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Red Laser HD Disc?
Barry Willis  |  Nov 22, 2004  |  0 comments

At present, high-definition video is available two ways: via broadcasters or on HD digital VHS tape cassettes. There are no high-def DVDs, despite the hype from the promoters of Blu-ray and HD-DVD, both of which will require disc transports using short-wavelength blue lasers.

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RED's Scarlet Beauty Update
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Scarlet is the new black. Really. This Scarlet is the much-anticipated 3K camera from RED Digital Cinema. Finally we have a sneak peek at this beautiful bombshell. Scarlet is a 3K digital camera that's expected to retail for under $3,000. It has...
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Red's Scarlet is Out, New Vision is In
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2008  |  0 comments
Whatever rumors you've heard about the Red Scarlet camera, just forget them. While waiting to come out with the Scarlet, times changed, needs arose, and Red rolled with the changes, with a massive redesign. Lucky for us, Jim Jannard from Red likes...
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Redbox Blu-ray rentals going nationwide this Fall
SV Staff  |  Jul 29, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox is finally making its roll-out of Blu-ray rentals official. After vending machines with Blu-ray Disc rentals started appearing back in June, the company has just announced that it's loading 13,000 vending machines with Blu-ray Discs, and...
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Redbox breaks 1 billion rentals, announces contest with a Sony home theater grand prize
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2010  |  0 comments
Movie rental kiosk company Redbox rented out its 1 billionth movie over Labor Day Weekend, and to celebrate the company has announced a big giveaway. Redbox is giving away a choice of a Sony home theater system or a trip to the Peoples' Choice...
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Redbox Gets the Blus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 08, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox will start offering Blu-ray rentals in the next few months. And the price, at $1.50 per title, is likely to turn heads.
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Redbox Gets the Blus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 03, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox has been making Blu-ray discs available in a few locations for several months, but now it's official: The rental kiosk king will make BD available nationwide.
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Redbox Goes Blu
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2008  |  0 comments
Isn't it ironic? Redbox, the DVD rental kiosks that are springing up everywhere, is going Blu. A few Blu-rays have been spotted in the big red boxes in the Northwest, and there are hints that you'll be able to reserve them on the redbox...
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Redbox Refines Streaming Strategy
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 18, 2011  |  0 comments
A little while ago we reported that Redbox was contemplating the launch of a streaming service to supplement its ubiquitous rental kiosks. No, the company still hasn't announced its streaming partner, but it has said a little more about its plans.

And it looks as though the strategy will be subscription, not a la carte.

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Redbox to start renting $1.50 Blu-ray Discs
SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox rental kiosks are finally going to start seeing Blu. Redbox president Mitch Lowe announced that he plans to see Blu-ray Discs in Redbox kiosks within the next few months, to the tune of $1.50 each. The $0.50 Blu-ray premium isn't...
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Redbox to Stream in 2011
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 01, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox, whose cheap disc-rental kiosks have become ubiquitous on the retail landscape, will soon go online with a streaming service.
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Redesigned Audio Physic Speakers Debut in U.S.
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2017  |  0 comments
Audio distributor Vana Ltd. has announced the availability of two Audio Physic speakers in the U.S.
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Rediscovering the Carnival of Souls
Dan Yakir  |  Mar 25, 2001  |  0 comments

C<I>andace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Art Ellison, Stan Levitt, Herk Harvey. Directed by Herk Harvey. Aspect ratio: 4:3 (full-screen). Dolby Digital mono. 78 minutes (original version), 83 minutes (director's cut). 1962. Criterion Collection 63. NR. $39.95.</I>

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Red’s Last Mail Drop
Michael Antonoff  |  Apr 19, 2023  |  6 comments
The Netflix red envelope that defined the era between video cassettes and streaming will soon be a relic of the past. Subscribers to the disc-by-mail service were informed by email on Tuesday (April 18) that the company will ship its last disc on September 29, 2023.
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Reel.com Sues ReelUniverse.com Over Domain Name
Barry Willis  |  Feb 13, 2000  |  0 comments

What's in a name? At the very least, lots of very expensive litigation for independent film-distribution site <A HREF="http://www.reeluninverse.com/">ReelUniverse.com</A>, which recently received a cease-and-desist demand from attorneys representing movie retailer <A HREF="http://www.reel.com/">Reel.com</A>, a subsidiary of Hollywood Entertainment Corporation, parent of <A HREF="http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/">Hollywood Video</A>, the second-largest video rental-and-retail chain in the US.

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