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Netflix Blu-ray Indicative of Industry?
SV Staff  |  Oct 22, 2008  | 
We reported just a few days ago that Netflix is expecting about 500,000 subscribers, or 6% of their subscribers, to pay their Blu-ray premium. $1 a month to get Blu-ray movies delivered to your home. We thought that was good.  However, a...
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Circuit City, Cutting Off Nose?
SV Staff  |  Oct 22, 2008  | 
You know the saying, cutting off your nose to spite your face? You have to wonder if Circuit City might have done the same. We reported earlier this week that the mega-retailer is going to shut down 150 stores and is laying off thousands of...
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Kaleidescape sales in the black
SV Staff  |  Oct 22, 2008  | 
As I write this, the Dow is down another 3%, well below 9000. Retirement funds are counting losses in the trillions. Even Google, the wunderkind stock, has lost more than half its value since the start of the year. People, this is serious! But in...
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2008 or 1984? Sony Playing Big Brother
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
What year is it? Did George Orwell's prediction just get delayed? Seems like Sony is playing Big Brother. Sony Playstation 3 users just got an email from Sony stating that the terms of service have changed. First noticeable change. Main...
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Facelift in a Lightbulb
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
This is gonna be short, because I've got to run. Gizmodo is reporting about a study about to be published that's found exposure to LED light daily for a few weeks caused "rejuvenated skin, reduced wrinkle levels, juvenile complexion...
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Refurbished Canon HD Camcorders for Cheap!
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
Why pay for new when you can get a used previously owned Canon HD Cam? These Canon HV20 high-definition camcorders are refurbished units, and they were available from Vann's for just $449.77. Compare that to their new price: $999. These...
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Blu-ray Predictions . . . Again
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
Predictions on the success or failure of Blu-ray seems to shift daily.  Just a few days after the Blu-ray Disc Association predicted a Blu Christmas,  an analyst who specializes in the technology sector, Roger Kay, said just the...
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Economy Dives, Netflix Profits and Blu-ray Subs Soar
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
The economy is tanking, Circuit City is dying, and Netflix posted a 30% increase in profits. It makes sense — the cost of a night out at the movies, especially for the whole family costs more than months worth of Netflix subscription fees. ...
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Cheap for a Bryston, not for a remote
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
As a custom installer, I love high-end gear. Milled aluminum faceplates? Awesome. 99.9999% pure silver interconnects? For sure. Laser etched engraving? Damn straight. But when I received the e-mail touting Bryston's new BR2 multifunction remote...
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Playboy Stripping Down on DVD
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
It's a well-known industry "secret" that the adult film industry has been responsible for much of the growth of new formats. First VHS and then DVD, the mainstream industry owes a lot to the adult sector. However, in a strange...
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OmniMount is Thinking Pink
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
It's October - leaves are changing, beer is pouring, and football is in full swing. But, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yup — there's a reason you're seeing pink everywhere you look. OmniMount — which makes...
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TV Prices to Drop This Holiday Season
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 21, 2008  | 
Brace yourself. Visualize a 32-inch LCD HDTV in a store. Then visualize a pricetag on it that says...$350. At least, that is what one analyst is predicting for the forthcoming holiday shopping season.
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Bowl, or Bowl Not...Star Wars Bowling Balls
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008  | 
Star Wars fans get ready. A new way to show your allegiance has been developed by Viz-A-Ball Bowling Balls. An entire series of bowling balls with stunning images ranging from Darth Vader, Yoda, and C3PO are ready to roll. The Phantom Menace...
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iPhone's DVRPics for TiVo
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008  | 
So, you've got great photos stored on your iPhone. A whole series, perhaps. But, how well can you really see them on that tiny screen, no matter how good that screen is? Wouldn't it be great to see it quickly and easily on your TV? ...
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Circuit City; Trimming the Fat
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008  | 
Circuit City is getting lean and mean. Cutting the fat, drastically, so to speak. In perhaps a last ditch effort to stay afloat, the second biggest consumer electronics brick-and-mortar retailer is closing at least 150 stores.  That's huge -...
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