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Episode 96: Robert's report form CEDIA, iTunes 7: Performance issues? Universal Back Out of Blu-ray. When are 16:9 videos really 4:3? Laptop coolers? Reviving a bad drive format. from DL.TV on September 19, 2006 420 views / likes
Episode 96 streamed live at 4PM PDT, 7PM EDT, 2300 UTC/GMT.Click here to go to the download page! What's on the show? Robert's report from CEDIA!iTunes 7: Performance issues? You're not alone. Universal Backs Out Of Blu-rayNew Cyber Czar at Homeland Security$800 TiVo Series3 HD DVR (+ $13 a month fee) vs. free Cable Co. HD DVR at $13 a month. iTunes movies: 16x9 or 4x3? Fun w/ aspect ratios. Mike's rule for buying audio gear... a nice way to look at the expensive cable question. External PCI slot expansion? Anish, it's not cheap... Laptop coolers for Mike? Reviving a drive with a bad format... we'll walk you thru it, Sporn! Got a Question? A tip? A product you’re curious about Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Thursday, September 21st, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Friday, September 22nd.
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Episode 95: Help buying an LCD HDTV; Wii Have A Ship Date! Expensive Cables: real deal, or ripoff? MP3 players: bad for backups? Audio Library: 128Kbps OK, or upgrade? from DL.TV on September 14, 2006 447 views / likes
Episode 95 Streamed Live at 4:15PM PDT, 7:15PM PDT, 23:15 UTC/GMT: Click here to go to the download page. The Deets: Robert's at the CEDIA show in Denver. This time it's Patrick flying solo. LCD HDTV buying guide… what Robert’s looking for! 32" LCD Reccos for Akshay in NYC: Robert rates Sharp’s LC-32D40U Aquos as tops, followed by the Westinghouse LTV-32w3 HD. Vizio’s L32 isn't the steal the 50 inch Vizio P50 HDM is. Wii Have A Ship Date!Anyone Can Download Vista RC1 Microsoft's Zune Is Official, But So What? Expensive Audio/Video Cables: Real Deal or Ripoff? We're on it, Gerald.... and you should know, Monster cables aren't that expensive... at least compared to some we've seen. "Is it OK to use my MP3 player as a USB drive for backups and storage," asks Christopher.Joe from Tampa wants to know: Should I upgrade my MP3 collection from 128Kbps? Got a Question? A tip? A product you’re curious about Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.comClick here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, September 20th.
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Episode 95: Help buying an LCD HDTV; Wii Have A Ship Date! Expensive Cables: real deal, or ripoff? MP3 players: bad for backups? Audio Library: 128Kbps OK, or upgrade? from DL.TV on September 14, 2006 357 views / likes
Episode 95 Streamed Live at 4:15PM PDT, 7:15PM PDT, 23:15 UTC/GMT: Click here to go to the download page. The Deets: Robert's at the CEDIA show in Denver. This time it's Patrick flying solo. LCD HDTV buying guide… what Robert’s looking for! 32" LCD Reccos for Akshay in NYC: Robert rates Sharp’s LC-32D40U Aquos as tops, followed by the Westinghouse LTV-32w3 HD. Vizio’s L32 isn't the steal the 50 inch Vizio P50 HDM is. Wii Have A Ship Date!Anyone Can Download Vista RC1 Microsoft's Zune Is Official, But So What? Expensive Audio/Video Cables: Real Deal or Ripoff? We're on it, Gerald.... and you should know, Monster cables aren't that expensive... at least compared to some we've seen. "Is it OK to use my MP3 player as a USB drive for backups and storage," asks Christopher.Joe from Tampa wants to know: Should I upgrade my MP3 collection from 128Kbps? Got a Question? A tip? A product you’re curious about Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.comClick here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, September 20th.
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Episode 94: Apple, iTunes 7, new iPod nano and shuffle and More Apple, the TiVo Series3 HD DVR, and Viewer Questions from DL.TV on September 12, 2006 240 views / likes
Click here to go to the download page! Episode 94 streamed at 4PM PDT September 13th: Robert rolled solo and we have reports from home and abroad.Apple's Busting Out All Over: Sebastian Rupley, West Coast Editor for PC Mag, reports from the San Francisco event and gives up the scoop on iTunes 7 and the new iPods. Jim Louderback is in Paris, France bringing you the Apple info from abroad.Tivo Series3 HD DVR:Robert finally got his hands on the new TiVo Series3. Is he a happy videophile?And a whole bunch of viewer questions!Moderation of Commments...Whatever the spammers use to spray the comments isn't stopped by moderating the comments... the spam publishes dispite that. Rather than pull our dev dude off of prepping the new site, we're just gonna turn the moderation back off, and keep manually deleting the spam. Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Thursday, September 14th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Friday, September 15th.
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Episode 94: Apple, iTunes 7, new iPod nano and shuffle and More Apple, the TiVo Series3 HD DVR, and Viewer Questions from DL.TV on September 12, 2006 303 views / likes
Click here to go to the download page! Episode 94 streamed at 4PM PDT September 13th: Robert rolled solo and we have reports from home and abroad.Apple's Busting Out All Over: Sebastian Rupley, West Coast Editor for PC Mag, reports from the San Francisco event and gives up the scoop on iTunes 7 and the new iPods. Jim Louderback is in Paris, France bringing you the Apple info from abroad.Tivo Series3 HD DVR:Robert finally got his hands on the new TiVo Series3. Is he a happy videophile?And a whole bunch of viewer questions!Moderation of Commments...Whatever the spammers use to spray the comments isn't stopped by moderating the comments... the spam publishes dispite that. Rather than pull our dev dude off of prepping the new site, we're just gonna turn the moderation back off, and keep manually deleting the spam. Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Thursday, September 14th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Friday, September 15th.
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Episode 93: Networked HD DVD Player: Zensonic Z500; Loco Roco: Pure Perky Crack for the PSP; from DL.TV on September 07, 2006 303 views / likes
Streamed live September 7th at 4PM PDT, 7PM EDT, 23:00 UTC/GMT and is available for download now!The deets: Networked HD DVD Media Player? That's the short description for Zensonic's Z500... lots of potential here, along with a few rough spots.Loco Roco = Perky Crack for the PSPShould you defrag your Pod? Geek 101: what was Patrick on... and why Google Calculator beats BitCalc! PS3 Delayed in EuropeMovie Downloads Expected at Apple EventAnd more! Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, September 13th. Robert and Patrick are both travelling (Robert at CEDIA, Patrick at the Video on the Net Conference in Boston), so it will be a short show.
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Episode 93: Networked HD DVD Player: Zensonic Z500; Loco Roco: Pure Perky Crack for the PSP; from DL.TV on September 07, 2006 270 views / likes
Streamed live September 7th at 4PM PDT, 7PM EDT, 23:00 UTC/GMT and is available for download now!The deets: Networked HD DVD Media Player? That's the short description for Zensonic's Z500... lots of potential here, along with a few rough spots.Loco Roco = Perky Crack for the PSPShould you defrag your Pod? Geek 101: what was Patrick on... and why Google Calculator beats BitCalc! PS3 Delayed in EuropeMovie Downloads Expected at Apple EventAnd more! Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, September 13th. Robert and Patrick are both travelling (Robert at CEDIA, Patrick at the Video on the Net Conference in Boston), so it will be a short show.
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Episode 92: Nokia's 770 and Sony's UX180P Micro PC, Bit Calculator, More Battery Recalls, more! from DL.TV on September 05, 2006 273 views / likes
Click here to go to the download page! DL.TV Episode 92 streamed live at 4PM PDT (7PM EDT, 2300 UTC/GMT) September 6th, 2006. Here's the deets: Hands On: Little Tiny Portable Machines that can browse the web: Sony's VAIO VGN-UX180P Micro PC, Nokia 770, and the PSPOK, Sony's VAIO VGN-UX180P Micro PCis a lot more than a browsing tool... it's like a slightly more usable (and not pocket sized) OQO. Need to edit audio files down? A free utility for that can handle MP3s? No problem, Luke. Check out Audacity. It’s free, it works great, and there’s versions for Mac OS X and Linux, too!Viewer Questions: More on why Meatwolf might not want to substitute a pricey PC monitor for his television. (It can work… just be ready to work around the problems and the price!)Sholom wants to know if we’re going to be at the DigitalLife Event. Yup, we’ll be there, but we won’t be taping a live show. Want us to have a meetup while we’re in NYC? Email us! The worst Geek 101 ever: Bits, bytes, and the annoying difference between the Gigabytes your OS uses vs. the Gigabytes used by the folks that build hard drives. BitCalc rules if you hate dividing by 1024! Huh… the FAA lets carriers decide whether or not passengers can use GPS devices when the plan is at cruising altitude. Passive devices or no, don’t cross the flight attendants if they tell you to shut it off! News: More Battery Recalls This time, it’s Mastsushita Vista Pricing Confirmed Upgrades will cost $100 to $259 MySpace To Sell Music but only from bands that haven’t signed Microsoft Experimenting With Automatic Code Zapping: More tools to protect IE… Heads up: we’ve got spam problems in the comments section o’ DL.TV, so until the new site launces September 21st, we’re going to moderate all comments to keep the spam off the page. Got a Question? A tip? A product you’re curious about Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Thursday, September 7th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Friday, September 8th.
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Episode 91: Antispyware roundup, Saint's Row: GTA clone, or decent game? The PSP can play iPod video! from DL.TV on August 31, 2006 282 views / likes
Click here to go to the download page! DL.TV Episode 91 went live at 4PM PDT, 7PM EDT, 23:00 UTC/GMT August 31st and will be avialable for download Friday, September 1st.This should be a fun show: Antispyware roundup! Our top two reccomendations... and why a firewall won't help much. Saint's Row: GTA clone, or decent game? DL.TV on your PSP: We like the 2.8 firmware upgrade! It can play the DL.TV iPod video.... and load from RSS feeds!Intel Quad Core Coming Q4Hackers hit AT&TPurple Dinosaur Gets Sued...Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 = XBOX 360 media sharing without Media Center EditionWill the bird breakfast video finally make an appearance?Also on the animal front: anybody got a humane way to save Robert's car from The Evil Cats?We've got a launch date for our new website! Got a tech question, and idea for the show... a way to keep the cats off Robert's car? Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com Click here to go to the download page! The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, September 6th.
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Episode 89: ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX, the latest volley in the graphics wars, Flash drives for notebooks, Apple recalls 1.8 million battereis, DRM free music, Is Mozy safe for online backups? from DL.TV on August 29, 2006 264 views / likes
Click here to go to the download page! Products: ATI Radeon X1950 XTX... the latest in the graphics wars. if you're looking for a detailed review and tests of ATI’s Radeon X1950 XTX ExtremeTech's Jason Cross did a great job. We can’t wait to get our dirty little hands on the new Shuttle X100… it’s tiny! Solid State Notebook Drives… very robust. Very pricey. Thanks to DV Nation for lending us a notebook to check out, they’ve got quite an array of flash drives for sale.. A 32GB model will run you $1799! Beta fun: Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 just hit the web… Allpeers dropped their extention for Firefox... check it out and let us know what you think. (The personal P2P sharing network's servers are pretty swamped as of the beta launch.)Lots of viewer questions:No-DRM music for a flat monthly fee? We know of a couple sites, David! Check out emusic.com and AudioLunchbox.com! Is Mozy safe asks Barrie from the UK? Are there any good alternatives? Mozy should be fine (It's in beta, but PCMag gave it a Editor's Choice! Heck, I've used Gmail for years, and it's STILL in beta)... you can also check out MediaStream Tim from the Jersey Shore is looking for a hard release date on Windows Media Player 11. We'd just go ahead and try out the beta! NEWS Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Laptop Batteries BTW, Apple has a corrected list recalled batteries. Apple Announces $100,000,000 Settlement with Creative … Apple gets to end the lawsuit, Creative promises to make iPod accessories. Microsoft: No HD Playback in 32bit Vista? That's the rumor, tho it looks like it will ultimately depend on the HD playback software makers and the studios. The Live Stream: Went down hard around 20 minutes in. We're still trying to figure out why. Didn't impact the video at all, tho. Got a Question? A tip? A product you’re curious about Email us at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com Click here to go to the download page!The next episode of DL.TV streams live Tuesday, August 29th, 2006 at 4pm PDT, 7pm EDT, 23:00 GMT/UTC, and will be available for download Wednesday, August 30th.
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