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News and New Gear for Spring 2021
Bob Ankosko  |  May 06, 2021
As we continue to emerge from the Great Pandemic with even the most reluctant of reluctant states finally looking to lift restrictions, Spring 2021 continues to pay dividends with an eclectic and, in some cases, season-specific mix of A/V news and gear, ranging from outdoor TVs and speakers to solar-powered headphones and new wireless speakers that don’t rely on Wi-Fi. Let’s take a closer look…
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News Briefs
Barry Willis  |  Apr 27, 2003

FCC feet to the fire: The Bush administration will hold the Federal Communications Commission to an early June deadline for rewriting regulations for media ownership. The changes will likely lift most remaining restrictions on control of radio and television stations in single markets, as well as throughout the nation.

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News Corp Drops DirecTV Offer
 |  Oct 28, 2001

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has withdrawn its offer to acquire direct broadcast satellite service <A HREF="http://www.directv.com">DirecTV</A>, according to reports over the weekend of October 27&ndash;28. News Corp. had been in contention for 18 months to buy DirecTV's parent company Hughes Electronics from its corporate owner General Motors.

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News Corp. Buying DirecTV
Barry Willis  |  Apr 13, 2003

More than a year of relentless campaigning to acquire DirecTV ultimately put EchoStar exactly back where it started, but patiently waiting in the wings has paid off handsomely for News Corp. and its CEO Rupert Murdoch.

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News Flash: Hell Freezes Over
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2008
In case the whole Obama/Clinton thing is getting old, here is a new debate, that in fact, is far more important. Did Neil Young embrace Blu-ray because digital audio is finally good enough to satisfy his musician's keen sensibilities, or did he...
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Next Level Acoustics Offers Custom Soundbar Cases
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2017
Next Level Acoustics, a Boston-based startup specializing in custom speaker systems, also offers a unique line of custom soundbar enclosures designed to provide “the perfect balance between aesthetics and integration.”
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Next Level Acoustics Unveils Custom Enclosures for Sonos Beam Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Oct 15, 2018
Next Level Acoustics, a Boston-based maker of speaker systems and accessories, has introduced a line of add-ons designed to enhance Sonos’ Beam wireless soundbar.
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Next Level Acoustics Unveils Super Soundbar
SV Staff  |  Apr 23, 2018
Boston-based Next Level Acoustics has introduced a high-performance soundbar that can be customized to match TVs with screens starting at 70 inches and projection screens up to 200 inches (diagonal).
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Next Wave: Hi-Def LCD Screens
HT Staff  |  Mar 25, 2002
Liquid crystal displays have been around a long time, but only in the past year or so have they gotten the engineering attention they deserve---as potentially movie-quality displays.
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Next week: 1080p video on YouTube
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2009
Straight from the "getting blood from a stone" files, YouTube has announced that it will begin streaming 1080p video next week. Until now, the highest resolution YouTube could stream was 720p, and that was only a minority of videos. The move to...
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Next-Gen Disc Release Calendar
 |  May 06, 2006

The studios have released dates for dozens of films coming to you in either Blu-ray or HD-DVD.

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Next-Gen Display Gets the Ax
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 30, 2009
As the LCD and plasma categories have matured, some manufacturers have been developing next-generation displays that would supposedly take performance to the next level. One of those display technologies was the Field Emission Display (FED). Alas, Sony has pulled the plug.
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Next-Gen Format Delays
 |  Mar 16, 2006

Sony finally admitted the inevitable this week, announcing that the Blu-ray Disc-based PlayStation3 will be delayed until November. According to Sony, the much-anticipated game console will be available in stores worldwide in November just in time for the holiday season. The console will apparently not be available concurrent with the launch of movies available on Blu-ray Disc, which are currently scheduled for release May 23rd.

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Next-Gen HomePlug Coming
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 09, 2010
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has released details on the second-generation version of its technology which allows home networking via power lines.
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Next-Gen Players That (Allegedly) Aren’t Coming This Year
 |  Jul 30, 2006  |  First Published: Jul 31, 2006

Looks like there's no relief from the format war in sight. According to TWICE, LG Electronics has backed off its plan to deliver a <a href="http://ultimateavmag.com/news/031906hddvd/">Blu-ray/HD DVD combi disc player</a> later this year. In addition, a recently published report from Video Business claims that Toshiba has denied that it will ship a second generation HD DVD player in time for the holiday shopping season this year.

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