The News Review:
- Comments on: Video-sharing pact leaves Google out in the cold
- IDLDPL Launches New Creative Zen PMP
- CNET User opinions
- New Pinnacle PCTV HD solutions turn PCs into HDTVs with full PVR…
Comments on: Video-sharing pact leaves Google out in the cold
Register – Oct 19, 2007
Sounds like some people don’t learn from history. Hollywood could also do with remembering where its money comes from. Gerald Ratner learnt to his cost what happens if you annoy your customers and the failed DIVX disk format (not the video codec) shows that the consumer doesn’t always swallow what the industry would like them to have. Drawing the lines By Steve Roper Posted Friday 19th ctober 2007 01:15 GMT. This is where the copyright war moves into the endgame.
IDLDPL Launches New Creative Zen PMP
Tech2 – Oct 19, 2007
The Zen supports audio books from various websites and you can also download books and daily news reports. It also features an SD memory slot for external memory. Also supported are a wide selection of video formats including WMV9 MJPEG MPEG4-SP compatible DivX 4 and 5 and XviD. ne charge of the built-in rechargeable battery according to the company will provide up to 5 hours of video or up to 25 hours of music playback. The device weighs 2. 1 ounces and measures 3.
CNET User opinions
nytimes.com – Oct 20, 2007
Can play mp3 and divx videos. Cons: Most of your emty discs won’t work. Even if you record something you can only play it in this recorder. flv and many common video types.
New Pinnacle PCTV HD solutions turn PCs into HDTVs with full PVR…
Broadcast Engineering – Oct 19, 2007
The PCTV HD Ultimate Stick comes pre-installed with Pinnacle TVCenter Pro a complete PVR application and FlashPVR a technology that allows TVCenter Pro software to run from the stick’s on-board flash memory. Users can automatically record TV shows to the integrated flash memory or to their hard drive in a broad range of formats including MPEG-2 MPEG-4 (optimized for iPod or PSP) DivX or direct to DVD. The PCTV HD Ultimate Stick includes a high-gain telescopic antenna a remote control and Pinnacle Studio QuickStart for trimming captured videos. The PCTV HD Card is designed for desktop PC users who want to add SD and HD TV to their PC using an internal PCI card and includes a remote control for easy navigation and an FM radio antenna as well as Pinnacle Studio QuickStart. The PCTV Remote Kit for Windows Media Center is an add-on for Windows Vista-powered PCs. If the user’s PC is equipped with a Vista-certified TV tuner the PCTV Remote Kit can be used to control all TV and PVR functionalities of Windows Media Center from across the room.