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Chapter 11 for Syntax-Brillian
SV Staff  |  Jul 08, 2008
Another one bites the dust. Syntax-Brillian, the company that brought you Olevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Based in Tempe, Arizona, the company is selling some assets to a company,...
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Charter Threatens Wayne's World
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2008
Wayne's World's of the world, beware. If Charter has its way, all our favorite public access cable shows are gonna be in trouble. Charter, one of the countries bigger cable carriers, is raising eyebrows across the country with two - count 'em, two...
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Cheap for a Bryston, not for a remote
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008
As a custom installer, I love high-end gear. Milled aluminum faceplates? Awesome. 99.9999% pure silver interconnects? For sure. Laser etched engraving? Damn straight. But when I received the e-mail touting Bryston's new BR2 multifunction remote...
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Chesky Records Announces First MQA-Encoded CDs
SV Staff  |  Apr 06, 2017
Following last month’s release of the first MQA-encoded CD, Chesky Records is bringing more MQA discs to market in May.
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China Tariffs in the Real World
SV Staff  |  Oct 12, 2018
If you’re wondering how tariffs imposed on goods imported from China are affecting consumer electronics-related goods, here’s one example.
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China’s LeEco Adds DTS-HD to Smartphones, TVs
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2016
DTS announced that China-based LeEco is integrating DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD into its line of 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) TVs and one of its smartphones.
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China’s TCL Tops Samsung in North American TV Sales
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2019
The ongoing trade war with China has yet to impinge on sales of TVs from TCL, which has been pushing hard to live up to its tag line: “America’s fastest growing TV brand.”
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China’s XGIMI Corrects Misleading Projector Specs in Settlement with Epson
SV Staff  |  Sep 18, 2023
In the latest chapter of Epson’s crusade against deceptive advertising practices in the video projection industry, Chinese portable projection specialist XGIMI today agreed to correct inaccurate brightness specs it had published for four of its projectors.
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China’s Xiaomi Gets Creative with Smart TV
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2015
Xiaomi, a Chinese electronics company that sells millions of smartphones in Asia, takes an interesting approach with a 60-inch 4K TV it plans to sell in China for RMB 4,999 ($786).
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Chinese Brands Embrace Screenless TVs
SV Staff  |  May 17, 2017
Innovative technologies for displaying video without a glass panel are poised to offer consumers a new viewing experience and the opportunity to reinvent living room design, according to a new report from U.K.-based market research firm Futuresource Consulting.
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