The service, called Home Premiere and available first in April on DirecTV, will air movies that have opened in theaters as recently as two months previously, which makes them fairly hot commodities under the impenetrable set of viewing-window rules that now dictate when theatrical releases can be seen in the home.

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It's nice to work in one window while viewing content or chatting in another, but since everything feels shrunken on this giant screen, the setup isn't perfect.

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The experience went from one of exploration in the tech demo to one of gimmickry in TF2 -- the game's VR Mode is little more than a new window for viewing the game, and has almost no impact (at least in our demo) on gameplay.

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"The new adaptive bitrate technology and speed diagnostics page help optimise the viewing experience, while the resizable window gives users flexibility to switch between different quality streams, hopefully leading to a more satisfying experience overall, " said Mr Rose.

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The bar intrudes into available desktop viewing space inside the browser and needs re-loading every time the user opens a new window, slowing surfing considerably.

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Step into the Ark's ground-level, wildlife-viewing room and you may find yourself within steps of a black rhino, easily photographable through the thick window.

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