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Samsung's Matrix/Blu Combo Special
SV Staff  |  Oct 14, 2008  |  0 comments
Perhaps trying to get your Blu-ray dollars before Black Friday, Samsung is offering a tasty combination plate. Currently, Samsung's BD-P1500 (now a Profile 2.0 player) is being sold with a great offer. The Ultimate Matrix Collection is being...
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Blu Christmas?
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Is Blu-ray in or out? Hot, or not-hot? It seems that pendulum swings daily. Most recently, though, it seems to be looking good for Blu-ray heading into the holiday shopping season. The Blu-ray Disc Association, made up of manufacturers and movie...
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What Aspect Don't You Understand?
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Our good buddy, Pete Pachal, over at DVICE, makes a good point. In spite of technological prowess coming out the wazoo everywhere else, television companies just can't seem to figure out aspect ratios. Back in the day, it was pretty simple. When...
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White LED Versus RGB LED
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Traditional LCD screens use fluorescent lighting components - cheap, reliable, but power-hungry. Lately, manufacturers have been using RGB LEDS in their backlight units, mainly in high-end units. While more expensive, they use less power, have...
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Boomtime for Plasma
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2008  |  0 comments
Even with the global economy on increasingly shaky ground, a new study out of China shows that - not  only are plasma sales booming as LCD sales fall - plasma sales are actually hitting historical highs. While you can debate on which is...
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Political Planetarium Projector
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008  |  0 comments
We try to stay away from politics here - my mom said to never mix business and politics. Sorry Mom, I'm about to break that rule. The curious folks over at Gizmodo picked up on something during the last presidential debate. Apparently, in an...
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Xbox 360 Turning Blu
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008  |  0 comments
Check the weather - looks like a freeze might be coming. Back in the day, PS3 was Blu-ray, Xbox 360 was HD DVD. And, Toshiba was HD DVD, and still refuses to switch to Blu-ray. My, oh my, how times are changing. X-bit Labs is reporting that...
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Remembering Buddy
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008  |  0 comments
We've just gotten word that a distant member of the Sound & Vision family passed on a couple weeks ago. He was the closest thing we had to a mascot and supermodel, and he was a real good sport: Buddy Butterworth, the Yellow Labrador Retriever. ...
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$1 Blu-ray Premium From Netflix
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008  |  0 comments
Netflix has always had very reasonable rates, but if you want to keep getting Blu-ray Discs as part of your rental agreement, you're gonna have to pay to play. Not by much. The Blu-ray premium is only $1.00 per month. Is there anything to...
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Ladies' Night at Best Buy
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2008  |  0 comments
Best Buy is ditching the yellow and blue and going for pink. Figuratively, that is. In an effort to appeal to more women shoppers, a few of the new stores in Denver are doing to be redecorated. Not in pink, but for some reason, someone feels that...
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