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FCC to Propose DTV Giveback
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 26, 2010  | 
As part of a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission will try to persuade broadcasters to relinquish some of the spectrum allocated just last year in the DTV transition.
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Academy President: The future of 3D is strong
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (that is, the "Oscars guys") opened up its New York Oscars exhibit today. The opening ceremony featured speeches from Academy president Tom Sherak, Kodak Entertainment Imaging Group president Kimberly...
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IETV Use on the Rise
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Internet TV use continues to rise. According to iSuppli, 27.5 of consumers who bought new TVs last month connected them to the net, and the figure was up from 24.3 percent in December.
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Ultrasone shipping shiny new Palladium phones
SV Staff  |  Feb 24, 2010  | 
If you like your headphones German, shiny, and really expensive, Ultrasone has the pair for you. The company is shipping its Edition 8 Palladium headphones to North America, giving American audiophiles a chance to get their hands on (according to...
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Will CCFL LCD Make a Comeback?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 24, 2010  | 
One of LCD's key weapons in its competition against plasma is LED backlighting, which provides superior black level reproduction compared to old-school CCFL (fluorescent) backlighting. But don't count CCFL out just yet. A new type may enable it to hold onto the lower end of the LCD market.
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HD Deals: Dante's Inferno For $39.99
SV Staff  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
If you need a change from your daily Modern Warfare 2 experience, today's deal on Dante's Inferno on Xbox 360/PS3 for $39.99 normally $49.99 is exactly what you've been waiting for. Not a Gamer? Don't worry we have more HD deals*...
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Walmart Buys Vudu, Raises Eyebrows
user  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
Walmart has launched itself into the video streaming business in a big way with the acquisition of Vudu.
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Get your Oscars on in New York City
SV Staff  |  Feb 22, 2010  | 
[Pictured, clockwise from top center: Obidiah Stane, Bruce Wayne, (possibly) Clint Barton, Lucius Fox, and Harry from Mama Mia. Yes, four out of five of this year's best actor nominees have been or are rumored to be main characters in comic book...
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Bringing atmosphere into gaming: "Bioshock 2"
SV Staff  |  Feb 20, 2010  | 
Not enough video games really take advantage of the opportunity for immersion that a good home theater offers. A big screen and a 5.1 surround system with enough power behind it can take gaming from a passive button-pushing pastime to an engaging...
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HD Deals: LG 32LH30 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
SV Staff  |  Feb 19, 2010  | 
Amazon has some good deals on HDTVs today. One of the better ones we found was this LG 32LH30 32-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV for $379.99 (normally $599.95). But if you aren't in the market for a TV we also found some video game and Blu-ray deals after...
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Sony 3D BD 'Fully Capable' of 1080p
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 19, 2010  | 
Sony's new BDP-S470 and BDP-S570 Blu-ray players "will be fully capable of 3D playback of Full HD 1080p for each eye," company spokesperson Greg Belloni has told Engadget HD. And yet these players are nominally HDMI 1.3 compatible, as opposed to 1.4, which is supposed to be the 3D version.
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Sony announces its first 3D A/V receiver
SV Staff  |  Feb 18, 2010  | 
It's even more news from the 3D front! Sony is joining the fray with its very first 3D-capable A/V receiver, the STR-DN1010 AV. The STR-DN1010 is a 7.1-channel A/V receiver with 3D HDMI 1.4 passthrough to allow 3D content to run from a source,...
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HD Deals: X-Men Trilogy, Origins on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2010  | 
If you're a fan of Professor X and the rest of the mutants on the X-Men, today's deal is what you've been waiting for. Get not only the original Trilogy, but also the latest film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, on Blu-ray for only $50.99....
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No More Analog High Def from Blu-ray
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 17, 2010  | 

<A href="http://www.cepro.com/article/say_goodbye_to_analog_ports_on_blu_ray_play... Pro reported yesterday</A> that Blu-ray players made after December 31, 2010, will be required to downconvert high-def content to 480i or 576i for their component-video outputs. Who has the authority to require this? The <A href="http://www.aacsla.com/home">AACS Licensing Administrator</A>, that's who. This industry-wide organization develops and maintains the Advanced Access Content System, a critical element in the effort to combat piracy by managing how content can be viewed and copied.

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Sony stops selling OLED screens in Japan
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2010  | 
Remember when OLED technology was the future of HDTVs? That future is looking a bit hazy now. According to Engadget HD, Sony has decided to discontinue its XEL-1 OLED screen in Japan, citing low demand for the 11-inch, $2,000 HDTV. It's not...
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