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Netflix delivers 2 billionth disc
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2009
We weren't thrilled with the news about Netflix upping their prices for Blu-ray subscribers (though, we understand), so we're happy to see some good news coming out of their camp. Alabama resident Clay Shannon had no idea that he was going...
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Waxing rhapsodic on Maurice Jarre
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2009
You may have read that film composer Maurice Jarre died last Saturday at the age of 84. Among his many accomplishments, Jarre won the Oscar for Best Score for three David Lean landmarks: Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago (with its distinctive...
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Niveus gets in the ZONE
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2009
Niveus Media has announced the ZONE multi-room media player, a compact media system that can play music and movies served from any networked media PC. At just 6" by 6" by 2", it's slightly smaller than a Mac Mini, with more home...
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Boxed Set of the Month: Pearl Jam's "Ten"
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2009
Let's see now . . . two CDs, one DVD, four LPs, a buncha other stuff, and a cassette! What, no 8-track? Despite that, the Collector's Edition of Pearl Jam's 1991 debut, Ten (Epic/Legacy), truly goes to Eleven - and as such, it's...
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Help Wanted: Smashing Pumpkins drummer
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2009
Can you take random abuse from Billy Corgan? Can you explode on cue? If so, the Smashing Pumpkins have a job for you: drummer!This is not a joke.Late yesterday, I received the following e-mail from the band's publicist:"Auditions will be...
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McIntosh offers 60th-anniversary tube amps
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2009
High-end audio manufacturer McIntosh is celebrating six decades in the business a system that hails back to the company's early days. The Limited Edition 60th Anniversary Classic System features McIntosh's MC75 monoblock amplifier and C22...
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Blu-ray users to pay more for Netflix
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2009
I love Netflix. I have been a subscriber forever, so I'm a little sad to hear that the price for Blu-ray subscribers is going up again on April 27th. They announced the price increases this morning through their arsenal of social media...
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$1.29 is too much for a song from iTunes
SV Staff  |  Mar 27, 2009
When iTunes introduced their one-price-fits-all model for selling music, many record labels were unhappy with the situation. The ability to buy a single song for a dollar made full records a hard sell for some artists. But it was a hit with...
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The hunt for "Plasma Pat" is on
SV Staff  |  Mar 26, 2009
It's fine to look for deals. If you've fully researched (that is, read Sound & Vision regularly and enjoy our thorough test reports) the home theater equipment you're looking to buy, there are few reasons not to shop around for the...
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Blockbuster, TiVo join forces, put VOD on DVR
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2009
TiVo has just announced a partnership with Blockbuster to expand the availability of both TiVo DVRs and Blockbuster's on-demand video service. By the second half of 2009, TiVo will have integrated Blockbuster OnDemand content into its Series2,...
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