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TWC Mulls Extra Bandwidth Charges
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 24, 2008
Here's reason number 37,878 to resent the cable industry: It may soon start charging prohibitive tariffs on high-def downloads to penalize consumers who buy or rent from non-cable-controlled download services.
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Ears On
Should HD DVD Turn to the Dark Side?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 23, 2008
Abandonment by Warner and Fox has left HD DVD with shrinking support among the motion picture studios. If HD DVD survives at all, it will have to do so with little or eventually no major-studio support. So maybe this is the time to ask a potentially controversial question: Does HD DVD have a future as a niche format--or possibly even an outlaw format? The following suggestions range from possible to distasteful to downright illegal. But since the future of a promising young format is at stake, let's think, um, creatively.
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The Big Picture
Welcome Back, My Friends, To The Show That Never Ends
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 22, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 23, 2008

Greetings to all <I>UAV</I> readers! As you may have heard, there have been some changes around this digital watering hole. Shane Buettner has moved over to head <I>Home Theater</I> magazine and its <A HREF="http://www.hometheatermag.com">associated website</A>, leaving some mighty big shoes to fill here at <I>UAV</I>, a challenge I happily accept.

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Audio Video News
Heath Ledger: 1979-2008
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2008
When an older, accomplished actor dies, at least you can reflect back on a large body of work. When a talented young actor in his  prime passes, you're left wondering about what could have been. Such is the case with Heath Ledger, who passed...
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Audio Video News
PTree in action, Crimson in surround!
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2008
I just got word from Porcupine Tree's manager, Andy Leff, that the band has the following release dates scheduled for 2008: March: acoustic albumMay: Lightbulb Sun (shown above left) in surroundSeptember: live albumNovember: Steven Wilson's...
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Audio Video News
Did Fox Flip Warner?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2008
Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill.
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Shane Buettner Blog
Universal, HD DVD Not Throwing In Towel Yet
Shane Buettner  |  Jan 21, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 22, 2008
Late last week I had a chance to speak directly with Ken Graffeo, who has a high ranking position with Universal Home Entertainment and is co-president the HD DVD Promotional group. Ken and the group wished to clear the air on the running rumor mills and talk about Universal and HD DVD's plans in the post-Warner decision world.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: Eastern Promises
Ken Korman  |  Jan 21, 2008
Universal
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••½Extras ••½

These days, it's hard to do some

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Scanning High-Def: Live Free or Die Hard on Blu-ray
Rad Bennett  |  Jan 21, 2008
20th Century Fox
Movie •••½Picture ••••½Sound ••••• Extras •••

It's a major O

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: Once
Ken Korman  |  Jan 21, 2008
20th Century Fox
Movie •••• Picture •••½Sound •••• Extras ••••

One of last year's few bona fide sl

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