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The Pause That Astonishes
Michael Antonoff  |  Oct 26, 2015  | 
TiVo users have been aware for years that the company had found another revenue stream by selling banners that superimpose themselves on paused programs. Click the Select button on the TiVo remote and a previously downloaded commercial plays. But when is an ad superimposed on a paused show wildly inappropriate?
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The Peacock on a DISH
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  | 
You know you do it. I do it too. We all do it. We all use our DVRs to skip commercials. For many users, that's the main reason they purchased a DVR in the first place. Unfortunately, this trend is effecting the advertiser's bottom line. They pay...
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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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The Perfect Video Phone? Your HDTV.
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008  | 
The video phone is another one of those permanently futuristic technologies that electronics companies never seem to get right for mainstream consumers. They've been trying for decades though, and the closest thing to a reliable video phone we've...
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The Polar Express in 3D -- Funny Glasses and All
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2008  | 
Can't you just picture your whole family gathered around the TV wearing those goofy red and blue 3D glasses? Makes you all warm and fuzzy thinking about it. Well, Warner Bros. just announced they're going to release the computer-generated animated...
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The Popcorn Bowl Needs You!
SV Staff  |  Sep 16, 2008  | 
Now this is a contest I can get excited about! Netflix is sponsoring the Netflix Movie Watching World Championship: The Quest for the Popcorn Bowl! In an attempt to snag a Guinness World Record, eight contestants will begin watching 56 movies...
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The Pre-Holiday Deals Keep Comin’
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2019  | 
The list of companies opting to bring on the deals well before Black Friday continues to grow.
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The Quest Group Acquires GoldenEar Technology
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2020  | 
GoldenEar Technology, the highly-regarded speaker company founded by audio industry icon Sandy Gross, has been acquired by The Quest Group, the California-based owner of AudioQuest brand cables, Niagara power products, and the popular DragonFly line of digital-to-analog converters (DACs).
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The Reprise of PIP
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2007  | 
I hate to admit this, but despite the appeal and all the hard work that go into the extras supplied with DVD movies, I rarely have taken the trouble to access that content. Part of it is that I don't like to be interrupted when I'm engrossed in a...
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The Return of ReplayTV
Barry Willis  |  Sep 02, 2001  | 

Almost a year after exiting the digital video recorder business, <A HREF="http://www.replaytv.com">ReplayTV</A> is returning with a line of new products.

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The Return Of the On-Wall RPTV: Starring JVC!
 |  Dec 22, 2006  | 

JVC has developed a new optical engine what squeezes 58" and 65" 1080p HD-ILA RPTVs into cabinets with depths of just 10.7" and 11.6, respectively, officially reviving the concept of "big screen" RPTVs that can hang on the wall. THe HD-58S998 will be available in January at an estimated $3,299, while the HD-65S998 will debut in March at approximately $4,199.

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The RIAA Teaches a Lesson Online
SV Staff  |  Jan 16, 2009  | 
You know that the RIAA has been suing folks for illegal downloads, but have you ever seen what happens inside the courtroom?  It's easy to say, "That would never happen to me," but it's another thing entirely to see a...
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The Rolling Stones Catalog Comes to HDTracks.
Stan Horaczek  |  Mar 03, 2011  | 

It was kind of a big deal with The Beatles finally made their way onto the ever-growing digital music behemoth that is iTunes, but we find this news just as, um, satisfying. Starting this week, 27 Stones records will be finding their way onto the audiophile music service, HDTracks.com. The tracks have been pulled from remasters that were originally created for and released on SACD in the early 2000s.

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The Royal Wedding: the digital album
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 29, 2011  | 

Loved that little ceremony? Loved the music even more?

It's online right now.

According to a press release, The Royal Wedding: The Official Album is ready for purchase from "the world's foremost download and streaming platforms."

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The S+V Interview: Need for Speed Most Wanted Audio Lead Vanesa Lorena Tate
Timothy J. Seppala  |  Oct 30, 2012  | 

Criterion Games wants wanted their latest open-world crashathon racer Need for Speed: Most Wanted (out today for PC, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360) to be a more film-like experience. So they hired BAFTA Award nominee Vanesa Lorena Tate to take on audio lead responsibilities. She’s been composing since she was four years old and has worked on such films as Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and two Harry Potter flicks: The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows part 2 in addition to Criterion’s last Need for Speed, 2010’s Hot Pursuit.

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