Today's High-Def Headlines

DreamWorks Animation, Paramount choose HD DVD - Reuters
Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. said on Monday they will release their DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD, the high-definition digital movie format whose sales have lagged those of rival Blu-Ray so far this year. Paramount, which distributes DreamWorks Animation's DVDs, settled on HD DVD after determining that the format offers better quality and lower-cost players and lower manufacturing costs, the studios said in a statement.

When a Television Is Suitable for Framing - NY Times
Many people like the look of a flat-panel television hanging on the living room wall — so long as something’s on. Turn the set off, though, and the blank screen becomes an eyesore to those who want a TV to disappear when they aren’t watching it. Fortunately for those consumers, aesthetic ways to camouflage that huge L.C.D. or plasma panel, and perhaps even enhance the room’s décor, are on the market.

Radiient's New Repeat-6 HDMI Distributor Simplifies Delivery of HD Content
Radiient Technologies, Inc., a recognized emerging growth leader in the HDTV and Home Theater markets, announced today the release of its new Repeat-6(TM) Six Output HDMI Distributor, which facilitates easy set-up and playback of audio-video media from any HDMI source. Specifically, Repeat-6 allows delivery of a signal from a single HD source, such as a Blu-ray disc player, to as many as six displays or receivers simultaneously.

WeaKnees.com Adds More Weight to New TiVo HD DVR
To accommodate the needs of potential new TiVo HD DVR customers, WeaKnees.com is now shipping TiVo HD DVRs with added storage capacity. WeaKnees upgraded TiVo DVRs provide far more capacity than the Series3, at a fraction of the Series3 price.