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How Much More Can HD DVD Take?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 15, 2008

It's been less than a week since we <A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/news/208badhd/">reported</A> that Netflix will stop renting HD DVDs in favor of Blu-ray discs and Best Buy will promote only Blu-ray, even though it will still carry HD DVD products in its stores. Now, an <A href="http://checkoutblog.com/entries/2008/2/15/wal_mart_chooses_a_hi_def_plat... blog</A> by some Wal-Mart Associates reveals that the &#252;ber retail chain will carry Blu-ray discs and players exclusively as of June, 2008. As blogger Susan writes, "If you bought the HD player like me, I'd retire it to the bedroom, kid's playroom, or give it to your parents to play their John Wayne standard-def movies."

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Audio Video News
Surrender Ahead for HD DVD?
SV Staff  |  Feb 15, 2008
HD DVD proponent Toshiba is expected to wave the white flag in the next few weeks, according to an article in The Hollywood Reporter. The move would surprise few following the announcement by Warner Home Video last month that it would support...
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Audio Video News
HD DVD's End Reported Near
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 15, 2008
A Hollywood trade publication suggests that the end may be near for HD DVD, quoting a combination of on- and off-the-record sources. Update: That report has been confirmed by two other news outlets. See last graf.
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Other Tech
The Most 'Def Awards
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 14, 2008

It's Oscar time! And since no one on the Sound & Vision staff actually belongs to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (our applications keep getting kicked back to us), we're celebrating this past year's best pictures our own way - by declaring which films (and TV shows) actually have the best pictures . . . and sound!

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RSS Feeds
 |  Feb 14, 2008

Since 2006 we've offered RSS feeds of Sound & Vision's industry leading equipment reviews and test reports, but now we've made it easier than ever for you to customize our content to match your specific needs. Choose from any or all of the feeds below:

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Other Tech
Macworld 2008: Why You Should Care
 |  Feb 14, 2008

Apple Computer may not give us 50-inch plasmas, rumbling surround sound, or the Beatles catalog for MP3 download (which many music lovers are waiting for), but at this year's MacWorld Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs did make news with iTunes. During his keynote address, he introduced a new high definition iTunes movie rental service, and second-generation software for Apple TV to go with it.

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Other Tech
The Most 'Def Awards
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 14, 2008

It's Oscar time! And since no one on the Sound & Vision staff actually belongs to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (our applications keep getting kicked back to us), we're celebrating this past year's best pictures our own way -- by declaring which films actually have the best pictures . . . and sound!

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Audio Video News
DTV Coverage May Lose Viewers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 14, 2008
Will the differing dispersion patterns of digital television broadcasts affect viewers? Yes, and as many as six million of them may lose reception of some channels, according to a study by Centris, an LA-based market research firm.
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CES 2008
 |  Feb 13, 2008

S&V hit the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in full force, reporting live from Las Vegas! Check out our archive of photos, news, and blog matter below . . .

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Fred Manteghian Blog
Oh Yeah? Well You Can't Read My Blog Either!
Fred Manteghian  |  Feb 13, 2008

BBC has an iPlayer feature that let's you watch TV broadcasts you may have missed on the "Beeb." Problem is, it's only open to folks who live in the U.K. So I have to keep reading little inside references to the "EastEnders" in Nick Hornsby novelettes but do I get to see what all the fuss is about? Hardly.

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