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FiOS HD VOD from ABC but no FF
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Wow. That's a lot of letters. Lemme sort that out for you. Verizon's FiOS TV is offering ABC video-on-demand, in high-definition. But, (and you knew there would have to be a "but") there's a catch. Intentionally, ABC is...
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I Want My HDTV
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Times are tough. Sometimes a man will do anything to feed his family. Just ask Jan Valjean. And sometimes a man will do anything so his family can watch TV. Especially HDTV. The Pocono Record in Pennsylvania carried this news item: Someone drove...
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Blu-ray Hits 1,000! Sort of
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
No question about. Everyone likes nice, round numbers. So it caught our attention when The Hollywood Reporter noted that Blu-ray has reached the 1,000-title milestone. Sort of. By their count, as of last week, more than 1,000 Blu-ray Discs...
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Happy Halloween from Proficient Audio!
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Gotta admit this: Most whole-home system manufacturers are a bit, well, boring. Really, how interesting can an in-wall speaker be? Well, the folks at Proficient Audio Systems have a bit of a sense of humor. And, a bit of creativity too!This...
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Introducing Green-ray
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
In a surprising move, Sony executives called a press conference today and announced that Sony and other licensees would abandon the Blu-ray disc format. According to the Sony spokesperson, "After considerable thought, we've decided that we...
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The VCR Is Dead
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 29, 2008
The VCR quietly passed away this month as JVC stopped making standalone VHS decks. There are still some VCRs in the pipeline--and VHS will survive in DVD/VCR combos. But the era of the VCR has drawn to a close.
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MTV Music: Every Video Ever Made. Ever.
SV Staff  |  Oct 28, 2008
This is bad. I wanted to post this 12 hours ago. Wanna know why I'm sooo late? Well, I've been busy. Really, really busy. See, MTV Music just launched, and they have every video ever made!  Well, okay, probably not every video, but...
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Other Tech
Niles IC2 Home Theater Automation & Control System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 28, 2008
The Short Form
$999 / NILESAUDIO.COM / 800-289-4434
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JVC LT-47X899 47-inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Oct 28, 2008
The Short Form
$2,600 / JVC.COM / 800-252-5722
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Microsoft and Akamai deliver HD streams
SV Staff  |  Oct 28, 2008
You settle in to watch the latest HD streaming content only to be constantly interrupted by stutters and stops as the buffering stalls your video. Nothing like taking an hour and a half to watch an hour long (or 44 minute long) show, right?As...
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