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Is InfoComm the New CEDIA Expo?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 31, 2018
CEDIA Expo, the annual trade show of the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, has been steadily shrinking, and its management has been turned over to an outside company. So it’s curious to see InfoComm, the trade show devoted to pro AV, moving into consumer territory.

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Is Internet Radio Doomed?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 19, 2007
The federal government's Copyright Royalty Board refused this week to reconsider an earlier decision to impose a massive rate hike on Internet radio broadcasters starting May 15. Depending on whom you ask, this is either a victory for recording artists or the finally tolling of the bell for net radio.
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Is Iron Man Rusting?
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008
Iron Man was one of the hottest releases of the fall season, and was supposed to be a coming out party for the triumphant Blu-ray format. Instead, it's turned into a headache for Paramount. In particular, sometimes success is your own worst enemy....
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Is Krell's Papa Dock Politically Incorrect?
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2008
Krell is well known as a hardcore audiophile manufacturer. Their amplifiers in particular are the stuff of legend. With the introduction of the Papa Dock, they push the audiophile envelope, and possibly step over the line. The Papa Dock is...
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Is RadioShack on the Block?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 30, 2010
RadioShack, the national electronics retailer that always has that gizmo or adapter you need, may soon be sold to or merged with Best Buy or another large chain, reports the New York Post.
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Is Stream TV Neutral?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 14, 2016
The good news is that Comcast’s new streaming service, Stream TV, does not count its video streams toward the subscriber’s data cap. The bad news...
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Is that UHDTV You're Eyeing Up a Power Hog?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 24, 2016
Ultra HDTVs and associated technologies are the next chapter in video history. But they also use an average of 30 percent more energy than regular HDTVs. According to a report from the National Resources Defense Council, this may add $1 billion to U.S. consumers’ energy bills.
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Is the DTV Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
 |  Nov 29, 1998

The digital-television media bombardment has been a case study in contrasts. Some optimistic reports predict that most households will be DTV-equipped within 10 years, while others cite turf battles between broadcasters, the FCC, and various computer and electronics manufacturers as evidence of the minefield stretching out ahead. A study released this month by <A HREF="http://www.pwcglobal.com">PricewaterhouseCoopers</A> reports that industry executives are also painting dramatically different pictures of the digital future in 2009. In one, consumer technologies are seamlessly interconnected; in the other, television is stalled between analog and digital technology.

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Is the End of Physical Media Near?
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 08, 2023
For adherents of Blu-ray and DVD, the headlines were devastating:

“Disney Is Exiting Physical Media in Australia…”
“Fans Begin Hoarding DVDs and Blu-ray Discs as Disney Stops Selling Them”
“Disney Strikes Major Blow Against Physical Media, Stops DVD & Blu-Ray In Australia”

And this coming just months after Netflix announced that it would end its iconic red-envelope disc delivery service on September 29th.

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Is the FM Radio in Your Phone Turned On?
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2017
FM radio in my phone? Are you crazy? In one of those little-know (or at least little discussed) facts, today’s smartphones have an FM receiver built-in. The thing is, the receiver is not activated in most phones. As of last fall, FM was working in only 44 percent of the top-selling smartphones in the U.S.
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Is the TV-Centric Living Room a Myth?
SV Staff  |  Feb 17, 2016
Television has been a fixture of the living room for well over half a century but a new report out of the UK is challenging the notion that TV is still the focal point of activity there.
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Is There a Future in 3D?
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
In our Top Five Tech Trends for 08, we picked 3D television as one the most exciting. Laugh all you want at the funny glasses (and we've done our share of laughing too) but 3D TV is the real deal. Movie studios are ramping up production of 3D movies...
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Is There a Laser Projector in Your Future?
 |  Jul 26, 1998

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.mvis.com/">Microvision, Inc.</A> announced that it has successfully conducted its first demonstrations of a laser-projection television display. The company claims that the full-color 17" image projected by the prototype system has the resolution of a VGA computer monitor and provides full-motion video. With additional development, the company plans to increase the size of the projected image and improve the resolution to extremely high levels that "exceed high-definition television (HDTV)." Prototypes are planned to be unveiled later this year.

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Is this Some Kind of Record?!?
SV Staff  |  Nov 11, 2008
The next time your spouse starts needling you to toss out the vinyl records taking up valuable real estate in the living-room bookcase, score some points by explaining that your stockpile pales in comparison to the one now up for sale by Neiman...
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Is Toshiba Re-Inventing DVD?
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008
The Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war may be over, but reverberation from the battle lingers on. In particular, tgdaily has called our attention to the fact that the DVD Forum (chaired by Toshiba - its only remaining member?) has released a new DVD logo....
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