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Dizzy Satellite May Thwart Cable
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 18, 2010
Talk about lost in space. Intelsat, a communications company, says it has lost control of one of its satellites. The rogue satellite is likely to drift into the path of another satellite, possibly interfering with the latter's ability to transmit cable and satellite TV programming to the United States.
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UFC to stream pay-per-view to Roku boxes
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2010
Roku has just announced a partnership with UFC to start showing pay-per-view events live over its streaming Internet content box. The service will also offer a premium UFC Channel, offering older fights, training videos, and other content...
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Kaleidescape Adds Blu to Servers
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 17, 2010
Kaleidescape is adding Blu-ray to its world-class media servers.
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DirecTV launches multi-room viewing DVR
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2010
DirecTV has just officially rolled out its multi-room DVR across the country. The new service, called Whole Home DVR, lets users record and watch multiple shows in multiple rooms with one DVR unit. Whole Home DVR works by using a single DVR...
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5.1 Goes Psycho
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 14, 2010
Alfred Hitchcock fans will get a special treat this fall: Psycho is going to be released on Blu-ray in a new 5.1-channel DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Integra announces two 3D-capable A/V receivers
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2010
Integra has announced two new A/V receivers designed with 3D video in mind. The DTR-20.2 and DTR-30.2 use HDMI 1.4a to let 3D video signals pass through from a 3D-capable DVD or Blu-ray Disc player to a 3D-capable HDTV. That's the main feature...
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Warner DVD2Blu Drops to $4.95
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 13, 2010
Warner is sweetening its DVD2Blu program, which lets you exchange your old DVDs for new Blu-ray discs. The price per exchange has dropped from $7.95 to $4.95.
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Netflix now streams in HD on PC and Mac
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2010
Netflix HD video streaming been a feature for game consoles, Blu-ray players, and set-top boxes for months, but until now it's eluded PC and Mac viewers. According to Engadget, approximately half of the 720p movies and television shows available...
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Coppola Does SIM2
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 12, 2010
Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola divides his time these days between making wine at his Rubicon vineyard in Napa Valley, California and making movies. He acquired the large vineyard, formerly owned by the Inglenook brand, over several decades as the land became available. It was at this facility that SIM2 Multimedia conducted the recent launch of a new advertising campaign featuring Coppola's endorsement of SIM2 DLP projectors.
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LG bundles Xbox 360s with 3D HDTVs in Korea
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2010
3D console gaming is finally picking up some momentum, at least in Korea. According to LG's Flickr, the company is now bundling Xbox 360s with the 3D-capable LX9500 HDTV, specifically to highlight 3D gaming on the Xbox 360. Over 1,000 stores...
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Movie Gallery Chain to Close
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 11, 2010
Movie Gallery is going to close, subtracting another 1906 video and game rental stores from the American landscape.
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Kaleidescape goes Blu!
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2010
Kaleidescape announced this morning that they have developed a Blu-ray solution to their popular movie server system that will begin shipping next week. The new M500 player ($3995) will playback AND import Blu-ray content to the server. To appease...
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A blast from Radio Shack's past
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2010
I stumbled upon this site today, and I just had to share it. Since I was a kid, I remember going through the Radio Shack catalog and its hundreds of pages of components and electronics. My father kept a huge stack of them in the attic, and going...
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Psycho gets 5.1 Psurround on Blu-ray October 19
SV Staff  |  May 10, 2010
One of the most iconic thrillers of all time is finally getting a surround mix. After decades of languishing in mono, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is hitting Blu-ray with a DTS HD 5.1 soundtrack. The release commemorates the 50th anniversary of...
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MLB to Go 3D
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 10, 2010
If you like baseball, need a 3D fix, and want to indulge both appetites at the same time, DirecTV, the Yes Network, and the FSN Network have just what you need. They're going to air Major League Baseball games in 3D in nine lucky states.
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