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smprather updated 2 products

smprather — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:00:56 -0400

1. updated Hauppage HD PVR - May 5, 2008 at 6:00 pm

disagreed: "One of the first High Def video encoders"
agreed: "Video format is Blu-ray compatible"
agreed: "Includes IR blaster for controlling set-top boxes"
agreed: "Record HD content on your HTPC"
agreed: "Re-encodes analog broadcast instead of dealing with original digital signal"

2. updated HDHomeRun - May 5, 2008 at 6:00 pm

disagreed: "QAM and ATSC compatible"
agreed: "Can't be used with a set-top box for encrypted channels"

smprather commented on Hauppage HD PVR

smprather — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:59:12 -0400

May 5, 2008 at 5:59 pm

"Is there full support for closed-captioning? This is where most of these first-wave products fall short. One would think that CC is technically similar to planning a manned flight to Mars. Who knew that combining text with spoken words would blow the minds of so many engineers."

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smprather — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:51:03 -0400

May 5, 2008 at 5:51 pm