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Samsung Creates Streaming Help Channel
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 26, 2010  | 
Samsung has launched a streaming channel to help consumers use the company's products.
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Korea goes retro with LG's 14" CRT
SV Staff  |  Jan 25, 2010  | 
Welcome to the other end of the home theater spectrum: the 14-inch, standard-definition cathode ray tube. No, this isn't a historical piece; it's a new product from LG. The 14SR1EB is an old-timey CRT television, complete with four legs and...
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Cable Sports Loophole Closed
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 25, 2010  | 
An arcane loophole that allowed some cable operators to withhold local sports from other video providers has been closed by a 4-1 vote of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Oppo Goes Low
 |  Jan 24, 2010  |  First Published: Jan 25, 2010  | 

When Oppo introduced the BDP-83 universal Blu-ray player for $500 (<A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/hddiscplayers/oppo_bdp-83_universal_disc_pl... <I>UAV</I>'s review here</A>), it set the price/performance standard&#151;in fact, many consider it to be the benchmark against which all other Blu-ray players should be judged. After upgrading the BDP-83's analog-audio outputs late last year, resulting in the BDP-83SE for $900 (<A href="http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/audiophile_oppo/">profiled here</A>), the company today adds a third model to its lineup, the BDP-80, which will carry a retail price tag of only $289.

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HD Deals: Toshiba REGZA 47" LCD TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2010  | 
If you still need that affordable HDTV to watch the Super Bowl this year, today's deal is exactly what you were looking for. We've found the Toshiba REGZA 47ZV650U 47" 1080p 240Hz LCD TV for $979.00 (normally $1,699.99). Not only is...
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Get ready to pay for Hulu and Youtube
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2010  | 
And so it begins. Youtube is going to start charging to watch some independent films on its service, and Hulu looks like it might be following suit. USA Today reported that YouTube will charge around $5 for access to five Sundance Film Festival...
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Hulu Mulls Pricing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2010  | 
Up to now admission to most TV-on-internet websites has been free. But one of the category's major sites, Hulu, may soon start charging for online viewing of some shows.
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10 commandments for buying an HDTV at a "big box" store
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2010  | 
There are all kinds of reasons to buy an HDTV at a big box electronics store. Maybe you found a really good price in one of their ads. Maybe you have a family member who's suspicious about getting a big-ticket item over the web. It doesn't...
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Avatar Raises 3D Awareness
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 21, 2010  | 
Avatar now has a place in movie history as a film that has forever changed public consciousness of a technology. In this case, the technology is 3D. Like it or not, 3D is coming home, and James Cameron's blockbuster has made a majority of viewers aware of that.
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Avantgarde's $40,000 G2 Duo Omega speakers
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2010  | 
Just because CES ended two weeks ago doesn't mean there still aren't some funky, expensive speakers to check out. For example, Avantgarde's G2 speakers combine a huge horn-shaped speaker with a huge block-shaped subwoofer into a large, loud, pricey...
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Not Everyone's Ready for 3D
user  |  Jan 20, 2010  | 
Rafe Needleman of c|net has a problem with 3D. He's a self-described "flat viewer" and thus can't see 3D effects even if they work fine for most other people. And he's not alone. Four to ten percent of the population has the same problem, "depending on which expert you ask."
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Xbox 360 might be getting ESPN streaming
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
Good news for Xbox 360 owners: you might be able to watch live sporting events through your Xbox and ESPN in the future. According to the New York Times, Microsoft and Disney are in talks to potentially bring ESPN content to the Xbox. The...
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Your 3-D TV Checklist
SV Staff  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
Congratulations! Your new flat-screen TV is kick-ass! I sincerely admire its tremendous resolution, its vividly natural colors, its bright-as-daylight brightness, and its sheer size. There’s only one problem: It’s flat. No, I’m not...
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Panasonic Plasma Sets New Record
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 19, 2010  | 
One of the visible highlights of this year's Consumer Electronics Show was this massive plasma shown by Panasonic. It measures an incredible 152 inches.
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Lexicon sells $500 Oppo Blu-ray player for $3,500
SV Staff  |  Jan 18, 2010  | 
Lexicon did a bad thing. According to Audioholics, the company's $3,500 BD-30 is little more than a rebadged $500 Oppo BD-83. The site says that Lexicon's Blu-ray player is literally just an Oppo BD-83 in an aluminum Lexicon wrapper. This isn't...
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