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Court Rules Against FCC
Barry Willis  |  Jun 28, 2004

The next wave of consolidation in the broadcasting industry has been dealt an indefinite setback by a US appeals court.

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Court TV? Voom Sues EchoStar/DISH
SV Staff  |  Jun 04, 2008
Voom HD has a bone to pick with EchoStar, now a division of DISH Network. A $1 billion bone.  Mighty big bone. Back in May, DISH dropped Voom HD, a collection of 15 HD channels, all commercial-free. Apparently, they forgot that they had a...
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Court Upholds DTV Tuner Mandate
Barry Willis  |  Nov 03, 2003

As of October 28, electronics manufacturers have little choice about whether to include digital tuners in new television sets.

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Court Upholds Network DVR
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 07, 2008
Cablevision's network DVR isn't illegal, immoral, and fattening after all, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Cover Flow: Whither the iPad Album?
Michael Berk  |  Mar 23, 2011

 

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Coverage of HI-FI '99 Begins This Week
 |  May 11, 1999

Consumer Days begin this Friday, but Wednesday saw the first of two Trade Days. Although not the full-blown killer demos that crank up when Joe Public roams the halls, there were a few notable displays.

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Cowboys get into Guinness for biggest HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 28, 2009
The Dallas Cowboys have gotten into the record books, and not for anything actually football-related. The "Godzillatron" at the new Cowboys' stadium is officially the world's largest high-definition display, according to the Guinness Book of World...
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Cox HDTV in Las Vegas
Barry Willis  |  Jul 28, 2002

Atlanta-based <A HREF="http://www.cox.com">Cox Communications, Inc</A>. is expanding its nationwide rollout of its new high definition television service with HDTV for the Las Vegas market, according to a July 22 announcement. Viewers in Cox's market of more than 600,000 homes in the desert city will be able to avail themselves of new set-top boxes using what the company describes as "completely integrated technology."

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Cox Kills VOD Fast Forward
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 15, 2007
How would you feel about your video-on-demand service if you discovered the fast-forward function had been disabled? Viewers of the country's third-largest cable system will soon find out when they try in vain to skip ads on the VOD versions of ABC and ESPN.
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Cox to Sell TiVo Premiere DVR
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 19, 2010
Hate your cable company supplied DVR and its inferior interface? Cox subscribers will get a new and better option later this year when the company begins supporting TiVo Premiere DVRs.
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Cracking DVD Copy Code Illegal, Judge Rules
Barry Willis  |  Aug 20, 2000

Where does free speech end and copyright violation begin? The film industry has won the first skirmish in what promises to be a long war over this issue. A US federal district judge in Manhattan has ruled against <A HREF="http://www.2600.com/">2600.com</A>, a website that posted software for breaking DVD copy-protection encryption. The site also contained links to other sites posting the software, known as DeCSS.

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Crazy Ants Attack Electronics in Texas
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 27, 2008
A newly recognized species of ant is shorting out computers and other electronic gear in Texas. No, seriously. This is really happening.
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Crazy Upside-Down Turntable Spins its Way to Reality
SV Staff  |  May 05, 2017
Earlier this year Holland-based Miniot raised $50,000 on Kickstarter to fund the Wheel, a unique minimalist turntable that works horizontally or vertically (as in hung on a wall).
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Creating An Egyptian Home Theater
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2009
 The main feature of the Nile theater is its unique “curtain” — actually two sculpted, automatic sliding doors. The doors are cast out of fiberglass and veneered with actual bronze particles that give them a very realistic metallic look. The...
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Creating Video in a Digital World
 |  Feb 28, 1999

As the professional-broadcast industry readies itself for the technology transformation brought about by the rapid growth of digital-media distribution, the need for a single, high-resolution digital master format is becoming essential. In an effort to fill this need, Sony Electronics, in collaboration with LaserPacific Media Corporation, has unveiled the 24 Frame Progressive (24p) High Definition Post Production System.

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