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Samsung's 4K x 2K 63-inch Plasma
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Samsung is certainly getting a lot of press out of the FPD International 2008. We've seen their flexy OLED, their 40-inch Full HD OLED, and now, they're really pulling out all the stops. Samsung unveiled a 63-inch plasma screen with...
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Smackdown: DVR vs. DVD
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Since getting your DVR, have your DVD viewing habits changed? A new study from Knowledge Networks Inc. found that DVRs aren't cutting into TV watching — they're cutting into DVD watching. The study, reported at The Canadian Press, found...
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Texas Instruments: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
You want to spend time with the family.  That's good. You want to watch Survivor, the kids want to watch Ugly Betty. So, you slog off to the home theater, alone, and leave the rest of the family sharing popcorn. Bummer for you.If Texas...
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Verizon's VueKey vs. tru2way and CableCards
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Verizon, along with some other providers, have been kicking and screaming about tru2way and CableCARD systems. Instead of jumping reluctantly on the tru2way bandwagon, they've developed VueKey as a way to grant plug-and-play access to your...
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Gamers Meet the Beatles
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
MTV-Harmonix, maker of the game platform Rock Band, will develop a new game based around the Beatles. It will become the first non-hard-copy digital distribution medium for music by the Beatles.
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Mamma Mia! Oh My!
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
Now, I'm venturing out on a limb here, but I'm willing to bet Mamma Mia! isn't anywhere near the top of your "must buy" list of Blu-ray releases when it hits the streets December 16th. But, if we tell you about a neat new...
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Mamma Mia! Oh My!
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
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Samsung Showing Off 40-inch OLED Again
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
Nothing stops a show like an awesome OLED display. Samsung pulled out the stops at the FPD International 2008 Show.  Alongside the floppy OLED screen we showed off yesterday, they rolled out a 40-inch OLED screen with specs that will make a...
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Beatles Come to the 'Rock Band' Brand
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
In an ultimate battle of the bands, looks like the Beatles are making a virtual comeback. MTV Networks, the company behind the video game Rock Band, just announced a licensing agreement with the Beatles. Looks like the Beatles will be featured in...
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TiVo Joins Netflix
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
If you can possibly remember back that far, back in September 2004, it looked like TiVo and Netflix would strike a deal to stream movies to set-top boxes. It was a terrifically brilliant idea. But nothing ever came of it. TiVo worked out a deal...
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Want HD Radio With That?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
Wouldn't it be convenient if all satellite radio--meaning Sirius XM--receivers also handled over-the-air HD Radio? A bill in Congress would mandate this pairing. The Federal Communications Commission is also considering it as an outgrowth of its approval for the Sirius XM merger.
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Best Buy's Black Friday VIP Contest
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  | 
I have a confession to make: I have never participated in Black Friday madness. Nope. Never have, and hopefully, never will.Instead, I always plan a really, really long bike ride to burn off the sweet potatoes with marshmallows. However, my...
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Netflix Streaming in HD Soft-Launching Soon
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  | 
It started with rumors strictly about the Xbox 360. But apparently, Netflix is rolling out a soft launch of its HD streaming service to all streaming devices. Oh, the Xbox 360 will have it with the New Xbox Experience, but so will the LG and...
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Samsung's OLED: Blowin' in the Wind
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  | 
Companies can't seem to stop trying to outdo themselves in the wackiest of ways. We've seen transparent screens and flexible screens. Big screens and tiny screens. Samsung was showing off once again at the FPD International 2008 show....
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New Disc in Town?
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  | 
I'm not sure what to make of this. First, the facts: An outfit called Royal Digital Media has announced it will market an optical disc format to rival and surpass Blu-ray. Possibly developed by, and named for, Dreamstream, the new format would...
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