TVSnob Monthly Roundup For March 2008

And another fast-paced, action-packed month has passed wrapping up the first quarter of 2008. For a look back at all the action in March, take your pick of our March articles after the jump...

Blu-ray

• Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop: One Of The Best Blu-ray Deals Around
• Blu-ray Disc Sales Skyrocket, PS3 Gets Blu-ray Profile 2.0
• Blu-ray BD+ Hack Software Released Last Week, Updated Version Already Available In Beta
• Gertrude Rothschild, Granny Emeritus, Looking To Take Down Blu-ray
• Acer's Gemstone Blue Multimedia Laptops With Blu-ray
• Sony: Expect Sub-$300 Blu-ray Players This Year, Sub-$200 Players In 2009
• Panasonic BD30E Blu-ray Player Will Support DivX, Just Not In The US
• BD-ROM: Preferred Blu-ray Format In 2008 Says Manufacturers

DIY

• 8 DIY TV Projects For Tim Taylor Wannabe's

DVD Players/Recorders

• Oppo DV-983H DVD Player: Upconverting Option For Exhausted Casualities Of The HD Format War
• Sony's DVP-NS700H: The Latest Japanese Upconverting DVD Player

Deal of the Day

• HDTV Deals For March 30/08
• HDTV Deal: Toshiba REGZA 42HL67U 42-Inch LCD TV For $899
• HDTV Deals For March 23/08
• HDTV Deals For March 16/2008

Digital TV Transition 2009

• Could Your DTV2009 Analog-To-Digital Converter Box Be Faulty? Microtune Says So
• China's Next-Gen Hybrid STB Readies Analog TV's For The Digital Beijing Olympics
• FreeDTVShop Sells All Coupon-Eligible Converter Boxes, Provides Awesome How-To Resources
• DTV 2009: Channel Master CM-7000 DTV Converter Box NTIA Coupon-Eligible
• Is It The Digital TV Transition Or The Apocalypse?

Gaming Systems

• Bluetooth Coming To New Playstation 3 Models?
• Broadband Providers To Take Over The Video Game Industry?
• Microsoft: Xbox 360 Gamers Want Downloads, Not Blu-ray
• Microsoft Denies Xbox 360 Blu-ray Rumors...Again
• XBox 360 Going Blu-ray In Near Future
• TV NO TOMO: An Interactive TV Guide For The Nintendo Wii

General News

• Fascinating Fact: Rich People Say Price Is The Decisive Factor In Their TV Purchase, Poor People Lag Behind
• Microsoft And Onkyo Partner Up, Look To Invade Your Living Room
• Eliot Spitzer's Penchant For Call Girls Prompts ABC To Air Prostitution Special
• Paris Hilton's "My New BFF" Reality Show To Ruin Television
• Fantastic Four Lucky, Flo, Paddy, And Manny: The Original DVD-Sniffing Pirate Fighting Dogs, $30000 For Their Demise
• Japanese Send 7680 x 4320 Pixel HD Signal Via Satellite, Could Be In Our Homes Within 10 Years
• February 2008 Monthly Roundup For TVSnob
• TV Biz Watch: The Latest News Affecting You And Your Home Theater

HD VMD

• HD VMD: Poor Man's Blu-ray

HD-DVD

• HD DVD Promotion Group Finally Done
• 1975 Betamax Promotional Video Profiles The TiVo Of The 1970's
• Official HD DVD Funeral Cost: $665.5 Million
• Best Buy Sending $50 To HD DVD Player Buyers
• Toshiba v2.0 Firmware Update Brings Jaggies To MPEG4/AVC Disc Playback
• Samsung BD-UP5000 HD DVD/Blu-ray Combo Player Gets v1.2 Firmware Update
• The Cost Of Losing The HD Disc Format War? $986 Million, Says Toshiba
• Trade In HD DVD For Blu-ray At Circuit City
• Samsung's BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD Player Canceled

HDTV

• What The Hell Is A TV Mirror?
• American HD Households Will Reach 65.7% By 2012
• Polaroid Working On Cool Concept Design For HDTV's
• Greenpeace: Toshiba And Samsung The Greenest HDTV Manufacturers
• Canon Exits RPTV, Will Focus On SED TV
• Hitachi Partners With Tzero, Enabling Wireless HD Video For Hitachi UT Series
• Pandigital HDTV/Digital Cookbook/Digital Photo Frame: HD Multitasking In The Kitchen
• Men: Flat Panel TVs Bring Out Our Feminine Side

HTPC

• LCD-DTV221 XBR PC Monitor Features DTV Tuner, HDMI
• How Does A Media Center Work?

Home Entertainment

• A Look Into The Habits Of US TV Viewers

How to buy an HDTV

• How Much Will You Pay For An HDTV In December 2008?
• How To Save $1000 On Your Next HDTV Purchase
• How To Get Uncle Sam To Subsidize Your Home Theater Purchase

LCD TV

• Loewe Connect 37 DR+: Loaded With Features Including Built-In Media Streaming
• Bank Of America Predicts An LCD TV Price War, But Don't Get Too Excited
• Humax Releases LCD TV Prototype: Retro Mashup Featuring Ancient Design And State-Of-The-Art Technology
• Pantel's Waterproof LCD TV's Perfect For Summer Lounging In Your Backyard
• Philips Design Collection TV's Feature "Curve Of Your Arse" Design
• Panasonic's 2008 VIERA Plasma Lineup Brings 16 New Models To North America
• Sharp Aquos D44E LCD TV Lineup Coming To UK
• Blu-ray Technology On Your LCD TV Screen?
• LG To Buy LCD Panels From Sharp
• Samsung's A6 Series: Featuring An Ugly New Color Design
• Toshiba's 32-Inch 32C3800 The Latest Regza

Media Center

• Vismara Design Incorporates Art Deco Into Your Home Theater
• Creston DVPHD-Pro In "How To Watch 8 1080p Video Sources Simultaneously"

Media Streamers

• Apple TV Update v2.0.1 Available
• Run Apple TV Take 2 On Your Mac With ATV4mac
• Vudu Adds Automation Features To Its $999 Vudu XL
• Vudu Update 1.3.0 Released, Vudu XL Begins Shipping

Mobile TV

• AT&T Mobile TV Coming In May
• USB Dongle: 2008 Beijing Olympic Mobile TV Solution
• Mobile TV In Tough, Say Analysts
• Sling Media Working On Newer, More Advance SlingPlayer Mobile
• DVB-H The European Union's New Mobile TV Standard
• MobiTV In Big Fight With HowardForums, Looks To Take Down Entire Site
• iPhone Now Has It's Own BitTorrent Client

OLED TV

• Samsung Will Roll Out 14 Inch OLED Display In 2009, 40-42 Inch OLED TV In 2010

Plasma

• Matsushita Talks Plasma Biz
• Panasonic's 2008 VIERA Plasma Lineup Brings 16 New Models To North America
• Pioneer May Be Quitting Plasma, But The Kuro Series Is Here To Stay

Projectors

• Microprojectors Expected To Be Big In 2009
• Sanyo PLC-XW60: World's Smallest And Lightest Ultraportable Projector
• Super 8 Film Projectors Make A Comeback With Modern LED
• Meridian MF10 D-ILA High-End Projector Hits US Shores
• Dell's M209X DLP Projector Now Shipping
• NEC VT800 Projector: Network Ready And Full Of Advanced Features

Remote Controls

• ApriPoko: The Ultimate Robot Friend/Personalized Universal Remote Control

TV Biz

• TV Biz: Clearleap, Zucker, Luminus
• TV Biz:Hulu, Stage 6, Blu-ray, TiVo

TV Shows

• Get 15 Free Amazon Unbox Episodes Of HBO

Televisions

• Taka Bathroom TV Features Induction Touchpad, IPX6 Waterproof Rating
• Twinbird's 1-Seg Waterproof TV

Web TV

• Starz Media To Sell Video On iTunes
• Commie China Threatened By The Democratization Of Information, Order Video Sites To Shut Down
• Weird TV: 10 Films Interpreted Through Kinematic Typography
• Nick Denton's Tom Cruise Scientology Bandwidth Bill $118, 000, Talks It Down To $10, 000
• What's Happening In Web Video? Flickr, YouTube, And Ask A Ninja Updates
• Hulu Opens To Public Tomorrow
• Paramount Launches Voozoo Facebook App For Movie Clip Sharing
• Classic Disney Shows Moving To The Web
• BBC'S iPlayer Available On The iPhone
• Prime Time Rewind: All You Favorite Network TV Shows On The Web, In One Place

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Related Articles:

• Fascinating Fact: Rich People Say Price Is The Decisive Factor In Their TV Purchase, Poor People Lag Behind - Mar 26, 2008
• Microsoft And Onkyo Partner Up, Look To Invade Your Living Room - Mar 22, 2008
• Eliot Spitzer's Penchant For Call Girls Prompts ABC To Air Prostitution Special - Mar 19, 2008

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Posted by Justin Davey at March 31, 2008 8:13 PM