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FCC to Propose DTV Giveback
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 26, 2010
As part of a National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission will try to persuade broadcasters to relinquish some of the spectrum allocated just last year in the DTV transition.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
New York, I Love You—Vivendi (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 2.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Amelia—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010
Movie: 2.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Informant—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 2.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Women In Trouble—Screen Media Films (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 2.5/3.5
Extras: 2
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Audio Video News
Academy President: The future of 3D is strong
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2010
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (that is, the "Oscars guys") opened up its New York Oscars exhibit today. The opening ceremony featured speeches from Academy president Tom Sherak, Kodak Entertainment Imaging Group president Kimberly...
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Premiere Design
McIntosh MVP881 Universal Blu-ray Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 25, 2010

Considering all the recent brouhaha about the $3500 Lexicon BD-30 actually being a rebranded Oppo BDP-83 (list price $500), I was suspicious when I saw a CES press release introducing the MVP881 universal disc player from <A href="http://www.mcintoshlabs.com">McIntosh Laboratory</A>. But then I read that the MVP881 uses the HQV Realta video processor, whereas the Oppo/Lexicon uses VRS from Anchor Bay, so it can't be another more-expensive knock-off.

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Audio Video News
IETV Use on the Rise
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 25, 2010
Internet TV use continues to rise. According to iSuppli, 27.5 of consumers who bought new TVs last month connected them to the net, and the figure was up from 24.3 percent in December.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Disc Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 24, 2010
Early in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there's a big special-effects scene that finds some Death Eaters causing havoc in London. Does this sixth movie in the series fully open up the story to the world of Muggles? No: We are swiftly returned to Hogwarts School.
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