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HD DVD Players Hit 750,000 Mark
 |  Nov 27, 2007  |  0 comments

Black Friday was apparently very good to HD DVD. Riding another wave of deep discount sales on the day after Thanksgiving, the HD DVD group, citing "retailer reports and other point of sale data," issued a press release claiming 750,000 dedicated HD DVD players have been sold.

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First Look: Amazon Kindle
SV Staff  |  Nov 25, 2007  |  0 comments
I've always been intrigued by the electronic book, but none of the models that has hit the market to date--from Sony, RCA and others--has jazzed me enough to want to invest in the medium. After all, I like books. I like to store them on a shelf...
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What Means Innovation?
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2007  |  0 comments
Each year at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Consumer Electronics Association highlights top new products in select categories and honors them with Innovations awards. The tech press got a peak at winners last week at a pre-CES event in New...
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Stringer: Format War Stalemated
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 13, 2007  |  0 comments
Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, has finally conceded what other observers have been saying for some time: The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is stalled in a stalemate.
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Update Update: Radiohead
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2007  |  0 comments
Monday, Monday / Entrust that date: Comes word this morning (at 6:03 a.m., to be exact) that the regular CD of Radiohead's In Rainbows will now be released on January 2, 2008. (See my post immediately below.) The parent label is indeed the ATO...
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Say Goodbye to RPTVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 12, 2007  |  0 comments
Both Toshiba and Hitachi have announced they're dumping their rear-projecction TVs. If new figures are anything to go by, they may soon have company.
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Weekend Update: Fagen, Gilmour, Zep, Radiohead
SV Staff  |  Nov 09, 2007  |  0 comments
Can't find some prominent music releases on MVI, Blu-ray, HD DVD, and CD that we previewed recently? The dates, they keep a-changin': Donald Fagen: Nightfly Trilogy (Reprise/ Rhino). Originally conceived as a three-MVI set for release on...
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In DTV, Flat Means More Reliable
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 09, 2007  |  0 comments
Here's one more reason to buy a flat-panel TV. Whether you opt for plasma or LCD, either type is more reliable than a rear-projection set.
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Floyd, U2, Radiohead in surround. NOT!
SV Staff  |  Nov 08, 2007  |  0 comments
It's getting tougher and tougher these days to cheerlead the cause of music in surround sound. No, we at S&V aren't giving up. But, coming so soon after hearing that we're getting the best of Led Zeppelin on stereo CD (again) as opposed to any...
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Hackers Subtract BD+
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 08, 2007  |  0 comments
It had to happen sooner or later. The secondary layer of digital rights management that protects Blu-ray discs, known as BD+, has been hacked.
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Transformers vs. Spider-Man
 |  Nov 08, 2007  |  0 comments

No, that's not the next big Hollywood blockbuster (but if you think it is, contact my agent). This storyline is playing out at retailers near you right now. Two of the most anticipated day-and-date with DVD next-gen titles hit retail recently, and they're flying off the shelves. And the consequences in this format war could be tremendous.

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West Side Story: 1 Hand 1 Heart 50 Years
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2007  |  0 comments
Yes, a belated "Happy Birthday!" to the landmark musical by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. At this very moment, I happen to be sitting directly across the street from the Winter Garden Theatre, where West Side Story opened on...
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Bell'O Honors Holland Dozier Holland
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2007  |  0 comments
Bell'O International has honored the formidable Motown songwriting team of Holland Dozier Holland with the first annual "Take a Bow, Take a Seat" award.
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Your MP3 Player Is Ringing...
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2007  |  0 comments
You've gotta give it to Samsung. After all, anyone trying to come out with an iPod killer has a steep slope ahead. Samsung has officially launched the P2, a sleek, flash-based media player that delivers music, movies and pictures. The Nano-like P2...
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CEDIA Nips Spring Show in Bud
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2007  |  0 comments
The increasingly unpopular notion of a spring CEDIA EXPO has finally bitten the dust. Originally scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, and moved to Dallas, the trade show will not take place at all.
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