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Sony Exits RPTV Category
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 20, 2007  | 
Sony has become the latest manufacturer to dump its rear-projection television line.
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Online Viewers Prefer Pro Content
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 18, 2007  | 
A majority of viewers who watch video outside traditional TV distribution prefer professionally generated content to amateur fodder, according to a recent survey. That, in a nutshell, is why the Writers Guild of America went on strike. They want compensation for the use of their work in new-media applications.
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Congress Unrolls Copyright Wiper
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 17, 2007  | 
Look out, file sharers. Congress is about to enact draconian new legislation that would make penalties for copyright violation even stiffer.
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Bourne to Hit Vudu, DVD, HD DVD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 14, 2007  | 
Universal Pictures and Vudu made high-definition history with The Bourne Ultimatum on December 11. The Matt Damon vehicle is the first major movie to be released at the same moment online, on DVD, and on HD DVD. The online version will be in high-def, placing it in direct competition with the HD DVD.
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Warner Won't Do High-Def Hybrid Disc
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 13, 2007  | 
Hopes for a disc that would play in either HD DVD or Blu-ray players died a few weeks ago when Warner suspended plans to market what it had called a Total HD disc.
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Is 3-Layer HD DVD Backward Compatible?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 12, 2007  | 
Here's the good news: The DVD Forum has approved a new triple-layer HD DVD with capacity of 51 gigabytes. Now here's the bad news: It remains uncertain whether the new disc will play on existing HD DVD hardware.
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The Ultimate Picks: UltimateAVmag.com's 2007 Product of the Year Awards
 |  Dec 11, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 12, 2007  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/UAV_POTY_250.jpg" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=281 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Drum roll, please! This is more than an award feature, and more than a list of components. We get to experience the best components in the most controlled settings, in our own reference systems. And yes, we love our job! These are the top components in each product category we've reviewed this year. We're exprienced and we're hard to please, and this is a tough list to crack. The components that made the cut here are truly the best of the best.

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Hats Off to Led Zeppelin
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2007  | 
Yes, from all accounts, they pulled it off last night. Exhibit A: Just look at those photos! Exhibit B: Ben Ratliff's review in The New York Times and David Fricke's review at Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily. Exhibit C: The set list: ...
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No TV? We'll Read a Magazine
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2007  | 
Not all owners of analog television sets are planning to make the transition to digital broadcasting, according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association. Twenty-two of them plan to just let their TVs go dark and find something else to do.
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Blu-ray Hits $299
 |  Dec 10, 2007  | 

The standalone Blu-ray Disc player has hit a significant milestone- Samsung's BD-P1400 is now available at $299 or less at several major retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, and Circuit City. This makes for some fascinating comparisons with the other lower priced next-gen HD players out there. Let's take a look what your $300 or less will buy you.

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Guitar Hero a Wii Bit Off
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2007  | 
Wii users, stop banging on your speakers. It's not your system or your ears. Your Pearl Jam solo is suffering from a glitch in the Wii version of Guitar Hero 3 that's putting out mono sound rather than a multi-channel version advertised as Dolby...
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DG Loses the DRM
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 10, 2007  | 
Deutsche Grammophon, the historic classical label owned by the Universal Music Group, has become the largest one of its kind to stop using digital rights management for online music sales.
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"Thriller" in surround. NOT!
SV Staff  |  Dec 07, 2007  | 
Here we don't go again: According to a report on Billboard.com, Epic/Legacy will release a 25th-anniversary edition of Michael Jackson's Thriller on February 12. (Actually, last year was the 25th birthday of this 1982 album, although it did make...
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Holiday CE Sales Growth Slowing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 07, 2007  | 
Consumer electronics products saw a six percent sales increase during the week after Thanksgiving. Why isn't this good news for the industry? Because it marks the first time growth has been measured in mere single digits since NPD started tracking data six years ago. In contrast, 2006 saw a 12 percent hike in dollar volume, and in 2005 it was 15 percent.
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"300" Conquers High-Def Awards
SV Staff  |  Dec 06, 2007  | 
So says the headline of a press release we received about the first annual High-Def Disc Awards, presented primarily by the weekly B2B trade publication Home Media Magazine. Specifically, 300 won two different awards for its two different...
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