Sunday, April 26, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009

Epic Win! EpicFu on TiVo HD

This is a shot of the new TiVo search. It is very cool. When you have an internet connected TiVo, you can get a Seson Pass to internet shows like EpicFu.

Caprica: Watch on Panasonic VieraCast or Tivo HD

I want to watch the preview of next season's Caprica TV show and am looking into streaming it to my TV.

Amazon Video on Demand allows you to view the show online, download to a PC or portable device, and also send it to either a TiVo box or connected device, which in my case is a Panasonic TV with VieraCast.

Once you sign up and register your device, you can watch either way. The differences are interesting.

Let's look at hte specs:

TiVo HD
File Size 3.8 GB
Bitrate 5000 kbps
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio Channels 5.1
With the TiVo you are downloading the video and watching like you would any other TiVo show. NOte the audio is 5.1.

Pansonica VieraCast
Variable Bitrate
300 Kbps
600 Kbps 480p
900 Kbps 480p
1.2 Mbps 480p
2.5 Mbps 720p HD
Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio Channels 2
With VieraCast you are streaming the video in real time with no wait to start watching. Quality will vary depending on your bitrate.

I'm getting a download speed of 29,728 so I should see the highest quality.

Have you tried either of these methods. I'd love to hear you thoughts.


Sunday, April 19, 2009

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Turkey for Passover

Jamaica Plain resident John Papson finds a turkey on his garage roof.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Stocking Jamaica Pond [SD100] 2009

State officials and Boston school childred stocked Jamaica Pond with 925 state hatchery raised trout and salmon.

Featured in the video is Ken Simmons, Chief of Hatcheries, State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, and a big brown trout.

Shot with a Panasonic SD100 and edited with iMovie 09.

Stocking Jamacia Pond 2009

Stocking Jamacia Pond. Video shot with a Panasonic SDR-SW20

Stocking Jamaica Pond 2009

State officials and Boston school childred stocked Jamaica Pond with 925 state hatchery raised trout and salmon.

Featured in the video is Ken Simmons, Chief of Hatcheries, State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, and a big brown trout.

Shot with Panasonic FX37, then uploaded uncompressed, directly to YouTube.