Poll any random group of HDTV owners about what non-HD station they wanted in high-def and you'll get two stations more than any other: Sci-Fi and FX.
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Not that we were ever that optimistic about peace breaking out in the war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray, the two rival high-def disc formats that are duking it out over which one is going to succeed the DVD, but you can forget about whatever Sony was saying in recent weeks about being open to burying the hatchet and working to develop a single standard.
Satellite and conventional over-the-air broadcasting will remain the primary high-def program sources until cable operators decide to carry high-def content and Hollywood delivers prerecorded HD cassettes or discs.
The TV ads will be in high-def and only on Discovery HD, INHD and HDNet.
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HD-ready sets are great for watching DVDs, and there's more high-def programming than ever from networks, cable systems and satellite providers.
With an eye catching 4.7-inch high-def display designed for stunning HD entertainment, movies, photos, books and even websites shine through in vibrant clarity.
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After months of leaked testing images and rumors, Amazon's finally updated its Video on Demand service to HD. 500 shows and movies will be available in high-def to start, and the service is expanding to include Panasonic VIERACast TVs in addition to Series3 TiVos, the Roku Video Player, and the Sony Bravia Internet Link.
ENGADGET: Amazon Video on Demand goes HD, comes to Panasonic VIERACast TVs
In order to keep things nice and tidy around here, we deliver high-def expansions, market expansions and anything else dealing with HD channel growth right here.
To feed their new HD beast, the team revamped its video control room and upgraded to high-def cameras throughout the stadium.
These titles are sure to make some people jump formats as there is nothing like Barry Manilow in high-def and so far, you can only get it on HD DVD.
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Though you can watch The Sopranos and some movies in gorgeous HD, many shows on HBO and Showtime are simply fuzzy upconverted versions of standard-def fare.
Our goal is to use the high-def signal that they are broadcasting on Channel 10.1 to pull in ABCs HD signal.
ENGADGET: What if your cable provider doesn't have ABC in high-def? HD
Toshiba just couldn't let Sony hog all the high-def DVD spotlight with its delays, so it has pushed back its second generation HD DVD players in the US and abroad.
ENGADGET: Toshiba second gen HD DVD players delayed worldwide HD
Falling prices for Blu-Ray and HD DVD players have helped, as has the expanding availability of HD programming from TV broadcasters and cable and satellite companies, which has conditioned more consumers to expect high-def picture quality, Holden says.
Besides making 100 hours of HD programming available on VOD beginning today, they also announced they will have at least 20 hours of high-def content from Starz available each month.
ENGADGET: Comcast offering over 100 hours of HD VOD beginning...today
The Xbox 360, along with Akimbo, will be among the first mass-market devices able to download high def television programs -- and the first we know of in the states able to download HD movies.
ENGADGET: Microsoft's Xbox Live Video: HDTV and HD movie downloads for your 360
It certainly isn't inconceivable that Apple will start selling high-def video through some sort of iTunes-like online store ( Steve Jobs talked a lot about HD during his Macworld keynote this past January), but an Apple satellite network (at least as described) just sounds like some Apple fanboy's wet dream.
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