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Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Do you use your SmartTV for streaming shows? If not, your in the minority. New data shows that 75% of people with Smart TVs have streamed shows using their set’s streaming software. We discuss. We also […] The post Seen in HD 152 – New Smart TV stats, Gravity/GTAV reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at three stories that all have a similar thread: the idea of moral right/wrong in the era of digital goods. Target’s new digital site kicks the discussion off, followed by […] The post Seen in HD 151 – World War Z review, Target goes digital appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We finally hit the big 1-5-0. Rather than just let the milestone pass by with just a normal show, Matt and Phil decide to open up a little bit about themselves. For this episode, you’ll learn […] The post Seen in HD 150 – Embarrassing stories and admissions appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back from our end of summer hiatus, we kick things off with a look at the dust up surrounding the Star Trek Into Darkness release, as well as a review of the disc. Matt also looks […] The post Seen in HD 149 – Star Trek Into Darkness review and controversy appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: No. 148 starts with a look at how Xbox Live Gold will control just how much you can do with your Xbox One. From there we talk about a new 300GB disc in development, look at […] The post Seen in HD 148 – Xbox One needs XBL Gold for new features, Oblivion review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we start with a look at the just announced Google Chromecast streaming device, what is it, really? We also take time to look at the latest from way-too-expensive for us to buy Kaleidescape, look […] The post Seen in HD 147 – Chromecast, Netflix crop dust-up, Pacific Rim review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Back again, this time with a normal show for the first time in a while after all the gaming news of the past month. We start out with a look at a Gizmodo article about why […] The post Seen in HD 146 – Why people pirate, 42 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It was an interesting day, to say the least. Mere hours before we started recording this week’s show, and a week after our E3 show, and after several days of intense pressure from gamers, Microsoft went […] The post Seen in HD 145 – Xbox One reversal by Microsoft, Upside Down Blu-ray review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s time for our annual extended episode to talk about E3. This year was different than many previous shows, since both Sony and Microsoft had already had events to showcase their new consoles in the previous […] The post Seen in HD 144 – The E3 Show, 2013 appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s a day that many have been waiting a long time for. Microsoft finally unveiled the Xbox One, the successor to the Xbox 360. It hits on a lot of the things we hoped to see: […] The post Seen in HD 143 – Dynamic Xbox One revealed, leaves one big question open appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Matt starts the show by reflecting on the lives of Ray Harryhausen and Roger Ebert. From there we shift into news that EA has gotten the nod for future LucasArts games. We update the rumor mill […] The post Seen in HD 142 – EA gets LucasArts, What’s with Nintendo, Iron Man 3 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off with a discussion about a Kotaku article claiming the death of the TV. We talk about both the phyiscal TV set and TV as we know it. We then look at the […] The post Seen in HD 141 – Death of TV, Aereo update, Gangster Squad review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After a brief turn on the correction train about last week’s rumors of Panasonic killing plasma (our defense, it was still true when we recorded) we jump into analyst claims that Netflix still profits, heavily, from […] The post Seen in HD 140 – DVD profits for Netflix, UV Q&A, Djano Unchained review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Lots to talk about in the news this week. First off, Panasonic acknowledges what we’ve feared for some time: they won’t develop any more plasma TVs. The 2013 line will mark the end of new development. […] The post Seen in HD 139 – Plasma’s death knell? More Xbox rumors, 4k prices & a peek at JP 3D appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Spotify makes waves this week by saying they want to enter the video streaming arena. Meanwhile, theories that physical disc rentals are dead don’t seem to hold up to recent studies. Elsewhere, Danny Boyle says 3D […] The post Seen in HD 138 – Spotify, disc rental health, Zero Dark Thirty review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: ABC made news this week when they revealed they are working on a new app that would deliver live TV. We look at the current landscape of network apps and what it means for the future […] The post Seen in HD 137 – Network TV apps, Netflix 4k, The Hobbit 3D review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we kick off with what might be the worst game launch of all time, the SimCity launch. We look at all the issues. We also peek at Flixster’s at-home disc-to-digital beta and wonder aloud why […] The post Seen in HD 136 – SimCity mess, AMC’s new service, Life of Pi review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Last week we spent most of the show talking about the PS4. This week, we look back at the week after, when more questions than answers appeared, and what we thought we knew about Sony’s new […] The post Seen in HD 135 – PS4 a week later, UltraViolet’s struggles, Argo review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We look at the announcement of the PlayStation 4. What is, what we saw, what we didn’t see (the *#$% console) and what it all means in the end. Used games (Sony now says no prob). […] The post Seen in HD 134 – PlayStation 4 announcement, Good Day to Die Hard review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After an extended absence due to flu and travel nonsense, we come roaring back by looking at the best (and worst) Blu-rays and games of 2012. Take a peek at the full list at DoBlu.com. Enjoy!  […] The post Seen in HD 133 – Best Blu-ray and games of 2012 appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick off with Phil talking about seeing The Hobbit in HFR 3D and his take on the new filming fad, we then chat about the USPS and Gamefly, Fox’s Blu-ray democracy, and finally in news […] The post Seen in HD 132 – HFR Hobbit review, Web movie haters, Taken 2 on Blu appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick of 2013 with our look at CES. UltraHD dominates the conversation, while we also look at new tech from Dish, Time Warner hooking up with Roku, Nvidia’s gaming portable, and a proof of concept […] The post Seen in HD 131 – The CES recap show appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s the end of the year and that can only mean one thing around the DMZ: The Digital Media Zone’s Holiday Spectacular. There were more people joining this show than we’ve ever had on one podcast! […] The post Seen in HD 130 – The DMZ Holiday Spectacular appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: In our last full show before the holidays, we look at the Redbox Instant service now that pricing is out. We also talk about some UltraViolet stats and look at how Kalidescape is expanding with its own movie store. […] The post Seen in HD 129 – Redbox instant, Kalidescape store, MIB 3 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Short on news this week, we plow through a pair of Blu-ray reviews. Before that, however, we examine how the Netflix+Disney deal is so big for streaming, we also look at the first 4k content and how it’s being […] The post Seen in HD 128 – Disney+Netflix, 4k content, Paranorman & Dark Knight Rises reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Looks like a lot of you did some shopping last weekend, as retailers are touting HUGE Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. It also looks like packaged media did really well. Elsewhere we look at the Wii Mini and the rumored […] The post Seen in HD 127 – Black Friday HUGE, Wii U, Expendables 2 reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s that time of year, time for our annual look at all the Black Friday 2012 gaming and home theater deals. This extended episode also features reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray and COD Black Ops 2. Blu-ray […] The post Seen in HD 126 – Black Friday 2012 deals, Amazing Spider-Man, COD BO2 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We’re short on news but heavy on reviews. We start out looking at CBS and their deal with Hulu, take a peek at FOX’s temporary setback in their campaign against Dish’s The Hopper, and quick hits on OLED and […] The post Seen in HD 125 – CBS+Hulu, Dish’s Hopper news, Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start out with the big news that Disney has bought Lucasfilm and nearly everything that goes with it. What does this mean for the Star Wars legacy, along with other implications. Elsewhere, Warner shifts its home video delay […] The post Seen in HD 124 – Mickey Mouse… Jedi? Warner shifts home delay strategy, Prometheus review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at a new FCC ruling that allows cable cos. to encrypt the basic tier of service, thus strinking the death knell for ClearQAM. At the same time, Boxee releases a new product that […] The post Seen in HD 123 – Clear QAM killed, Boxee TV, Madagascar 3 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Things kick off this week with a lengthy discussion about a panel at the Entertainment Merchant’s Assoc. Digital Pipeline event, including the idea that the glut of options might be one of the biggest issues facing digital. We also […] The post Seen in HD 122 – Panel on digital media, MoviePass, Cabin in the Woods review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We start the show with a look at the MuviChip, a new venture aimed to put movies on USB sticks. We wonder, is it enough of an idea to catch on? We also look at news that Netflix thinks […] The post Seen in HD 121 – Movies on USB, streaming to a TV near you, Avengers review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s fall, which means two things. First, donuts. Second, the fall TV season, and just as we have the previous three years, we’ve got you covered in 2012 with our annual Fall TV Preview. This year we welcome Richard […] The post Seen in HD 120 – The 2012 Fall TV Preview appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we start off with a look at some happy numbers for Blu-ray sales from the first half of the year. We move on to talk about the TiVo stream and the DVR company’s play at the mobile […] The post Seen in HD 119 – Digital titles to precede BD/DVD, TiVo’s mobile play, Titanic review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We’re back. After taking the month of August off, we come storming back to find… not much news. To say it’s been a slow summer would be an understatement. We soldier on, however, and kick things off by looking […] The post Seen in HD 118 – A big fall slate for Blu-ray, The Raid: Redemption review and more appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: In their quarterly earning call, Time Warner disses the idea of cord-cutting (and kills any hopes of stand along HBO To Go), Dish Network quietly changes The Hopper, Dish also struggles through an HDMI issue, Matt reviews The Dark […] The post Seen in HD 117 – TWC disses cord cutters, Dish Hops in changes to DVR, Dark Knight Rises review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s another angry episode, but this time its everyone else that’s mad and not us. Dish, AMC, Viacom, and DirectTV are all in some sort of disput this week (though DirectTV and AMC settled the morning after we recorded […] The post Seen in HD 116 – Contract disputes everywhere, Netflix re-embracing the disc? John Carter review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Odd timing for this week’s show, but we’re taking a week off and with the July 4th Holiday, we decided to delay a bit. We start off with another attempt at launching premium video on demand. It didn’t work […] The post Seen in HD 115 – Premium VOD gets another try, BD-Live as an app, Amazing Spider-Man/Dolphin Tale reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This week we take a look at the big Microsoft announcement, and what it might mean to the entertainment world. We also look at a study showing people still prefer physical media, and a competing data […] The post Seen in HD 114 – Microsoft Surface, do people prefer physical media, Sherlock Holmes 2 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: This has been brewing for a while, ever since Comcast announced that users of its Xfinity app on Xbox wouldn’t be hitting their data caps, but the DOJ is involved now. Netflix takes Hunger Games streaming […] The post Seen in HD 113 – DOJ probes cable streaming, Hunger Games streams first in Latin America, the state of Blu-ray, Journey 2 review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Strap in this week folks, it’s a long one. We put the regular show on hold to cover everything from E3 2012. We’ll detail the three main pressers, and give our grades to each company for […] The post Seen in HD 112 – E3 2012 appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: It’s been a quiet past couple weeks for us, but we’re back now. We kick off with a look back at news we missed, and we look ahead to E3 next week. Netflix and Redbox differ […] The post Seen in HD 111 – Netflix digs embargos; Auto-Hop gets sued; ET goes Blu; Goon, Ghost Recon reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: After a week off (and before another week off, slackers) we jump in with the not so surprising news that media pirates are moving to digital. We also look at CBS and Time Warner CEO’s comments […] The post Seen in HD 110 – Pirates go digital, Hulu authentication, $99 Xbox, Underworld: Evolution review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We kick things off by talking about how 10 minutes of the Hobbit, filmed at 48fps, has drawn critcism. Rumors abound, again, about a possible Xbox music service to replace Zune. We look at some Netflix […] The post Seen in HD 109 – Hobbit at 48fps draws ire, Xbox music service, Consoles as media hubs, Contraband review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Opening things up this week, eBay removes listings for UltraViolet codes, we discuss. Phil gets dropped info that Comcast is readying a national channel lineup for all customers, good or bad? Fox preps to re-release iRobot […] The post Seen in HD 108 – eBay bounces UV codes, Comcast national channel lineup? War Horse, Take Shelter reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: We catch up on some news from last week, including HBO and Comcast playing nice and new Xbox 720 rumors. The PS3 adds Amazon Instant video, YouTube gets Paramount movies, and we look at a list […] The post Seen in HD 107 – PS3 + Amazon; EA takes its lumps; Blu-ray’s to-dos; We Bought a Zoo, Kid Icarus reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

This week Xbox launched what's likely the tent post of their living room efforts: Comcast and HBO, along with MLB. It was not without its issues. Elsewhere, streaming should outpace physical this year for the first time, we discuss. Matt reviews MI4 and Tiger Woods 2013. The post Seen in HD 106 – Xbox adds HBO, Comcast, MLB; streaming outpaces physical, MI4 and Tiger Woods ’13 reviews appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Starting off the week we circle back on a pair of stories from last week. We start with a brief update on UltraViolet and Wal Mart and then get more into the Mass Effect 3 hubbub, […] The post Seen in HD 105 – More ME3 news, video game labeling, strange case of Zediva, The Muppets review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show:   No doubt the biggest news this week was WalMart’s announcement that it partnered with virtually every studio (we’re looking at you, Disney) to bring cloud movies to Vudu from physical media. And they’re doing it […] The post Seen in HD 104 – WalMart’s cloud play, Mobile movie buying via FOX, Mass Effect 3 mess, Three Musketeer’s review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.

Feedback? You can call us at 1-877-856-4933 or visit our Facebook page. Here’s the rundown of this week’s show: Two pretty major releases in the tech world in the last week. On Feb. 29 Microsoft released the consumer preview of its Windows 8 operating system for download, and on March 7, Apple had a much ballyhooed […] The post Seen in HD 103 – New iPad, Windows 8, Tin Tin review appeared first on The Digital Media Zone.