Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Box pics, price and features leak out for the Best Buy Insignia cTV with TiVo]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/box-pics-price-and-features-leak-out-for-the-best-buy-insignia/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/box-pics-price-and-features-leak-out-for-the-best-buy-insignia/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/box-pics-price-and-features-leak-out-for-the-best-buy-insignia/#comments As we close in on the purported release date for Best Buy's Insignia cTV, more details have come to light about the TiVo menu system (but not DVR) powered HDTV. Zatz Not Funny reports the 32- and 42-inch models available initially will cost $599 and $999, respectively, with a pretty standard list of features including built-in 802.11n WiFi, 4 HDMI ports, etc. More interesting however are these box shots that reveal unannounced apps on the way including Chumby widgets -- destined to replace the late FrameChannel? -- as well as Twitter and Facebook, which were integrated via the iPad app but not the box, yet. So far we still don't know for sure if these TVs will be able to serve as multiroom extenders and stream video from a TiVo Premiere (whenever TiVo brings the feature back) but until there's some official word you can get more pictures and details at the source below.

Box pics, price and features leak out for the Best Buy Insignia cTV with TiVo originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1080p31-inch42-inchappsbest buyBestBuychumbychumby widgetsChumbyWidgetsctvfacebookhdtvinsignialcdmultiroomtivotivo premiereTivoPremieretwitterwidgetsWed, 27 Jul 2011 18:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Best Buy Insignia cTV with DVR-less TiVo built-in launches July 31st]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-insignia-ctv-with-dvr-less-tivo-built-in-launches-june/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-insignia-ctv-with-dvr-less-tivo-built-in-launches-june/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/15/best-buy-insignia-ctv-with-dvr-less-tivo-built-in-launches-june/#comments Best Buy and TiVo announced they were forming a "broad partnership" two years ago, then revealed a connected HDTV product last year, and now it's apparently just days from being released. This information posted over at ZatzNotFunny pegs the launch date for the Insignia cTV as July 31st, packing the TiVo Premiere's menu system and apps like Netflix, CinemaNow and Pandora. The 32- and 42-inch models feature built-in WiFi, but no included DVR and don't require a TiVo subscription. With the recent launch of multiroom streaming on the TiVo Premiere and another DVR-less product from TiVo in the Preview, this is a perfect opportunity to include multiroom access, no set-top box needed. Unfortunately, like the pricetag of the cTV units, that detail has yet to be revealed.

Best Buy Insignia cTV with DVR-less TiVo built-in launches July 31st originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>101009532-inch42-inch9574089best buyBestBuyconnected tvConnectedTvctvdvrhdtvinsigniastreamingtelevisionticotivotivo premiereTivoPremieretvwifiFri, 15 Jul 2011 16:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Canada gets dose of local HD streaming with CTV HD Beta Player]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/22/canada-gets-dose-of-local-hd-streaming-with-ctv-hd-beta-player/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/22/canada-gets-dose-of-local-hd-streaming-with-ctv-hd-beta-player/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/22/canada-gets-dose-of-local-hd-streaming-with-ctv-hd-beta-player/#comments
Tired of getting snubbed, are ya Canada? Perk up, as your very own CTV has just launched an online portal to bring content to Canucks in glorious HD. With the launch of the CTV HD Beta Player, CTV becomes the very first Canadian network to deliver high-def content on the web, and speaking of that content, viewers can look forward to seeing Corner Gas, Flashpoint and Malawi's Sony (amongst other programs). Oh, and given that both Microsoft and Akamai are involved, we'd say CTV definitely has the appropriate amount of backing. The trial is set to run through the end of August, and after that, only a strange herd of caribou off in the wilds of British Columbia know.

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Canada gets dose of local HD streaming with CTV HD Beta Player originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CanadaCTVhdhd streamhd streamingHdStreamHdStreaminginternetstreamstreamingSun, 22 Mar 2009 05:03:00 EST<![CDATA[CRTC puts the kibosh on two Canadian HD channels]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/crtc-puts-the-kibosh-on-two-canadian-hd-channels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/crtc-puts-the-kibosh-on-two-canadian-hd-channels/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/crtc-puts-the-kibosh-on-two-canadian-hd-channels/#commentsTough news for Canadians looking forward to tuning into a pair of new OTA HDTV stations in the future -- the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has shot the whole thing down. Reportedly, the entity found that there was no "compelling reason" to grant a license for a "superstation" equivalent that HDTV Networks was proposing. Additionally, it denied a similar request from YES TV after it was "not convinced that the applicant could fulfill its programming commitments, among other things." Of course, we can't say for sure that the CRTC was just looking to just spoil some harmless fun, but stifling the expansion of additional high-def options doesn't sound like a totally beneficial thing to do (from the outside looking in, anyway).

[Via Here's How]

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CRTC puts the kibosh on two Canadian HD channels originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bitovecanadaCRTCctvglobalgovernmenthdhdtv networksHdtvNetworksnew contentnewcontentotayes tvYesTvFri, 04 Apr 2008 00:14:00 EST<![CDATA[CRTC to hear applications for new Canadian OTA HDTV networks]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/crtc-to-hear-apps-for-new-canadian-ota-hdtv-networks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/crtc-to-hear-apps-for-new-canadian-ota-hdtv-networks/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/12/crtc-to-hear-apps-for-new-canadian-ota-hdtv-networks/#commentsCanadian businessman John Bitove has been trying to his 8-city HDTV OTA station started for a couple of years now, and it appears hearings on the subject will begin in Ottawa today. Along with another network, YES TV, he wants to be the first in the country to form a network without a series of pre-existing stations. Opposition comes in the form of CTV and Global, which aren't looking forward to the increased competition, as they are still in the process of rolling out HDTV OTA nationally. Is it at all surprising who we blame for this state of affairs?

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CRTC to hear applications for new Canadian OTA HDTV networks originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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