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Blu-ray Settles In
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 10, 2008  | 
Bits of debris from the HD DVD explosion continue to hit the ground. Among the possible consequences are lower Blu-ray pricing and an Xbox drive--though not right away. And at least one retailer appears to be holding out a helping hand for consumers who invested in the wrong format.
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Xbox 360 Gamers Get the HD Blues
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
Sure, the high-def format war was tense and bloody, though it had nothing on Call of Duty 4 or Assassin's Creed. But for gamers who don't already own both a PlayStation 3 and an Xbox 360, the format war may have left them feeling just a little...
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Home Theater Owners Not Streaming Media, Study Says
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
Home theater owners need to get with it. That's the bottom line from a survey conducted by ABI Research about U.S. TV viewing habits. It should come as no surprise that home theater-owners are still in the minority in the U.S.: About 40% of ABI's...
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Ripserver Lets Your CD drive R.I.P.
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
At first glance, Belfast, Ireland-based Ripfactory's just-released Ripserver looks like nothing more than a $1,400 1-terabyte hard drive. For those not keeping track of digital storage prices, that's about five times too expensive. But for...
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Pioneer Makes it Official
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 

In a press release issued today, Pioneer announced it will stop manufacturing raw plasma panels, stating, "We have judged that maintaining the cost competitiveness of plasma display panels at projected sales volumes will be difficult going forward. Accordingly, we have decided to terminate in-house plasma display panel production and to procure these panels externally, after panel production for our next series of models is complete...Pioneer is currently in discussions on the feasibility of procuring panel modules that may incorporate the Company's proprietary technologies. Details will be announced as soon as they are finalized."

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Behold: The McPanel
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
Are flat-panel TVs going the way of Duff Beer? Simpson fans will recall the episode where Homer and Barney visit the Duff brewery and witness all the different varieties of beer - Duff Lite, Duff Ice, Duff Mountain Berry Blast - all being bottled...
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Pio/Panny/Plassie Update: Kuro Lives On?
SV Staff  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
[UPDATE TO THIS UPDATE: Pioneer has officially announced that it's no longer in the plasma-making business. Go to the end of this post for a link to a Pioneer press release.] Don't give up on the super display qualities that made Pioneer's Kuro...
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Pioneer Confirms Will No Longer Make Plasmas
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 07, 2008  | 
Today Pioneer confirmed a previous report that it would cease making--but not marketing--plasma DTVs. Pioneer's exit from plasma manufacture adds another name to a list of casualties that already included Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, and NEC, from whom Pioneer purchased two of its plasma production lines.
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$200 Blu-ray in a Year, Says Sony
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2008  | 
They say the waiting is the hardest part. For HD DVD early adopters and other Blu-ray hold-outs, a Blu-ray player priced around $200 would be the only motivation needed to make the plunge into that high-def format. Unfortunately, its going to be a...
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Pioneer: Reports of Plasma's Death Greatly Exaggerated
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2008  | 
Okay, plasma-lovers. Take a deep breath. We know that news of Pioneer's plans to exit the plasma-making business caught a lot of you off guard. Not because all home theater enthusiasts own a beautiful, industry-leading model from Pioneer's Kuro...
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Samsung Junks Combo Players
SV Staff  |  Mar 06, 2008  | 
By Samsung's estimation, the market for combo Blu-ray/HD DVD players collapsed on itself when Toshiba exited the HD DVD business last month. Consumers still interested in purchasing such an obsolete machine will have to make do with just one...
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Musicians Demand Copyright Cash
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 06, 2008  | 
The major record labels have sucked in millions of dollars in settlements of copyright-infringement suits--but little of the money has been shared with recording artists.
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Circuit City Feels HD DVD Owners' Pain
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2008  | 
According to a Circuit City employee tip-off to Gizmodo, the retailer plans to take back HD DVD players from consumers who've become casualties of the high-def format war. Instead of its typical 30-day return policy, Circuit City will extend...
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Best Buy Can't Bear Standard-Def
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2008  | 
If you've said it once, you've said it a thousand times: An HDTV without an HD signal is like sugarless cake, non-alcoholic beer, or a Lamborghini running 87-octane gasoline. It works, but it isn't right, and its definitely no fun. All the...
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Refurbed TiVos: Hello Bargain!
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2008  | 
Here's a chance for TiVo Salvation: a 40% off sale. At one-product-per-day retailer Woot.com, refurbished Tivo HDs are selling for $179.99 (MSRP for the unit is $299) with three months service included. For HDTV owners pained daily by their...
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