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HP Butting Heads With Blu-ray Group Over Standards
 |  Nov 17, 2005

Intrigue in the format war continued Wednesday with the Blu-ray Disc group announcing that while it would allow mandatory managed copy, it would not (for now) adopt iHD-based interactivity. Hewlett-Packard (HP) had officially requested that the Blu-ray group incorporate both technologies, which are supported by Toshiba's HD DVD format and are key reasons that Microsoft and Intel have thus far supported HD DVD and not Blu-ray Disc.

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HP debuts Envy 15 Beats by Dr. Dre laptop
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2009
We've all learned to live with lousy laptop sound, but those of us with a couple thousand dollars to spend on a notebook computer won't have to suffer much longer. At a press event in the Thom Thom Club, a Santa Monica, Calif., nightclub...
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HP Jumps Ship, Backs HD DVD
 |  Dec 22, 2005

Computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) made good on its <A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com/news/111705hpbluray">threat</A>, announcing that it will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray Disc as the next generation optical disc format. HP had previously supported Sony’s Blu-ray Disc format exclusively, but has apparently jumped ship over the Blu-ray Disc Association’s (BDA) refusal to adopt the iHD interactivity layer into Blu-ray’s standards.

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HP to Sell High-Def Combi PCs
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 14, 2007
Want your next PC to handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD? Both high-def disc formats will be accommodated in select build-to-order models from Hewlett-Packard.
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HRRC Backs Cable/CE Position
Barry Willis  |  Dec 29, 2003

The <A HREF="http://www.hrrc.org">Home Recording Rights Coalition</A> (HRRC) has thrown its support behind a proposal that could extend consumers' rights in the digital age.

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HRRC Weighs in with FCC
 |  Feb 16, 2004

The Home Recording Rights Coalition (<A HREF="http://www.hrrc.org">HRRC</A>) supports the interests of all home theater fans&mdash;especially those early adopters who bought high-def displays prior to proposals to insert "broadcast flags" in data streams to prevent unauthorized recording of copyrighted material. Such flags are part of last year's so-called "plug'n'play" agreement between equipment makers and cable providers.

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HT Mag Editor Goes "Into Tomorrow"
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Aug 15, 2006
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HT Poll Results: Hybrid 4K/OLED and 4K/Ultra HD TVs Top Your Upgrade List
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2013
The results of last week’s survey are in. We asked what your next A/V entertainment upgrade will be and 198 of the survey’s 1,411 respondents said they’re holding out for a hybrid 4K/OLED TV like the one Panasonic is promising (shown).
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HT Poll Results: Netflix Is Most-Used Streaming Service, Amazon a Distant Second
HT Staff  |  Feb 05, 2013
The results of last week’s Streaming survey are in. We asked which streaming service you use most for TV and movies and here’s what you said...
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HT Poll Results: OLED Prevails Over 4K Ultra HD
HT Staff  |  Jan 30, 2013
The results of last week’s OLED vs 4K Ultra HD survey are in. We asked which technology you prefer and here’s what you said…
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HT Poll Results: Pandora Is Top Music Service, Spotify a Distant Second
HT Staff  |  Feb 25, 2013
The results of last week’s Music Streaming survey are in. We asked which music streaming service is your favorite and 1,067 votes were cast...
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HT Trends
 |  Nov 03, 2003

Convergence is upon us. Technology long associated with information processing is increasingly a part of many people's home entertainment experience.

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HT-in-a-box Takes Off
HT Staff  |  Sep 09, 2002
The past year has been a boom time for the home theater industry, with business exploding at all price points. From January to May of 2002, DVD-based home theater sales grew by 988 percent during the past year, according to a study by NPD Techworld. One huge growth area has been so-called "home-theater-in-a-box" (HTiB) systems, typically a package with disc player, surround sound receiver, five speakers and powered subwoofer---typically priced at under $1000. Such systems are intended for use with Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS films.
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Huge 4th of July Sale at Shop Sound & Vision!
SV  |  Jul 03, 2018
The folks at Shop Sound&Vision are celebrating Independence Day with their own brand of fireworks. Hundreds of consumer electronics products have been discounted for the holiday...
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Hughes Electronics Buyout Will Combine USSB, DirecTV
Barry Willis  |  Dec 19, 1998

The two biggest names in the direct broadcast satellite (DBS) business are about to become one. On Monday, December 14, Hughes Electronics Corporation announced that it will buy <A HREF="http://www.ussb.com/">United States Satellite Broadcasting Company</A> (USSB) for $1.3 billion in stock and cash.

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