The News Review:
- How To: Get Some Use From Your PS3
- Pinnacle announces ShowCenter 250HD
- Pinnacle Systems Launches ShowCenter 250HD
- Report From The Futures of Entertainment 2 Conference
- Holiday apartment with indoor pool in Nessebar Ravda – walking…
- Video Cards – Dev Hardware
- Linux-based PMP flexes codecs
How To: Get Some Use From Your PS3
TrustedReviews – Nov 20, 2007
I did have a nice rant ready on the lack of DivX support but between me writing and this being published Sony and DivX have now announced that said codec support will be coming in a future update. Still it should have been there from the beginning because I now have some 50GB of re-encoded DVD rips (and yes for the record I do own the DVDs) which were previously encoded with Xvid but wouldn’t play on the PS3. Well actually I figured out that problem but more on that later. K I’ve got that off my chest now we can move on. ther than DivX when it comes the PS3 also boasts support for MPEG-1 MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video codecs… Well actually I figured out that problem but more on that later. K I’ve got that off my chest now we can move on. ther than DivX when it comes the PS3 also boasts support for MPEG-1 MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video codecs. The latter will need to be encoded in AVC and it is this format that trailers from PlayStation Network will be provided in. Speaking of which Sony is doing a pretty good job of making sure that the store gets regular updates and once a week you’ll find a few new movie and game trailers up for download generally in 1080p and standard def versions along with game demos and quite often new arcade games and some classic PlayStation titles re-worked for download – I suggest you check out flw Syphon Filter and Crash Team Racing. n the audio front you’ll find WAV WMA AAC MP3 and ATRAC formats supported. I would like to see Flac on that list at some point too but at least the important bases are covered.
Pinnacle announces ShowCenter 250HD
HEXUS – Nov 20, 2007
?PC users and home entertainment enthusiasts want to be able to have their friends and family join them in viewing their digital media collections on their large-screen home entertainment system rather than in front of their PC. With Pinnacle ShowCenter 250HD they can do that and more. ? The ShowCenter 250HD supports playback of a variety of video formats including Windows Media Video 9 WMV-DRM MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 DivX XviD DivX HD as well as music formats Mp3 WMA and WAV.
Pinnacle Systems Launches ShowCenter 250HD
HEXUS – Nov 20, 2007
For example they can access Windows® Media DRM-protected files that were purchased and downloaded to their PC or media files stored on a USB storage device such as a USB flash drive or digital camera. Pinnacle ShowCenter 250HD can also be used with UPnP AV media servers for streaming media files stored on UPnP AV- compatible network storage devices. Pinnacle ShowCenter close up In addition to providing high-quality video playback of the Windows Media Video 9 WMV-DRM MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVI DivX® and XviD files ShowCenter supports HD playback of Windows Media Video 9 DivX HD and MPEG-4 file formats with resolutions of up to 1080i. Supported music formats range from Mp3 WMA WMA Pro and WMA lossless to WMA-DRM and PCM WAV uncompressed. 11g module with detachable antenna as well as a 100-230V power cable connector an Infrared receiver and a USB 2.
Report From The Futures of Entertainment 2 Conference
PSFK – Nov 20, 2007
(If Google aqcuires the 700mhz spectrum) the challenge is the balance of user privacy. They need to be able to connect consumers to each others to content to advertisers but in a way that protects privacy and enhances trust. ?Fan LaborFor the discussion on Fan Labor the speakers were Mark Deuze (Indiana University) Jordan Greenhall (DivX) Catherine Tosenberger (University of Florida) Elizabeth sder (Buzznet) Raph Koster (Areae). This debate raised more questions than answers as we tried to navigate the grey areas created as citizen generated content increasingly contributes to the value of brands and in turn the effect that has on the user. When a fan is selected or rewarded in some way it can have a serious negative impact on a community as most fans operate on a basis of ?Leave me alone but acknowledge what I?m doing? but expect to be authentic participants. Attention is the renumeration the majority of fans want once dollars are entered into the equation there are inevitable questions of control. With user generated content there is a social contract that?s about being credible transparent and authentic.
Holiday apartment with indoor pool in Nessebar Ravda – walking…
Holiday Lettings – Nov 20, 2007
01 kmNotes:Sorry – no pets allowedSuitable for childrenNo smoking at this propertySelf-cateringHome descriptionThe Apartment has all you will need for a truly relaxing holiday. It has a large Double bedroom and bathroom with a shower and bath. The lounge has a large TV with a DVD player that plays DIVXCDRWMP3 etc. also has a USB port… also has a USB port. There is a LAN line available and at a small charge you will get a secure internet connection. Hopefully in 2008 there will be WIFI in communal areas. ur large one bedroom apartment is a place to relax this apartment sleeps 5. The master bedroom has a large king-size bed (180×190).
Video Cards – Dev Hardware
Dev Hardware – Nov 20, 2007
As for watching a video or dvd on your computer the video card will impact that. And as for being able to hook up your vcr camcorder etc up to your pc then your video card can have an impact on that as well. Some more modern video cards will have a built in hardware decoder which allows the video card to deal with streaming the video instead of loading a software codec that will use your processor do deal with it. Note that this does not impact all file types but for example if you were to watch a HD movie on your pc with a video card that doesn’t support this your cpu usage will sit at 100% the entire time vs a video card with hardware acceleration you would see the cpu sit in the 20-40% range because the video card is doing the work.
Linux-based PMP flexes codecs
LinuxDevices.com – Nov 20, 2007
as long as the resolution of the file is up to 720×576 the Archos 604 is able to playback without dropping frames 95 percent of the user-oriented formats out there and that’s quite an accomplishment. ” The reviewer notes however that she used a version equipped with two extra-cost plug-ins selling for $20 apiece: one for h.