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MGM first to post full-length features to YouTube
Greg Sandoval | Nov 10, 2008
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM, will be the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the company announced Sunday.
CNET News reported recently that YouTube was preparing to launch a feature-film service after spending months smoothing over fractured relationships in Hollywood.
MGM will likely not be the last studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, according to an industry source. Last summer, Lionsgate announced a partnership with YouTube, but that deal calls for the studio to offer only short clips from films and TV shows. MGM will also post TV shows on YouTube, the companies said Sunday.
For Google, YouTube's parent company, the deal is a turning point in its relationship with Hollywood. There was lots of distrust and bitter feelings in entertainment circles after the way Google dealt with copyright infringement on its site. But that was when Google was in the driver's seat. Back then, thousands of YouTube's users would post clips from TV shows and films on the site and YouTube executives told the studios they were powerless to prevent it--all the while YouTube amassed an enormous following.
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Vinyl with a touch of the feminine
Philip Wong | Nov 10, 2008
This sexy turntable is, rather unusually, for audiophiles of the gentler sex. The Diamond by German Scheu Analog is designed specially for women. Not only is it shipped almost pre-assembled out-of-the-box, it also features a sleek form factor, an "icy" acrylic platter, and a choice of colors including a semi-translucent pink hue as pictured above.
Performance-wise, you can be assured of its sonic credential as the 17kg Diamond is in actual fact a miniaturized version of the company's 35kg Das Laufwerk No. 1 flagship model. Just like any luxury product from fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Emperor Armani, the Diamond doesn't come cheap. Expect to cough up a cool 1,999 euros (US$2,569).
Via Bornrich | Photo credit: Scheu Analog
WD brings HD content playback to the masses
Reuben Lee | Nov 06, 2008
These days, with large flat-panel prices going south, everyone wants in on the high-definition (HD) deal. Yours truly included. However, there's just one tiny problem about adopting the technology. It isn't quite that easy playing those HD files. Besides the initial outlay for an HD-capable player--which could be a powerful laptop with HDMI output or a third-party network media player with an onboard hard drive--there's usually a degree of technical expertise required.
So it was with much anticipation and trepidation that I checked out Western Digital's new TV HD media player, with its claim to make the HD transition a little easier (and more affordable) for the average consumer. Unveiled to the Singapore press for the first time today, this nifty device offers a fairly simple solution. Plug in any USB mass storage device (portable hard drives, thumbdrives, iPods, what have you) to the player, hook up the gadget to a TV, and voila. Your very own personal HD media solution.
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Ask the Editors: Does calibration reduce power consumption?
David Katzmaier | Nov 04, 2008
Q: I heard that TV calibration could reduce energy consumption and therefore reduce costs to operate. Do you have any evidence of that? --Scott, via e-mail
A: Yes it does and yes I do, but first it's worth mentioning that you don't necessarily need to pay hundreds of dollars for a professional calibration to get the savings.
What saves energy and operating costs, as well as increases product lifespan, is reducing light output. That's typically controlled by the contrast or "picture" control and, in an LCD TV, the backlight control. Since calibration usually involves reducing light output from the very bright default picture settings, it will generally result in cost savings. The picture is still plenty bright after calibration, especially for the kind of darkened home theater environment more conducive to watching movies, it's just not as blindingly bright as the default modes often used to compete with other TVs on the showroom floor.
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No more pirated DVDs from China...maybe
Dong Ngo | Nov 03, 2008
The MPAA doesn't want to make it easy for you to copy DVDs; DVD Shrink does.
(Credit: Download.com)
If you've been copying DVDs using some made-in-China DVD player, think about taking good care of the device, as you might not be able to buy a replacement.
The Motion Picture Association of America on Friday announced that its member companies have won a breach of contract lawsuit against China-based DVD player manufacturer Gowell Electronics Limited. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California issued a permanent injunction that prohibits the manufacturer from violating any term of the Content Scramble System license agreement.
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