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The different options for UK viewers to get TV over the internet are growing really fast. Here is a very good summary of what is available http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/internettv.html If you need any help with setting or connecting things up go to http://www.personalmediasolutions.co.uk/
The Sony PS3 has always been an very good HD Media Player. The addition on Netflix this month means for a relatively small monthly premium you can get a lot of films and TV content. The Netflix site https://signup.netflix.com/HowItWorks says it is also available on Wii, Xbox, PC, Mac, iPad, Apple TV.
The Connected Home has been a long time coming. The internet connected TV will play a major role. Intellect http://www.intellectuk.org/ who represent the UK Technology Industry is saying that “the connected home is potentially the next big technology revolution. It could dramatically change many aspects of our daily lives. It is a networked home to which multiple [...]
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There is a new software update on the Sony Playstation PS3 which includes an update to the BBC iPlayer interface. To be frank it is very very good. It is easy to navigate, search and to play content with the “proper” remote. Make sure you go into settings and set to HD (assuming you have [...]
The British government has said that it plans to overhaul the country’s archaic copyright laws, making it legal to copy music and DVDs that people own to storage devices such as iPods and computers. So far, Britons have been copying music and movies from DVDs to other devices, perhaps unaware that it was illegal to do [...]
Video tapes start degrading from the moment they have been recorded! In fact they sometimes only last 10 to 20 years, especially if they are not stored correctly. They should be stored vertically like a book on a bookshelf, not lying flat. They should be stored well away from heat sources and any damp [...]
There is increasing interest in being able to watch TV streamed from your own home SKY or Virgin box when away from home or simply from different parts of your own home. The reasons that this is happening are a combination of increasing broadband speeds at home (particularly the upload speed, which is what is [...]
If you are interested in the world of “Connected TV” then you will be interested in viewing the presentations from the recently held Connected TV World Summit, June 2011. You can get them on http://connectedtvsummit.com/conference/2011-presentations-a-panels.html If you want any help in designing media streaming systems for your home TV / Home Entertainment System, then I will [...]
A recent review of the Copyright laws in the UK could clarify things: One of the key changes it recommends is to legalise format shifting for personal use – the copying of CDs or DVDs onto digital music players or computers. Although no individual has been prosecuted for ripping music, having an outdated legal framework has stifled [...]