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SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2009  | 
With Zombies being such a hot topic recently we thought this deal on one of the best to ever play a member of the walking dead, Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness, was a can't miss. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Polk Audio...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2009  | 
For obvious reasons, Microsoft has never been a big fan of people alter their Xbox 360 consoles to play copied games. Their standard punishment usually comes in the form of a quick swing of the Xbox Live banhammer, which disallows modders to play...
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2009  | 
If you haven't at least given Boxee's open-source media center utility a chance, you have seriously been missing out. The ambitious little project took a hit earlier this year when they were told to stop serving up Hulu content [You'll...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 12, 2009  | 
Would you like to rent a movie on an SD Card? A Blockbuster experiment will let you do just that.
SV Staff  |  Nov 11, 2009  | 
You're probably not going to use a locking HDMI cable as a leash for your pug, but it's nice to know the option is there. PerfectPath, one of the cable companies that isn't Monster, showed off its new PerfectLock HDMI cables at the CES Unleashed...
SV Staff  |  Nov 11, 2009  | 
The Holiday season is just around the corner and today's deal is a perfect gift for anyone looking to upgrade their small HDTV. We found this LG 50-inch plasma for close to half-off at $969.99 (normally $1,699.95). More HD and gadget deals*...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 11, 2009  | 
Are those too-loud TV ads wearing you down? The standard-setting body for DTV is taking aim at the problem of blaring commercials by distributing new audio guidelines to broadcasters.
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2009  | 
If you were searching for that perfect gift for the movie fan that has everything, today's deal from Barnes & Noble might give you the chance to find a rare classic they might not have. Not only is the store offering a variety of deals on...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 10, 2009  | 
Were you planning to buy a Sony Bravia TV or Blu-ray player in the near future? If so, the company will throw in a free streaming movie, and you'll get to see it a month before it's released on disc.
SV Staff  |  Nov 09, 2009  | 
It seems like everybody is trying to do their own thing when it comes to 3D video. Since there's no specific standard, different HDTV makers are all implementing 3D in slightly different ways. These differences might not seem apparent to most...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 09, 2009  | 
The latest in a series of streaming deals involves Best Buy and the Roxio CinemaNow service owned by Sonic Solutions.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2009  | 
The recently remastered Beatles catalogue is about to be issued in the form of a USB stick. Interestingly, this first non-CD digital release will include FLAC files at 24 bits (a big improvement over 16-bit CDs) and 44.1 khz (same as CD). MP3 files at 320 kbps will also be included on the 16GB apple-shaped USB stick.
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2009  | 
The original Zen X-Fi player is an excellent little portable media player. Loads of supported video codecs and expandable storage made it a definite contender, even if its button layout could be a little challenging for those of us with fat...
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2009  | 
Over the next few months, Dolby is driving a tricked-out surround sound truck around southern California to promote its surround sound technology. The Dolby Truck features Definitive Technology speakers, Toshiba HDTVs, Pioneer Elite receivers, and...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 05, 2009  | 
When the DVR first came along, TV and ad executives quaked. They feared the convenience of hard-drive recorders would lead to an orgy of commercial skipping and undermine Nielsen ratings. But the opposite has happened and the media business is smiling.

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