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Are TV Buyers Poor, Or Just Picky?
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
Data shows that 30-inch LCD TVs saw an upsurge in popularity from January to February, according to a New York Times report. The smallish sets went from 16% of sets sold to 24% of all sets sold, while 45-inch to 49-inch sets lost market share....
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Audio Video News
Is Wireless HDMI Vaporware?
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
Various companies and organizations are competing to standardize a wireless technology that will toss high definition sound and video effortlessly across a living room. Some of them, like WirelessHD are close, but none of them are here yet, and...
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Audio Video News
Netflix Passes Blu-ray Buck
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
Blu-ray adopters had their reward: The smug satisfaction of winning the high definition format war over HD DVD. Now they'll receive a punishment, too. Blu-ray player-owning subscribers to Netflix will soon have to pay a premium to rent Blu-ray...
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Audio Video News
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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Audio Video News
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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