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1080p Wasted on Most Viewers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2009  | 
Many viewers are sitting too far from their HDTVs to enjoy the full resolution of a 1080p display, according to a poll by the good folks at Gizmodo.
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Meanwhile, over at "The Howard Stern Show" . . .
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
 Yesterday, I went over to The Howard Stern Show at Sirius XM central HQ here in midtown Manhattan to hand-deliver copies of the June/July/August issue to Gadget Gary himself, Gary Dell'Abate. The issue features a piece that reports on...
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New gear: Monster Turbine Pro headphones
SV Staff  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
We already showed you Monster's enormous table-top remote, but they're not out of new products yet. The Turbine Pros come at a $80 premium compared to their non-Pro counterparts and are plated in a very shiny gold material that will either...
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Analog TV Dies: Good Riddance
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
The nation's analog broadcast television standard, known as NTSC, died today after a long illness. It was 68 years old and should have died years ago.
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Good riddance to analog TV
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
With apologies to World War II vets, June 12, 2009, should be declared D-Day. Conveniently, it’s the day analog TV broadcasting shuts down, leaving digital signals as the only way for viewers to receive over-the-air channels. Yet digital television...
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Savant unleashes new Virtual Control User Interface
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
The company that created the iPhone interface has just made another impressive user-friendly device, this time for your home called the “Virtual Control User Interface.” The new unit is designed for total home automation, so it plays nice with your...
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Monster's tabletop $50 remote control
SV Staff  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
Though it looks like it was ripped straight from the dashboard of a 1974 Chevy Nova, Monster's new AV50 remote control is an all-new piece of gear. The AV50 is a tabletop remote, designed to be plunked down on a flat surface near the couch and...
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DTV Transition Deadline Is Tomorrow
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
Tomorrow, June 12, 2009 is the final deadline for the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Here's the DTV transition thought of the day: Does it matter?
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Mitsubishi's Big Sound
user  |  Jun 10, 2009  |  First Published: Jun 11, 2009  | 
Mitsubishi made a big splash at the CEA Line shows with LaserVue and conventional RPTVs (click here for more on those) as well as a new line of LCD TVs dubbed Unisen. All feature the Immersive Sound Technology soundbar that made its debut last year, though none use LED backlighting.
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Lotsa Monster
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
Monster Cable had a lot to discuss at the CEA Line Shows in New York today. First and foremost was the world's first THX-certified HDMI cables, which meet or exceed the new HDMI 1.4 spec's bandwidth rating of 10.2Gbps as measured by Simplay Labs.
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Mitsubishi Marvels
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 

Things were jumping in Mitsubishi's room at the CEA Line Shows today. First up was the resurrection of LaserVue, a DLP rear-projection TV illuminated with red, green, and blue lasers instead of conventional lamps or even LEDs.

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Toshiba Delivers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 

When Toshiba unveiled its flagship SV670 series of LED-backlit LCD TVs with local dimming at CES last January, all who saw it eagerly awaited its availability. Six months later, that wait is nearly over—the company announced at the CEA Line Shows today that it will ship this month with two sizes: 46 and 55 inches ($2300 and $3000, respectively).

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Harman Kardon brings the Blu
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
Harman Kardon is finally entering the U.S. Blu-ray Disc player market with the BDP-1, a full-featured and pricey deck that ships later this month. The BDP 1 plays both Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) and Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Blu-ray features, and can...
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The Perfect Shield
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
The Shield remains one of the most seamless shows that has ever aired, period. It never faltered, never stumbled, never even had a "fill-in" or "coasting" episode. For seven seasons, Michael Chiklis's Vic Mackey runned and...
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Sirius XM reportedly getting a $2 price hike next month
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
The news comes from some "leaked" internal documents, but it looks like subscribers will be hit for an extra $2 in every Sirius XM bill in the form of a music royalties surcharge. This is happening because of a royalty increase that was...
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