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NEC's New Blu-ray Chip
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
Anything that brings down the price of Blu-ray is a good thing. Anything that keeps them running just as efficiency while bringing down the price is better. Simple logic. NEC just announced the EMMA3PF, the world's first chip that combines signal...
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Need a Job? CTA Named Top Workplace 5th Year in a Row
SV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2018
For the fifth straight year, The Washington Post has named the Arlington, Virginia-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA), organizer of the annual CES technology trade show, as one of Washington, D.C's top workplaces.
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Neil Young Archives on Blu-ray: June 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: At a SXSW panel on the Neil Young Archives, manager Elliot Roberts announced that the first volume of the long, long-awaited project will indeed appear on June 2. Of course, previously announced release dates have come and gone —...
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Neil Young Bares All as Pono Struggles to Move Forward
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2015
Neil Young is remarkably upbeat and remarkably candid in a recent Facebook post about the problems facing his Kickstarter-funded company, PonoMusic.
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Neil Young Votes for . . . Blu-ray!
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2008
Seven years ago, when we launched our coverage of DVD-Audio in the February/March 2001 double issue, we ran an exclusive interview with Neil Young, where the "legendary rocker and CD-hater" sang the praises of the new format. ...
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Neil Young's Archives: To Blu-ray Or Not?
SV Staff  |  Oct 14, 2008
Neil Young is known for hating early digital audio formats, and seemed to be all set to embrace Blu-ray as the format with high enough resolution to be acceptable. His Archives Vol. 1 (1963-1972) had been slated for a November 3 release, but it's...
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Netflix 4K Now Available on Dish’s Hopper 3 DVR
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2016
Dish announced today that the Netflix catalog of 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TV shows and movies is now available on its Hopper 3 DVR, which decodes and outputs native 4K at 60 frames per second with 10-bit color.

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Netflix 4K Now On Comcast’s Xfinity X1 Service
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2017
Comcast has announced the availability of “seamless access” to Netflix Ultra HD (UHD) 4K programming for its Xfinity X1 TV/Internet platform.
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Netflix Adds Download Option
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2016
Netflix has added a free download option so subscribers can watch movies and TV shows on iOS and Android devices on the go or when an Internet connection is not available.
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Netflix Announces 2016 “Recommended” TVs
SV Staff  |  Mar 23, 2016
Netflix has announced the first round of 2016 TVs to qualify for its updated, more stringent Netflix Recommended TV program.
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