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Best Buy Says Go Blu, Young Man
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 12, 2008  | 
Blu-ray is Best Buy's "preferred format," the megachain said yesterday in a press release. Though HD DVD won't disappear from the shelves, the retailer will "prominently showcase" BD hard- and software in both brick-and-mortar and virtual stores.
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Another Bad Day for HD DVD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 12, 2008  | 

Despite Toshiba's attempts to keep HD DVD alive by cutting prices on their players, the format received two crushing blows today. First, Netflix announced it would drop its support for HD DVD and offer only Blu-ray titles to those seeking to rent high-def discs. The existing stock of HD DVDs will continue to be made available until their life cycle is over.

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Netflix Vows to Be True Blu
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 11, 2008  | 
Netflix will drop HD DVD and stock its virtual shelves exclusively with Blu-ray discs, the rental service announced today. From now on it will buy new stock only in Blu-ray and will phase out existing HD DVD stock by year-end.
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Cable Ops Unveil Same-Day DVD Movie Schemes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 08, 2008  | 
Two cable systems are trying new methods of movie distribution in an attempt to achieve same-day parity--or better--with DVD release and on-air broadcast dates.
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Cable Nets Hit FCC on Dual Channels
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 07, 2008  | 
Will dual digital and analog versions of local broadcast TV stations push small cable networks out of cable systems? That's what some cable networks fear. And they're voicing their fear by suing the Federal Communications Commission.
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Kaleidescape to Turn Blu
user  |  Feb 06, 2008  | 
Kaleidescape, the world-beating home video server system, will soon support Blu-ray discs, according to information passed from the company to the Kscapeowners website.
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Cable Networks Sue FCC
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 05, 2008  | 

When analog over-the-air (OTA) broadcasting shuts down on February 17, 2009, analog cable subscribers probably won't notice thanks in part to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is requiring cable operators to carry local stations in both analog and digital format for three years after the OTA cutoff date. This has many major cable networks, such as C-SPAN, Discovery Communications, A&E, and The Weather Channel concerned that they will be pushed off cable systems to make room for the dual carriage. As a result, these and other cable programmers are suing to block the FCC from implementing the mandate.

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Neil Young Votes for . . . Blu-ray!
SV Staff  |  Feb 05, 2008  | 
Seven years ago, when we launched our coverage of DVD-Audio in the February/March 2001 double issue, we ran an exclusive interview with Neil Young, where the "legendary rocker and CD-hater" sang the praises of the new format. ...
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NHT Goes Independent
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 05, 2008  | 
NHT is out of the woods. The very reputable speaker manufacturer has endured a long series of acquisitions since it was founded in 1986. Its latest owner finally sold the company to its employees and it will be known as NHT Audio LLC.
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Tributes, Covers 2007: The Sequel
SV Staff  |  Feb 04, 2008  | 
Shortly after the first of the year, I gave you some "Post-Holiday Clues" on how to spend some of your Christmas cash. One section of that two-part blog offered up some books about music (click here to revisit), but the bigger batch was a...
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JVC and Funai Team Up on LCD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 04, 2008  | 
Add JVC and Funai to the growing list of companies partnering to make the best of the booming but volatile flat-panel TV market.
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Apple Delays Movie Rental Upgrade
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 02, 2008  | 

At MacWorld Expo last month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised that an upgrade of the Apple TV software to allow online movie rentals would be available by the end of January. But, as with so many things tech, the release of that software will now be delayed by "a week or two" according to a company statement issued on January 31. The software will be made available as a free download to existing Apple TV customers when it's finally deemed ready.

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Now Playing: Pepsi and Bud Light
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2008  | 
All the concern advertisers have expressed about reduced views due to time-shifted DVR recording may be overblown. No question that's true when it comes to the Super Bowl, where a good portion of viewers are as psyched to see the high-profile...
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Sharp Buys Big Stake in Pioneer
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 01, 2008  | 
In a possibly momentous move, Sharp acquired a significant stake in Pioneer late last year. Sharp's $358 million investment bought it 14 percent of Pioneer, making it the latter's biggest shareholder. Pioneer also acquired 0.9 percent of Sharp.
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Panasonic Cameras Go High-Def
SV Staff  |  Jan 31, 2008  | 
Panasonic has made it easier to leave the camcorder at home with two of its newest Lumix cameras announced this week before the Photo Marketing Association show in Las Vegas. The FX35 and TZ5 (both due out this spring at $349) shoot high-def video...
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