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SV Staff  |  Oct 28, 2008
This is bad. I wanted to post this 12 hours ago. Wanna know why I'm sooo late? Well, I've been busy. Really, really busy. See, MTV Music just launched, and they have every video ever made!  Well, okay, probably not every video, but...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
In a surprising move, Sony executives called a press conference today and announced that Sony and other licensees would abandon the Blu-ray disc format. According to the Sony spokesperson, "After considerable thought, we've decided that we...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Gotta admit this: Most whole-home system manufacturers are a bit, well, boring. Really, how interesting can an in-wall speaker be? Well, the folks at Proficient Audio Systems have a bit of a sense of humor. And, a bit of creativity too!This...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
No question about. Everyone likes nice, round numbers. So it caught our attention when The Hollywood Reporter noted that Blu-ray has reached the 1,000-title milestone. Sort of. By their count, as of last week, more than 1,000 Blu-ray Discs...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Times are tough. Sometimes a man will do anything to feed his family. Just ask Jan Valjean. And sometimes a man will do anything so his family can watch TV. Especially HDTV. The Pocono Record in Pennsylvania carried this news item: Someone drove...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Wow. That's a lot of letters. Lemme sort that out for you. Verizon's FiOS TV is offering ABC video-on-demand, in high-definition. But, (and you knew there would have to be a "but") there's a catch. Intentionally, ABC is...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
I'm not sure what to make of this. First, the facts: An outfit called Royal Digital Media has announced it will market an optical disc format to rival and surpass Blu-ray. Possibly developed by, and named for, Dreamstream, the new format would...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
Companies can't seem to stop trying to outdo themselves in the wackiest of ways. We've seen transparent screens and flexible screens. Big screens and tiny screens. Samsung was showing off once again at the FPD International 2008 show....
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
It started with rumors strictly about the Xbox 360. But apparently, Netflix is rolling out a soft launch of its HD streaming service to all streaming devices. Oh, the Xbox 360 will have it with the New Xbox Experience, but so will the LG and...
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008
I have a confession to make: I have never participated in Black Friday madness. Nope. Never have, and hopefully, never will.Instead, I always plan a really, really long bike ride to burn off the sweet potatoes with marshmallows. However, my...
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008
If you can possibly remember back that far, back in September 2004, it looked like TiVo and Netflix would strike a deal to stream movies to set-top boxes. It was a terrifically brilliant idea. But nothing ever came of it. TiVo worked out a deal...
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008
In an ultimate battle of the bands, looks like the Beatles are making a virtual comeback. MTV Networks, the company behind the video game Rock Band, just announced a licensing agreement with the Beatles. Looks like the Beatles will be featured in...
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008
Nothing stops a show like an awesome OLED display. Samsung pulled out the stops at the FPD International 2008 Show.  Alongside the floppy OLED screen we showed off yesterday, they rolled out a 40-inch OLED screen with specs that will make a...
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008
Now, I'm venturing out on a limb here, but I'm willing to bet Mamma Mia! isn't anywhere near the top of your "must buy" list of Blu-ray releases when it hits the streets December 16th. But, if we tell you about a neat new...

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