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DirecTV Whole-Home DVR Goes Live Nationwide

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DirecTV’s Whole-Home DVR has been in beta testing for a few months, but is now live nation wide for just $3/month.

The DVR wars have been pretty fierce lately. Comcast has been targeting AT&T, DISH has been going after DirecTV on price, and DirecTV’s ads have been taking shots at just about everyone. 

As of today, DirecTV has one more feather to place in their hat with the full release of Whole Home DVR. 

The Whole-Home DVR feature allows programs from an HD DVR to be streamed to other non-DVR HD Receivers throughout your home. Up to 15 TVs, including the display the HD DVR is connected to, can take place in the streaming fun. 

The best part is no new hardware is required. The slightly worse news is the service will tack $3/month onto your monthly bill, but I don’t foresee any natural disasters or magnetic poles shifting over that minor fee. 

Not to miss a chance to get a few jabs in, the DirecTV Whole-Home DVR site takes shots at DISH Network’s Sling-enabled DVRs and cable company DVRs’ capacity and connectivity. I just wish someone would start throwing some punches TiVo’s way. Maybe then they would bring some more appealing features to their TiVo Premiere.

Other features DirecTV makes note of include: manage your DVR playlist from any room; record two shows while watching two others; and set separate parental controls for each TV.

Check out the YouTube video below for more on Whole-Home DVR:

 
by Stephen Hopkins

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/directv_whole_home_dvr_goes_live_nationwide/

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Panasonic VT25 Series 3D Plasmas Shipping in May
 

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First models available will be 50- and 54-inch versions, with 58- and 65-inchers to be added in June.

While the Magnolia/Best Buy VT20 series 3D displays from Panasonic have been available for a little over a month now, the mass-market equivalent VT25 series will be rolling on to store shelves and into homes starting in early May. 

The first models available will be the 50-inch and 54-inch versions, while 58-inch and 65-inch sizes will trickle out later in June.  Tech specs for the whole series, along with 2D plasma and LCD products, can be found at www.Panasonic.com.

SRPs on the TC-P50VT25 50-inch model and TC-P54VT25 54-inch model are $2,599 and $2,999, respectively, with availability the week of May 3. There’s not specific date, but the $3,399 TC-P58VT25 58-inch set and $4,299 TC-P65VT25 65-incher are due in June, according to Panasonic.

The display manufacturer lists features as:
Full HD 3D Technology –- VT25 Series features new, faster screen phosphors (short-stroke) which, when coupled with the VIERA VT25’s 600Hz sub-field drive, outputs alternating imagery at 60 frames per second to each eye.

Active Shutter Eyewear—All Panasonic VIERA VT25 Series models come with one pair of Panasonic 3D Active Shutter Eyewear (TY-EW3D10U). Additional pairs of Panasonic 3D Eyewear are available at retail with an SRP of $149.95.

Infinite Black Pro Panel –- A new phosphor technology that produces deep blacks (5,000,000:1 native contrast) and vivid images with minimal reflection.

THX Certified Display—Ensures that every Panasonic Full HD 3D TV displays motion pictures and TV content with the quality and color palette that the director intended.

VIERA CAST WiFi with Skype—Gives viewers the ability to access feature films plus information and communication offerings including Amazon Video on Demand, Bloomberg News, Fox Sports, Netflix, and Skype.

by Stephen Hopkins

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/panasonic_vt25_series_3d_plasmas_shipping_in_may/

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ZVOX Wants to See Your TV Wire Mess
 

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The company is holding a contest asking ‘How ugly is the back of your TV’ and has a soundbar ready to give the winner.

We hope your TV isn’t ugly, but if it is, ZVOX want to know about it.

More specifically, the manufacturer of the Z-Base 550 home theater system is looking for setups with the biggest mess of wires in the back of the TV.

“TV wire hairballs are a growing problem in our society,” says ZVOX founder Tom Hannaher. “It started out 30 years ago with a simple VCR hookup, but now there are cable boxes, Xboxes, Blu-ray players and multi-speaker surround-sound systems. It’s a real mess.”

Email your entry photographs to info@zvoxaudio.com with “Ugly TV Contest” as the subject line in the email, and you could wind up winning a Z-Base 550. Entries must be received by no later than April 30, 2010.

After you snap a few pictures, use the following tips to beautify your big-screen.
—Cable covers. Hide the cabling inside a plastic tube. A number of companies offer inexpensive plastic enclosures for cabling. Styles in include tubes, channels that attach to the wall and units that resemble baseboards.
—Furniture. Replace your entertainment cabinet or stand with a unit that features an internal cable management system where the wiring can be routed inside the hollow legs of the stand, for example.
—Equipment closet. The more equipment you keep with your TV, the more cabling there is. You can cut down on the cabling in your living room by locating the Blu-ray player, A/V receiver, cable box and other components in closet.

by Lisa Montgomery

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/zvox_wants_to_see_your_tv_wire_mess/

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