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90% of Sony Products to be Networked By 2010
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
We reported last week on Sony's initiative with bold business plans to carry through 2010 and beyond. What got lost in the shuffle was Sony's commitment to make 90% of its electronics network-enabled by 2010. That means your computer talks to your...
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CNET Dishes On Dynamic Contrast Ratios
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
If you missed the latest podcast from our friends over at CNET, I'll fill you in. Eric Franklin and Dong Ngo have a lively conversation about one of the latest marketing ploys, or as they put it, "company shenanigans."The ploy? Dynamic...
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Is Toshiba Re-Inventing DVD?
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
The Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war may be over, but reverberation from the battle lingers on. In particular, tgdaily has called our attention to the fact that the DVD Forum (chaired by Toshiba - its only remaining member?) has released a new DVD logo....
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Blockbuster Bails on Circuit City Buyout Bid
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
Talk about a slap in the face. After making a bid for Circuit City, supposedly for over $1 billion, Blockbuster has changed its mind. Siting "market conditions," Blockbuster has withdrawn its $1.3 billion bid. There's no word yet from...
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HD Radio Stations: More Power, Please
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 02, 2008
FM stations sending out over-the-air digital signals have a message for the Federal Communications Commission: We need a stronger signal.
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Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 soundbar speaker
Brent Butterworth  |  Jul 01, 2008
Definitive Raises the Bar 93207058226 Definitive SSA-50 When highbrow artists loan their talents to lowbrow productions, magic often follows.
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TiVo Selling Demographic Info: Big Brother?
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008
This is kinda creepy. TiVo is partnering with TRA, specifically TRA's Media TRAnalytics research service to license, market, and sell information about how you watch TV. TiVo will sell the data from your household, namely viewing, demographic and...
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Sony's "Hancock" at Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008
Why won't Sony's CEO Howard Stringer make up his mind? First, he claimed movie downloads would never take off. Now, he's changed his tune entirely. Sony's hoping Will Smith's latest release, Hancock will change the way we watch movies. Hancock...
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The Big Picture
Two All-Beef Patties
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 01, 2008

Dan Golus of Irvine, California, recently wrote to me with two A/V "beefs" about which he feels very strongly:

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A/V Veteran
Ride the Blu-Ray Bandwagon?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 01, 2008

A recent article on the <I>Electronic House</I> website offered three reasons to avoid jumping onto the Blu-ray bandwagon—at least for now. One of the arguments&#151;that Blu-ray quality is still inconsistent&#151;read as follows:

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