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Your 3-D TV Checklist
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
Congratulations! Your new flat-screen TV is kick-ass! I sincerely admire its tremendous resolution, its vividly natural colors, its bright-as-daylight brightness, and its sheer size. There’s only one problem: It’s flat. No, I’m not...
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Panasonic Plasma Sets New Record
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
One of the visible highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show was this massive plasma shown by Panasonic. It measures an incredible 152 inches.
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Lexicon sells $500 Oppo Blu-ray player for $3,500
SV Staff  |  Jan 18, 2010  | 
Lexicon did a bad thing. According to Audioholics, the company's $3,500 BD-30 is little more than a rebadged $500 Oppo BD-83. The site says that Lexicon's Blu-ray player is literally just an Oppo BD-83 in an aluminum Lexicon wrapper. This isn't...
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HD Deals: Xbox Live Gold for $30
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
If you are a serious Xbox 360 gamer you might want to disable your auto-renewal account for your Live membership right now, after the deal we found today: Xbox Live Gold for $30 (normally $50). And this is a perfect time for all of you who still...
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Apple patent points to potential portable DVR
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
Apple has been both incredibly slow to adopt new features, and yet cutting edge with new ideas for its portable media players. It took forever for the iPhone to get stereo Bluetooth support, but there's an app for darn near everything. It took...
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Iron Man 2 is coming to IMAX screens
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
First, I should make it clear that Iron Man 2 was not actually shot on IMAX cameras. If that's a deal breaker for you, which it very well may be, you can just stop reading now. For those who are still on-board for watcing a giant Tony Stark...
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Here Come First 3D BDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
Sony and Disney are first out of the gate with 3D-compatible movies on Blu-ray.
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Ultimate Ears 18 Pro Custom Monitors have six speakers
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2010  | 
We know first hand that there are a lot of great in-ear headphone options out there, but the new custom jobs from Ultimate Ears are next level. Like with their other made-to-order monitors, each pair is created from an impression of your ear canal...
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Music Price-Fixing Suit Proceeds
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 14, 2010  | 
Have the major labels colluded to fix the price of downloads at a minimum of 70 cents per track? That's what plaintiffs are alleging in a federal lawsuit. The suit had been thrown out by one court but another has ruled that it may proceed.
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Nintendo Wii getting Netflix streaming this spring
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2010  | 
 Netflix is continuing on its quest for omnipresence by sliding its way onto Nintendo's oh-so-cute Wii console later this year. According to the Associated Press, the service will work much like it does on the PS3 in that you'll need...
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More 3D Channels on the Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 13, 2010  | 
Remember when we reported on DirecTV's 3D channel around the turn of the year? Well, it has company. Discovery, Sony, and IMAX have announced that they too will launch a 3D venture, as will ESPN.
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Standard Set for Buy Once, Play Anywhere
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 12, 2010  | 
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem--a group of studios, cable companies, and other partners--has set the standard for a Common File Format that will allow a/v software consumers the convenience of "buy once, play anywhere."
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HD Deals: Free Movie Deal At Best Buy
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
  Tax Day is only a few months away and Best Buy wants to reward you if you decide to do them at home this year. Buy one of their H&R Block "Do-It-Yourself" tax software kits and get a free movie up to a $20 value. But if...
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Polk Hitmaster: turn on, plug in, rock out
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
Rock Band and Guitar Hero are all about feeling like a rock star. If the plastic guitar and drums aren't enough, you can get even more weird gadgets to plug into your game system of choice and clutter your home theater room. Two years ago, Rock...
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CES 2010: Best new speaker of the show?
SV Staff  |  Jan 11, 2010  | 
Hundreds of new speakers saw their debut at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. No one could possibly hear them all in the four days of the show, especially when you consider that they were scattered among numerous venues. But I heard a lot...
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