Monday
Feb222010
Feb 22 Episode #3: AV After Dark
Welcome to the third installment of AV After Dark. This time the guys discuss the Olympics and how it differs from market to market. What sport are Ara and Tom fans of? You'll never guess (or maybe you will). Is there a future for OLED? What is Hulu doing right, what are they doing wrong? What about Netflix? They guys weigh in. Panasonic black levels are addressed as are recommendations for displays. Ara went to Mecca... we mean Macworld. Thanks for listening. You can find the AV Rant at their website. We really enjoy these collaborations and hope you do too. Thanks to listener Ted for both the Intro and Outro music. Check out more of his work at www.thesysmusic.com.
Reader Comments (2)
On the issue of Hulu, Ben Drawbaugh of Engadget HD had the most insightful comments. What happens is that a network signs contracts with each local affiliate, giving them the exclusive rights to broadcast the content on television in their area. Those same networks can get away with allowing Hulu to show the same content as long as it is on the computer (and the networks can show it on their own websites) since it is technically not a violation of the contract with the affiliates. But, if Hulu is readily available on a television, and the network knows this, then allowing Hulu to show their content would be a violation of the contract. So, the only solution is to pull the content from Hulu, or require that Hulu not be on televisions. Hulu understands this and must make good faith efforts to stay off of TV screens so that they can keep the content flowing.
Now, the solution would be to enter into different types of contracts with the affiliates (obviously for less money) that is not as exclusive and would allow other ways of viewing the content on televisions, like Hulu. They would then hope to make of the loss with the ads on Hulu. But, for now, the contracts are the hindrance.
Leslie Neilsen was in Men With Brooms too, and the guy from Due South that Tom mentioned is Paul Gross. If you want to see a great film, look for Paul's production Passchendale that came out in 2008. It's about a great Canadian battle in WW1 France, and has moments comparable to Saving Private Ryan.
I believe that in ice dancing, the skaters can't let go for more than a couple seconds, basically just to switch positions, and no lifts. I could be wrong. But Tom was onto something that the names of the jumps refer to the direction the skater is facing and which foot is taken-off from / landed-on. The single/double/triple refers to the number of airborne spins the skater makes. And the main reason guys watch figure skating is probably for the female competitor outfits. :)