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TataSky says the HDMI Dolby issue on their HD STBs will be fixed soon
By now, almost all TataSky HD & HD+ users with a home theater system know that the last software update that happened in April 2011 introduced a major bug in their set top boxes. The bug stopped sending Dolby 5.1 surround sound audio signals over the HDMI cable. If the subscribers had connected the HDMI…
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LG launches BD670 WiFi enabled 3D Blu Ray player in India
LG has launched BD670 – a WiFi enabled 3D Blu Ray player in India at a price of INR 16000. In addition to being able to play 3D Blu Ray discs when coupled with a 3D TV, the player is also DLNA certified – meaning that it can detect DLNA libraries exposed on your home’s…
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Things I Hate About Tata Sky [Rants]
I must tell you I don’t watch TV so often. It’s just a filler during lunch/dinner/other free time. But even in this little period of time, certain things about Tata Sky have managed to irritate me enough to write this rant. Lack of a Programmable Remote The first Satellite TV service I got was Airtel.…
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Airtel partners with BigFlix to launch on demand video streaming service
Airtel has tied up with BigFlix to launch on demand video streaming service in India. BigFlix is a Netflix type service in India offering a library of DVD quality movies & TV shows which you can stream to your computer, laptop or tablet device (no iPad support though as the site requires Flash). Previously, their…
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Watch French Open 2011 in HD on Star Sports HD on TataSky
Good news! TataSky has added Star Sports HD to its HD Gold package which is now showing the French Open 2011 in HD. This is awesome news for all TataSky subscribers who have been longing to watch the mega sporting event in HD. Earlier, Airtel was showing Star Sports HD on its Digital TV DTH…
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Zee Turner & Star Den to form a distribution joint venture, more AsliHD channels for TataSky & DishTV customers?
Reports are coming in that Zee Turner & Star Den are planning a distribution joint venture to distribute their respective channels in India. This means that the new company will be able to distribute a combined bouquet of their channels in India. Currently, Star backs TataSky & Zee backs (duh) DishTV resulting in one’s exclusive…
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Airtel launches HD DVR set top box in India [UPDATED with pics]
News is coming in that Airtel has launched their HD DVR set top box in India at a price tag of INR 4890. The recorder has 320 GB of hard disk space which will let you record up to 550 hours of SD content. The recorder features are similar to that of TataSky+ HD and is…
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MTNL launches 10Gbps fiber to the home (FTTH) broadband service in Mumbai
State owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited has announced the launch of high speed FTTH (Fiber To The Home) broadband service in the Mumbai circle with the Delhi circle launch to follow on 1st May 2011. The service will enable consumers to enjoy high speed broadband (up to 10Gbps) over a self healing network of fiber…
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Panasonic’s Augmented Reality iPhone app lets you see how your new TV will look in your living room
This is one of those iPhone apps that you can show off. Panasonic has launched a free iPhone app (Panasonic VIERA AR Setup Simulator) that lets you take pictures of places you might want to place you new TV in, and then gives you the option to insert various Panasonic TV models to show you how…
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Use iTunes Home Sharing to play music from your computer on your iOS 4.3 device
A little know feature that iOS 4.3 brought with it was the ability to play media on your computer’s iTunes library on your iOS device. This is different from the popular remote feature which lets you control iTunes within your home share & the ability to transfer files between computers via iTunes within the home…
