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Swap Warner DVDs for BDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 20, 2009
How would you like to swap your old DVDs for brand-new Blu-ray discs at fairly low cost?
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"Bioshock 2 Special Edition" comes with vinyl
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2009
2K Games has just unveiled the contents of its upcoming Bioshock 2 Special Edition release, and it has something for the audiophiles. Along with a soundtrack CD, 3 posters, and an art book, it comes with the orchestral score of the original Bioshock...
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HD Deals: Vizio Blu-ray Player For $99
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2009
If you've been waiting to get your hands on a sub-$100 Blu-ray player, your wait is nearly over. Cnet is reporting that Costco will be selling Vizio's entry-level model on Black Friday for $99. But if you can't wait to get your hands...
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California Adopts TV Energy Regs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 19, 2009
California has become the first state in the nation to adopt energy efficiency requirements for TVs.
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A remote that doesn't use batteries
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2009
We've become a remote-controlled world. When was the last time you actually pressed a button on your HDTV or Blu-ray player? Of course, this means when you're caught with dead batteries, you have to wrestled with your gadgets just to change the...
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HD Deals: Prototype for the PS3
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2009
It might not be Modern Warfare 2 or Halo ODST, but we thought this video game deal we found on Prototype for the PS3 was too good not to share with you: Get the game that lets you pretty much have any super power in the world and then go around...
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Color Bars, Audio Switches, TV Settings
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 18, 2009
Great Idea
I have a DirecTV DVR, and I discovered that some channels display the SMPTE color bars after signing off, so I have recorded them to use when adjusting the TV's picture controls for broadcast content. The color-bar patterns I have recorded do not have 3.5 and 7.5 IRE PLUGE bars, only the 11.5 IRE bar. How do I adjust the brightness without the 3.5 and 7.5 bars?
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The BD Player Test Part 1: The Why
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 18, 2009

It all started when I wondered what kind of audio I'd hear from the Blu-ray players I had on hand if I used them from their analog outputs. Most Blu-ray player reviews treat audio playback as a given. But is it?

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WB's DVD2Blu Lets You Trade DVDs (and Money) for Blu-ray Discs
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2009
Warner's Red2Blue program, which let consumers trade their obsolete HD-DVDs and a couple bucks for brand new Blu-ray discs, must have been a success. Now the program works for DVDs, with upgrade prices starting around $8. If you want to...
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BD Managed Copy Slowly Emerging
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 18, 2009
There's good news and bad news about Managed Copy for Blu-ray. The good news is that as of December 4, 2009, the ability to back up programming will be encoded into all disc releases. The bad news is that players taking advantage of the feature have yet to see the light of day.
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