Engadget HD Podcast 299 – 05.15.2012

May 15, 2012

Episode number 299 comes in with a bang as automated commercial skipping makes its triumphant return to the DVR with Dish Network’s “Auto Hop” and we also take a peek at the updated TiVo Premiere XL4. Also invading this week is a flood of OLED news, from production models delivered by Samsung and some tasty Panasonic / Sony team-up rumors. Also in the news is BBC’s Sport app and WatchESPN on Comcast, while the return of Total Recall on Blu-ray is definitely reason to celebrate.

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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh (@bjdraw), Richard Lawler (@rjcc)

Producer: Trent Wolbe

03:38 – Dish Network adds ‘Auto Hop’ commercial skipping feature to its Hopper DVRs
12:26 – Dish Network Remote Access iPad app upgrade brings a new UI, more speed
16:42 – TiVo Premiere XL4 review
20:00 – TiVo Spring update brings new Netflix and YouTube experience
25:26 – Nuance takes credit for voice features inside Samsung’s 2012 Smart TV lineup
31:35 – Samsung shows off production 55-inch OLED HDTVs at the 2012 World’s Fair
33:30 – Panasonic racks up a record loss for 2012, looks forward to profits and a partner for OLED TVs
35:15 – Panasonic, Sony purportedly entering into OLED TV team-up, torrid love affair
35:45 – ‘Hundreds’ of Cablevision iO TV on-demand rentals now past 48 hours, procrastinators rejoice
36:09 – New DVD anti-piracy warning now packs double the nag
38:30 – BBC Sport app brings Olympics and more to Sony Bravia TVs, PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray players
42:08 – WatchESPN finally streams to Comcast customers, but not on Android
44:02 – Total Recall ‘Mind-Bending’ Blu-ray remembers a better looking video transfer July 31st
47:38 – Must See HDTV (May 14th – 20th)