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Samsung Opens BD 'Resource Center'
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2008
In case you haven't noticed, consumer electronics has gotten complicated. This is obvious to everyone who has read the 200-page owner's manual for their cell phone. Well, actually, no one has ever read their cell phone manual, but you get my point....
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Mitsubishi LaserVue Coming This Fall
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2008
Mitsubishi's LaserVue rear-projection 1080p DLP television was a knock-out at the Consumer Electronics Show last January. We were genuinely blown away by the vivid color and sharp detail of this prototype screen. But, we wondered, when would it...
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Comcast Center's 10,000,000 Pixels
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2008
While we've been poking fun at Comcast lately, you have to be impressed with this latest feat. They've bestowed the Comcast Center in Philadelphia with a 2,100 square foot media wall with five times the resolution of current HDTVs. Designed for...
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VIZIO's "Budget" Plasma TVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2008
If you've been holding back on upgrading to digital, take a peek at these two new plasmas from VIZIO. The VP422 is going to retail for $799, but the VP322 is a more enticing $599. Both have a contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and three HDMI inputs,...
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VIZIO Hitting the High-Def Notes
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2008
VIZIO is known for affordable televisions, but they're adding features and specs to a newly announced product line that should start the big name brands to take a look. Three new sets were introduced, all 1080p resolution and 120 Hz processing. Two...
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DTS and Linear Acoustics Getting Olympic Gold
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
DTS better book some tickets to Beijing. First class, all the way. NBC just selected Linear Acoustics to supply its UPMAX:neo mixers which feature DTS surround sound technology for the 2008 Summer Olympics, beginning 8/8/08. This follows NBC's...
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OUR SITE: STILL BROKEN
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Wondering why we haven't posted a new story on our homepage since Al Griffin took the No. 1 Highlights slot last Thursday? Because, our IT department tells us, we've been hacked! For two three four five days, we've been trying to post a really...
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Streaming NetFlix Over Xbox 360
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
It's not an officially sanctioned marriage, but more like common law. With a little effort, you can stream NetFlix movies over your Xbox 360 video game console. It isn't even really a hack - just a clever application of a Vista Media Center...
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Sony "Me Too!" Movie Downloads for PS3
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Playing catch-up with other download services, Sony just announced it will make downloads available on Playstation 3 in the US this summer. Sorry friends in Europe and Japan, you're going to have to wait for information on when you can start...
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Pioneer's New Center & Bookshelf Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Pioneer is revealing a new center channel and bookshelf designed to match the S-3EX speakers revealed last year. Together, they'll make a kick-ass home theater system that will put most home-theater-in-a-box sat/sub system to shame. ...
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Pioneer's New Center & Bookshelf Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Pioneer is revealing a new center channel and bookshelf speaker designed to match the S-3EX speakers revealed last year. Together, they'll make a kick-ass home theater system that will put most home-theater-in-a-box sat/sub system to shame. What...
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Pioneer LCD Kuros Hit Europe
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Following the successful release of the new lines of Kuro plasma sets, Pioneer is making the same commitment to LCD. Well, committing to Europe, at least. Those lucky folks across the pond will be seeing three new Kuro LCDs ranging from 32-inches...
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Pioneer's Plasmas with Media Receivers
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Pioneer's four new 1080p plasma Kuro sets are tall, dark, and thin; who could ask for anything more? Two of them come with a really hot separate media receiver - a 4-port HDMI external switcher. The only problem is that they're only scheduled from...
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Blu-ray Hacks Begin: Region-Free Player
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2008
Before Blu-ray has even been completely accepted into American households, the hacks have begun. Bluraymods.com is selling two new products: a completely region-free Panasonic Blu-ray player that they've modified, or a do-it-yourself kit that lets...
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42GB Super DVD -- Coming Soon?
SV Staff  |  Jun 27, 2008
Here's a mouthful. A team from the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials at the Tohoku University announced that they've discovered a way to increase the storage capacity of a standard DVD to 42GB. They can also multiply...
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