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Comcast Texts Cable TV Listings
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 14, 2010  | 
Comcast has a new nicety for texting-oriented subscribers. With COMCAST4U, they can now access cable TV listings and other account information via SMS.
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Panasonic Starts Streaming Netflix
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 13, 2010  | 
If you own a 2010 Panasonic Viera Cast TV or Blu-ray disc player and subscribe to Netflix, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Your $8.99 and up monthly Netflix subscription entitles you to stream programming from the rental outfit on your TV.
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3D to Dominate Sony TV Line
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 10, 2010  | 
Most TV makers are presenting 3D as a desirable new feature for upper-echelon sets. Sony is taking a more aggressive approach, at least in the Japanese market. In 2011 nearly all models 40 inches and up will be 3D capable, relegating 2D to a minority of smaller models.
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Amazon Out-Streams Apple
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 09, 2010  | 
In the wake of the second-generation Apple TV's introduction, Amazon has one-upped Steve Jobs with a new TV-streaming scheme. Your 99 cents per show will buy not just limited-time streaming rights, but permanent ones. Apple charges 99 cents to rent, Amazon 99 cents to own (for both HD and SD). Amazon's previous price was $2.99.
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LG Chooses Netcast Partner
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 08, 2010  | 
LG has chosen Plex to provide the media platform for its broadband-connected Netcast TVs and Blu-ray players.
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Panasonic Nails Avatar 3D BD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 07, 2010  | 
The 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will launch with help from Panasonic (and vice versa). Only consumers who buy a Panasonic 3D plasma will get their hands on the desirable title, at least for a while.
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Onkyo Blu to Stream Blockbuster
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 03, 2010  | 
Onkyo's BD-SP808 Blu-ray player will stream video using Blockbuster OnDemand.
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Apple TV Reborn at $99
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 02, 2010  | 
At $229, the 2006-vintage Apple TV was an offer most videophiles could refuse. But it will be harder to say no to the new $99 Apple TV, shipping in less than a month.
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New Apple TV - The Ultimate Streamer?
Kim Wilson  |  Sep 02, 2010  | 

Yesterday, Apple announced the next generation Apple TV, a product line that has been unchanged and virtually ignored by the company for several years. With this newest product introduction, our imagination is re-ignited with possibilities. Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, has been eluding to the magic "cloud" as the future of content distribution and management for some time and the new Apple TV delivers on that vision.

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LG Shows Nano Lighting TV
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 01, 2010  | 
LG has introduced a new TV technology at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The LEX8 Nano Full LED TV is the first to use a variation of LED backlighting with a thin film panel.
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Dish Content Goes Online
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 31, 2010  | 
The Dish Network is joining other video providers in offering its content online to paying subscribers.
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Hollywood Rakes It In
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 30, 2010  | 
The economy may be dead in the water but there's one industry boasting record revenues. And that's the movie industry.
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Samsung BD Glitch Fix Coming
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 27, 2010  | 
Owners of Samsung BD-PX600 Blu-ray players have been puzzled recently by discs from Universal and Warner that do not play. Good news: A fix is on the way.
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AT&T U-verse Gets Portable
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 26, 2010  | 
AT&T is making U-verse subscribers an offer they may not want to refuse. A new U-verse Mobile App for iPhone and BlackBerry Torch can set up recordings for playback on home DVRs and, via cloud computing, on portable devices as well.
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Panasonic Unleashes BDXL
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 25, 2010  | 
Panasonic has released six new combo DVRs and Blu-ray disc recorders, with the latter offering 100 gigabytes per disc, way in excess of conventional Blu-ray's 25GB per layer or 50GB per side. Before you get too excited, note that like BD component recorders in general, these products are for the Japanese market only and are unlikely to come to the U.S. anytime soon.
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