Editors' Picks: Have on-demand movies finally become a reality?
Instant access to vast online movie library: We've heard promises. But with rapid broadband adoption, plus services aplenty claiming to offer just this, have on-demand movies finally become a reality?
Editors' Picks
Have on-demand movies finally become a reality?
Editors' picks
September 10, 2004
TiVo/Netflix union?
- MSNBC Netflix, TiVo close to movie deal
- CNET News.com Picture imperfect for Netflix, TiVo
- New York Post Netflix, TiVo hookup close
- Boston Herald Applause greets Tivo/Netflix tale
- CNET News.com Five tech firms at a crossroads
Services spring up
- Wired News Real puts movies in the pipe
- CBS News Hollywood studios launch joint movie download service
- CNET News.com Movielink, Road Runner unite on Net movies
- CNET News.com CinemaNow debuts download-to-own movies
- Reuters Disney mulls tie-ups for Moviebeam, delays rollout
Roadblocks to adoption
- CNET News.com Will HDTV antipiracy plan unplug digital networks?
- CNET News.com Patent suits hit cable, satellite giants
- CNET News.com For TiVo, a channel of one's own?
- Wired Magazine Movielink: Long wait for films
- CNET News.com Online casting calls snub Apple
- Wired Magazine Want video on demand? Press pause
Dreams of the digital home
- CNET News.com Media Center upgrade takes center stage
- The Register The digital home cometh, says Intel
- CNET News.com Google-like technologies could revolutionize TV, other media
- CNET News.com Networked homes move closer to reality
- Silicon.com BBC gazumped by Virgin Napster deal
- IT World IP opens door to digital home
Audio and Video
The clock is ticking for set-top boxes
Digital cable-ready televisions are on the market, and they don't need separate set-top boxes to decode digital signals. Correspondent James Hilliard asks ABI Research's Vamsi Sistla for details on a new technology that still has a ways to go before entering the common living room.
A remote control for the digital home
ZDNet's Patrick Houston looks at the Linux-based iPronto digital display, which acts as a remote control and an Internet browser.
Gateway media PC entertains
CNET's Brian Cooley takes a look at Gateway's 610 Media Center, a computer that features Windows XP Media Center 2004 and aims to merge entertainment and functionality.
Building a digital home from wireless bricks
ZDNet's David Coursey explores Intel's new digital media adapter, a prototype device that connects televisions, stereos and other home entertainment devices to a PC using 802.11 wireless technology.
Editors' Picks
Have on-demand movies finally become a reality?
Editors' picks
September 10, 2004
TiVo/Netflix union?
- MSNBC Netflix, TiVo close to movie deal
- CNET News.com Picture imperfect for Netflix, TiVo
- New York Post Netflix, TiVo hookup close
- Boston Herald Applause greets Tivo/Netflix tale
- CNET News.com Five tech firms at a crossroads
Services spring up
- Wired News Real puts movies in the pipe
- CBS News Hollywood studios launch joint movie download service
- CNET News.com Movielink, Road Runner unite on Net movies
- CNET News.com CinemaNow debuts download-to-own movies
- Reuters Disney mulls tie-ups for Moviebeam, delays rollout
Roadblocks to adoption
- CNET News.com Will HDTV antipiracy plan unplug digital networks?
- CNET News.com Patent suits hit cable, satellite giants
- CNET News.com For TiVo, a channel of one's own?
- Wired Magazine Movielink: Long wait for films
- CNET News.com Online casting calls snub Apple
- Wired Magazine Want video on demand? Press pause
Dreams of the digital home
- CNET News.com Media Center upgrade takes center stage
- The Register The digital home cometh, says Intel
- CNET News.com Google-like technologies could revolutionize TV, other media
- CNET News.com Networked homes move closer to reality
- Silicon.com BBC gazumped by Virgin Napster deal
- IT World IP opens door to digital home
Audio and Video
The clock is ticking for set-top boxes
Digital cable-ready televisions are on the market, and they don't need separate set-top boxes to decode digital signals. Correspondent James Hilliard asks ABI Research's Vamsi Sistla for details on a new technology that still has a ways to go before entering the common living room.
A remote control for the digital home
ZDNet's Patrick Houston looks at the Linux-based iPronto digital display, which acts as a remote control and an Internet browser.
Gateway media PC entertains
CNET's Brian Cooley takes a look at Gateway's 610 Media Center, a computer that features Windows XP Media Center 2004 and aims to merge entertainment and functionality.
Building a digital home from wireless bricks
ZDNet's David Coursey explores Intel's new digital media adapter, a prototype device that connects televisions, stereos and other home entertainment devices to a PC using 802.11 wireless technology.