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Cartoon Net Offers Custom DVDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 17, 2009  |  0 comments
Would you like to build a custom DVD with specific episodes from your favorite Cartoon Network shows? You can, thanks to a joint venture of Cartoon Network and its late-night program division Adult Swim.
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Here Comes YouTube 1080p
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 16, 2009  |  0 comments
Online video is burgeoning but picture quality is lagging behind. Now YouTube is about to pass a milestone in its evolution by offering a 1080p video player.
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Marantz Offers Blu-ray Rebate
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 13, 2009  |  0 comments
With the slogan of "Get some green by going Blu," Marantz is offering a $100 rebate for its high-performance Blu-ray players.
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Blockbuster Rents Movies on SD Cards
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 12, 2009  |  0 comments
Would you like to rent a movie on an SD Card? A Blockbuster experiment will let you do just that.
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ATSC Takes Aim at Loud TV Ads
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 11, 2009  |  0 comments
Are those too-loud TV ads wearing you down? The standard-setting body for DTV is taking aim at the problem of blaring commercials by distributing new audio guidelines to broadcasters.
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Sony Bravia Owners Get Free Movie
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 10, 2009  |  0 comments
Were you planning to buy a Sony Bravia TV or Blu-ray player in the near future? If so, the company will throw in a free streaming movie, and you'll get to see it a month before it's released on disc.
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Best Buy, CinemaNow Make Streaming Pact
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 09, 2009  |  0 comments
The latest in a series of streaming deals involves Best Buy and the Roxio CinemaNow service owned by Sonic Solutions.
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Beatles Catalogue to Be Released on USB Stick
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2009  |  0 comments
The recently remastered Beatles catalogue is about to be issued in the form of a USB stick. Interestingly, this first non-CD digital release will include FLAC files at 24 bits (a big improvement over 16-bit CDs) and 44.1 khz (same as CD). MP3 files at 320 kbps will also be included on the 16GB apple-shaped USB stick.
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Despite DVR, Viewers Still Spud-like
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2009  |  0 comments
When the DVR first came along, TV and ad executives quaked. They feared the convenience of hard-drive recorders would lead to an orgy of commercial skipping and undermine Nielsen ratings. But the opposite has happened and the media business is smiling.
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LG Reveals Longterm Plans for OLED
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 04, 2009  |  0 comments
LG has unveiled an ambitious longterm plan for OLED production that will have models of more than 40 inches available by 2012. By 2016, they'll even cost less than conventional LCD sets.
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Will Xbox Get Blu-ray?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 03, 2009  |  0 comments
One of the key distinctions between PlayStation and Xbox is that Sony's game console has Blu-ray support and Microsoft's game console is Blu-less. However, change may--may--be in the wind.
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CEA Expects More Holiday Cheer
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 02, 2009  |  0 comments
Holiday gift sales of consumer electronics are expected to rise by eight percent in the fourth quarter of this year, according to figures from the Consumer Electronics Association. This means CE sales will be stronger than overall holiday spending, at just four percent.
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Will FCC Revoke DTV Spectrum?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 30, 2009  |  0 comments
It's been just three months since the completion of the DTV transition and the Federal Communications Commission is already thinking of violating the agreement it made with television broadcasters when they switched from analog to digital broadcasting. In a classic case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, the FCC is thinking of taking back some DTV spectrum and reallocating it to wireless broadband.
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Wii Is Latest Platform for Netflix
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 29, 2009  |  0 comments
Nintendo's Wii video game console has become the latest platform to get video streaming service from Netflix.
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Will Streaming Bring Metered Net?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 28, 2009  |  0 comments
Netflix, Blockbuster, and other online program providers are cutting deals left and right to get their services into various devices. But many of these scenarios hinge on an important assumption--that consumers have fixed-price internet service to bring all those audiovisual bits into the home. This assumption may not be viable indefinitely, as internet service providers are now threatening to shift from all-you-can-eat plans to metered, usage-based pricing.
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