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High-Speed Tuner Hits the Highway
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
If you were hoping that the digital TV switch would be a good reason to ditch your car, well, you're out of luck. Like some folks who sell the car because the ashtrays were full, others were probably getting ready to  turn in the keys...
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Custom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
Two for the Show
Jamie Sorcher  |  Dec 09, 2008

For married couples or any two people who live together, life always seems to be a series of compromises. When this Omaha, Nebraska, homeowner built his dream theater, he not only put on an addition to the house for his theater, but he added a room right above it for his wife.

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Netflix: If We Offer Blu-ray, They Will Come
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
Early year-end present for Netflix! They had hoped to have 500,000 subscribers paying an extra $1/month to be able to get Blu-ray discs by the end of the year. They've already met that goal, a few weeks ahead of schedule. Do the math -...
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Sony Woes
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008
  Yikes. Tough times even for the giants of industry. Sony just announced plans to lay off 8,000 full-time employees worldwide. Ouch. An additional 8,000 contract and temp employees will also be getting the ax. With a global workforce of...
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At Major Label, Downloads Beat CDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 09, 2008
Legit download music sales have passed a notable milestone at Warner's historic Atlantic Records. The label now sells more downloads than CDs. This is believed to be a major-label first.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Dark Knight
Josef Krebs  |  Dec 08, 2008
Warner
Movie •••• Picture ••••½ Sound ••••• Extras ••••
Terrorism, torture, intrusive surveillance, and a
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Acoustic Research Powerline HDMI Reviewed
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
Who doesn't long for a wireless way to connect your high-tech gear? The Acoustic Research HDP100 tries to answer the calling. It transmits HDMI information through powerlines. So, if you have AC power running to your HDTV, that's all you...
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150 Inches, Not the Sky, is the Limit
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
Well, I might as well cancel my tickets and hotel reservations now. Looks like no one is going to attempt to out-size the 150-inch TV display at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year. Why bother going if not to gawk at the latest prototype...
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Netflix, Now On TiVo
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
If you've been putting off getting a TiVo, now might be the time. Looks like TiVo and Netflix are cozying up, in a really attractive way. Who needs a limited pay-per-view schedule when you can have the Netflix library at your fingertips?TiVo...
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Launch of a Blu Christmas
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008
Have you noticed a distinct push lately towards Blu-ray this holiday season? The latest Disney release (Horton Hears a Who) had a commercial solely for the Blu-ray release. No mention of the DVD until the tag. Disney has a whole Blu-ray...
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