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GE to Offer Home Theater Loans
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 12, 2007  | 
Housing. Transportation. Home theater. Your local bank offers loans for those first two things, but not for the third, surely one of the most pressing needs of human life. What's up with that? Aren't big-screen television and surround sound at least as important as a house or a car? The General Electric Money Bank says yes!
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Disney To Sell HD Movie Downloads Through Xbox 360
 |  Jul 12, 2007  | 

At the E3 gaming expo Microsoft announced a key strategic acquisition of content, landing a deal that brings Disney's feature films online for download through the Xbox Live service over the Xbox 360 game console. Included in the deal will be new and catalog movies from Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films.

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Harry and the Potters
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
The countdown is truly winding down now - less than 4 hours to go (Eastern time) until the midnight premiere of Film No. 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And less than 2 hours to go until my wife and son get in line! (Not me, alas. If...
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Traveling Bandburys
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
How gratifying was it to see that The Traveling Wilburys recently debuted at #9 in the U.S. and at #1 in the U.K. with The Traveling Wilburys Collection (Rhino/Wilbury), a three-disc compilation that includes both of their albums (1988's Volume 1...
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CEDIA Announces Second Expo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association will begin operating a second major trade show starting in 2008. It will take place in Las Vegas, at the Sands Convention Center, April 8 to 11, 2008.
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Vinyl Sessions, Round 1, Part 2: Brothers in Ears
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
When last we left off in vinyl land, Micah Sheveloff and I were quite enthralled with the joys of wax and less so with those of the shiny digital disc. (Bone up here before you read any further.) After hearing things sound anew on The Dark Side of...
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Lavigne vs. Rubinoos: Not-So-Fast "Friend"s!
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
Kudos to our own Brett Milano for predicting the current legal skirmish between Avril Lavigne and the Rubinoos. S&V online readers will recall that, in his review of Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing, Brett was among the first (and possibly the...
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Breaking News: Sony Drops 60GB PS3 Price To $499
 |  Jul 09, 2007  | 

Sony opened up the E3 expo early and with a bang- it announced that the rumors are true and that the current 60GB PlayStation3 will drop $100 in price and will now sell for $499. In addition, Sony will introduce an 80GB PlayStation3 that will occupy the $599 price slot.

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Rush Rattles PNC
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
Saw the second of three Rush shows I'm gonna catch on the 2007 tour last night at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. Had on (naturally) a Porcupine Tree shirt and promptly sweated through it in the 90+degree heat. Ugh. Our seats were in the...
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Universal Balks at iTunes Renewal
user  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
The world's largest music label has become the first to potentially break with the world's largest online music retailer. Vivendi's Universal Music Group declined to renew its annual agreement with iTunes, selling content only "at will."
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Toshiba Firmware Updates HD DVD Players For Web-Based Interactivity; 24p To Follow
 |  Jul 08, 2007  | 

Expanding its already formidable lead in next-gen interactivity, Toshiba within the last month or so has released firmware updates for its HD DVD players that enable web-based interactivity features that are now starting to appear on HD DVDs. The first two titles on the market with web-enabled features are Warner's <I>Blood Diamond</I> and Bandai Visual's <I>Freedom</I> volume 1. Warner's intimate character drama <I>300</I>, set for release later this month, will also feature web-based interactivity.

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P.S. on BJ: SACD and DD
SV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2007  | 
It's the day before Live Earth (actually, it's only 6 hours away from when the global concert starts in Sydney, Australia), so for all of you Bon Jovi fans who will be heading out to see the band at the Giants Stadium finale, here's something I...
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Verizon Dodges FCC CableCARD Rules
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 06, 2007  | 
Starting on July 1, all non-broadcast television providers are required under federal law to support the CableCARD standard and storebought cable boxes--with very few exceptions. One of those exceptions is Verizon.
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Toshiba Dumps RPTV Line
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 05, 2007  | 
If you own a Toshiba rear-projection TV, it's now a family heirloom--or a candidate for the junkyard. The company has stopped making RPTVs and will concentrate exclusively on sexy flat LCDs.
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Spring Awakening: Broadway Reborn
SV Staff  |  Jul 04, 2007  | 
Misunderstood teenagers + (aloof parents x other cold authority figures) + doomed lovers. Do the math, and the answer is: 1957. The year of West Side Story, right? Two nights ago, I felt like it was indeed 50 years ago as I watched a similarly...
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