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PowerDVD Player Now Supports 4K Blu-ray with HDR
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2017  | 
Taiwan-based CyberLink today released the latest version of its popular PowerDVD movie and media player for Windows PCs.
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PowerPC Chips Intended to Fuel Interactive Television
 |  Mar 26, 2000  | 

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.chips.ibm.com">IBM</A> announced a family of chips that it hopes will accelerate the transformation of TV sets into fully interactive, two-way information appliances. IBM says it is combining high-speed PowerPC processors and other television set-top box (STB) components onto a single "system-on-a-chip" that will give STB makers "significant benefits in system performance, price, and design." IBM claims that the chips will also help drive new capabilities for electronic program guides, Web browsing, and interactive applications such as home banking, e-commerce, and information retrieval.

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Powers Join to Make Next-Gen Flat Displays
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 23, 2008  | 
The Japanese government is bringing together several major TV makers--including Toshiba, Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony--in a joint effort to mass-produce next-generation OEL displays.
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Pre-CEDIA New Products
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2004  |  First Published: Aug 24, 2004  | 

The annual CEDIA convention is only three weeks away, and equipment makers are generating plenty of pre-show excitement with new product announcements.

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Premium Audio Company Announces Firmware Updates for AV and Hi-Fi Receivers
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2024  | 
Premium Audio Company (PAC) has unveiled a series of firmware updates aimed at enhancing audio playback, functionality, and room correction on select models from Onkyo, Integra, Elite, and Pioneer. The updates are set to roll out on October 28 and November 18, 2024.
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Preserving a Famous Face
Barry Willis  |  Aug 29, 1999  | 

California's Assembly Appropriations Committee has unanimously voted in favor of legislation that will treat celebrities' images as copyrighted property. SB 209, nicknamed "the Astaire Bill," was passed 30-1 by the state's Senate on April 5, and will now move to the full Assembly for a final vote.

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Presidential First
SV Staff  |  Jan 14, 2009  | 
History is being made. For the first time, an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera instead of film.The portrait of the soon-to-be prez was shot by the new White House photog Pete Souza on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II...
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Press Day at CES - Something Wickedly Good Comes this Way
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jan 05, 2005  | 
The day before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) officially opens, members of the press are "treated" to an exhaustive lineup of press conferences. Some are good, some are awful, and very few are worth waking up before the sun rises. On the other hand, every now and then you find a nugget of golden information that makes all the coffee and pastries you can cram in your stomach worth wile.
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Pretty as a Picture
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Oct 07, 2005  | 
Panasonic, the self-proclaimed leader in plasma TV, doesn't like the way the company's plasma TVs look. It's not that they don't like the picture quality - ask Panasonic people and they'll give you umpteen reasons why they think images on their plasma TVs look stunning - but, flat as plasma TVs are (I believe the old phrase "flat as a pancake" will soon be replaced by "flat as a plasma TV"), Panasonic knows some folks just can't be satisfied. (They won't be happy until we have wall-paper televisions.)
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Preview: 2010 Jaguar XJ B&W audio system
SV Staff  |  Dec 03, 2009  | 
The folks at Jaguar are spreading their wings. In March 2008, the British automaker shed its ties with Ford, and once again became an independent company, with a vow to restore luster to the marque. On Wednesday, I attended a Jaguar event at...
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Preview: Audio Expo North America 2023
Bob Ankosko  |  Apr 13, 2023  | 
Audio enthusiasts and music lovers from around the world will descend upon Audio Expo North America (AXPONA) tomorrow (Friday, April 14) at 10 a.m. to experience the latest audio gear from 500 exhibitors who have set up shop at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. We have received a number of press releases in the days leading up to the event. Here’s a preview of some of the gear that will be on display.
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Preview: New York Audio Show
Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 08, 2013  | 

If you’re interested in audio and you’re anywhere in the Northeast U.S., the New York Palace Hotel is hosting what’s looking to be this year’ best audio show east of the Mississippi:  the New York Audio Show. The show takes place this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (April 12, 13, and 14).

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Price Cut on Wireless Video Glasses
SV Staff  |  May 29, 2008  | 
The future is now. And dorky looking too. But it's on sale, so who cares? YelloMosquito just lowered the price on their Qingbar GP300 wireless video glasses. The GP300 were the world's first wireless LCOS video glasses with a media player built...
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Prima Cinema Releases its 200th Theatrical Film Direct to Home Theaters
SV Staff  |  Jul 20, 2015  | 
Prima Cinema announced today that Jurassic World became the 200th theatrical film to be released to its network of home theaters for private viewing while the movie is still in theaters.

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Prime Day Deals at Shop Sound & Vision
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2018  | 
Today is Prime Day, Amazon’s (successful) attempt at creating Black Friday-like sales mania in the middle of the summer.
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