<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Home Entertainment</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/personaltech/homeentertainment?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><description>Home Entertainment</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Now on DVD: The Sanitizer's Cut]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61565-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61565-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Controversy roils around edited DVDs resold to those who want "cleaner" versions of movies.]]></description><author> Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast Does Digital Video Recording]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61119-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61119-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you can't stand to leave home knowing you might miss an episode of Lost or 24, you need a digital video recorder. Gone are the days of the VCR--today's DVRs let you schedule recordings of your favorite shows and replay them at your convenience. And you don't have to shell out big bucks to get one.]]></description><author>PC World</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong Cast Carries 'Julia']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37976-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37976-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ In the theater scene of 1930s London, a famous but aging actress seeks refuge from life's tedium in the arms of a man who could be her son. When the affair gets complicated, a story emerges of regret, jealousy and revenge.]]></description><author> Justin Rude</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops That Rock?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5402-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5402-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Before it becomes a movie, find out whether the first season of "Miami Vice" is worth reliving on DVD.]]></description><author> Jen Chaney</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Game, Big Screen]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64753-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64753-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Every year, even casual football fans are tempted to splurge on new big-screen televisions to watch the Super Bowl.]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Impressions on CES 2005]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56096-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56096-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This is the eighth consecutive year that I've covered the immensely informative but exhausting Consumer Electronics Show. This feat should make me eligible for a commemorative T-shirt, therapy or both. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author>TechNews.com</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wintry Mix]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51630-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51630-2004Dec9.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This time of year, Weekend's critics are typically snowed under by special  features, special editions and bonus tracks. With a little help from some holiday guests, they recently sat down to wrest a handful of recommendations from the undifferentiated mass of CDs and DVDs that were released this year.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Be Picture-Perfect, a Choice of 3]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40787-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40787-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Digital, high-definition television can be a complex enough business in its own right. But the shift from analog to digital now also means a shift from fat to flat. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Mike Musgrove</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Digital Transition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40785-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40785-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If my car died tomorrow, I'd have a lot less angst picking its successor than I would if my TV conked out.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Rob Pegoraro</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Rob Pegoraro</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premiere Elements]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44136-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44136-2004Dec7.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like its stablemate Photoshop Elements, Premiere Elements attempts to make one of Adobe's pro-grade applications -- the $699 Premiere Pro video editor -- affordable and palatable to non-enthusiasts.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[HDTV? Clearly Confusing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40786-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40786-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[All I wanted to do was buy a new high-definition television -- without putting a high-definition dent in my bank account. After years of watching on the sidelines, I had decided I was ready to go shopping when my cable provider, Comcast, began offering more than a dozen high-def channels as well as the ability to record them for later viewing.]]></description><author> Jim Hawk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antenna Tests Show Digital Reception Travels]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40780-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40780-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When people talk about the high cost of digital television, they often forget that it can also be the cheapest kind to use month after month. While many people opt to get digital broadcasts as they do analog by paying for cable or satellite service, you could instead use a digital receiver and an over-the-air antenna to pull in a clear, sharp high-definition picture from local stations for free.]]></description><author> Wayne Rash</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recordings Match the Show, With a Key Drawback]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40782-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40782-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The early adopters of high-definition TV soon discovered that their year-2000 hardware had a year-1980 shortcoming -- they had no way to record a show for later viewing without resorting to a VCR, losing all the high quality of high definition in the process. That would have been like driving a new Porsche only in first gear.]]></description><author> Daniel Greenberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pricing HD Viewing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40781-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40781-2004Aug28.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[To get local digital broadcasts as well as HDTV versions of popular non-broadcast channels, you'll need a cable package or a mix of satellite service and over-the-air reception. Here's the monthly cost of a bundle of high-definition content that includes the HD versions of ESPN and HBO:]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[High-Definition Smorgasbord? Not Yet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56842-2004Jul17.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56842-2004Jul17.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Over-the-air HDTV is free to watch but scarce outside of prime time and often difficult to pull in, and cable HD is expensive enough to make regular cable look cheap.]]></description><author> Daniel Greenberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonus Points]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44845-2004Jul12.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44845-2004Jul12.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This month's column reviews the bonus features on two DVD releases: "Starsky & Hutch" and "Hellboy."]]></description><author><em> Jen Chaney</em></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn VHS Tapes Into DVDs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37905-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37905-2004Jul8.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Oh, how they mock you. They took over your family room, then your garage. Now, the bulky things are eating up every spare inch of bookshelf, collecting dust and crowding out everything else you own. Face it: Your old VHS tapes are too analog for their own good.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Projectors Offer Cheaper High-Definition TV]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A88-2004May29.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A88-2004May29.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Digital projectors now offer an unlikely combination of virtues: enormous, flat screens at relatively cheap prices of around $1,000 each. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Daniel Greenberg</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low Returns on HDTV]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57741-2004Apr30.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57741-2004Apr30.html?nav=rss_technology/personaltech/homeentertainment</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:27:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Viewers will be able to watch the Kentucky Derby in high-definition television, which has not produced the ratings and revenue sports and television executives hoped it would.]]></description><author> Thomas Heath</author></item></channel></rss>