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Cablevision?s Educational SDV Initiative

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How do you educate your customers to the perils of switched digital video (SDV) with the current generation of retail CableCARD products? In Cablevision’s case, they’ve started notifying folks that over 15 channels (including Kung Fu HD!) are unavailable via CableCARD - without actually mentioning why. But, hey, who needs a TiVo when you they’ll loan you a HD DVR - free for the first year.

Roxio Toast Updated. But Does It Work?

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Roxio has released Toast 9 but, as my headline questions, does it work… with TiVo? Last fall both Toast and Popcorn began experiencing issues in conjunction with TiVo’s Fall Software update. As I mentioned in early February, the Roxio team seemed to think they had a solution for the TiVoToGo file conversion audio/video sync issue. However, they haven’t made a (public) software update available. So before investing in Toast 9, I suggest waiting for more information…

NevoQ50 Controls Whole Home with Worthington Software

Worthington Distribution wrote software to enable UEI?s Z-Wave remote to operate an HAI automation system, Russound audio system, motorized shades and more.

Niveus Adds Movie Gallery Interface to Aggregate Films

Niveus Media is rolling out a new user interface, Movie Gallery, that shows artwork and metadata for all the movies on a server?whether they are recorded from TV, downloaded from the Internet or even ripped from Blu-ray, HD DVD and DVDs.

Niveus Adds Movie Gallery Interface to Aggregate Films

Niveus Media is rolling out a new user interface, Movie Gallery, that shows artwork and metadata for all the movies on a server?whether they are recorded from TV, downloaded from the Internet or even ripped from Blu-ray, HD DVD and DVDs.

Durabook is Perfect Rugged Laptop for Integrators

New from Ace Computers, Durabook survives water spills and hard knocks, and has RS-232 for serial home-control systems

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