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DVRs Vote Survivor off the Hard Drive
SV Staff  |  Apr 13, 2008  |  0 comments
Like millions of Americans, I have totally ditched my VCR and now solely rely on my DVR to record my favorite shows while I'm away from home. And the vast majority of time, my Scientific Atlanta box has my back. From Lost, to Prison Break, to The...
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NBC To Broadcast 5.1 Channels of Sweat
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
NBC seems to be making all the necessary investments so that come August's opening ceremonies in Beijing, it can provide a high-definition coverage bonanza on audio and video. The broadcaster has already divulged its intentions to fan out around...
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The Best Laid Blu-Ray Plans
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Consumers have the best intentions when it comes to planning high-tech purchases. A Japanese survey of about 15,000 people indicates that consumers in that country really want to buy a Blu-ray Disc  recorder, they just don't know when they're...
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The Audiophile's iTunes Alternative
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
The music download revolution is passing audiophiles by. The quality of tracks offered by Apple's iTunes store leaves much to be desired for people who want to hear lossless music played over a high quality stereo system. For years, this has...
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PS3 even more the Blu-ray player to own
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Thanks to Sony, April 15 will be slightly less painful for 10 million people this year. Of course, I’m talking about the upcoming rollout of a new firmware that will allow PS3 owners to finally experience DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Up until...
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FCC Slaps DTV Fines on Electronics Companies
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Though it seems that every big box electronics retailer from Malibu to Manhattan is wall-papered in consumer advisories about the digital TV switch in 2009, those stores aren't playing by the rules when it comes to educating the masses - the FCC's...
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Blockbuster Eyes Downloads, Gets Blu-er
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Where to begin with all the great Blockbuster Inc. news? First, the hard-copy rental chain may be about to take the great leap into home downloads. Second, it will also cater more conscientiously to Blu-ray fans with increased selection and in-store displays.
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PS3 to Decode DTS-HD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments

PlayStation 3 owners rejoice! Today, Sony announced that the next system-software update for the PS3 (version 2.30), scheduled for release next week, will add the ability to decode DTS-HD Master Audio and High Resolution in their entirety. Up to now, the PS3 has only been able to extract the "core" DTS data from these formats, eliminating the benefit offered by their higher resolution.

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PS3 Audio Update Guilts Gamers
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments
More than ten million owners of Sony's PlayStation 3 will get a firmware update on April 15 that may make them feel ashamed of their home audio setup. The new software includes a codec from DTS that delivers DTS-HD Master Audio, which supports...
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TBS Wakes Up to True HD
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments
It happens every spring. Birds chirp, flowers bloom, and high-definition broadcasts of Major League Baseball games show up on TV - on TBS HD, to be precise. The season started a couple weeks ago, just about the same time that Sound & Vision...
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Would You Buy a Blockbuster Box?
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Blockbuster is firing on all cylinders in an attempt to bring movies into your living room every possible way. The company is so eager to please that its backing all movie delivery strategies - even conflicting ones. Its latest effort? A...
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Labels Team Up with MySpace
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments
The latest heavy-hitting entry to the music-downloading scene is MySpace Music. It's a joint effort that brings together three of the four of the major record labels with the social networking site owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
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New Toshiba LCDs Connect in Japan
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008  |  0 comments
LCD TVs , like many other electronics sold in Japan, are souped-up, highly-advanced machines that companies evidently think Americans aren't ready to handle. Take, for instance, Toshiba's new batch of ten Regza LCD TV models, which hit the Japanese...
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Philips Exits U.S. TV Business
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008  |  0 comments
Manufacturing and marketing LCD TVs, especially in the U.S., is a tough gig. The margins are thin and the competitors are fierce, which is why may companies are outsourcing everything but their brand name to Asian manufacturers. Royal Philips...
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Nostalgic Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Update
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008  |  0 comments
If you're one of the unlucky souls who sprang for an HD DVD player attachment for your Xbox 360, the rest of the world may have already dismissed you, but Microsoft still has your back. Months after the format war victory officially went to...
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