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Strange Bedfellows
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2008
Competition isn't always a good thing. From VHS vs. Betamax all the way to SACD vs. DVD-Audio and most recently Blu-ray vs. HD DVD, competing formats have always been controversial. In the case of SACD and DVD-Audio, it could be said that the war...
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Coming Attractions: JBL at Cannes
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2008
The 66th Cannes Film Festival kicks off with killer custom sound systems from JBL. Four JBL Synthesis systems, large-scale and according to JBL, ultra-high-end, are going to be installed in the theaters built in the Hotel Gray d'Albion to showcase...
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Modern Audiophiles Rejoice: R.E.M. 45 rpm LP
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2008
While 45 rpm records aren't exactly news, and even 45 rpm LP records aren't news, most pop and indie fans will be surprised when they see these as new releases. Over at CNET, it's an interesting read. What's the frequency, Kenneth? R.E.M. released...
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Does That Slip Come in Pink?
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2008
Okay class, let's settle down. Today's topic is "Globalization." Please remember that term, because I want you to know what to blame when you're wondering what happened to your livelihood. Globalization is when trade barriers drop and...
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Yamaha Turning Blue in the Tooth
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2008
Yamaha is making a big splash to bring Bluetooth convenience and ease to a whole new line of products. Some of them are quite exciting, and include receivers, home-theater-in-a-box systems, and perhaps the most interesting, a portable speaker,...
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An Odd Mating Dance
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2008
The dance has begun. The first moves are subtle. One partner dances slowly around the other, the other shows a vulnerable side. Certain moves are expected, others a surprise. In the world of corporate takeovers, actions speak volumes when it comes...
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Criterion Goes Blu
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 13, 2008
Videophiles of a certain age recall the way Criterion swept through the laserdisc domain like a fresh wind, radically raising standards for both film to video transfer quality and alternate track interviews. Having continued its high standards in DVD releases, Criterion is now about to apply its magic touch to Blu-ray.
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A Japanese Soap Opera: JVC & Kenwood
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2008
In a scene from a great Kabuki play, some of the biggest players in the Japanese manufacturing arena are shaking things up. Stick with us in this -- the plot's complicated. Especially in Japanese.  Panasonic's parent company Matsushita is also...
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Dust Off those Rabbit Ears!
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2008
Know any retrogrouch Luddites that have resisted the temptations of cable TV, to say nothing of the latest in satellite TV? Here's your chance to bring them up to date, and win some cool schwag for yourself too. The Consumer Electronics Association...
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TiVo HD gets Unbox'ed with Amazon
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2008
While it's not big news that Amazon's Unbox has partnered with TiVo, it is news that HD content will also be available. Unbox is the service that lets you buy and download movies and TV shows directly from Amazon to your PC or broadband-connected...
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Code for XO?E: DVD-A? SACD?
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2008
An interesting press release crossed my desk (read: popped into my e-mail Inbox) on Friday: "John Mellencamp's Life, Death, Love, and Freedom, from Hear Music, July 15." Buried down in the fourth paragraph is this: "The album will...
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Plasma TV: Ghosts in the Machine
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2008
So, you've read all the reviews, scoured all the forums, even asked your know-it-all next door neighbor for his opinion. You agonized for months, debating back and forth between plasma and LCD. You finally got permission from the significant other...
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Sony Buys Metadata King Gracenote
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 12, 2008
Sony has bought Indianapolis-based Gracenote for $260 million. Why should you care?
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Panasonic Goes Live
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 10, 2008

Panasonic recently announced the upcoming release of its new DMP-BD50 Blu-ray player, which I got to see in person on May 9 at the Panasonic Hollywood Labs right next to Universal Studios in Los Angeles. The BD50 follows the <A href="http://ultimateavmag.com/hddiscplayers/1107panabd30/">DMP-BD30</A>, which was the first standalone BD player to conform to Final Standard Profile 1.1 (aka BonusView). As you might expect, the new player is fully equipped for BD-Live (Profile 2.0), which lets it access the supplementary Internet content and online interactive features that are planned for future Blu-ray releases by connecting the player to a broadband access point such as a home-network router.

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DuPont meet Dainippon, Dainippon meet DuPont
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2008
Not really known for being a big player in the consumer electronics world, DuPont just entered into a strategic partnership with Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The goal is to create a more affordable manufacturing process for printed...
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