Engadget HD Podcast 122 - 02.11.2009
Plenty of things happened this past week in HD, but one thing that won't be happening is a February DTV transition; we gripe about the fourth month delay and wonder what our politicians were thinking. The bad news kept coming as rumors of Pioneer's exit from the TV market swirled this week. It'll be sad if Kuros fade to black, but we'll keep hope alive that some manufacturers will still cater to crazies who pursue ultimate image quality. That might fit in well with the predicted "Golden Era" that analysts are calling for Blu-ray in 2014-2017. We talk a little Blu-ray and Netflix streaming before diving into Media Center news. As usual, the Media Center talk gets pretty technical, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We manage to wrap up on a more universal note -- discrete IR codes -- you'll know (and curse) if you don't have them, so everyone should be informed on this cornerstone to robust automation.
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh and Steve Kim
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Program
00:55 - Comments from Engadget HD Podcast 121 - 02.04.2009
12:09 - The DTV transition delay could end up costing over $500 million
14:23 - Stations can still yank analog plug this month, though many won't
18:45 - Latest Nielsen figures put DTV unreadiness at 5.1%
20:54 - Pioneer reportedly ending TV production, spinning off DVD business
26:49 - The State of Home Video study predicts a Blu-ray Golden Era of 2014-17
30:27 - Panasonic drops the axe on DMP-BD35 Blu-ray player
33:33 - NPD Group says discs don't have to fear downloads... yet
35:47 - Xbox Live tallies 1 million Netflix Watch Instantly activations, 1.5 billion minutes served
39:57 - VUDU permanently cuts retail price of movie set-top-box in half
47:20 - Windows 7 gets Hauppauge HD-PVR support via 3rd party
51:22 - Automatic commercial skipping is a go for Media Center in Windows 7
56:52 - HD 101: Discrete IR codes
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