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more about #broadcast more comments → nutbastard: my house: a well, a septic tank, and propane. No cable. too far from DSL hub. shit cell reception. no line of sight for dish. no line of sight for lon... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Dear Carol-anne. Run away from the light. -Love Mommy. #internet more » Bos'un's Mate: What if we all end up wearing polarized contact lenses and EVERY monitor/tv is in 3d? BTW, what idiot put the TV directly under a fluorescent light f... more » switchblade saints: sucks if you only have 1 good eye. well I guess you don't know what you are missing anyway. more » Hedgeson, Now with Brain: Don't forget Video Games! The only problem with video games is the double framerate, which is needed for smooth viewing and requires more GPU power. S... more » Noobs-R-Us: 3D is lame and will FAIL, massively. more » strider_mt2k: Perhaps they'll forgive us for "The Mother's In Law". Perhaps. more » YotaLoLux: Heh, I work for Regulus. It's lonely out here. more » Curves: I wonder if they are watching Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and if its causing the same waves there that it did here. (Remember the alien shape shifter w... more » 92BuickLeSabre: I wasn't aware that WWII was a TV show. Sounds awfully long and depressing. more » Serolf Divad: When "Gilligan's Island" reaches Pi Mensae we're truly fucked. Just trust me on this one, guys. more » Geisrud: So Earth is at the center of the Universe! Bastards are always trying to make me believe otherwise. more » Kaiser-Machead: Let us pray to the almighty Gods that the Thermians do not mimic broadcasts from the Jerry Springer historical documents. more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: The aliens are going to be pissed when they find out we switched to digital and they will all need converter boxes to watch Family Guy more » Geisrud: Wow, they're watching a lot of stuff I haven't even seen yet. more » -
#wifi
First White Spaces Broadband Trial Spreads Wi-Fi Via Broadcast TV
The NAB has been battling white spaces networks for years, but the technology that repurposes unused TV spectrum as a Wi-Fi signal is finally getting a trial period in Claudville, Virginia. More » -
#3d
3D TV: Blu-ray Looks Great, But What's Next?
3D TV hardware still has a ways to go, but Panasonic's vision is starting to congeal: It will require glasses, and—at least for some content—it will be awesome. But wait, quick question! What will we watch? More » -
#space
The Aliens of the Star Iota Horologii Are Just Watching Captain Kangaroo Now
When our broadcasts leave Earth, they slowly travel into space. There is, however, a sizable delay between what we watch and what distant aliens watch. This convenient chart shows us what TV various stars are receiving today. [AbstruseGoose via TDW] -
#entertainment
Advertising During The Simpsons More Expensive on Hulu than TV
We'll laugh at this headline in the not so distant future, but for the first time, buying a 30-second ad during a Fox broadcast of The Simpsons costs less than buying the same ad on Hulu. More » -
#tv
Goodbye, Analog Static
With the DTV transition happening today and analog broadcasting going away, what happens to this classic static that greeted you on every channel that wasn't there to remind you to keep flipping? [YouTube] -
#slomo
SprintCam V3 HD Shoots Breathtaking Full HD Video at 1,000 FPS
Sure, the Casio EX-F1 shoots great slow-mo footage for a consumer camera. But it can't touch the footage that the SprintCam V3 HD pumps out. Good lord. More » -
#decor
Color TV Would Not Exist Without the Test Pattern Pillow
We hear that before the days of modern camera calibration, broadcasters fine-tuned their pictures with giant patterned pillows. They only cost about $40 then, and they still cost about $40 now. [funktionalley via bbGadgets] -
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#analogshutdown
Obama Wants to Delay Analog TV Shutdown to June 12
More on the proposed delay of the digital TV switchover: Obama's transition team co-chair sent a letter to Congress supporting WV Sen. Jay Rockefeller's proposal to push the transition to June 12. This is dumb. More » -
#hdtv
How to Get the Best Free HDTV Reception
If you upgraded to HDTV over the holidays, you should consider dumping cable for totally free broadcast HD. AntennaWeb will show you which antennas pick up the most channels at your address. More »
