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Audyssey DSX- A New Approach To Multichannel Audio
Kim Wilson  |  Jun 04, 2009  |  3 comments

You've no doubt heard of Audyssey technologies by now. Their auto calibration and room EQ circuitry are practically an industry standard. The masterminds behind all the Audyssey technologies are USC professors Tomlinson Holman and Chris Kyriakakis. I, and a few other journalists, had the rare opportunity to spend an afternoon with Tom and Chris to learn about their latest technology called DSX. The basic technology is centered around a concept that Tomlinson Holman has been talking about for the last 10 years.

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LCD Tops Plasma in Large Screen Sizes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 02, 2009  |  0 comments
In the LCD vs. plasma competition, LCD has sold more sets overall, while plasma has dominated in some larger screen sizes. But plasma has given up that advantageous position in the latest numbers from Quixel Research, which show LCD selling more in the 40 inches and up categories for the first time.
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Yahoo Widgets Come to TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 01, 2009  |  0 comments
Coming soon to a TV near you: Yahoo Widgets.
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HDMI 1.4 Spec Unveiled
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 29, 2009  |  0 comments
HDMI 1.4 is here, with the release of a new specification by HDMI Licensing LLC, the consortium led by Silicon Image. Should you care? Here are some highlights of the new standard:
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Court Nixes Cable Apartment Exclusives
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 28, 2009  |  0 comments
Do you live in an apartment building served by cable? If so, you're probably resigned to your local cable operator having a monopoly. But the U.S. Court of Appeals says that's not the way it has to be.
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Analog-Shutoff Test Hits a Nerve
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 27, 2009  |  0 comments
A single-day record of 55,000 calls flooded help lines staffed by the Federal Communications Commission last Thursday, May 21, after TV stations across the nation broadcast a series of warnings about the shutoff of analog television signals scheduled for June 12.
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$5 Napster Subscription Is Bargain
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 26, 2009  |  0 comments
The days when Napster was the world's largest free music library are long gone. Soon, though, it may become the world's cheapest legitimate music subscription service, with a new plan that asks consumers for a mere $5/month for five free tracks and a whole lot of streaming. That's hardly even lunch money!
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FCC Girds for Analog Armageddon
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 22, 2009  |  0 comments
With just three weeks to go before the end of analog broadcasting, scheduled for June 12, the Federal Communications Commission is going into high gear to ensure that the final stage of the DTV transition goes smoothly.
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Discs Still Preferred to Downloads
user  |  May 21, 2009  |  0 comments
Physical media like DVD and Blu-ray still dominate U.S. household spending for buying or renting movies. Discs attract 88 percent of spending. For all the hooplah over downloads, they still have only three percent of the movies-on-video market.
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FCC to Do 'Soft Test' of DTV Transition
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 20, 2009  |  0 comments
Tomorrow the Federal Communications Commission and local broadcasters will run a "soft test" of the DTV transition. Analog TV broadcasts will be interrupted three times on May 21, 2009 with a message heralding the end of analog broadcasting, coming on June 12. They message will advise consumers who depend on antennas to feed analog TVs to devise a Plan B in a hurry.
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Congress May Fund DTV Repeaters
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 19, 2009  |  0 comments
Maine's Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, have introduced a bill that would fund digital repeater transmitters in areas where DTV reception is weak.
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Flat Panel Kings Crowned
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 18, 2009  |  0 comments
Who's the king of the hill in flat-panel TV, according to the NPD Group, for the first quarter of 2009? In overall sales, Samsung. In LCD, Vizio. And in plasma, Panasonic.
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Warner's Watchmen Gets Facebook Time
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 15, 2009  |  0 comments
Some of us fantasize about being on Mystery Science Theater. A few of us, perhaps, may see ourselves as Beavis or Butthead. But all of us will get a new way to hobnob with other viewers when the Blu-ray version of Warner's Watchmen hits the streets. This BD-Live release will sync with Facebook, letting users of the social networking site commune with one another while they watch the movie.
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Real Launches Legal Counterattack
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 14, 2009  |  0 comments
RealNetworks is putting pedal to the metal in its attempt to save its DVD-copying application. Even as the RealDVD trial prepares to conclude next week, RealNetworks has launched a legal counterattack, suing six motion picture studios for antitrust violation.
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DirecTV Sale 'Possible'
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 13, 2009  |  0 comments
Recent machinations in the ownership of DirecTV may culiminate in the satellite operator being sold to one of the major telephone companies, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has told the Associated Press.
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