Farewell Analog TV, Make Way for the DTV Generation

Submitter: PS3 News - (http://tech.yahoo.com)

Site Tags: farewell analog tv make way dtv generation

Category: HDTV/TV

According to Yahoo news, TV stations began cutting their analog signals this morning, but many have opted to wait until the evening.

That being said, if you still own an analog TV set and wish to continue using it be sure to drop by www.DTV2009.gov to get a coupon for the now-required converter box.

There are also DTV FAQs available HERE and HERE for those interested.

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Submitter: PS3 News - (http://farewell.filefront.com)

Site Tags: filefront suspending operations indefinitely march 2009

Category: General/Off Topic

Last night Starlight let us know in the PS3 News Chatbox that mainstream video game download site FileFront.com is closing.

Those who have files stored on the popular and free site are asked to download them before March 30th, 2009 when they will no longer be available.

To quote: Dear FileFront User:

We regret to inform you that due to the current economic...

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Submitter: PS3 News - (http://blog.us.playstation.com)

Site Tags: playstation network video content update october 2008

Category: PS3 Online

Another weekend is upon us, and Grace Chen (Senior Manager, PlayStation Store) has posted the following for PSN fans:

Hi again! The weekend’s here – time for your weekly update of new movie & TV shows on the PlayStation Network.

This week we’ve added new video content from the following television series:

• 2008 Presidential Election Biographies,...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://arstechnica.com)

Site Tags: industry news torrentspy ordered pay 110 million mpaa

Category: General/Off Topic

After a federal judge awarded the MPAA a summary judgment against former BitTorrent tracker TorrentSpy late last year, the only question left was how much it would end up costing TorrentSpy's admins.

We've got our answer, and it comes in the form of a staggering $110 million damage award, or $30,000 in statutory damages for each of the nearly 3,700 files in the MPAA's...

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