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HDTV Update 2008
Kevin James  |  Jul 28, 2008

After two straight years of heady double-digit price drops, it's sometimes hard to get beyond the fact that high-def TVs of all stripes are far more affordable than ever. But to just focus on price misses the bigger picture, so to speak: TVs haven't just gotten cheaper, they've also gotten better.

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John Mayer Ain't that Different from You and Me
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2008
I don't know about you, but I hate that celebrities get hounded by the paparazzi. Except for when they capture some truly priceless footage. When TMZ captured pop-star John Mayer trying to talk his dad through finding software on his Apple...
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DirecTV Goes 1080p
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2008
DirecTV is fighting back against the competition, in a big way. Starting August 14, DirecTV will add another 30 HD channels, for a total 130 HD channels. All programming will have Dolby Digital soundtracks and be transmitted in the MPEG-4 Advanced...
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Batman Vs. Pirates
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2008
The first place to see new theatrical releases is not in movie theaters, but on online file-sharing sites and DVD. Pirated copies, ranging from hazy camcorder copies, to pristine copies from original prints, can sometimes be found circulating...
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A Merger Made in Heaven
SV Staff  |  Jul 28, 2008
It's official. You should receive your engraved invitation to the wedding (er, merger) any day now. On Friday, with a 3-2 vote, the FCC blessed the proposed merger of satellite radio companies Sirius and XM. This is the first marriage (er, merger)...
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Direct to Blu-ray
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 28, 2008

Living as I do in a suburb of LA, it's hard to avoid movie news. The local rag, the <I>Los Angeles Times</I>, is awash in it. Its theater listings take up an entire section of the paper, which on Friday and Sunday can feature huge, double-page ads for major releases. So if a movie opens to big notices and reviews, good or bad, it's hard to avoid hearing about it around here.

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Direct to Blu-ray?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 28, 2008
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Direct to Blu-ray?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 28, 2008
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Direct to BD?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 28, 2008
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Wireless HD Standard Enters Crowded Field
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 28, 2008
An Israeli chip maker has joined forces with several major TV manufacturers to add yet another wireless high-def home distribution standard to an already crowded field.
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