Media @ Home

Hulu.com, the website that provides legal, full-length TV shows, movies and other video content on demand, today updated their APIs, so that third-party developers like Boxee, Re-Quest and others can no longer use Hulu’s video content in their products. 

They (Hulu) explained that studios (i.e. content providers) requested that step to be taken, “and we are respecting their wishes”, said Hulu CEO Jason Kilar. (continue reading this article and leave comments here…)

It’s been a while since I wanted to do that, but I’ve finally braced myself and jumped on a digital TV bandwagon.

Comcast sent me a cable box which arrived in about 4 days. After half an hour on the phone with Comcast’s rep and suggested 45 minutes of waiting time (while cable box was downloading the listings, and what not) the OnDemand menu came up on my TV set. Great! Now what?

It’s good to be able to see all these channels on the TV, but I’m so used to watching TV on my schedule (i.e. recorded on the Media Center PC) and without commercials, that my first thought was to immediately connect the cable box to my Gateway FMC-901X. (continue reading this article and leave comments here…)

Here’s another great deal for you…

SmartHome sells Installer Series HDMI 1.3b Audio/Video Cable, 25 Foot for just $25. Yes, that’s 25 foot of HDMI goodness for 25 USD.

I don’t know if it’s a typing mistake on their part, the price seems unbelievable, but that’s exactly what I’ve found. So, I’m passing it to you. Enjoy.

The HDMI 1.3b standard compliance gives you the following features:

Passing on the good news… Adam Thursby through Chris Pirillo reports that Dell.com has a great deal on Linksys DMA-2100 media center extender.

Until Tuesday, February 24th you can add the Linksys DMA-2100 to your cart and when you apply the code: T$HTGVWRMFVKTH  it will take $50 off the regular price of $119.

If you have ever envied the owners of a $500 gadget called ZeeVee and wondered if there would be any way to watch all that great TV content available online inside your Windows Media Center, rejoice, soon there will be! (continue reading this article and leave comments here…)

The House of Representatives has approved a bill, 264-158, that would delay the DTV transition from Feb. 17 to June 12, 2009. The bill will now be sent to President Obama, who will (since it was his idea) sign it into law.

The bill will also allow:

On Jan. 30, 2009, the Senate voted for the second time to delay the transition. The House denied the initial bill, failing to reach the two-thirds majority vote (258-168, 60.6 percent) needed to pass the bill.

So, if you still need a TV Converter Box coupon please head to https://www.dtv2009.gov/ to apply.