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Farewell Kuro?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 07, 2009  |  First Published: Feb 08, 2009

In a report from the Nikkei and Kyodo news agency in Japan on Saturday, Pioneer is said to be quitting the plasma-TV business altogether—not just getting out of panel manufacturing and handing it over to Panasonic, but abandoning its TV business entirely. The global economic downturn, plummeting demand, and fierce competition led the company to take the drastic action in order to stem growing losses, which are expected to reach almost $850 million in the home-electronics division this fiscal year.

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Fred Manteghian Blog
The Great Kuro Sorrow
Fred Manteghian  |  Feb 07, 2009

Here's the thing about a sagging world economy, it puts a damper on the number of yachts being sold. Or in this case, the yachts of the plasma TV world. Pioneer, recognized by all as manufacturing the best plasma TV, at a price that naturally reflects its quality, is throwing in the towel, if <a href="http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7596_102-0.html?forumID=60&threadID=329158&m... target="new">this report</a> is to be believed. The Kuro line of plasma TVs is just a production run away from coming to a close and the planned switch to Panasonic glass to reduce cost is now also falling by the wayside.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Rundown—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Beck is a bounty hunter sent into the treacherous jungles of the Amazon to bring the rebellious Travis back to the States. When Beck and Travis reluctantly join forces to hunt down a priceless treasure this unlikely team embarks on a pulse-pounding, non-stop thrill-ride.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Unfaithful—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Edward and Connie Sumner seem to have the perfect marriage. But when Connie's chance encounter with a handsome stranger erupts into a full-blown affair, desire becomes obsession, and the true price of betrayal takes a shattering toll.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Pretty Woman—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Julia Roberts is a spirited, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets a no-nonsense billionaire played by Richard Gere. It's a chance encounter that turns a weeklong business arrangement into a timeless rags-to-riches romance.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Repo! The Genetic Opera—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GENECO, a biotech company that offers organ transplants…for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession…and hunted by the REPO man!
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Zack and Miri Make A Porno—The Weinstein Company (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks star as two cash-strapped roommates who try to get out of debt by making an adult film. Once the cameras start rolling, things quickly get complicated...and hilarious!
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Akira—Bandai Visual (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
In 1988, the landmark Anime film "Akira", by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, "Akira" remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Doom—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A frantic call for help from a remote research station on Mars sends a team of mercenary Marines into action. Led by 'The Rock' and Karl Urban, they descend into the Olduvai Research Station, where they find a legion of nightmarish creatures, lurking in the darkness, killing at will. Once there, the Marines must use an arsenal of firepower to carry out their mission; nothing gets out alive.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Street Fighter—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
Van Damme is Colonel Guile, the Allied Nations commando who leads an elite team of street fighters against the forces of the mad General M. Bison. Bison, who has hatched an evil plan for world domination, takes dozens of relief workers hostage and gives the world only 72 hours to respond to his twisted demands. In that time, Guile must find the captives and confront Bison in an electrifying battle for the fate of the free world.
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