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No TV? We'll Read a Magazine
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2007
Not all owners of analog television sets are planning to make the transition to digital broadcasting, according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association. Twenty-two of them plan to just let their TVs go dark and find something else to do.
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DG Loses the DRM
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 10, 2007
Deutsche Grammophon, the historic classical label owned by the Universal Music Group, has become the largest one of its kind to stop using digital rights management for online music sales.
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Blu-ray Hits $299
 |  Dec 10, 2007

The standalone Blu-ray Disc player has hit a significant milestone- Samsung's BD-P1400 is now available at $299 or less at several major retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, and Circuit City. This makes for some fascinating comparisons with the other lower priced next-gen HD players out there. Let's take a look what your $300 or less will buy you.

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Holiday CE Sales Growth Slowing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 07, 2007
Consumer electronics products saw a six percent sales increase during the week after Thanksgiving. Why isn't this good news for the industry? Because it marks the first time growth has been measured in mere single digits since NPD started tracking data six years ago. In contrast, 2006 saw a 12 percent hike in dollar volume, and in 2005 it was 15 percent.
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Blockbuster Struggles for Survival
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 06, 2007
Blockbuster is taking serious punches and hanging on the ropes. First one of the two stores in my neighborhood closed (always a bad sign). Then came the announcement that earnings had slid from $5.5 billion in 2006 to $1.2 billion in the first three quarters of this year--ouch. Now along comes CEO Jim Keynes with a rescue plan.
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DTV Stations Move Around
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 05, 2007
UHF will not be the exclusive home of DTV channels following the transition from analog broadcasting. Some will remain on VHF, contrary to what's been widely reported.
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HD DVD Players Hit 750,000 Mark
 |  Nov 27, 2007

Black Friday was apparently very good to HD DVD. Riding another wave of deep discount sales on the day after Thanksgiving, the HD DVD group, citing "retailer reports and other point of sale data," issued a press release claiming 750,000 dedicated HD DVD players have been sold.

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Stringer: Format War Stalemated
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 13, 2007
Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, has finally conceded what other observers have been saying for some time: The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is stalled in a stalemate.
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Say Goodbye to RPTVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 12, 2007
Both Toshiba and Hitachi have announced they're dumping their rear-projecction TVs. If new figures are anything to go by, they may soon have company.
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In DTV, Flat Means More Reliable
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 09, 2007
Here's one more reason to buy a flat-panel TV. Whether you opt for plasma or LCD, either type is more reliable than a rear-projection set.
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Transformers vs. Spider-Man
 |  Nov 08, 2007

No, that's not the next big Hollywood blockbuster (but if you think it is, contact my agent). This storyline is playing out at retailers near you right now. Two of the most anticipated day-and-date with DVD next-gen titles hit retail recently, and they're flying off the shelves. And the consequences in this format war could be tremendous.

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Hackers Subtract BD+
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 08, 2007
It had to happen sooner or later. The secondary layer of digital rights management that protects Blu-ray discs, known as BD+, has been hacked.
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Bell'O Honors Holland Dozier Holland
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2007
Bell'O International has honored the formidable Motown songwriting team of Holland Dozier Holland with the first annual "Take a Bow, Take a Seat" award.
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CEDIA Nips Spring Show in Bud
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2007
The increasingly unpopular notion of a spring CEDIA EXPO has finally bitten the dust. Originally scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, and moved to Dallas, the trade show will not take place at all.
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Sharp 22-Incher Goes 1080p
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 02, 2007
Who's got the world's smallest Full HD LCD set? That would be Sharp, which unveiled a 22-inch 1080p model recently at a trade show in Japan. Also shown were similarly equipped 26- and 32-inch models.
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