March 1, 2008

February 2008 Monthly Roundup For TVSnob

What an exciting month for home theater enthusiasts the world over! We started off the month getting prepared for the Super Bowl, possibly upgrading our LCD or plasma HDTV's to wow our Super Bowl party attendees, or learning how to watch the big game in HD without buying a new set at all. The Hollywood Writer's Strike finally came to an end after 100 days, but not before couple of new startups sprouted out of the chaos designed to eliminate dealing with the major studios altogether. The real question in the end is if the writer's actually got what they deserved.

Probably the biggest news of the month was Toshiba's decision to call off the production of HD DVD, bringing an end to the HD disc format war that's been so heated for the past couple of years. Unfortunately Blu-ray players don't look like they'll be getting cheaper anytime soon.

February 17 officially put us one year away from February 17, 2009 when analog broadcast signals will be shut off for good. We provided you with a quick and simple three part primer detailing what you need to do to get prepared. You wouldn't want to find yourself with no TV on that day, would you?

Finally we've decided to experiment with a new editorial calendar here at TVSnob, bringing the focus back to products and deals, but provided you with a list of daily links, TV Biz Watch, that'll lead you to the news and business happenings that'll affect your home theater experience now and in the future.

Well, today's March 1, and that means another beginning and another exciting month here at TVSnob.