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Broadcasters Joins Hands for Mobile DTV
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 15, 2010  | 
A dozen companies that own TV stations are teaming up to form Pearl Mobile DTV Company LLC, a joint venture that aims to reach 150 million American viewers with mobile DTV. The venture was announced at the annual meeting of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas.
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The first 3D Blu-ray Disc hits June 1... in Germany
SV Staff  |  Apr 14, 2010  | 
Sony Pictures is releasing its first commercially available 3D Blu-ray Disc June 1, and it's not coming to America first. Instead, the Blu-ray Disc release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (or Wolkig Mit Aussicht auf Fleishcballchen, which...
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Paramount Movies Hit Hard Drives
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 14, 2010  | 
In what must be a consumer movie distribution first, Paramount has struck a deal with Seagate to load 21 movies onto the FreeAgent Go portable hard drive.
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Last Dynaudio Sapphire Speakers to be Auctioned for Charity
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 13, 2010  | 

Back in October 2009, I profiled <A href="http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/crystal_blue_persuasion/">Dy... Sapphire speakers</A>, a limited-edition, high-performance model created to celebrate the company's 30th anniversary. Next month, the last pair&#151;serial number 1000/1000&#151;will be sold to the highest bidder by Danish online auctioneer <A href="http://www.lauritz.com">Lauritz</A>, and the entire proceeds will go to <A href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org">Doctors Without Borders</A>, an international charity that provides humanitarian medical services in nearly 60 countries.

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Sharp Finally Announces 3D
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 13, 2010  | 
Until now, Sharp has been content to let Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony hog the 3D spotlight. But Sharp's first 3D HDTVs will hit Japan this summer, with introductions in the U.S., Europe, and China to follow by December.
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CFL light bulbs mess with TVs in Britain
SV Staff  |  Apr 12, 2010  | 
Green technology seems to be making home theaters a bit wonky in the United Kingdom. According to a recent article in the Daily Mail compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs are tripping HDTVs and cable boxes on and off. The problems seem to be...
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Hands-on: Seagate FreeAgent Go with pre-loaded Paramount movies
SV Staff  |  Apr 12, 2010  | 
Seagate's FreeAgent Go drives have been around for some time now, but the company spent a lot of time trying to make their drives more than just another place to cram your data. The latest addition to the series is a 500 GB drive that comes...
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Blockbuster Gets Fox, Sony Exclusives
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 12, 2010  | 
Having just locked up a 28-day rental exclusive with Warner Bros., Blockbuster has repeated the feat with both Twentieth Century Fox and Sony Pictures.
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Masters Golf in 3D on TWC
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2010  | 
  Are you a Time-Warner Cable subscriber who's wondering if they actually did show The Masters golf tournament in 3D? I know I couldn't find any special new 3D channel in my lineup. And I spent a whole 30 seconds looking for it.Turns...
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Show off the knots for ZVOX's Ugly TV Contest
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2010  | 
This is really the perfect contest for readers of Sound & Vision. ZVOX, makers of the Z-Base 550 sound bar, has just announced the "Ugly TV Contest." ZVOX is offering a free Z-Base 550 system to the home theater owner with the biggest wire...
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Sling That Dish
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 09, 2010  | 
Dish Network subscribers: How would you like to enjoy your home satellite feed anywhere in the world as long as you have a broadband connection? You can do that now that the Dish Network has introduced the ViP922 SlingLoaded HD DVR receiver.
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Projection: 2.5 million 3D HDTVs sold in 2010
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2010  | 
3D-capable HDTVs are going to sell like hotcakes that come with little glasses, according to projections recently published by DisplaySearch. The market research company expects to see 2.5 million 3D HDTVs sold in 2010, and for a whopping 27...
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Snell and Escient Get the Ax
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 08, 2010  | 
D&M Holdings will pare its six brands down to four, eliminating Snell Acoustics, a well known speaker brand, and Escient, maker of media servers. Denon, Marantz, McIntosh Labs, and Boston Acoustics will continue in the D&M family.
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Blu-ray sales up 68% this year
SV Staff  |  Apr 07, 2010  | 
The sales numbers are in for the first quarter of 2010, and they bring good news for Blu-ray. According to Home Media Magazine by way of Engadget HD, Blu-ray Disc sales have jumped 68% compared to the same time last year. This is a huge increase,...
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Ruling May Starve Online Video
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 07, 2010  | 
A federal court ruling may permit internet service providers to starve certain online video operations of bandwidth, effectively threatening the growth of net-delivered video.
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