YouTube higher resolution &fmt=18 a hack?
If you are a YouTube junkie you may have noticed a new link “watch in high quality” that has been appearing on certain videos. The link takes you to a higher quality version of the video, which in some cases makes a drastic difference. If you don’t see the link, you can add “&fmt=18″ to the end of the url to view the higher quality. Full Story »








In Connecticut, AT&T U-Verse added 5 local HD channels to Fairfield County and 3 new channels to the New Haven and Harford areas. In Fairfield, this will bring the total number of HD channels up to 49. In New Haven and Hartford, HD customers will now have access to 44 HD channels.
High quality television over existing copper telephone lines can be a reality for North American Telcos, who has been losing customers due to broadband demands. Using Bonded DSL Rings, bandwidths of up to 400 megabits per second are available at a much lower cost than fiber.
The latest from DC comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment is now available on DVD, HD DVD, 
Will Blu-ray prices come down as quickly as they did when HD DVD was around? No. Will consumers buy high definition Blu-ray discs at $29.99 and higher for new releases? No way.
Now you can rent HD movies from Apple for $4.99. The high definition format is apparently 720p, which is upconverted to 1080p. The sound format is Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. The download takes forever though, unless you have cable internet or Verizon Fios (fiber optic). Apple claims that at 6mbsp you can start watching in a minute. At 2mbsp you’re looking at 2 hours. At dial-up speed forget it, you may as well go to bed.