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Klipsch Connects to DTV Debacle
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009  | 
While the transition to DTV is delayed again, it's still coming — like it or not. Speaker manufacturer Klipsch is jumping on the transition bandwagon, using the switch as an excuse to upsell your audio system. From an article on TWICE: “We...
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Pool Party Speakers
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2009  | 
Plenty of companies make outdoor speakers or waterproof speakers that can go near your pool.  What about speakers that go in the pool? Don't have a pool?  Replace your rubber duckie in the tub with these too. These speakers are...
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To Delay After All
 |  Feb 04, 2009  | 

It feels like watching a tennis match—back and forth, over and over. The decision to delay the analog-TV cutoff was passed by the Senate, rejected by the House of Representatives, passed again by the Senate last week, and finally passed today by the House with a vote of 264-158. Interestingly, the number of Republicans who voted for the bill (23) was greater than the number of Democrats who voted against it (10). Obviously, President Obama will sign it, since he spearheaded the effort to delay the transition in the first place.

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The DTV Transition Date Goes Back to the Future
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2009  | 
Join me in doing your best Amy Poehler voice when I read that headline and say, "Really?" The bill pushing back the deadline for the DTV transition to June 12th is alive again and should be going under the pen of the president fairly...
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It's Official: DTV Transition Botched
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 04, 2009  | 
The on-again, off-again effort to delay the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12 has overcome its biggest obstacle. It originated with the Obama team, then got approved by the Senate, voted down by the House of Representatives, re-approved by the Senate, and today, finally passed by the House in a 264-158 vote. The legislation now goes to President Obama who is expected to sign it.
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Fostex PM0.4W Powered Monitors Match Your Mac
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2009  | 
Personally, when it comes to monitor speakers, I don't care how ugly they are as long as they sound good and will fit on my epic mess of a desk. With a pair of Fostex's new PM0.4Ws, though, that compromise might not be necessary. Each...
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Xbox 360 HDMI Fix Coming at 2:00am
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Xbox 360 has had a problem ever since NXE went live - the HDMI outputs haven't worked. Not for NXE, any other games or even movies or streaming.  Sucks for you, right?Luckily, Microsoft has finally admitted that it's a problem on...
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7 More Unfortunate TV Broadcast Mix-ups
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
By now, you've heard about the porny interlude that Super Bowl viewers got in Tucson, but it certainly wasn't the first time something like that has happened. Here are a few more situations where viewers got more than they expected....
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HDTV Super Bowl Sales
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Did you, or didn't you?The Consumer Electronics Association predicted that nearly 2.6 million HDTVs were sold specifically for Super Bowl XLIII.  They said that for the fourth year in a row the big game is the number one reason folks go...
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Netflix Might Start Streming HBO Content for a Price
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
According to Hacking Netflix, users (not me, sadly) are getting e-mail surveys asking if they would be willing to pay an extra $10 a month to watch a selection of movies and original shows from HBO. It goes on to list most of the network's most...
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Sirius XM Heading to iPhone
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Everyone has a killer app for the iPhone, and hopefully, Sirius XM will find an app that will save the day.  An application was just submitted to the App Store for uSirius StarPlayr, an app that will let users listen to Sirius XM on their...
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Super Bowl XLIII Ads on Hulu
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Did you miss any of the ads from the big game?  Wanna re-watch a few of your favorites? Hulu has all the ads online, and the quality looks pretty good. They're all right here, including 2D and 3D versions of the Sobe commercial. ...
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Blockbuster Hooks Up with CinemaNow
user  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Desperate to catch up with the online transformation of its main rival Netflix, Blockbuster has struck a deal with CinemaNow to bring online movie distribution to its customers.
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Comcast Punishes Arizona Super Bowl Viewers With Porn
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2009  | 
Honestly, the whole things sounds a little like a hoax to me, but there are many reports this morning that Arizona Comcast subscribers were greeted by a few seconds of porn right after Cardinals receiver, Larry Fitzgerald scored Arizona's...
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Senate Passes Revised DTV Delay Bill
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 30, 2009  | 

According to an aide to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), the US Senate yesterday unanimously passed a revised version of a bill that would delay the transition to digital television from February 17 to June 12. The revisions had to do with budget rules and first-responder communications, changes that were added by the House of Representatives before the bill was defeated there on Tuesday.

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