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JVC's new D-ILA Device: the Sky's the Limit
SV Staff  |  May 05, 2008  |  0 comments
When JVC produced the world's smallest 1.27-inch 4K2K Direct-Drive Image Light Amplifier device last June, it was lauded as completely revolutionary. Not willing to rest on its laurels, JVC just announced a 1.75-inch 8K4K D-ILA high-definition...
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Download New NIN Album Free
user  |  May 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Much to the industry's chagrin, the prevailing price for much downloaded music is free. Perhaps not coincidentally, that's the pricetag of The Slip, the new Nine Inch Nails album download.
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The Sweet Science
SV Staff  |  May 05, 2008  |  0 comments
"A boxer, like a writer, must stand alone," so wrote A.J. Liebling, a journalistic contender in his own right. Similarly, in the squared circle of knock-down, drag-out consumer electronics, a video display must stand alone too. Or at least be able...
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Dishing on DISH Network
SV Staff  |  May 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Competition is a good thing, right? Competition fueled the growth of cable and satellite services as each one tries to outdo the other. Unfortunately, at least one lucrative market is a virtual monopoly, and one competitor has been sitting back,...
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Universal to Embrace DTS-HD Master Audio
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 02, 2008  |  0 comments
Universal will support lossless DTS-HD Master Audio in many of its initial Blu-ray releases.
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Spend That Rebate - NOW!
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  |  0 comments
No sooner than the government gives you a break from the doom and gloom of the dismal economy, Circuit City has great news! Come in before Saturday, and spend your tax rebate! Now, of course, the government wanted the rebates to be an economic...
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Putting the Squeeze to Sirius
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  |  0 comments
Squeezebox just got bigger! One of the easiest ways to listen to streaming media throughout your house just got better. Sirius is going to make over 80 of its channels available to all versions of Squeezebox. These channels will include their...
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Big Screen to the Extreme
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  |  0 comments
Think you've got the biggest TV on the block? In the neighborhood? Not so fast there, buddy. Big Moving Pictures (BMP) is announcing a plan to produce the world's first mobile LED screen that's going to dwarf anything currently out there. Working...
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DTS-HD Master Audio Sets the Standard
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2008  |  0 comments
Universal Studios has leaked news that's music to the ears of anyone with, well, ears. Following their commitment to Blu-ray, they're also making a commitment to use one of the best audio formats available for home consumers. Their first Blu-ray...
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Apple's iTunes: Movies The Same Day as DVD
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  |  0 comments
iTune's users rejoice! No longer will you have to wait to download movies to your iPod! Just announced:  Apple has signed agreements with many major studios to allow simultaneous availability of their movies on the same day that the DVDs hit...
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Warner Green Lights Speedy VOD
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  |  0 comments
Don't look now, but one of the windows just got a little smaller. You know - the windows. The time lag between the theatrical release of a movie, and its other releases. How many times have you heard Uncle Ernie say, "Why the heck should I...
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12 Angry Men
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  |  0 comments
Without question, the Internet has made life better. It is much easier to look at satellite photos of your neighbor's pool, buy drugs without a prescription, and send checks for $25,000 so the bank in Nigeria will send you a check for $55...
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iTunes, DVD Are Now Day-and-Date Equals
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 01, 2008  |  0 comments
Apple has struck a deal with Hollywood to give iTunes the same release window as brick-and-mortar stores. The same day a movie hits Wal-Mart or Blockbuster on disc, it'll also appear in the iTunes store as a download.
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Blu-ray Won!!! Yay???
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2008  |  0 comments
The consumer electronics industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray was won by Blu-ray. Another surrender ceremony was recently completed as Paramount announced that they are abandoning the HD DVD format...
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Sharp: Thin, Wireless and X-rated!
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2008  |  0 comments
Think you can't have a flat-panel TV because you can't get the wiring from your components to your TV? Is lack of running an HDMI cable keeping your Blu-ray player blue? Today, Sharp announced, "Yes!" or probably more accurately, "Hai!" to wireless...
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