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Here Come First 3D BDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 15, 2010  | 
Sony and Disney are first out of the gate with 3D-compatible movies on Blu-ray.
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Music Price-Fixing Suit Proceeds
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 14, 2010  | 
Have the major labels colluded to fix the price of downloads at a minimum of 70 cents per track? That's what plaintiffs are alleging in a federal lawsuit. The suit had been thrown out by one court but another has ruled that it may proceed.
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More 3D Channels on the Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 13, 2010  | 
Remember when we reported on DirecTV's 3D channel around the turn of the year? Well, it has company. Discovery, Sony, and IMAX have announced that they too will launch a 3D venture, as will ESPN.
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Standard Set for Buy Once, Play Anywhere
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 12, 2010  | 
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem--a group of studios, cable companies, and other partners--has set the standard for a Common File Format that will allow a/v software consumers the convenience of "buy once, play anywhere."
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Industry Girds for CES 2010
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 04, 2010  | 
This week the consumer electronics industry will converge in Las Vegas for the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. That includes us--check out our blog!
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LG Has World's Thinnest LCD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 31, 2009  | 
LG has announced a prototype LCD panel just 2.6mm thick. That's slightly more than one-tenth of an inch.
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DirecTV Readies First 3D Channel
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 30, 2009  | 
The first 3D channel is coming to satellite. DirecTV plans to announce it next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Recycle Wisely, Says CEA
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 29, 2009  | 
Got some electronic joy for the holidays? Congratulations! Now what should you do with the old stuff it's replacing? The Consumer Electronics Association has a few tips on just that subject.
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Lord of the Rings Coming to BD
user  |  Dec 28, 2009  | 
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, arguably the greatest sfx fest in movie history, will finally get a high-def release next year. Unfortunately, there's a catch. The Blu-ray disc release will use only the shorter cut shown in theaters.
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Thin, Thinner, Thinnest
Scott Wilkinson  |  Dec 22, 2009  | 

Last May, LG announced the world's thinnest LCD TV panels at that time, with 42- and 47-inch sizes measuring only 5.9mm thick. Now, only seven months later, the company has broken its own record by cutting that figure in half with a 42-inch panel only 2.6mm thick, bringing it squarely into OLED territory.

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Warner Goes for BD and DVD Combos
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 21, 2009  | 
All new theatrical titles from Warner Home Video will include both Blu-ray discs and DVDs in a single Combo Pack. The packages will also include Digital Copy, which allows the content to be bumped to various devices.
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Comcast Streaming Makes Debut
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 17, 2009  | 
Comcast has introduced a streaming service called Fancast Xfinity TV. It will feature shows previously unavailable online.
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Blare-Busting Bill Passes House
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 16, 2009  | 
Legislation that would control the abusive blare of television ads passed in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday.
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Blu Ascendant
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 15, 2009  | 
After a slow start, sales of Blu-ray players have passed a couple of significant milestones. They're selling better than DVD players and VCRs did at equivalent moments in their histories.
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Disney Has Another Way To Blu
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 14, 2009  | 
Remember Warner's DVD2Blu program, which lets DVD owners trade in their old standard-def discs for brand-new high-def Blu-ray discs? Disney is going one better by offering factory-fresh BDs to DVD owners while allowing them to keep their old discs.
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