Posts Tagged ‘hd’


Automatically Make Your YouTube Videos HD

By Ben Norman [n0rman0] on May 28th, 2010

Hd YoutubeExams are over, coursework is done and the celebrations are a mere (and slightly fuzzy) memory, all of which means one thing… I can finally start writing again! What, no applause? Anyway, this is just a quick one whilst I’m winding things back up, Google Chrome extension “Auto HD for YouTube”. (Geek points to BE77Y [Euan, for the uninitiated] for finding this).

If you’re like me you always play YouTube videos at the highest quality available, but when first loaded a lower quality is always selected. Two clicks and a reload later and you’re laughing, but should that really be necessary? Not in my book at any rate, so what can be done about it?

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Firmware 4.5 Released For Zune

By Ben Norman [n0rman0] on April 5th, 2010

ZuneHDSooner than expected Microsoft have released the latest upgrade for the Zune. If you speak incorrectly (ie American) you’ll notice that the date’s 4/5, coincidence..?

Yeah probably.

Anyway, anyone with a Zune should now be able to use Smart DJ, get personal music recommendations, browse the market place through your TV and (with much trumpeting and stamping around) natively play an expanded range of video formats including DivX. Take that majority of the world.

Installation went swimmingly for me in the UK, everything was boringly simple and all seems to work well. However Zune guru IceInPerson has mentioned people having problems with Smart DJ, so watch out.

Nothing much else to report… go get it already.

Oh almost forgot, they’ve also announced the new 64GB version of the HD, fantastic if you watch a lot of films and for making me feel slightly inferior with my mere 32GB.

Let me know what you think below, I’m off to laugh at Apple users for having to change the format of all their videos.