Home Theater Term of the Week: DVD Region Code - About - News & Issues

Home Theater Term of the Week: DVD Region Code About - News & Issues By Robert Silva, About.com Guide February 8, 2012 Region Codes are a DVD coding system enforced by the movie industry that is intended to preserve movie distribution rights and agreements. Movies are released in theaters in different parts of the world ...

Twilight's Julia Jones will never be a Lakers fan - Boston Herald

Twilight's Julia Jones will never be a Lakers fan Boston Herald “When you're from Boston, it's in your blood,” says the Hub homegal, who got her start in showbiz doing plays at Wheelock College and Boston Children's Theatre, and dancing with Boston Ballet. “The East Coast feels like home. and more »

Apple patents new touchscreen remote control for a future Apple TV - ZDNet (blog)

Apple patents new touchscreen remote control for a future Apple TV ZDNet (blog) By Sean Portnoy | February 1, 2012, 4:12am PST Summary: In addition to controlling home theater devices like DVD players and home automation systems, the remote concept could also work with your computer to run iTunes or execute other functions. and more »

Watching TV is different experience today - Kansas City Star

Watching TV is different experience today Kansas City Star Now I hear from viewers unhappy with audio mixes designed for home-theater systems and scenes that would look great in a darkened movie house but seem blacked out under the lights of a living room. And what will be our relationship as viewers to the ... and more »

DVDs Are Dying, and There's Worse News Ahead for Hollywood - DailyFinance

DVDs Are Dying, and There's Worse News Ahead for Hollywood DailyFinance LaserDisc partied on the fringes. Why should the DVD be any less transitory a technology? Movie studios have known this for some time. They've seen sales of blockbusters and box office duds alike flounder during the home-market window. and more »