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Analysts Call Vizio Top TV Brand
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 28, 2007  |  0 comments
Vizio is claiming bragging rights as the number one selling brand of flat-panel TVs in a press release citing numerous market analysts. Note the distinction between "brand" and "manufacturer."
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What Did We Do Before the DVR?
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2007  |  0 comments
A recent survey by Leichtman Research Group indicates that one in five homes now has a DVR. I get that. I don't know where I'd be without mine. I never would have been able to keep up with Lost and I never would have enjoyed Desperate Housewives...
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Samsung HL-T5687S 1080p DLP Rear Projection HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 27, 2007  |  0 comments
Everyone, it seems, wants a flat panel television these days. Not to hang on the wall mind you—studies show that most buyers use them on a stand—but because they're, well, cool.
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Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD Player
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Aug 27, 2007  |  0 comments
1080p HD DVD for $500—sort of.

The new models of HD DVD and Blu-ray players are coming faster and faster. Even better, they're getting cheaper and offering more features. The big draw for the HD-A20 is its 1080p output. That, and a price tag of $499.

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
Chris Chiarella  |  Aug 27, 2007  |  0 comments
Think of it as the Xbox 360.1

In the video-game business, the stakes are high. So, the Big Three have detailed road maps and five-year plans. A new console usually remains unchanged for at least a few Christmases, save for possible software updates and minor technical variations. However, this isn't the case with the Xbox 360. After only a record 17 months in its original incarnation, it has transformed into the Xbox 360 Elite, with two noteworthy hardware upgrades plus a fresh style.

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Free Analog Cable Service Urged
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 27, 2007  |  0 comments
A coalition of small cable operators is urging Congress to let them provide free analog cable service following the switchover to digital television broadcasting. That should make the DTV transition painless for owners of old-fashioned analog TVs, right? But there's a catch. The cable ops want a waiver on the retransmission fees that they'd otherwise have to pay broadcasters in exchange for carrying network signals.
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Samsung HL-T5687S 1080p DLP Rear Projection HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 26, 2007  |  0 comments

Flat panels. Everyone, it seems, wants a flat panel television these days. Not to hang on the wall mind you&mdash;studies show that most buyers use them on a stand&mdash;but because they're, well, <I>cool</I>.

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"Magic": Early Vinyl Gets the Grammy?
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2007  |  0 comments
Hot on the heels of my Bruce Springsteen post last week comes word that his new album with the E Street Band, due October 2 on CD, will appear on LP a full week earlier, on September 25. Why? Because the cutoff date for albums to be eligible for...
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Sly & the Family Stone: "Hits" Are Back!
SV Staff  |  Aug 24, 2007  |  0 comments
You may recall that, in his review of the Sly and the Family Stone boxed set The Collection, Steve Simels wrote the following: "For reasons I find unfathomable, Epic/Legacy chose not to include a remastered version of Greatest Hits in the...
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The Big Defection
Shane Buettner  |  Aug 24, 2007  |  19 comments

Well, so much for being on vacation. Yes, your intrepid editor here has been attempting to get some time away from the AV rat race, but, in the words of the immortal Michael Corleone (cue the deep, gravelly voice), "they pull me back in."

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