Mark Fleischmann

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Audio Video News
U.S. Virgin Megastores to Close
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 09, 2009
The last six Virgin Megastores in the United States will close between April and June.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Definitive Technology Mythos STS SuperTower Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 06, 2009

Performance
Value
Build Quality
Price: $4,355 At A Glance: Slender, gloss black, extruded-aluminum towers • Dual built-in powered subs with passive radiators • Superb dialogue reproduction

Hide the Sub—No, Subs!

Why build a system around powered towers like Definitive Technology’s Mythos STS SuperTower? Wouldn’t it be easier to live with a subwoofer? Maybe. Maybe not.

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Audio Video News
Circuit City Closes This Weekend
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 06, 2009
Circuit City will close all existing stores on Sunday, ending a long-drama over the electronics mega-chain's struggle for survival and its lengthy goodbye.
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Audio Video News
Blockbuster Busted?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 05, 2009
Will Blockbuster Inc. be the next new face on the bankruptcy soup line?
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Audio Video News
Circuit's Loss Is Best Buy's Gain
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 04, 2009
One door closes and another opens. Where will Circuit City customers take their business after the mega-chain's swan dive? To Best Buy, 55 percent of them told NPD Group researchers.
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Audio Video News
FCC Wades into DTV Royalty Dispute
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 03, 2009
Is price gouging on patents inflating the prices of DTVs? A lobbying group says DTV patent holders are imposing onerous terms when licensing their technologies to competing manufacturers. And the Federal Communications Commission has promised to investigate.
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Audio Video News
Would You Like Sirius XM with Your DirecTV?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 02, 2009
Would you like to subscribe to both satellite radio and satellite television in one convenient package? You might get a chance if Liberty Media's John Malone gets his way. He's thinking of bundling Sirius XM, in which he now owns a minority interest, with DirecTV, in which he owns a controlling interest.
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Audio Video News
Et Tu, LG Plasma?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 27, 2009
LG may become the next manufacturer to give up on plasma, following similar moves by Hitachi, NEC, and Vizio and Pioneer's total exit from TV manufacturing.
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Audio Video News
We're Still in Plasma, Says LG
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 27, 2009
Responding to rumors that it may pull out of plasma manufacturing, LG reaffirmed its commitment to the category in a press release issued today. In its entirety, it says:
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Audio Video News
Cable Shows to Go Online
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 26, 2009
Historically, made-for-cable programming has been just that. Cable operators used it to differentiate their service from broadcast networks. But you just might start seeing it online as early as this summer. Even more surprising, cable operators are leading the effort to put cable programming on the internet.
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