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New Orleans Embraces 4K at The Prytania Theater
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008  |  0 comments
The only single-screen movie theater left in the state of Louisiana is upgrading - in a major way. The historic Prytania Theater has just upgraded to 4K digital cinema. The Prytania is the oldest operating theater in the city, having opened ...
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Election Day, DTV Style
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008  |  0 comments
This election is gonna be fun. The Consumer Electronics Association has chosen five finalists in their Digital TV: Convert Now! contest, running at this very moment on YouTube. You get to decide which one is the most educational.The winning...
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Sony HDTVs Star in Survey
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008  |  0 comments
Most people compare things like contrast ratios and black levels. As I stare at my flickering TV screen, I'm glad that PC World has done a study on HDTV reliability.The study looked at five factors: problem on arrival, any significant...
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ZVOX X-Base 550 Stands Up To TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Lord knows it's hard to pull together a home theater that sounds great and looks good too. Especially in small spaces, it's tricky to fit everything in without overwhelming your apartment.Z-Base 550 to the rescue. New from ZVOX, the...
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Sharp Aquos LCD with Built-in Blu-ray, Shipping January
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Not long ago, the ultimate bottom-of-the-line system was a TV with a built-in VCR. Remember those abominations? Not really what you would call high-end.Sharp is getting ready to ship two products that are gonna make you think twice about that...
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Wally-World Blowing out Blu-ray Discs
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Everyone's talking about waiting for the price of Blu-ray players to come down to an acceptable price, but what about movies? Until Blu-ray movies are closer in price to DVD, folks aren't about to make the switch, are they?Wal-Mart has...
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Netflix Fixed
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  0 comments
Earlier this week, we reported that there was a quality issue with Netflix's streaming HD to their Roku boxes, plus other Netflix-compatible devices like the Xbox 360. Oops.Today, Netflix announced that they fixed the problem. ...
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NFL 3D: Instant Replay
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008  |  0 comments
We told you about the 3D broadcast of the NFL game last Thursday night at a few theaters across the country. Wondering how it went? Some scores, some fumbles, but overall, you could call it a success. There were two satellite glitches that caused...
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Instant Blu-ray library under $235
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008  |  0 comments
  Just days ago I bitched about the high price of Blu-ray discs. (For the record, I broke down and bought Wall-E Blu-ray for $25 on line.) Well, it seems like the powers that be heard me. First was Leslie's earlier post about super Blu...
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Launch of a Blu Christmas
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008  |  0 comments
Have you noticed a distinct push lately towards Blu-ray this holiday season? The latest Disney release (Horton Hears a Who) had a commercial solely for the Blu-ray release. No mention of the DVD until the tag. Disney has a whole Blu-ray...
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