Mark Fleischmann

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Blu-ray Prospers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 31, 2008  |  0 comments
It took only a week after Warner defected to the Blu-ray camp for the latter to establish a more commanding position in the market, according to the NPD Group.
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Ears On
Diablog: Glenn Gould at 75
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 30, 2008  |  2 comments
Oh no. What is that large object sitting on your desk?
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Legit P2P Service in Limbo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 29, 2008  |  0 comments
Legit P2P? It seems too good to be true. And it is, at least for now. Qtrax missed its debut this week.
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Digital Music Still Grows, But More Slowly
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 28, 2008  |  0 comments
Sales of music downloads and the devices that love them grew in 2007, but more slowly than in the past, according to figures from various sources.
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Petitioners Beg for HD DVD's Life
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 25, 2008  |  0 comments
In a surprising show of support for HD DVD, 20,000 people have signed an online petition begging for the underdog high-def disc format's life.
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TWC Mulls Extra Bandwidth Charges
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 24, 2008  |  0 comments
Here's reason number 37,878 to resent the cable industry: It may soon start charging prohibitive tariffs on high-def downloads to penalize consumers who buy or rent from non-cable-controlled download services.
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Should HD DVD Turn to the Dark Side?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 23, 2008  |  2 comments
Abandonment by Warner and Fox has left HD DVD with shrinking support among the motion picture studios. If HD DVD survives at all, it will have to do so with little or eventually no major-studio support. So maybe this is the time to ask a potentially controversial question: Does HD DVD have a future as a niche format--or possibly even an outlaw format? The following suggestions range from possible to distasteful to downright illegal. But since the future of a promising young format is at stake, let's think, um, creatively.
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Did Fox Flip Warner?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2008  |  0 comments
Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill.
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Microsoft Rebrands DRM
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 21, 2008  |  0 comments
Courting confusion to an even greater degree than usual, Microsoft has renamed its digital rights management. What was formerly known as Microsoft PlaysForSure is now called Certified for Windows Vista. Why?
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AV Receiver ReviewsTower Speaker Reviews
Aperion Intimus 533 Cinema HD Speaker System and Yamaha RX-V861 A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 18, 2008  |  Published: Dec 18, 2007  |  0 comments
Dress your home in cherry and amber.

If I didn't know better, I'd suspect some kind of hands-across-the-water design coordination in this month's Spotlight System. When the people at Aperion Audio hit upon the handsome cherry veneer finish that graces the Intimus 533 Cinema HD speaker system, the last thing on their mind was the amber display, a longstanding traditional trait, incidentally, of Yamaha receivers. Nonetheless, a harmony did arise between the two golden hues. Of course, the speakers also come in a high-gloss, piano-black finish, but then, the receiver has a black chassis. This merely proves my point, doesn't it?

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