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HDTV Super Bowl Sales
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Did you, or didn't you?The Consumer Electronics Association predicted that nearly 2.6 million HDTVs were sold specifically for Super Bowl XLIII.  They said that for the fourth year in a row the big game is the number one reason folks go...
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7 More Unfortunate TV Broadcast Mix-ups
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
By now, you've heard about the porny interlude that Super Bowl viewers got in Tucson, but it certainly wasn't the first time something like that has happened. Here are a few more situations where viewers got more than they expected....
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Xbox 360 HDMI Fix Coming at 2:00am
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009
Xbox 360 has had a problem ever since NXE went live - the HDMI outputs haven't worked. Not for NXE, any other games or even movies or streaming.  Sucks for you, right?Luckily, Microsoft has finally admitted that it's a problem on...
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Fostex PM0.4W Powered Monitors Match Your Mac
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2009
Personally, when it comes to monitor speakers, I don't care how ugly they are as long as they sound good and will fit on my epic mess of a desk. With a pair of Fostex's new PM0.4Ws, though, that compromise might not be necessary. Each...
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The DTV Transition Date Goes Back to the Future
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2009
Join me in doing your best Amy Poehler voice when I read that headline and say, "Really?" The bill pushing back the deadline for the DTV transition to June 12th is alive again and should be going under the pen of the president fairly...
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Pool Party Speakers
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Plenty of companies make outdoor speakers or waterproof speakers that can go near your pool.  What about speakers that go in the pool? Don't have a pool?  Replace your rubber duckie in the tub with these too. These speakers are...
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Klipsch Connects to DTV Debacle
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
While the transition to DTV is delayed again, it's still coming — like it or not. Speaker manufacturer Klipsch is jumping on the transition bandwagon, using the switch as an excuse to upsell your audio system. From an article on TWICE: “We...
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Got XBox? Get Netflix and Win!
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Do you have an XBox? Have you ever considered adding the NXE-enabled Netflix streaming feature to it? No time like the present. Right now, Netflix has an sweepstake running right now, where weekly winners will be selected to win a kick-ass home...
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Sound-Soothing iPhone App
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Do you know anyone addicted to white noise to lull them to sleep? At home with your favorite fan, it's not a problem. But, start traveling, and its a whole new problem. Nights are spent trying to find static on hotel radios as most TVs now...
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Panasonic's Green LCDs with WirelessHD
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Why does Japan get all the good stuff first? Panasonic Japan is showing off  the new Z series of Viera TVs that use half the power of the competition, but it gets even better. Instead of having those ugly cables running up to these gorgeous...
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Grammy Watch on Palladia
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Complain all you want about the lack of new material on Palladia, MTV's HD offering, but this weekend, they're stepping it up. Starting Friday night at 9pm until the start of Sunday night's broadcast of the Grammy's, Palladia HD...
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Speak-er Speakers
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Think you do the funniest things with your computer? Spout the wittiest comments on your YouTube videos? Wouldn't you love a pair of these speech bubble speakers perched next to their computer monitor to make sure you hear every funny blurb,...
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Sonic Bed: Home Theater In a Different Box
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009
Home theater in a box takes on a whole new meaning. The Sonic Bed is a home theater system built into a massive bed. The bed, designed by Kaffe Matthews uses a series of loudspeakers and six subwoofers placed in the base of the bed.The subwoofers...
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X-Men Trilogy on Blu-ray Wants to Sell You a Ticket to X-Men Origins: Wolverine
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2009
I, like almost every movie lover, can think of at least two more trilogies that I would like to see on Blu-ray before I would ever even think of asking for X-men. But, on April 21st you'll be able to recapture all of the, um, inconsistency...
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Breaking News: Pioneer Quits TV Biz
SV Staff  |  Feb 06, 2009
A Japanese business journal has just reported that the Pioneer Corporation will be pulling the plug on the TV business. Almost as shocking, the report in the Nikkei Japanese paper stated that Pioneer will be moving its DVD business to a new...
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