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December 17th 2007
Warner says "NO Switch to Bluray!" - So Which Studios are REALLY switching?
We've seen the Bluray supporters talking it up all over the web in the last couple of weeks. "Warner switching to Bluray!" the rumour-mongers yelled. Even the head of Lionsgate got caught up in the folly, proclaiming to Business Week that he heard a "rumour" that Warner would be going Bluray-exclusive. Nay! Warner was forced (once again) to make a public statement that the Business Week article (and the studio boss' statement) was false. Warner is not moving to Bluray exclusive. They even issued the statement worldwide!
So what IS actually important to Warner? Well according to the same Business Week article: "Warner isn't talking, but people close to the situation say the studio is waiting to see which group sells more of the new-fangled DVD players this holiday season. "Warner wants one of the two sides to make a commitment to getting this format into as many hands as possible," says a studio executive with knowledge of its thinking. So far Toshiba has eked out a lead." Whereupon the writer grudgingly acknowledges that there are 878,000 dedicated HD DVD players out there, compared to just 370,000 dedicated Bluray players.
So why the rumour-mongering by the Bluray side? Frankly, I opine that it is a desperation effort by Sony and the Bluray side. I feel sorry for the Lionsgate fella, in a way, because I suspect that he was probably told flat-out by someone in the BDA that Warner was looking to switch, and simply got caught for repeating the rumour. One wonders if GCI, or another of the Sony PR companies, was as busy circulating this "news" as they were the Nikki Finke story about Paramount supposedly getting Microsoft money to support HD DVD - a tidbit which was later said to be false.
So WHY would the BDA want to convince Lionsgate that Warner might switch to Bluray? In MY view, there can only be one reason: To try to scare Lionsgate and stop them from switching to a format-neutral position. I have heard some rumblings in the last few weeks that certain BD-exclusive studios, are considering dropping their BD-exclusive positions and supporting BOTH formats equally. Some people in the BDA might consider this a disaster, because it would then mean that buyers of either format could get pretty much all the movies available on their chosen format, and would leave the rest of the format choice down to the STRENGTHS and VALUE of the respective players.
So by spreading rumours in "the biz" that Warner might switch, they could make these BD studios believe that the format war is nearly over, and that going "neutral" would be futile. The longer that the BDA can prevent them from supporting HD DVD, the better.
But seriously, it's been 2 years of these "mind games" already! And here we are with nearly 1 million dedicated HD DVD players in the market, and we are still up to this trickery? Isn't it about time that these studios start releasing to BOTH formats so that the HDM segment can finally take off without consumers being worried about which choice is "correct"? Many people feel that HDM overall will benefit greatly from the BD studios just supporting both format equally, as consumer confidence in the formats would soar.
Meanwhile, in the "back at ya, baby" category, we have heard some very interesting feedback of our own in the last week or two... While we can hardly claim to be "in the biz" or greatly connected to Hollywood, we do end up getting quite a bit of interesting feedback regarding the "format war". Some of it is not very useful, and some of it can be very interesting. This latest information definitely falls into the latter category - VERY interesting. The one caveat about this information, which I must stress, is that the sources are not validated - I don't know them personally, nor have any information about how credible they are. In fact, in one case, the information was sent anonymously from a fake email account to "protect" the identity of the sender.
According to these three sources, there are two Bluray-exclusive studios that are in the process of moving to support HD DVD releases. I won't name the studios until I have better coroboration of the claims of the sources involved, but let's just say these are "big fish" and that it's safe to say that Fox is not one of them. One of them is geared up to make their announcement sometime before the end of January. Another is supposed to start shipping HD DVDs before the end of January.
I really wish I could give you more info at this time, but it just wouldn't be prudent. However, as soon as more concrete information becomes available you can be certain that I would love to be the first to tell you.
There's no question that the "format war" is officially a "stalemate" at this time. Both formats' movies have been selling at very close to the same rates in the last few weeks, with Bluray just holding onto the lead, but it's averaged about 60:40 for the last 2 or 3 months, with some weeks as close as 51:49. This week is predicted to be another close week, with the report due on Friday, December 21st.
Even the head of Sony, Howard Stringer, has admitted that it is a "stalemate". Studios must now recognize that HD DVD is NOT going away. The most logical way forward today is for the studios to support both formats equally and let the consumer decide on their favourite. So far, they have tried to force the consumer's decisions, yet consumers have still been choosing HD DVD.
By supporting both formats, the studios will let consumers know that it is safe for them to pick whichever format they please and still know that they will be able to happily buy HDM releases. This will eliminate the concerns which are preventing so many buyers from adopting either HDM format, and allow the market to grow quickly and strongly.
I look forward to confirmation of these rumours that the BD studios are finally starting to come around.
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Warner says "NO Switch to Bluray!" - So Which Studios are REALLY switching?
We've seen the Bluray supporters talking it up all over the web in the last couple of weeks. "Warner switching to Bluray!" the rumour-mongers yelled. Even the head of Lionsgate got caught up in the folly, proclaiming to Business Week that he heard a "rumour" that Warner would be going Bluray-exclusive. Nay! Warner was forced (once again) to make a public statement that the Business Week article (and the studio boss' statement) was false. Warner is not moving to Bluray exclusive. They even issued the statement worldwide!
So what IS actually important to Warner? Well according to the same Business Week article: "Warner isn't talking, but people close to the situation say the studio is waiting to see which group sells more of the new-fangled DVD players this holiday season. "Warner wants one of the two sides to make a commitment to getting this format into as many hands as possible," says a studio executive with knowledge of its thinking. So far Toshiba has eked out a lead." Whereupon the writer grudgingly acknowledges that there are 878,000 dedicated HD DVD players out there, compared to just 370,000 dedicated Bluray players.
So why the rumour-mongering by the Bluray side? Frankly, I opine that it is a desperation effort by Sony and the Bluray side. I feel sorry for the Lionsgate fella, in a way, because I suspect that he was probably told flat-out by someone in the BDA that Warner was looking to switch, and simply got caught for repeating the rumour. One wonders if GCI, or another of the Sony PR companies, was as busy circulating this "news" as they were the Nikki Finke story about Paramount supposedly getting Microsoft money to support HD DVD - a tidbit which was later said to be false.
So WHY would the BDA want to convince Lionsgate that Warner might switch to Bluray? In MY view, there can only be one reason: To try to scare Lionsgate and stop them from switching to a format-neutral position. I have heard some rumblings in the last few weeks that certain BD-exclusive studios, are considering dropping their BD-exclusive positions and supporting BOTH formats equally. Some people in the BDA might consider this a disaster, because it would then mean that buyers of either format could get pretty much all the movies available on their chosen format, and would leave the rest of the format choice down to the STRENGTHS and VALUE of the respective players.
So by spreading rumours in "the biz" that Warner might switch, they could make these BD studios believe that the format war is nearly over, and that going "neutral" would be futile. The longer that the BDA can prevent them from supporting HD DVD, the better.
But seriously, it's been 2 years of these "mind games" already! And here we are with nearly 1 million dedicated HD DVD players in the market, and we are still up to this trickery? Isn't it about time that these studios start releasing to BOTH formats so that the HDM segment can finally take off without consumers being worried about which choice is "correct"? Many people feel that HDM overall will benefit greatly from the BD studios just supporting both format equally, as consumer confidence in the formats would soar.
Meanwhile, in the "back at ya, baby" category, we have heard some very interesting feedback of our own in the last week or two... While we can hardly claim to be "in the biz" or greatly connected to Hollywood, we do end up getting quite a bit of interesting feedback regarding the "format war". Some of it is not very useful, and some of it can be very interesting. This latest information definitely falls into the latter category - VERY interesting. The one caveat about this information, which I must stress, is that the sources are not validated - I don't know them personally, nor have any information about how credible they are. In fact, in one case, the information was sent anonymously from a fake email account to "protect" the identity of the sender.
According to these three sources, there are two Bluray-exclusive studios that are in the process of moving to support HD DVD releases. I won't name the studios until I have better coroboration of the claims of the sources involved, but let's just say these are "big fish" and that it's safe to say that Fox is not one of them. One of them is geared up to make their announcement sometime before the end of January. Another is supposed to start shipping HD DVDs before the end of January.
I really wish I could give you more info at this time, but it just wouldn't be prudent. However, as soon as more concrete information becomes available you can be certain that I would love to be the first to tell you.
There's no question that the "format war" is officially a "stalemate" at this time. Both formats' movies have been selling at very close to the same rates in the last few weeks, with Bluray just holding onto the lead, but it's averaged about 60:40 for the last 2 or 3 months, with some weeks as close as 51:49. This week is predicted to be another close week, with the report due on Friday, December 21st.
Even the head of Sony, Howard Stringer, has admitted that it is a "stalemate". Studios must now recognize that HD DVD is NOT going away. The most logical way forward today is for the studios to support both formats equally and let the consumer decide on their favourite. So far, they have tried to force the consumer's decisions, yet consumers have still been choosing HD DVD.
By supporting both formats, the studios will let consumers know that it is safe for them to pick whichever format they please and still know that they will be able to happily buy HDM releases. This will eliminate the concerns which are preventing so many buyers from adopting either HDM format, and allow the market to grow quickly and strongly.
I look forward to confirmation of these rumours that the BD studios are finally starting to come around.
HD NOW Online - So which Studios are REALLY switching?
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...how convenient for the author to for completely forget about the additional PS3 I ordered over the holidays which, in the case of this particular PS3, will play BD approximately 80% of the time.
Heck, my dedicated HD DVD players still share the one HD DVD I purchased (Shrek 3)...still waiting on my 10 free HD DVDs via rebate.Let see if I got this right...none of my frequently used PS3/BD players count, however both of my dust gathering HD DVD players do?
I think the key element here is that those who went the PS3 route aren't going to be as beholden to the Blu-ray format as someone who made the personal statement of purchasing a dedicated BD player. These PS3 buyers may be viewed as hedging their bets in the event that Blu-ray withers, they'll still have a game machine with some awesome specs (if not software)....how convenient for the author to for completely forget about the additional PS3 I ordered over the holidays which, in the case of this particular PS3, will play BD approximately 80% of the time.
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Wasn't exactly sure where to post this. Just had a customer come in inquiring about internet. He has HughesNet and had heard good things about mine. He asked if we provided email addresses and it kinda caught me off guard. I said he should be able to keep whatever email he had been using....my sister in law is still using a BellSouth email addy and they haven't been around here for many years. He said he had gotten a letter from HughesNet stating that they had until Nov 16th to save, move, forward, whatever, their Hughesnet emails because they would lose them after that date.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
I have never heard of a company simply mass-deleting email accounts (the customer still has his HughesNet service). From what I understand, in the past, the company who was ditching their email service simply sold the customer base to a company like Google.
Anyone else getting this letter. He said he would show it to me tomorrow when I go out there and set up his internet.
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The TPN Map Excel Presents all DIRECTV Channels:
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
National (50-States or wide/NAT+PR beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Local (Local-Into-Local or narrow/Spot beams)
Additional tabs provide:
OTA the (Over-The-Air) Database
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
VOD (Video On_Demand) Records
Offline Records
Engr Records
Net Decoder a graphic presentation of all satellites and transponders
Domestic Satellites
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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For the naysayers who did not think this service would make it, just added another 4.9M subscribers and that was after the removal of 1.2M Russia subscribers.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
This is even better, Paramount+ revenue grew 120% and Subscription revenue grew 74% year-over-year ( 2nd quarter 2021/ 2nd quarter 2022) to $830M, principally reflecting paid subscriber growth on Paramount+.
Now compare that to Peacock with only 13 million paid, 13 million free.
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So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
Paramount+ has always had the CBS shows on the CBS local channel and yes with commercials. What they are doing now is releasing the OnDemand versions of the show which I believe they don't release until after the shows air on the west coast. And they will be commercial free if you subscribe to the ad free version of Paramount+.So, this means that those of us with Commercial Free subs, won't be Commercial Free, unless we wait till after the show is over ?
Which would make same day, not that big of a deal.
I wasn't up at 3:00 am to check but they are there at 8:00 am today.
The new curated multiview is now live.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
While on many of the sports channels and non sports channels there is a multi view option button. It will pull up a side bar with many different multi view options.
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Apple has finally released their Apple TV 4K with built-in Siri and a microphone so it can respond to your queries even if you don't have the remote. It also increases in price, to $299. I had been planning on updating my current Apple TV 4K streamers, but that's $600 for the two of them, and that's a pass at this point.
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
At $299, it had better come with 256 GB of Storage, Gigabit (or better) Ethernet, the latest HDMI tech and standards, and one year of free Apple One. But it probably won't…
Apple TV 4K
Apple TV 4K. New Siri AI and hands-free control. Stunning picture and immersive HomePod surround sound. Works with your Apple and smart home devices.
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. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
they all do that anyways.. ever notice your cell phone slows down when you come up for an upgrade..
. apple's been making money off of software and not hardware for a while
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV81SqB6HQg
Direct YouTube Link - NVIDIA Told me How to Benchmark RTX Spark
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV81SqB6HQg
Direct YouTube Link - NVIDIA Told me How to Benchmark RTX Spark
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I created this thread on the original Edgecutter Cutting Edge Forums site. It's simply a place for those to review the latest software available for those using Windows 10 and Windows 11. To date it has received 112,559 views. I have been asked by staff to continue this thread here.
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To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
For niche use cases, yes I agree. Kali for ethical hacking and security testing, and running a Cacti server for network monitoring are the two things I have experience in. Plus thousands and thousands of other things, but for every day use I just can't see it. The owner of the GMRS repeater that I pay to access is changing the Tx DPL tones tomorrow, while Chirp is available on Linux, the software to program my MXT500 is not.To each there own but I've found that Windows can't do much more than Linux can. Can't have everything.
I run Fedora and Ubuntu in VMWare, honestly I don't care much for the UI of either of them and I don't feel like spending days/weeks to customize the UI to make it look Windows-like when I could just use Windows. The cartoonish dock at the bottom of the screen reminds me of Apple products.
For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
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Several Dish offers showed up today in my account. Once you choose one the rest are removed. Offers were Showtime, Starz, AMC and others.
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Not for me, mines has no mention of how long aka the offer period and the Terms and conditions the $0.00 is good for. All I see is one can lose $5.00 if you decide to remove it before day 31 after you add it to the account.
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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