Michael Antonoff

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Hewlett-Packard dc3000 DVD Movie Writer
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Ever since I got my DVD player and video hard-disk recorder, I've been itching to throw my VCR in the garbage. I haven't done it, though, since I have no other way to play my many VHS tapes - or even VHS-C tapes without using a camcorder.

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Hewlett-Packard Media Center PC 883n
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 06, 2003  |  0 comments
Sure, Hewlett-Packard's ambitious Media Center PC 883n ($1,999) could replace many of the A/V components in your home theater-including your DVD player, TiVo or ReplayTV hard-disk video recorder, and CD jukebox. But HP will be the first to admit that its chrome and black computer is not likely to become many families' main entertainment center.
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Hi-Def Cable for Media Center PCs
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 09, 2007  |  0 comments

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High-def TiVo
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 10, 2005  |  0 comments

Considering that TiVo first announced its HDTV plans two years ago and now offers a high-def version of its hard-disk recorder (HDR) exclusively for DirecTV satellite subscribers, devotees of TiVo who subscribe to cable TV have been increasingly turning to high-def cable boxes with HDRs.

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ApptitudeAudio Video News
How I Kept 60 Minutes Honest and Killed My Shot at TV Stardom
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 11, 2018  |  1 comments
It had been a rough 24-hours for Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes correspondent. His boss had just been fired for sending an eye-popping text to a female reporter at CBS News investigating sexual harassment at the company. In the New York Times the next day, Kroft called the text "threatening and inappropriate. It’s unfortunate, and everything about this situation saddens me.”
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How to Binge on Top Shows for Free
Michael Antonoff  |  May 18, 2018  |  0 comments
Most streaming services offer free trials to first-time subscribers, so it’s possible to feast on a tower of see-food without paying a dime. These trials extend from one week to 30 days, but the onus is on the new subscriber to cancel just before their credit card is charged.
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Apptitude
How TV Comedy Writers Use Tech for Laughs
Michael Antonoff  |  May 11, 2016  |  1 comments
A look at how personal video broadcasting, virtual reality, and other budding technologies haven’t been lost on TV comedy writers.
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HDTV Buying TipsHDTV Tech
How TV Makers Spin the Specs
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 04, 2013  |  0 comments
When the technical specifications of a new but humdrum TV fail to come up to snuff, the model almost certainly will be priced less than the one with better resolution, faster processing, more connections, and so on. Whether it’s manufacturer or retailer, nobody interested in making a buck will promote the TV as “nothing special”—even if that’s exactly what it is. Sellers will likely spin the spec as “great value.” But not always.
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HP Media Center PC with Personal Media Drive
Michael Antonoff  |  Oct 13, 2004  |  0 comments

Media Center PCs are designed to replace a stack of A/V components, letting you watch live or recorded TV shows, play or burn DVDs, download movies and music, and play home videos and photo slideshows. Available in various hardware configurations from several computer manufacturers, these remote-controllable systems share the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 operating system.

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Audio Video News
If You Hate Sports, You'll Love Cable
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 08, 2018  |  4 comments
The first thing to fade from my bloated cable bill when I dropped all sports channels was a line item called the Regional Sports Network Fee. It was a monthly tax that cost me $5.89 just for the ability to tune into channels I never watched. And it was a fraction of the more than $30 that instantly vanished from my cable bill once I customized my lineup minus the sports channels I'd been force-fed for years.
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