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Digital Music Still Grows, But More Slowly
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 28, 2008
Sales of music downloads and the devices that love them grew in 2007, but more slowly than in the past, according to figures from various sources.
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Music Reviews
CD Review: Ringo Starr
Brett Milano  |  Jan 27, 2008
Liverpool 8 Capitol
Music •••½Sound ½

Ringo Starr has never made an album that was less than entertai

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Music Reviews
CD Review: The Kennedys
Rob O'Connor  |  Jan 27, 2008
Better Dreams Appleseed
Music •••½Sound ••••

No matter what the situation, Maura Kennedy's sweetly parsed vo

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Audio Video News
Samsung's New BD-UP5000 to be Replaced by Mid-Year
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 27, 2008

Just as Samsung started shipping its long-anticipated BD-UP5000 combo Blu-ray/HD DVD player, the company announced that the product will be discontinued as of May or June of this year, stressing that this time frame is subject to change. Retailers will be allowed to sell their existing inventory, but production will cease. A new model is scheduled to be released sometime in the second half of 2008, but no other details were revealed. Meanwhile, the company will continue to support the BD-UP5000 with firmware updates.

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Audio Video News
TiVo and Comcast Hitch Up
SV Staff  |  Jan 27, 2008
It's the one-two punch TiVo customers have been waiting for but for now it's only available through Comcast in the Boston area. TiVo's recently announced deal with Comcast marks the first time cable subscribers can tap into TiVo...
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The Big Picture
Let 'er Rip!
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 27, 2008

To quote Professor Farnsworth on <I>Futurama</I>, "Good news, everyone!" I figured out how to answer reader questions in my blog (not that it was all that difficult). Now that my company e-mail account is up and running, you can simply send your questions to me at:

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Audio Video News
Petitioners Beg for HD DVD's Life
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 25, 2008
In a surprising show of support for HD DVD, 20,000 people have signed an online petition begging for the underdog high-def disc format's life.
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Audio Video News
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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