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Xbox 360 HDMI Fix Coming at 2:00am
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Xbox 360 has had a problem ever since NXE went live - the HDMI outputs haven't worked. Not for NXE, any other games or even movies or streaming.  Sucks for you, right?Luckily, Microsoft has finally admitted that it's a problem on...
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7 More Unfortunate TV Broadcast Mix-ups
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
By now, you've heard about the porny interlude that Super Bowl viewers got in Tucson, but it certainly wasn't the first time something like that has happened. Here are a few more situations where viewers got more than they expected....
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HDTV Super Bowl Sales
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Did you, or didn't you?The Consumer Electronics Association predicted that nearly 2.6 million HDTVs were sold specifically for Super Bowl XLIII.  They said that for the fourth year in a row the big game is the number one reason folks go...
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Netflix Might Start Streming HBO Content for a Price
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
According to Hacking Netflix, users (not me, sadly) are getting e-mail surveys asking if they would be willing to pay an extra $10 a month to watch a selection of movies and original shows from HBO. It goes on to list most of the network's most...
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Sirius XM Heading to iPhone
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Everyone has a killer app for the iPhone, and hopefully, Sirius XM will find an app that will save the day.  An application was just submitted to the App Store for uSirius StarPlayr, an app that will let users listen to Sirius XM on their...
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Super Bowl XLIII Ads on Hulu
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Did you miss any of the ads from the big game?  Wanna re-watch a few of your favorites? Hulu has all the ads online, and the quality looks pretty good. They're all right here, including 2D and 3D versions of the Sobe commercial. ...
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Blockbuster Hooks Up with CinemaNow
user  |  Feb 02, 2009
Desperate to catch up with the online transformation of its main rival Netflix, Blockbuster has struck a deal with CinemaNow to bring online movie distribution to its customers.
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Comcast Punishes Arizona Super Bowl Viewers With Porn
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Honestly, the whole things sounds a little like a hoax to me, but there are many reports this morning that Arizona Comcast subscribers were greeted by a few seconds of porn right after Cardinals receiver, Larry Fitzgerald scored Arizona's...
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Senate Passes Revised DTV Delay Bill
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 30, 2009

According to an aide to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the US Senate yesterday unanimously passed a revised version of a bill that would delay the transition to digital television from February 17 to June 12. The revisions had to do with budget rules and first-responder communications, changes that were added by the House of Representatives before the bill was defeated there on Tuesday.

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Video Footage of the Philips 21:9 Cinema Display
SV Staff  |  Jan 30, 2009
Philips hasn't been eager to divulge many details about their upcoming 56-inch 21:9 TV, but some lucky British reporters got a chance to see it in person. You can't really tell much from the video, but we know it has five HDMI ports...
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Dolby and DTS Get High
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 30, 2009
Dolby and DTS are both gearing up to take surround sound to the next step in its evolution. Both are preparing to add height channels to their existing surround standards.
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DirecTV Rate Hike
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
As more and more options for entertainment viewing become possible, with streaming and downloading out the wazoo, it seems like an odd time for a rate hike from DirecTV.  But, alas, a price jump is coming in March. DirecTV has well over 100...
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DTV Delay Bill Not Dead Yet
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
In the rollercoaster ride that is American politics, the bill proposing a delay to the digital transition, yet one more time, just days after the House shot down the latest proposal. Goodness, will someone just put this to bed already?House...
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Commercials are a Good Thing
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
A new study, of course by the television industry, found that people enjoyed TV shows more with commercials than the same show displayed without commercials. Interesting . . .Of course, it should be noted that most sitcoms are written in...
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Track-by-track iTunes Plus Upgrades
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
A few weeks ago, Apple's iTunes converted most of their library to higher-quality DRM-free content, so you can move it around to whatever computer or player you want that can handle the AAC format. The iTunes Plus was available for new...
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