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Swirling Tides of Media Change

The Internet continues to force content creators and IP-hoarders to re-imagine the future of their business models. The trouble is…no one knows where it’s all heading.

I Want a DVR to Die For

I love DVRs. They shame VCRs. Unfortunately, almost all DVRs come with shortcomings. That’s unfortunate since they could be, in the words of Barney Stinson, “Legen–wait for it–dary”. If I were able to get the one that I want, this is the one that I want.

Pre-order Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2

The time has come to see how set the future is. Season 2 of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles is now available for pre-orders. Reserve your copy and send a message that you want a Season 3.

Please, Correct Your Aspect Ratio

OK, this is driving me nuts. People, attend to your aspect ratios. I’m sick to death of 16:9 (widescreen) videos being scrunched to 4:3 (normal). Though it happens a little less frequently, stretching 4:3 vids to fit 16:9 is just as awful.

Nifty Stuff…Serenity DVD

While the DVD doesn’t release until December 20, 2005, I already know that I strongly recommend this title. Born from the mind …

CD/DVD recordable discs

This is something that’s just killing me…I’m having a devil of a time finding DVD+RW discs that my recorder and players are happy with. Time was that NameBrand-M discs worked like a dream. Now I get disc errors almost all the time when recording.

Taiyo Yuden DVD+R

I’ve lately been using Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs when I do my DVD recordings. This brand is considered to be the gold-standard, and after using several cake boxes of Shiny Silver 8x discs, I can see why.