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2023 CES Preview
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 03, 2023  | 
The 2023 edition of CES opens its doors in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 5, making a full return to the in-person format upon which the world’s largest technology show was built over more than half a century. Here’s a quick preview of a few A/V products slated for introduction at 2023 CES.
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2023 Top Picks of the Year
Mark Henninger  |  Jan 15, 2024  | 
The results are in! A total of 18 products have made Sound & Vision’s prestigious 2023 Top Picks of the Year list. See if your favorite pick made the cut.
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20th Century Fox Joins Divx Cartel
Barry Willis  |  Feb 23, 1998  | 

Media giant <A HREF="http://www.fox.com">20th Century Fox Home Entertainment</A> has joined DreamWorks SKG, <A HREF="http://www.paramount.com">Paramount Home Video</A>, <A HREF="http://www.disney.com">Disney</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.mca.com">Universal</A> in their support for Divx. The announcement was made jointly last Thursday, Feb. 19, by 20th Century Fox representatives in Beverly Hills and by <A HREF="http://www.divx.com">Digital Video Express</A> executives at corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.

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24/7 n3D channel on DirecTV starts July 1
SV Staff  |  Jun 29, 2010  | 
If you have DirecTV and a 3D-capable HDTV, starting in July you'll have a reason to wear your shutter glasses all day, every day. The first 24-hour n3D channel starts broadcasting over the satellite service at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The channel is...
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25 Years Ago Today: DirecTV Is Born
Stewart Wolpin  |  Jun 17, 2019  | 
Lemoyne Martin was unhappy. He’d just bought a Sony big screen TV, but now found the quality of his local cable TV service severely lacking.
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2netFX and Motorola Announce Multicast HDTV-over-IP Streaming
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 10, 2000  | 

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.2netFX.com">2netFX</A> announced its recently developed 10 to 36 Mbp HDTV-over-IP streaming technology. The company says that with the recent addition of a live high-definition encoder from Motorola, the new system is compliant with industry standard protocols enabling High Definition Television (HDTV) content to be stored for later delivery or multicast in real-time over standard corporate data networks, satellite and the Internet.

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3-Chip 1080i-Want Camcorder
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Sep 07, 2006  | 
Sony put a little more "pro" and a little less "sumer" in its latest high-definition camcorder, the HDR-FX7. The new $3,500 model is the first 1080i HDV camcorder to include Sony's three-chip ClearVID CMOS sensor technology, of which Sony claims the primary benefits are high-speed data transfer rates and lower power consumption. The three-chip configuration along with Sony's "Enhanced Imaging Processor" is said to provide higher video resolution, greater light sensitivity with minimal amounts of picture noise, and more accurate color reproduction than previous Sony models.
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3-D TV: The Next Big Thing
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2008  | 
Now that the American consumer has accepted HDTV, is 3-D TV the so-now product? According to a new online survey, 75% of consumers have seen a 3-D movie and almost the same number would recommend the experience to family and friends.This study...
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3-Day Capital Audiofest 2023 Opens Today
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2023  | 
Capital Audiofest 2023 returns to the metro Washington, D.C. today and runs through Sunday, November 12, offering enthusiasts the chance to touch, see, and hear some of the latest audio gear.
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30 Years Later, Moving Pictures "Rushes" To Blu-Ray
Rob Sabin  |  Apr 05, 2011  | 
Moving Pictures is finally on Blu-ray—not the kind of pictures you watch, but Moving Pictures, the seminal Rush album that went quadruple platinum in the U.S. and will be released April 5th in a new, fully remastered audiophile edition.

The new 30th anniversary Deluxe Edition reissue from Universal Music comes in a dual-disc package, combining a digitally remastered version of the original CD mated with either a DVD or Blu-ray Disc. Both the DVD and Blu-ray include high-resolution 96kHz/24-bit stereo taken from the original analog master, as well as 96/24 5.1-channel PCM surround audio mixed down from the original multitrack assets under the careful supervision of Rush lead guitarist Alex Lifeson.

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321Studios Loses a Round
Barry Willis  |  Feb 23, 2004  | 

If you were thinking about buying a copy of <A HREF="http://www.321studios.com">321Studios</A>' DVD-backup software, you'd better hurry. On Friday, February 20, a San Francisco federal judge ruled that the company's popular "DVD X Copy" software is illegal, and ordered a halt to its distribution within seven days.

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36 Films That Need To Be On DVD
SV Staff  |  Jun 26, 2007  | 
You can watch it in France, you can watch it in Spain but you can’t watch one of America’s greatest masterpieces on DVD in America — not unless you import it and buy a multi-region player too. Where the heck is my The Magnificent Ambersons DVD? ...
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360-Degree Performance Videos Put You On Stage
SV Staff  |  Dec 02, 2015  | 
In a new virtual exhibition from the Google Cultural Institute and more than 60 performing arts organizations, you can experience dance, drama, music, and opera alongside some of the world’s leading performers—onstage, backstage and with a 360 degree-view of the action.

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3D Bundle from Panasonic
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2008  | 
A lot can get lost in translation, but it looks like Panasonic has big news coming out from CEATEC, the Japanese electronics trade-show that's coming up shortly. Panasonic is releasing a home theater package that's bound to raise some interest....
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3D Cable Television to be Premiered at the Western Show in Los Angeles
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 12, 1999  | 

Every few months we receive news that someone else is trying to bring 3D TV to consumers (see previous stories <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?408">1</A> and <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?362">2</A>). Last week, <A HREF="http://www.ddd.com">Dynamic Digital Depth</A> announced that it will preview its version of 3D cable television, delivered through a <A HREF="http://www.gi.com">General Instrument</A> DCT-5000+ advanced interactive digital consumer terminal, at the Western Show this week in Los Angeles.

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