News, Rumors, and Trends

The BBC received a demonstration of Sony’s upcoming PlayTV accessory which will offer PS3 owners over-the-air tuning (abroad), OTA EPG, DVR functionality, and PSP placeshifting. Looks pretty cool (other than the UI load time)… Though, I wonder if we’ll ever see this in the US - is the PS3 OTA ATSC market large enough to matter?

Linear is introducing a new line of whole-house high-definition distribution products using HDMI, including a 4x4 matrix, switchers, distribution amplifiers and video boosters.

I love March Madness. But even though I no longer trek to an office, it’s difficult to be near a TV during all of the match-ups I want to see. After all, we are talking middle-of-the-work-day, middle-of-the-work-week broadcasts.