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CES 2009: New Blu from Samsung
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Samsung showed two new Blu-ray Disc players at its press event on Wednesday, the BD-P4600 and BD-P3600. According to the company, the lozenge-shaped BD-P4600 (shown at left), is the world’s slimmest BD player, measuring only 1.5 inches deep....
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CES 2009: New Harmony touchscreen remote
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Logitech’s Harmony remote control division announced their latest remote, the successor to the Harmony 1000, their first foray into the true touchscreen market. The new remote, the Harmony 1100, has some cosmetic upgrades as well as some major...
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CES 2009: News Flash - Economy is down!
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Wonder what LG, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony all had in common at their press events yesterday? Besides launching new TV, Blu-ray players and describing Green initiatives to help save the planet, they all acknowledged the tough...
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CES 2009: Panasonic's Blu-ray in a Box
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
The term "Home Theater in a Box" formerly had about as much cache as "wine in a box." HTiB was, in fact, a very pejorative acronym used only with extreme prejudice. But, that is changing. Increasingly, HTiBs are going upscale,...
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CES 2009: Panasonic's VHS/BD Combo Player
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
As they say - strange bedfellows. I mean, how many times do you hear "VHS" and "Blu-ray" used in the same sentence? And how many times do you see them in the same player? Panasonic has mated these old and new technologies in...
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CES 2009: Panasonic's Web-enabled TVs and Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Panasonic unveiled their new ideas for their Viera TVs. VIERA CAST is a unique server that will be accessable by all Panasonic web-enabled TVs. Using one server, they'll be able to keep all past, current and future TVs up to date by...
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CES 2009: Paradigm Reference Studio v.5
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009
Paradigm is showing off big time at CES. They've updated the Reference Studio line to v.5. What's changed? Smooth, rounded cabinets, new grille design, new sizes, and refined componentry, and the best part - two new subwoofers. Who...
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CES 2009: Pioneer's Blu-ray Array
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
Pioneer didn't have a big press push at the show this year, but they are pushing three new Blu-ray players with BD-Live. The Pioneer BDP-120 and BDP-320 and the Elite BDP-23FD are all BD-Live with either expandable external memory or built-in...
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CES 2009: Samsung and Yahoo! Connect
SV Staff  |  Jan 08, 2009
Everyone is showing off their Internet-connected devices, and Samsung is never one to be left behind. The new Samsung Yahoo! Connected TVs will feature TV Widgets - icons that let you connect directly to the features you'll use most -...
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CES 2009: Samsung Blu-ray Sound Bar
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009
When I asked Samsung to demonstrate their HT-BD8200, the world’s first sound bar to incorporate a Blu-ray player, someone came rushing over saying, "Don’t touch that!" They finally conceded and allowed me to film a bit of video of...
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