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VUDU Releases iPhone and iPod Touch App
SV Staff  |  Jan 23, 2009
VUDU has just come out with a free app for the iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing users to search through their ever increasing library. Until now, this required a VUDU or a trip to VUDU.com. You can add to your queue, but you can't add to your...
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The Six Most Underrated Oscars and Who Should Win Them
Stan Horaczek  |  Jan 22, 2009

If you have ever been to an Oscars party where the guests actually compete by picking winners, you know that everything is won or lost on the technical categories. Why? Mainly because it's hard to pick a winner when you're not even entirely sure what the award is for. Here is a quick rundown of what many consider to be the less-glamorous categories and who we think (or hope) might win.

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DVDO Edge video processor
Al Griffin  |  Jan 22, 2009
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YouTube Allows Ads on Network Partners
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2009
In what could be viewed as a direct attack on Hulu, YouTube is going to allow advertisements on its major partners YouTube channels. It's already been doing this with some partners, such as CBS. If YouTube's copyright detection determines...
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Shopping Alert: $6 HDMI Cables
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2009
Monster who?  No, you don't need to spend more than the cost of a Blu-ray movie just for the cable to connect your Blu-ray player to the TV. Meritline.com is selling packages of two HDMI cables for a whopping $5.99. These are 30 AWG...
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Sony's HDD DRV with DTV Tuner
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2009
Sony has just released the BRX-A320, a hard-disc drive DVR with an impressive 320 GB storage capacity. It comes integrated with a digital tuner to capture OTA digital broadcasts. With that much storage, the BRX-A320 can record up to 27 hours of...
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Flat Panels: Green is the New Thin
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2009
For years, it seemed like the only thing consumers cared about when buying a new TV was how thin it was. You could never be too thin.  However, last year, 20% of the flat panel TVs sold has some kind of "green" feature. According...
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Sony's Super Bowl Bundle
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2009
Come on - you know you want to watch the Super Bowl on a shiny new HDTV, right? Your friends want it too.Right now, Sony has a super Super Bowl special through Amazon.com.  Purchase a select XBR or V-Series BRAVIA HDTV and a Sony BDP-S550...
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Hawaii Enters DTV Age Early
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2009
The dark-rumped petrel was responsible for a milestone in DTV history last week. To avoid disrupting the nesting patterns of this endangered bird species, Hawaii became the first state in the union to turn off analog television signals, thus entering the age of DTV at least a month earlier than the deadline for the other 49 states.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Appaloosa
David Vaughn  |  Jan 21, 2009  |  First Published: Jan 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/appaloosa.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Longtime friends and for-hire peacekeepers Virgil Cole (Ed Harris) and Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) find themselves in the crime-ridden town of Appaloosa and attempt to take back the streets from a band of local outlaws. When a young widow (Renee Zellweger) moves to town, Cole struggles between his duty and his newfound love for the beautiful new resident.

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