Category Archives: Video

Finally, Netflix Streaming is Coming to the PS3

By Devindra | Published: October 26, 2009
Update: Microsoft has issued an official response to this news here, and it seems they’re keeping 360 Netflix access tied to Live Gold membership. Don’t despair though, I have a hunch that they’ll reconsider if the Netflix PS3 service takes off strongly. — It was only a matter of time before Netflix started sharing the streaming love [...]
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1080p Xbox Movie Streaming Works as Advertised

By Devindra | Published: October 21, 2009
Zune Video, streaming on Xbox 360 from Ars Technica on Vimeo. The next Xbox Live update will bring a bevy of new features, including Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm access. I’m particularly interested to see if Last.fm works as well all the previews say. Another feature that’s getting less press is the ability to stream 1080p films [...]
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Will Sony Ever Stop Playing Catch Up with the Playstation 3?

By Devindra | Published: July 15, 2008
digg_url='http://digg.com/playstation/Will_Sony_Ever_Stop_Playing_Catch_Up_With_the_Playstation_3'; Today Sony announced that they would be selling and renting video content over the Playstation Store, and I suppose if this was a year ago, that news would have actually been somewhat interesting. But coming off the recent Netflix/Xbox 360 announcement, wherein the 360 would become a Netflix streaming device this fall a la the [...]
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Gamestop Dropping Zune, What Exactly is Microsoft’s Zune Strategy Now?

By Devindra | Published: May 27, 2008
photo credit: markhoekstra How sad it is that the biggest news to come from the Zune front in the past few months is anything but positive: Word is out that Gamestop has stopped selling Zunes. Honestly, I’m surprised it took this long, not because the Zune 2 is a worthless player (despite what some other news [...]
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The Roku Netflix Player, The Shape of Things to Come

By Devindra | Published: May 20, 2008
Today Netflix announced the full details on their long-awaited set top box. Developed by Roku, a company which already has some experience in the streaming media arena, the device is meant to offer an easy way for Netflix subscribers to access their streaming Netflix media on their televisions. While the device is a logical step [...]
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Surprise? Bluray Adoption Slows, Upconverting DVD Players Find Success

By Devindra | Published: May 2, 2008
After the demise of HD-DVD, it was pretty much expected that Blu-ray adoption would rise since it no longer had a competitor. According to Bits, that doesn’t seem to be the case: According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent from February to [...]
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