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Amazon's TiVo/Samsung Sale
SV Staff  |  Dec 25, 2008
Did Santa bring you everything you wanted? Need to fill in a few blank spots on your wish list? Just in time, Amazon is playing an elf.  From now until December 29th, get $150 off the price of a TiVo HD DVR when you purchase one of seven...
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Roku Gets an Update
SV Staff  |  Dec 24, 2008
The Roku box for streaming Netflix flicks is getting an upgrade that will let it support HD content. How much for the upgrade? Nothing! Not bad for a player that only cost $100 to begin with. The update is automatic, sent over an Internet...
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Blu-ray Booming Across the Pond
SV Staff  |  Dec 24, 2008
Ever wonder how Blu-ray is doing in other countries? According to the Blu-ray Disc Association, Europeans are taking up Blu-ray much faster than they embraced DVD after its introduction. In Blu-ray's first three years, it has outsold DVD by...
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Blu-ray Players' Prices Jump, As Do Sales
SV Staff  |  Dec 24, 2008
While everyone was saying that Blu-ray wouldn't take off until the price of players dropped significantly, something odd happened. Prices jumped, and so did sales. Go figure.According to a study by PriceSCAN, the Blu-ray price index has...
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Britain's Zavvi - Another One Bites the Dust
SV Staff  |  Dec 24, 2008
American consumer electronic retailers aren't the only ones suffering. Zavvi, one of the largest independent retailers in the entertainment biz just filed for a type of bankruptcy protection. Zavvi was created by the buyout of Virgin...
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56 Days, and 6.8% Of You Ain't Ready
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2008
You know the Nielson Co.?  You know, the folks who report on who's watching what? They have a new report out. With only 56 days until the digital transition, 6.8% of American households are completely unprepared. The latest Nielsen...
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56 Days, and 6.8% Ain't Ready
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2008
You know the Nielson Co.?  You know, the folks who report on who's watching what? They have a new report out. With only 56 days until the digital transition, 6.8% of American households are completely unprepared. The latest Nielsen...
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Panasonic Buys Sanyo - But Why?
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2008
Panasonic's been courting Sanyo for a while, but they've finally made it official. Panasonic has agreed to buy Sanyo for a mere $9 billion. Wow. With all eyes on environmental issues, Sanyo was particularly attractive to Panasonic. Sanyo...
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Details on the 3D BCS College Championship Football Showdown
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2008
The championship game is always exciting, but this year, it's gonna be a real thrilling event. Sony Electronics and FOX sports are joining together for the first live 3D showing of college football's crowning game.The game will be between...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration
Josef Krebs  |  Dec 22, 2008
Paramount
Movie ••••½Picture •••• Sound •••½Extras •••••
"Leave the gun.
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