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Universal to Test No-DRM Downloads
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 10, 2007
Recent moves by Universal Music Group, the world's largest music label, may result in a more freewheeling DRM-free download retail environment.
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Music Reviews
CD Review: Jennifer Warnes
Michael Gaughn  |  Aug 09, 2007
Famous Blue Raincoat - The Songs of Leonard Cohen: 20th Anniversary Edition Shout!
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Toshiba Leaks, Er, Bows 3rd Gen HD DVD Players
 |  Aug 09, 2007

Late last week Amazon inadvertently posted and started taking pre-orders on 3rd-gen HD DVD players from Toshiba. The posts were quickly pulled, but obviously the cat was out of the bag. This week Toshiba went ahead and offically announced the trio of third generation players, which will go on sale in September and October.

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Purple Fudge
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2007
How's this for a double bill - Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night (8/7). Or, to be more specific, the original Vanilla Fudge and Deep Purple Mark 8. Either way, it was a must-do event. Local Long Island boys...
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David Gilmour on Blu-ray and HD DVD
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2007
Hot on the heels of the big Led Zeppelin announcement (see my post below) comes word that David Gilmour's imminent DVD, Remember That Night: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Columbia), will also be available on both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. Each of...
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Sharp: LCD Prices to Drop 25%
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 09, 2007
Just when you thought HDTV prices couldn't go any lower, Sharp is forecasting a 25 percent drop for larger LCD-based flat panels.
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Fred Manteghian Blog
Cartoonish Behavior
Fred Manteghian  |  Aug 08, 2007  |  First Published: Aug 09, 2007

Some of my friends, otherwise upbeat and keen journalists to the man, have started passing around the Prozac. No, it's not some general malaise, but the news we hear on the sidelines about the disparity between Blu-ray and HD DVD sales. I can't get into specifics, so let's talk hypothetically.

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Music Reviews
CD Review: Spoon
Brett Milano  |  Aug 08, 2007

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Audio Video News
Swingin' at the Vineyard with Pete Farrelly
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2007
Of all the directors I've ever talked to, no two have ever taken the same approach to watching movies at home - which isn't too surprising, since each has had an extremely idiosyncratic approach to making movies.   Pete, with his son Bob...
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Hazy, Hot, and Humid? Merry Christmas!
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2007
What a day : NJ train late, NYC subways halted, temperature headed to 97º, humidity already at 5,000%. By the time I melted in to work today (having walked/sweated 20 blocks, my chestnuts long since roasted), I wasn't merely ready to let it snow....
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