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Nice Try, Westinghouse
SV Staff  |  May 27, 2008  |  0 comments
Westinghouse is a name everyone knows; from home heating to garage door openers, it's a name you know. What you might not know is that they're in the consumer electronics biz, and hoping to become as known for TVs as they are for coffee pots. See...
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What's in a Name?
SV Staff  |  May 27, 2008  |  0 comments
File this one in the "Are you kidding me?" folder. Monster Cable is acting like Frankenstein's monster - out of control, and creating chaos in its wake. Monster Cable, maker of "high-end" audio and video cables and connectors...
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FUZE Gets Blu
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  |  0 comments
How embarrassing. You have the latest and greatest FUZE whole-home media system, and since the advent of Blu-ray, it's obsolete. Mortifying, if you ask me. No worries -- ArcSoft to the rescue. ArcSoft is partnering with FUZE to provide Blu-ray...
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The Peacock on a DISH
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  |  0 comments
You know you do it. I do it too. We all do it. We all use our DVRs to skip commercials. For many users, that's the main reason they purchased a DVR in the first place. Unfortunately, this trend is effecting the advertiser's bottom line. They pay...
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A Rose By Any Other Name...
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  |  0 comments
It used to be that a brand name was just that. You always knew exactly what you were getting when you opened the box -- the name on the outside matched the components on the inside. These days, you can never tell. In the latest round of re-badging,...
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B&W's Society of Sound
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  |  0 comments
Audiophiles, get your downloading fingers ready. Finally, a music download service with a sound we can all be excited about. Peter Gabriel and his Real World Studios are joining forces with Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) speaker manufacturers to...
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Survey Says...
SV Staff  |  May 23, 2008  |  0 comments
While LCD televisions are seeming to reign supreme in the marketplace, a surprising figure was revealed in a recent survey conducted by DisplaySearch, a North American research firm, about the number two spot. Picture-tube CRT TVs, in all their...
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Has The Whole Grain Trend Gone Too Far?
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2008  |  0 comments
The very thing that people love about Blu-ray could very well be the thing that people are going to hate. For the first time, home theaters are able to display every single, subtle detail of your favorite old films, as they've only been visible...
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Sony Big OLED One-Two Punch
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2008  |  0 comments
After some breaking news a few weeks ago slamming the projected lifetime of their XEL-1 OLED screens, Sony has two exciting news stories. Undaunted by bad press, Sony announced they're dumping $210 million into developing medium to large OLED...
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Panasonic: Delivering More Affordable Blu Chips
SV Staff  |  May 22, 2008  |  0 comments
One of the reasons many consumers are holding off on buying into Blu-ray is their complaints about the cost.  Hopefully, Panasonic's latest development will help bring the price down, reduce power consumption, and add more features....
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