Archive for February, 2008
Television Broadcasting Changing to Digital »
For all the latest blog articles related to this subject click here. Before you read...here is an NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) YouTube snippet explaining very nicely what this switch to digital means. If you have an antenna on the roof, or use rabbit ears, and have an old television, February 17, 2009 may be the last day [...]
Blu-Ray beats HD-DVD »
In case you doubted that Blu-Ray has won the DVD war, yesterday and today two more blows were dealt to HD-DVD which could hasten it's demise and bolster Blu-Ray.1. Netflix announced exclusive support for Blu-Ray2. Best Buy, starting in early March, will recommend Blu-Ray to their customers.3. The most telling sign yet from Toshiba.4. And more, [...]
Future of Videoconferencing »
The future of videoconferencing will rest with the masses. Grandma and Grandpa will be able to see their grandkids grow up, families will be able to virtually be with each other whenever they want, people will be telecommuting (videocommuting) from anywhere, and meetings will be held via video just like they are now by telephone.Videoconferencing [...]
HDTV Buying Tips »
A friend of mine has been bouncing between stores in the Tracy area looking for a high definition TV to purchase. After talking with him this morning, here are a few hints you might be able to use when talking to the sales people.1. You do not need a super duper, noise reducing, costly, power strip. When I first plugged in my HDTV three years [...]
Vidyo »
A few days ago, Vidyo, a new company in the videoconferencing / collaboration "space" officially emerged from their shell. The crux of what they have done is to allow, using a new standard video compression algorithm, high definition videoconferencing and standard definition videoconferencing (see my Polycom PVX blog entry for example) to work [...]
