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Call them Warner Blu-thers!
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2008  | 
The rumors got louder and louder and today they became truth: Warner Bros. - the "Switzerland" studio in the high-def format wars (they produced Blu-ray and HD DVD discs) - just dumped the red states (HD DVD) and went exclusively Blu. A...
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Warner Goes Blu
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 04, 2008  | 
Warner Bros. -- which until now has released titles on both Blu-ray and HD DVD -- will go Blu-ray-only, Reuters reported today.
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Breaking News: Warner Moves To Blu-ray Exclusively
 |  Jan 04, 2008  | 

Hot off the presses, in a move anticipated for some time, Reuters is reporting that Warner will support only Blu-ray Disc starting in June of 2008. This move leaves only Universal and Paramount supporting HD DVD and has the obvious potential to finally end the destructive format war between Blu-ray Disc and its rival HD DVD once and for all.

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Post-Holiday Clues: Tributes, Covers
SV Staff  |  Jan 04, 2008  | 
Flush with cash from the holidays? Eager to ka-ching those checks and hit the stores? I hear ya! I help ya! All through the past year, I've been gathering nuts & nuggets, squirrel-like, that just couldn't fit into the print mag or anywhere...
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Stores to Carry Analog-TV Lifesavers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 04, 2008  | 
One of the most significant pieces of the transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting fell into place with the recent announcement that major retail chains would carry the set-top boxes necessary to keep analog sets from going dark.
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U.S. DTV Penetration Hits Milestone
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 03, 2008  | 
Digital television has passed what is arguably its most significant milestone, with DTV sets in half of American homes, says a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association.
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Gift Card, Sure, but for Whom?
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2008  | 
Got a gift card for the holidays? Better use it or lose it to a company that could double its money if the card isn't used within a certain period of time. Earlier this year, says Consumer Reports, the TowerGroup research firm in Needham, Mass.,...
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Have a Merry Glitch-mas?
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2008  | 
According to a Dec. 31 article in The New York Times, most buyers are still on the fence when it comes to the high-def disc battle, with neither camp reporting impressive numbers. Citing data from Adams Media Research, 578,000 HD DVD and 370,000...
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Fujitsu Says Goodbye to Plasma
user  |  Jan 02, 2008  | 
A stalwart plasma brand is giving up on U.S. sales. Fujitsu will no longer sell plasma sets except in Japan.
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Best CDs of 2007: The Ones That Got Away
SV Staff  |  Dec 23, 2007  | 
Our Best CDs of 2007 list will appear soonly in the Feb/March '08 issue (you may even find it posted on the site before that if you dig around some), but I wanted to take a moment and bulletpoint a ten-spot of discs I enjoyed in '07 that 1) didn't...
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Merry Krimble!
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2007  | 
What? You think it's too late for my guide to the season's holiday CDs? HUMBUG! That's why they made Twelve Days of Christmas, Rudolph! After all, just ask the artist who has the biggest-selling CD of 2007. Springsteen? Kanye? Eagles? Those High...
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More Gabriel, more surround
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2007  | 
For those of you who enjoyed my piece on Peter Gabriel (and other folks at the AES Convention) in the January 2008 issue (Random Play, page 16), the quotes had to be severely trimmed for the print edition. (What else is new?) Want more? Here ya...
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Beck's "Odelay" in surround. NOT!
SV Staff  |  Dec 21, 2007  | 
Yes, my friends, the Surround-Sound NOTwatch continues! Next up: Beck's 1996 album, Odelay. Seems that Geffen is releasing a Deluxe Edition on January 29. CD+DVD-A? No. CD+DVD-V? Sorry. SACD? Nope. DualDisc? Ha! MVI? That's only from Warner,...
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New Editor For Home Theater
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Dec 20, 2007  | 

Source Interlink Media today announced the promotion of Shane Buettner to Editor-in-Chief, <I>Home Theater Magazine</I>, replacing Maureen Jenson who left the company. Buettner began his career with Source Interlink Media's High Tech Group in 2005 as Buyer's Guide Editor for <A HREF="http://ultimateavmag.com">UltimateAVmag.com</A> and <A HREF="http://hometheatermag.com">HomeTheaterMag.com</A>. He became online editor for those properties in January 2007 and directed their editorial strategy.

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New Editor For Home Theater
HT Staff  |  Dec 20, 2007  | 
Source Interlink Media today announced the promotion of Shane Buettner to Editor-in-Chief, Home Theater Magazine, replacing Maureen Jenson who left the company. Buettner began his career with Source Interlink Media's High Tech Group in 2005 as Buyer's Guide Editor for UltimateAVmag.com and HomeTheaterMag.com. He became online editor for those properties in January 2007 and directed their editorial strategy.
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