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Pioneer Leaves the TV Business
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 12, 2009
Pioneer will stop manufacturing TVs and withdraw from the TV business altogether by 2010, according to a notice (PDF) that appeared today on the company's Japanese website. This confirms a report that surfaced in the Japanese business press a few days ago.
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Audio Video News
Vizio Ditching Plasma
SV Staff  |  Feb 11, 2009
Looks like it won't matter whether or not you prefer LCD or plasma, because yet another manufacturer is getting out of the plasma market. Vizio, which became know as a value manufacturer, will not be producing an new plasma sets. ...
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Audio Video News
No More Vizio Plasma
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 11, 2009
Vizio has just announced it will get out of the plasma business altogether, due in large part to the overwhelming popularity of LCDs and the vanishing price gap between the two technologies. According to company co-founder Laynie Newsome, plasmas don't sell as well in big-box stores because LCDs look more impressive in brightly lit aisles, and the company must concentrate on products that move off the shelves the fastest.
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Audio Video News
Sony Working to Fit Movies on PS3 Combo Discs
SV Staff  |  Feb 11, 2009
It's a great idea to include a digital copy of a movie with Blu-ray discs, but Sony is taking it a step past that. According to John Koller, director of hardware marketing for the PS3, the discs would be perfect for games based on movies and...
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Sirius XM Heading to Bankruptcy Court
SV Staff  |  Feb 11, 2009
Insiders at Sirius XM are reporting that the company has hired advisers to help it prepare for bankruptcy filings.  The Chapter 11 filing could make it quite easy for Echostar to finally take it over.Through the filings, the satellite radio...
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Audio Video News
Bose Making Energy Efficient Speakers for Electric Cars
SV Staff  |  Feb 11, 2009
Like the vast majority of Americans, I have never driven an electric car, so it had never crossed my mind that turning on the radio whild driving would use up juice normally reserved for making the car go. To remedy this problem in their upcoming...
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Audio Video News
Who Will Make the DTV Cut?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 11, 2009
Under recent legislation, some television broadcasters will extend their digital TV transitions to June 12, while others will proceed earlier, by February 17. Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission released a list of TV stations that intend go all-digital next week, cutting off analog transmissions.
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Other Tech
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SV Staff  |  Feb 10, 2009

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Audio Video News
Beamz: The Instrument That Makes Air Guitar Even Nerdier
SV Staff  |  Feb 10, 2009
So, I'm probably a little late to the party on this one, but having watched the full demonstration video of this "music instrument" you can buy at The Sharper Image (of course), I might have to take the rest of the day off to...
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Music Reviews
From Genesis: 5.1 Revelations
Ken Richardson  |  Feb 09, 2009
Rhino
Music •••• DVD-Video Surround Mix •••• Extras ••••
In the afterglow of the heyday of multichannel music, it's getting harder
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