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Turner Sports Presents: NBA in 3D
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008  | 
While the NFL had a limited showing of a football game recently to press and invited guests, the NBA and Turner Sports is bringing 3D to the masses. The NBA All-Star Saturday Night - 3-point contest, skill challenge and most fun, slam dunk...
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Video Games Are Energy Hogs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2008  | 
What's that gutteral oinking and snorting sound? That's the sound of a video game console at the energy trough. Leave the console on and you might add more than a hundred bucks a year to your power bill.
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Standard Blu-ray Prices: Will it Help?
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
We all love a bargain, especially on Blu-ray. But in the past, the prices for Blu-ray have been all over the map. And, there seemed to be no correlation between price and features on a disc.  Some with tons of features and BD Live...
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Multi-channel, 24-bit Wireless
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
Wireless speakers have been around for a while, but the sound quality, mainly due to interference, has always been a problem. Focus Enhancements has just started showing off their Summit FS848 IC that is designed for uncompressed 24-bit...
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Samsung Profits Not-So-Sunny
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
Obviously, more and more companies are going to face problems, in these "challenging economic times." Samsung is the latest to weigh in with disappointing numbers. The world's largest memory-chip and LCD manufacturer has said that...
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David Byrne: Same as it ever was!
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
  Last night, my wife and I saw David Byrne in concert in Charleston, South Carolina, and Byrne put on a rockin' show!  In what was practically a two-hour love letter to fans, Byrne played a ton of Talking Heads material, as well as...
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Amazon.com's Blu-ray Sale
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
Go - NOW!  Amazon.com is having a Blu-ray sale! From now until midnight (pst) December 17th, get three Blu-ray discs for the price of two. Not every Blu-ray in stock, but almost every disc. (They have a total of 201 Blu-ray movies for sale,...
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YouTube Embraces HD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 10, 2008  | 
Google-owned YouTube has begun providing some offerings in an HD format. You can find them by logging onto the site and searching "hd."
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Sharp Sharing Hope This Holiday Season
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008  | 
''Tis the season indeed! Have you seen this gorgeous display at NY's Grand Central Station? Get yourself quickly down to check out the AQUOS Experience, complete with a 26-foot tall tree created from 43 Sharp AQUOS LCD TV. To create...
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High-Speed Tuner Hits the Highway
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008  | 
If you were hoping that the digital TV switch would be a good reason to ditch your car, well, you're out of luck. Like some folks who sell the car because the ashtrays were full, others were probably getting ready to  turn in the keys...
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Netflix: If We Offer Blu-ray, They Will Come
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008  | 
Early year-end present for Netflix! They had hoped to have 500,000 subscribers paying an extra $1/month to be able to get Blu-ray discs by the end of the year. They've already met that goal, a few weeks ahead of schedule. Do the math -...
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Sony Woes
SV Staff  |  Dec 09, 2008  | 
  Yikes. Tough times even for the giants of industry. Sony just announced plans to lay off 8,000 full-time employees worldwide. Ouch. An additional 8,000 contract and temp employees will also be getting the ax. With a global workforce of...
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At Major Label, Downloads Beat CDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 09, 2008  | 
Legit download music sales have passed a notable milestone at Warner's historic Atlantic Records. The label now sells more downloads than CDs. This is believed to be a major-label first.
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Acoustic Research Powerline HDMI Reviewed
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008  | 
Who doesn't long for a wireless way to connect your high-tech gear? The Acoustic Research HDP100 tries to answer the calling. It transmits HDMI information through powerlines. So, if you have AC power running to your HDTV, that's all you...
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150 Inches, Not the Sky, is the Limit
SV Staff  |  Dec 08, 2008  | 
Well, I might as well cancel my tickets and hotel reservations now. Looks like no one is going to attempt to out-size the 150-inch TV display at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year. Why bother going if not to gawk at the latest prototype...
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