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DISH Network Retracts Post-Ruling Promise
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
DISH Network spoke way too soon. After losing its umpteenth patent appeal against TiVo earlier this month, the satellite company loudly insisted that none of its current crop of digital video recorders violated TiVo's patents, and that all DISH...
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Audio Video News
Samsung Ramps Up to Bring OLED Prices Down
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
In a year or two, OLED TVs could come in sizes larger than 11-inches and price points cheaper than $2,000, according to predictions by Samsung SDI, which will double its production of the displays from 1.5 to 3 million by 2009. Looks like Sony...
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D&M, Circuit City May Be in Play
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 22, 2008
When acquisition talk gets started, you never know whether it'll result in a sale, but there's talk of two major realignments in the consumer electronics industry. First of all, D&M Holdings may be on the block. And second, Blockbuster is thinking of buying Circuit City. Whew! Someone get me a handkerchief.
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The Big Picture
The Readers Have eSpoken
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 21, 2008  |  First Published: Apr 22, 2008

First, I'd like to thank all of you who responded to my query of last week. I got more than 30 replies that expressed a wide range of opinions on what products <I>UAV</I> should review&mdash;not only specific products, but types of products, price ranges, and other criteria. Here's a summary and a follow-up question...

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Other Tech
Audio '08: Hear it Roar
Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 21, 2008

Revel IC15 $749 each Revel Speakers

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Audio Video News
Confessing some bad things I've done.
SV Staff  |  Apr 21, 2008
Forgive me, A/V gear, for I have sinned! Even though you have been so good to me - providing me with not only years of entertainment but also a terrific career in the custom installation business, - I have wronged you in the past. I've broken things...
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Paradigm Reference Signature Speaker System
Robert Deutsch  |  Apr 21, 2008
Audiophiles first came to know Paradigm as a manufacturer of speakers in the affordable/cheap 'n' cheerful/bang-for-the-buck category—speakers you might buy when you're in college, until you can afford the speakers you really want. However, Paradigm's products now cover a wide range (five distinct series, plus in-walls and outdoor/marine), topped by the Reference Signature line. This year marks Paradigm's 26th in business, so it must be doing something right.
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Audio Video News
Consumers Still Spending on TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 21, 2008
"The consumer spending boom may already have come to an end," says Business Week. But consumers are still spending on TVs, according to data the magazine obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Other Tech
Audio 08: Hear it Roar
Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 20, 2008

Revel IC15 $749 each Revel Speakers

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Audio Video News
How to get free music, legally . . . from the government!
SV Staff  |  Apr 20, 2008
Ahh, who doesn't remember the Golden Age of Napster? When music was "free" and just a click away. Then those pesky record labels had to come along and ruin everything. And whether it is fear of Big Music showing up on your doorstep with a subpoena...
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