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Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 02, 2010  |  0 comments
CEDIA Expo, the second largest a/v trade show, will cut back to three days when it returns to Indianpolis on September 10, 2011.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 01, 2010  |  0 comments
Redbox, whose cheap disc-rental kiosks have become ubiquitous on the retail landscape, will soon go online with a streaming service.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 28, 2010  |  0 comments
Panasonic has won the International 3D Society's first annual Wheatstone Award for its championing of 3D video technology.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 27, 2010  |  0 comments
Efforts by broadcast TV networks to get higher fees for cable transmission may reduce TV-show content online.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 26, 2010  |  0 comments
Netflix streaming is not just an up-and-coming mode of video distribution. It's become huge.
user  |  Oct 25, 2010  |  0 comments
One of the problems facing 3D enthusiasts is what to do about the glasses. Besides being expensive and manufacturer-specific, they also are uncomfortable for people who already wear glasses. Doesn't the bridge of your nose have enough to do?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 21, 2010  |  0 comments
The Consumer Electronics Association, the CE industry's leading trade group, is inviting consumers to join. Until this point CEA members have been mainly manufacturers and industry insiders.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 20, 2010  |  0 comments
The audio part of Netflix streaming video rentals is about to get a lot better with the adoption of Dolby Digital Plus surround.
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 20, 2010  |  0 comments
In a daylong event last week, THX Ltd. and LG Electronics brought a number of journalists to its San Mateo, California headquarters. The main feature was the showing of the documentary Camera Man: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff from independent filmmaker Craig McCall, but THX also took the opportunity to bring us up to date on its THX certification program, including its work with LG on the latter's LCD and plasma sets.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 19, 2010  |  0 comments
To the consternation of New York area viewers, two major broadcast channels went dark on a local cable system over the weekend.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 18, 2010  |  0 comments
Panasonic's Green Plan 2018 will bring a variety of changes and initiatives aimed at making the massive company's activities more environmentally friendly, according to an announcement made at the Eco Ideas Forum in Tokyo.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 15, 2010  |  1 comments
The Federal Communications has adopted new regulations for the CableCARD and the Consumer Electronics Association is applauding.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 14, 2010  |  0 comments
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I, the penultimate film in the Harry Potter series, will not be released to theaters in 3D. Moviegoers will get it only in 2D on November 19, though its successor (the final installment) will be in 3D next summer.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 13, 2010  |  0 comments
The long awaited Google TV products from Sony and Logitech were officially announced yesterday. They'll offer a seamless blend of broadcast/satellite TV and internet video programming with Google search capability. But is it worth the asking price?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 12, 2010  |  0 comments
Yesterday we covered a CEA study indicating that an overwhelming majority consumers who see 3DTV demos on the retail floor like them. But there are still obstacles to acceptance, according to a study conducted in a decidedly different environment by Nielsen for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.

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