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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dead & Buried—Blue Underground (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2009
Video: 2.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Something very strange is happening in the quiet coastal village of Potters Bluff, where tourists and transients are warmly welcomed... then brutally murdered. But even more shocking is when these slain strangers suddenly reappear as normal, friendly citizens around town. Now the local sheriff and an eccentric mortician must uncover the horrific secret of a community where some terrifying traditions are alive and well... and no one is ever really DEAD & BURIED.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Any Given Sunday—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2009
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.75/5
At the 50-year line of this gridiron cosmos is Al Pacino as Tony D'Amato, the embattled Sharks coach facing a full-on blitz of team strife plus a new, marketing-savvy sharks owner who's sure Tony is way too old school. An injured quarterback, a flashy, bull-headed backup quarterback, a slithery team doctor and a running back with an incentive-laden contract also provide some of the stories that zigzag like diagrams in a playbook.
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Audio Video News
Senate Passes Revised DTV Delay Bill
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 30, 2009

According to an aide to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the US Senate yesterday unanimously passed a revised version of a bill that would delay the transition to digital television from February 17 to June 12. The revisions had to do with budget rules and first-responder communications, changes that were added by the House of Representatives before the bill was defeated there on Tuesday.

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Audio Video News
Video Footage of the Philips 21:9 Cinema Display
SV Staff  |  Jan 30, 2009
Philips hasn't been eager to divulge many details about their upcoming 56-inch 21:9 TV, but some lucky British reporters got a chance to see it in person. You can't really tell much from the video, but we know it has five HDMI ports...
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Audio Video News
Dolby and DTS Get High
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 30, 2009
Dolby and DTS are both gearing up to take surround sound to the next step in its evolution. Both are preparing to add height channels to their existing surround standards.
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Audio Video News
DirecTV Rate Hike
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
As more and more options for entertainment viewing become possible, with streaming and downloading out the wazoo, it seems like an odd time for a rate hike from DirecTV.  But, alas, a price jump is coming in March. DirecTV has well over 100...
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HDTV Unchained
Brent Butterworth  |  Jan 29, 2009

Nobody realized the potential of digital TV. Sure, 15 years ago, tech pundits raved about the possibilities of multicasting, and A/V buffs salivated over the thought of high-definition images. But digital technology has affected the world of television in many more important ways besides those.

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Audio Video News
DTV Delay Bill Not Dead Yet
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
In the rollercoaster ride that is American politics, the bill proposing a delay to the digital transition, yet one more time, just days after the House shot down the latest proposal. Goodness, will someone just put this to bed already?House...
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Audio Video News
Commercials are a Good Thing
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
A new study, of course by the television industry, found that people enjoyed TV shows more with commercials than the same show displayed without commercials. Interesting . . .Of course, it should be noted that most sitcoms are written in...
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Audio Video News
Track-by-track iTunes Plus Upgrades
SV Staff  |  Jan 29, 2009
A few weeks ago, Apple's iTunes converted most of their library to higher-quality DRM-free content, so you can move it around to whatever computer or player you want that can handle the AAC format. The iTunes Plus was available for new...
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