All about the new Hulu video service

Apple is about to have some serious competition in the video downlaoding service from Universal as it launches a new downloading service that attempts to cut the middleman like Apple out of the loop.It has just started it’s beta service and the article it very indepth in describing its advantages over Apple iTunes.Please click here.

Sound in Theatres

This detailed article talks about how new technologies are changing the sound in present movies and on the limitations there are in movie theatres. Presently people are very pleased after viewing the U23D movie and in the future cinemas will have to upgrade theirsound system to a minimum of 5.1. Also amplifiers are becoming more powerful and less expensive. To read the article please click here.

Science Fiction

This is a very indepth look at the growth of Science Fiction movies from the period of ” 2001 A Space Odyssey” to the present stage of the genre at seen in the movie “The Fountain”. For the future tha article covers the subject of the use of CGI in films an how this new technology can be used by film creaters to broaden the creativity of Science Fiction movies.To see the complete article please click here. 

DVD Format battle could last a while.

So far 73 percent of HDTV owners are still using their standard format DVD players and only 11 percent are planning to buy a Hi-Definition player in the next 6 m0nths.It seams that people are waiting for the price to fall on these players before they decide to buy one.To find all the details please click here.

New Apple iPod gets a Touch Screen

Apple has made some changes to the iPod and as predicted one of the new models will have a touch screen.One of the older models has been enhanced with a 120 gig hard drive.To read about the changes please click here.

More iPod Rumours

The may be just rumours but lets hope their true.The rumour reveals that there will be 4 new iPods coming out this fall including a full screen video iPod and one that will be called Fat Boy Nano.The new iPods will resemble the iPhone. For more details please click here.

New Theatre Experience with D CINEMA

Outstanding picture quality fron D-Cinema playing films made in a digital format is expected to bring people back to the theatres We will soon see these movies to fond out how good they are.The article can explain better than I can.

Downloading Videos vs Renting

It may be a bit hasty to say that  video downloads are the future of video purchasing, at least  right now .This interesting article says that traditional renting from a storeRenting online as well as Video on Demand and Pay per View are still the favourite way to aquire films and the number of consumers using video downloading to be small.The article can be read here. 

The hi definition DVD battle is heating up.

Dreamworks Animation and Paramount have announced that the will release hi definition movies in the HD-DVD format only. Blockbuster Video announced recently that they will stock only Blu ray format movies.The battle of the formats is getting confusing and the consumer is caught in the middle.

Online Music and Film Piracy Target of AT&T

AT&T has announced that they will be working closely with the entertainment industry to find a solution to the problem of online piracy.AT&T is concerned as at times so many people are downloading films and music that it is hogging bandwith and slowing down traffic on the internet.Please click here to read more.