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OLED: Live Fast, Die Young
SV Staff  |  May 09, 2008  |  0 comments
Without question, Sony's XEL-1 is one sweet TV. Its OLED display, the first in a commercially available TV, is wafer thin, its colors are vibrant, and the contrast ratio is outstanding. Be sure to see it, and don't wait too long. Because it might...
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Criterion Collection turns Blu
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2008  |  0 comments
Take a peek at what news was waiting in my mailbox this morning. Criterion Collection is finally entering the Blu-ray market. While initially waiting it out on the sidelines until the pendulum finally swung away from HD DVD, the company known for...
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You Can Never be TOO Thin...
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2008  |  0 comments
According to news out of Korea, the new LG Scarlet TV is the world's thinnest TV. Well, at 45mm thick, it  is quite thin. But the thinnest model in the world? Not so fast, Ms. Scarlet. In a scene that could play out behind the scenes at the...
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Media-Go-Round
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2008  |  0 comments
Anyone heading to Japan anytime soon? If so, could you pick up one of these for me? Sony's released two versions of this new VAIO media server, with a whopping 1TB or 1.5TB of storage. Looks kinda like a whopper too. The 1TB model, VGF-HS1 will...
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Blu in a Box
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2008  |  0 comments
You know that keen DVD-powered Home Theater in a Box you got for Christmas? It is my solemn duty to tell you that it has been superseded. HTiBs have been a hot category for years, mainly equipped with DVD head units, but more and more companies are...
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Kudos to KURO
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2008  |  0 comments
If black is the new black, then Pioneer is just about the hippest manufacturer in town. While their previous models of KURO plasmas were the talk of the town, the newest models, the Elite PDP-5020FD and PDP-6020FD can produce even blacker blacks,...
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Elite Blu
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2008  |  0 comments
Not long ago, the Big News was Blu-ray versus HD DVD. Now, it's all about the avalanche of new Blu-ray players. Everyone loves a winner. Pioneer has jumped into the fray with not one, but two new BD players: the BDP-05FD and the BDP-51FD. Both...
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Receiving news from Pioneer
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2008  |  0 comments
Pioneer just announced a stunning new line of receivers that are bound to create a stir, mainly due to the impressive feature list. The top-of-the-line Elite SC-07 is code-named "Susano" but we just call it hot. It was designed to...
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News Flash: Hell Freezes Over
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2008  |  0 comments
In case the whole Obama/Clinton thing is getting old, here is a new debate, that in fact, is far more important. Did Neil Young embrace Blu-ray because digital audio is finally good enough to satisfy his musician's keen sensibilities, or did he...
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Is Your TV Green?
SV Staff  |  May 06, 2008  |  0 comments
Hold on a second! Before you plug in that spiffy new TV, have you considered its carbon footprint? I don't care if you waste your life watching TV, but I do care if it's going to trash my planet. Apparently, the LCD TV Association cares too. The...
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