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Order Pizza by TiVo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 20, 2008
TiVo and Domino's Pizza have struck a deal that will let viewers order pie via DVR.
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Slacking Off on Bravia
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2008
The list of reasons to pick up the BRAVIA Internet Video Link for your compatible Sony BRAVIA TV just grew. And grew in a big way.Slacker Personal Radio is now available streaming over the Internet Video Link service. This gets a big...
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Custom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
My Engineering Masterpiece
Bill DiPoalo  |  Nov 19, 2008

Nine years ago, my wife and I had our home custom-built on an isolated 11-acre lot. The theater room continues to evolve into the vision I had back then. I wouldn’t say that it’s entirely completed, but it’s definitely fully functional and a pleasure to use and entertain in.

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Philips Out, Funai In
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2008
Funai. Get used to it. Philips had pulled out of the TV-making business in the US and Canada and pulled out Australia and New Zealand monts ago. It still handles design and manufacturing for the European market, its home field. They turned that...
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Redbox Goes Blu
SV Staff  |  Nov 19, 2008
Isn't it ironic? Redbox, the DVD rental kiosks that are springing up everywhere, is going Blu. A few Blu-rays have been spotted in the big red boxes in the Northwest, and there are hints that you'll be able to reserve them on the redbox...
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LCD TV Reviews
Sony KDL-55XBR8 LCD TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 19, 2008

As you may well know by now, LED backlighting is the Next Big Thing in LCD TVs. Samsung's <A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/flatpaneldisplays/samsung_ln55a950_lcd_tv/"... and its 46-inch sibling are the company's second-generation offerings, and others are following suit.

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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Hacked
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 19, 2008
If you recognize the name Doom9, the lusty hacker forum, you probably know what's coming in the next sentence. Blu-ray has been thoroughly hacked.
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Samsung LN55A950 55-inch LCD HDTV
Michael Trei  |  Nov 18, 2008
The Short Form
$4,999 (list) / SAMSUNG.COM / 800-726-7864
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Arrrr, Matey. Pirates Attacking Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2008
What's going on these days? Pirates are attacking everywhere. Already bored with DVD, pirates have set their spyglass on Blu-ray. Authorities in China, home of the most voracious pirates in the video business, seized a stash of over 800...
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Blu-ray Scores Big
SV Staff  |  Nov 18, 2008
We talk a lot about VOD and digital downloads. So does everyone else. But the reality is that, according to a new survey, consumers preferred Blu-ray over downloading or streaming 10 to 1. That's huge!The survey was conducted by SmithGeiger...
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