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$499 PS3 Being Phased Out
 |  Jul 17, 2007  | 

Last week's rumor is this week's confirmed news: the 60GB PS3, which recently saw a $100 price drop, is being phased out for the 80GB model at $599. Although the door is certainly open to a later price drop on the 80GB model, the $499 price of the 60GB PS3 officially remains only until that model sells out. But don't worry- that won't be for a while.

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Samsung Unveils Wi-Fi TVs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 17, 2007  | 
Samsung plasma DTVs are going wireless.
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Net Radio Wins Temporary Reprieve
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 16, 2007  | 
Webcasters and the music industry worked out a deal on Thursday of last week that will temporarily delay draconian new royalties that many predict would kill many net radio broadcasters.
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All that glitters
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Yearn to unleash your inner Liberace? Jimmy Crystal can help. (I'm not sure if that's just the name of the company or the name of an actual guy. Billy's brother, perhaps?) He can encrust  pretty much anything in crystals, it seems, and some of...
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Epson, Atlantic Put It All Together
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Home theater is the integration of big-screen television and surround sound. But how often do you see the two product categories integrated with each other? That's what makes a new system from Atlantic Technology and Epson so special.
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Dave Matthews on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jul 13, 2007  | 
Make that Dave Matthews and fellow guitarist Tim Reynolds. Way back in 1999, they released Live at Luther College. Now, 8 years later, they're Live at Radio City. Make that, of course, Radio City Music Hall. RCA announced on Wednesday that...
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Bach to the Future
SV Staff  |  Jul 12, 2007  | 
"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself." -Johann Sebastian Bach The bust at left resides in the onsite S&V soundroom (we've got an offsite facility...
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GE to Offer Home Theater Loans
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 12, 2007  | 
Housing. Transportation. Home theater. Your local bank offers loans for those first two things, but not for the third, surely one of the most pressing needs of human life. What's up with that? Aren't big-screen television and surround sound at least as important as a house or a car? The General Electric Money Bank says yes!
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Disney To Sell HD Movie Downloads Through Xbox 360
 |  Jul 12, 2007  | 

At the E3 gaming expo Microsoft announced a key strategic acquisition of content, landing a deal that brings Disney's feature films online for download through the Xbox Live service over the Xbox 360 game console. Included in the deal will be new and catalog movies from Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax Films.

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Harry and the Potters
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
The countdown is truly winding down now - less than 4 hours to go (Eastern time) until the midnight premiere of Film No. 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And less than 2 hours to go until my wife and son get in line! (Not me, alas. If...
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Traveling Bandburys
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
How gratifying was it to see that The Traveling Wilburys recently debuted at #9 in the U.S. and at #1 in the U.K. with The Traveling Wilburys Collection (Rhino/Wilbury), a three-disc compilation that includes both of their albums (1988's Volume 1...
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CEDIA Announces Second Expo
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 10, 2007  | 
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association will begin operating a second major trade show starting in 2008. It will take place in Las Vegas, at the Sands Convention Center, April 8 to 11, 2008.
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Vinyl Sessions, Round 1, Part 2: Brothers in Ears
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
When last we left off in vinyl land, Micah Sheveloff and I were quite enthralled with the joys of wax and less so with those of the shiny digital disc. (Bone up here before you read any further.) After hearing things sound anew on The Dark Side of...
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Lavigne vs. Rubinoos: Not-So-Fast "Friend"s!
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2007  | 
Kudos to our own Brett Milano for predicting the current legal skirmish between Avril Lavigne and the Rubinoos. S&V online readers will recall that, in his review of Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing, Brett was among the first (and possibly the...
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Breaking News: Sony Drops 60GB PS3 Price To $499
 |  Jul 09, 2007  | 

Sony opened up the E3 expo early and with a bang- it announced that the rumors are true and that the current 60GB PlayStation3 will drop $100 in price and will now sell for $499. In addition, Sony will introduce an 80GB PlayStation3 that will occupy the $599 price slot.

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