu, take a peek at FOX’s temporary setback in their campaign against Dish’s The Hopper, and quick hits on OLED and […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start out with the big news that Disney has bought Lucasfilm and nearly everything that goes with it. What does this mean for the Star Wars legacy, along with other implications. Elsewhere, Warner shifts its home video delay […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at a new FCC ruling that allows cable cos. to encrypt the basic tier of service, thus strinking the death knell for ClearQAM. At the same time, Boxee releases a new product that […]
The post Seen in HD 123 – Clear QAM killed, Boxee TV, Madagascar 3 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Things kick off this week with a lengthy discussion about a panel at the Entertainment Merchant’s Assoc. Digital Pipeline event, including the idea that the glut of options might be one of the biggest issues facing digital. We also […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start the show with a look at the MuviChip, a new venture aimed to put movies on USB sticks. We wonder, is it enough of an idea to catch on? We also look at news that Netflix thinks […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s fall, which means two things. First, donuts. Second, the fall TV season, and just as we have the previous three years, we’ve got you covered in 2012 with our annual Fall TV Preview. This year we welcome Richard […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we start off with a look at some happy numbers for Blu-ray sales from the first half of the year. We move on to talk about the TiVo stream and the DVR company’s play at the mobile […]
The post Seen in HD 119 – Digital titles to precede BD/DVD, TiVo’s mobile play, Titanic review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We’re back. After taking the month of August off, we come storming back to find… not much news. To say it’s been a slow summer would be an understatement. We soldier on, however, and kick things off by looking […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: In their quarterly earning call, Time Warner disses the idea of cord-cutting (and kills any hopes of stand along HBO To Go), Dish Network quietly changes The Hopper, Dish also struggles through an HDMI issue, Matt reviews The Dark […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s another angry episode, but this time its everyone else that’s mad and not us. Dish, AMC, Viacom, and DirectTV are all in some sort of disput this week (though DirectTV and AMC settled the morning after we recorded […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Odd timing for this week’s show, but we’re taking a week off and with the July 4th Holiday, we decided to delay a bit. We start off with another attempt at launching premium video on demand. It didn’t work […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at the big Microsoft announcement, and what it might mean to the entertainment world. We also look at a study showing people still prefer physical media, and a competing data […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This has been brewing for a while, ever since Comcast announced that users of its Xfinity app on Xbox wouldn’t be hitting their data caps, but the DOJ is involved now. Netflix takes Hunger Games streaming […]
The post Seen in HD 113 – DOJ probes cable streaming, Hunger Games streams first in Latin America, the state of Blu-ray, Journey 2 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Strap in this week folks, it’s a long one. We put the regular show on hold to cover everything from E3 2012. We’ll detail the three main pressers, and give our grades to each company for […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s been a quiet past couple weeks for us, but we’re back now. We kick off with a look back at news we missed, and we look ahead to E3 next week. Netflix and Redbox differ […]
The post Seen in HD 111 – Netflix digs embargos; Auto-Hop gets sued; ET goes Blu; Goon, Ghost Recon reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After a week off (and before another week off, slackers) we jump in with the not so surprising news that media pirates are moving to digital. We also look at CBS and Time Warner CEO’s comments […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off by talking about how 10 minutes of the Hobbit, filmed at 48fps, has drawn critcism. Rumors abound, again, about a possible Xbox music service to replace Zune. We look at some Netflix […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Opening things up this week, eBay removes listings for UltraViolet codes, we discuss. Phil gets dropped info that Comcast is readying a national channel lineup for all customers, good or bad? Fox preps to re-release iRobot […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We catch up on some news from last week, including HBO and Comcast playing nice and new Xbox 720 rumors. The PS3 adds Amazon Instant video, YouTube gets Paramount movies, and we look at a list […]
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This week Xbox launched what's likely the tent post of their living room efforts: Comcast and HBO, along with MLB. It was not without its issues. Elsewhere, streaming should outpace physical this year for the first time, we discuss. Matt reviews MI4 and Tiger Woods 2013.
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Starting off the week we circle back on a pair of stories from last week. We start with a brief update on UltraViolet and Wal Mart and then get more into the Mass Effect 3 hubbub, […]
The post Seen in HD 105 – More ME3 news, video game labeling, strange case of Zediva, The Muppets review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.
Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: No doubt the biggest news this week was WalMart’s announcement that it partnered with virtually every studio (we’re looking at you, Disney) to bring cloud movies to Vudu from physical media. And they’re doing it […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Two pretty major releases in the tech world in the last week. On Feb. 29 Microsoft released the consumer preview of its Windows 8 operating system for download, and on March 7, Apple had a much ballyhooed […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start this week with talk of 1MM UltraViolet redemptions, but we take a deeper look at the actual numbers and what that really means. Hint, it’s not that great. Next we talk about Netflix snagging streaming […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off with Super Bowl talk. Was the M.I.A. middle finger a big deal? Matt and Phil have differing opinions. We take a peek at some of the ads, and then move into more […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: August 20, 2009. Since that time, we’ve recorded 100 episodes of our little podcast. Couldn’t have done it without all of you that listen. For this show, we welcome back original co-host Adam Thursby and the […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things of with word of Paramount offering Ultraviolet titles, sans disc, for $16 and up. The Xbox 720 rumor mill heated up with news of Blu-ray, Kinect 2, massive specs, and anti-used gaming. Also, […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we eschew our normal format as we look at the deluge of news to come out of CES. Specifically we talk Ultraviolet, new TVs, and some of the other headliners. Blu-ray releases for January […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Our pre-CES show kicks off with news that Netflix won’t be able to get HBO discs directly from HBO anymore. Warner poised to intro a 56-day delay to Netflix, et al, at CES. Roku’s new smart […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: The final show of 2011 (recorded last week) looks at the issues with video signals and Live sign in. We also talk about some silliness on the success of Ultraviolet, talk a bit of Apple TV […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: UPDATE – 12/16 at 10 a.m. For some unknown reason the audio will only export for the first half of the show. Trying to get it fixed. Sorry! Working now! We kick off with further discussion […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we look at plans for Verizon’s streaming service. Will it be a Netflix competitor? Some brief Ultraviolet talk and the NFL playing coy about rising cable costs and a brief look at the new […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We’ll look at the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales (hint,t hey’re good). We aslo look at how hard drive prices could affect DVR costs, a Sony study about TV size, and some Xbox dashboard news […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we try to help you find the best places for your tech gifts for the 2011 holiday season. We look at Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart and a few other stores for the best Black […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Not much news this week (some tidbits on Blockbuster, Redbox and the Xbox Preview Program) so the bulk of our time is spent on Cars 2 and Modenr Warfare 3 reviews. Blu-ray releases for November 15. […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Only a few quick news items this week (U-Verse wireless STB and Harry Potter discs going into the vault) before we get to the meat of this week’s show. Listener Brian Cothran joins us for a […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Some anger directed at Warner this week as we get into the issues revolving around Batman: Arkham City’s downloadable content as well as Warner’s thoughts of extending rental delays to 60 days. Elsewhere, we look at […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick off with the breaking (at the time we recorded the news was hours old) news of Steve Jobs’s death. We move into the Xbox TV rumors finally coming true, and wrap up with some […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Our normal show flow takes a backseat this week as we welcome back former Seen in HD co-host Adam to look at the 2011 Fall TV schedule. We also get a lowdown on GeekTonic’s winners and […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: The big news this week was Netflix’s perplexing move to split streaming and physical media into two organizations. They also started paring down streaming queues. Ultraviolet has some actual titles attached to it’s release late this […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we ruminate on the PS3’s fail on the first Sunday of NFL action trying to deliver the Sunday Ticket, a nationwide bus tour to hand out free OTA anttena, Google’s new possible VOD venture […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Netflix capped simultanious streams this week, and then it didn’t. Was this a true glitch or an accidental preview of things to come? Star Wars Blu-rays to include first-ever THX Media Director auto-calibration, Dish+Blockbuster vs. Netflix […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Quick notes this week for a holiday weekend edition of seen in HD. Starz jumps from the Netflix ship, Phil thinks people need to calm down on the Star Wars outrage, CEA preps a 21:9 standard […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off with the breaking (at the time of recording) news that Steve Jobs was stepping down from Apple. Talk then flows into some new details emerging about the Star Wars Blu-ray set and […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Some Playstation news this week as its announced that DirectTV and Sony have come up with a deal to get NFL Sunday Ticket onto the PS3 without a dish. The PS3 also gets a price drop. […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back to business after a week off, Matt has been touting his big annoucement all week on Twitter. Before we get to that, we look at the latest sales numbers for packaged media vs. rentals and […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start off by looking at FOX’s new 8-day delay on streaming of new shows. Next we examine some of the backlash against Netflix, we talk about the new XBOX remote and what it means for […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: A bit on the late side, but we look at the Netflix price hike, was it reall that big a deal? Elsewhere Ultraviolet has been licensed, when will discs show up we wonder, and how much? […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we start by looking at MoviePass, which just last week was being billed as Netflix for the theaters, has already been stung by refusals. The WiiU will handle 3D, but Nintendo doesn’t plan on […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back after a two-week absence we look at the newly announced MoviePass theater subscription service, we talk about Ultraviolet’s chances, Phil gives a Vudu first impression, and Matt reviews Sucker Punch. Blu-ray releases for July 5. […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s all E3 this week. We take a break from our HD schedule to look at all the announcements that came out of the annual orgy of video games that is E3. We review Sony, Microsoft […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: A new law in Tennessee makes it illegal to share passwords for Netflix, Hulu, etc. We also look at Netflix’s admission that it has ignored discs as well as their admission that they can’t have every […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: The Playstation Network is making its way back, are their offerings enough to make up for the pain from the outage? We also look at some digital content news, starting with FOX’s apparent leap into the […]
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: YouTube gets into the movie biz. Do we really care? Netflix hits Android (kind of), Best Buy takes DVD tradeins, and social TV viewing: are you doing it? In gaming, Matt looks at Gatling Gears. Matt […]
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This week we kick things off with the huge mess the PlaystationNetwork has turned into. What's next, and will it cause long-term impact for Sony's online service? We also take a quick look at Hulu+ on the 360, and talk about the first quarter sales numbers for home media (it's not great.) In gaming, we look at a recent story that has Epic Games claiming 99-cent apps are killing the gaming biz. Matt reviews the Green Hornet on Blu-ray.
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This week's show starts with a new study from NPD showing that physical media still rules the sales world. Another study shows that 3D will explode in 2011, and we look try to wrap our brains around Netflix's plans for individual accounts. The review for the week is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.
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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Whoops, uploaded to the server but forgot to post to the site last week. We talk about $30 Video on Demand, the death of the Flip cam, and review Stand By Me and the Scream trilogy. […]
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That is right everyone we are giving away 3 copies of Tron Legacy on Blu-ray! A collaboration between The Digital Media Zone and The Movie Podcast, we are pleased to present the Tron Legacy Giveaway Extravaganza! We are giving you 6 different ways to enter this contest through both the DMZ and TMP! For complete […]
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This week we kick the show off with a look at HDBaseT, a new cable alliance that uses regular Cat-5/6 to send HD signals. Could it be the new norm? We also look at Netflix Canada's attempts to reduce bandwidth for their customers and a possible new Xbox 360 disc format. Matt does a through breakdown of the new Nintendo 3DS as well. Matt's Blu-ray review is Tangled, and Phil takes a look at the 3D disc Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D.
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We start this week looking at how the tragic earthquake in Japan is affecting the CE industry. Clearly recovery and safety are many times more important to the region than electronics, but as companies shut down plants, it can't be ignored. We also look at a new report on US broadband speeds, specifically that 60% are slower than 4Mbps. Also, Showtime pulls away from Netflix.
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The CEA is looking to make things easier on consumers by proposing standards for active 3D glasses. Netflix outbids HBO for its first original content, is this the first step in a major shift or just a small tremor? AT&T caps bandwidth for its DSL and U-Verse customers, how big of a deal is it? Also, Time Warner launched live streaming to the iPad.
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We open the show talking about why Netflix has nothing to fear from Warner streaming one movie on Facebook, but why the Red Envelope needs to pay attention to these kind of things for the future. Also, Apple TV adds live MLB and NBA streaming with new update, Blu-ray demand is outpacing manufacturing and people are buying TVs faster than ever before. We also review Due Date and Matt looks at MLB11 The Show.
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Quick notes this week. We start off with a look at Amazon Prime's new streaming video offering. We both feel it's pretty underwhelming. Next up we look at Blockbuster, which put itself up for sale recently. Comcast launches a 24/7 3D network (as did Sony/Discovery/Imax on DirectTV) and some big CE companies gang up on the FCC with the AllVid alliance.
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After last week's Midwest Snowpocalypse forced us to take a week off, we're back this week with no Netflix news at all. Unfortunately, there wasn't much news elsewhere so we open the show talking Super Bowl XLV ads. We follow that up with discussion of Best Buy's new Buy Back program that looks to be a pretty bad deal, along with the Big Yellow Ticket's attempt to play the 28-day rental delay against Nextflix and Red Box (that's the only Netflix, we swear). Finally, in a bit of industry news, Audiovox is buying Klipsh (and along with it the Mirage upscale brand).
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A quick turnaround for this week's show as we get back to our normal Wednesday recording schedule. For this week, the post-CES doldrums continue as news is pretty light. We spend a lot of time this week talking about Netflix. A pair of articles in Home Media Magazine highlight the lack of new movies on the red enveloped service's streaming menu (only nine of the top 100 movies from 2010 are available, compared to in the 40s for Amazon, Vudu, etc.) and examine the idea of a "disc-only" option (which we think is highly unlikely).
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We launch this week's show with a look at Netflix's decision to remove the "Add to DVD Queue" from streaming devices. Does this indicate more sinister long-term notions from the DVD Mailing streaming company? We also look at the decision to hold Malcolm X from release, a week before it was to be out, and how music rights can impact releases. Phil gives a brief review of his new Windows Phone 7 and we look at the freakiest glasses-free 3D yet.
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Back to our normal flow, this week we look back at a somewhat underwhelming CES 2011. Matt and Phil both agree there was nothing of real amazing interest. Matt gives up his Best of Gaming 2010 and reviews "The Social Network".
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This week we suspend all normal activity to turn the clocks back on 2010. We take a look at all the best Blu-rays from 2010: animated, live-action, catalog and more. Plus we take a peek at some of the worst. Here's some of the movies we mention, if you want to find out what honor they get, take a listen: Avatar, Saving Private Ryan, Leap Year, Marmaduke, The Thin Red Line, Inception, Sound of Music, Tremors, and more.
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The end of the year is here and it’s time to bring it all together! You may have heard it announced on Entertainment 2.0 or The Movie Podcast, but just in case you didn’t, here’s the skinny: Join Adam Thursby, Josh Pollard, Jere Jones, Phil Lozen and James Montemagno for a DMZ podcast spectacular!! We’ll […]
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Matt talks about his new Android-based phone, which takes us into a Google TV discussion. Elsewhere, Comcast is testing a net-enabled STB, advertisers and networks argue over the 4:3 sidebars on HD stations, and a company offers first-run movies at home for $20,000.
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We kick off this week with Phil taking a hands-on look at his new Panasonic TC-P50VT25 3D HDTV. Included is a look at both Blu-ray and cable content, issues with the glasses and IR signals, and 2D performance. Time Warner bemoans Netflix's influence on syndication, and Amazon might be taking a shot at competing with Netflix.
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News Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: There’s been a lot of talk about the flap between Comcast and Level 3. We take some time to look at the issue a bit deeper, and try to clear up some of the misinformation. […]
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