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Mitsubishi LCDs With 16-Speaker Array
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008  | 
Mitsubishi is making some big splashes in the HDTV pool. They just announced some exciting news, which includes 3-D DLP packages with new screen sizes. But, perhaps the most exciting news is in the LCD line. Mitsubishi is releasing two new sets:...
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Netflix Profiles Back On Track
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008  | 
The Netflix queue system was a complete mystery in the past until Sound & Vision peaked behind the curtains to see how the system worked. Unfortunately, Netflix planned on nixing one of its best features - separate user profiles that let shared...
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Sony's "Hancock" at Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008  | 
Why won't Sony's CEO Howard Stringer make up his mind? First, he claimed movie downloads would never take off. Now, he's changed his tune entirely. Sony's hoping Will Smith's latest release, Hancock will change the way we watch movies. Hancock...
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TiVo Selling Demographic Info: Big Brother?
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008  | 
This is kinda creepy. TiVo is partnering with TRA, specifically TRA's Media TRAnalytics research service to license, market, and sell information about how you watch TV. TiVo will sell the data from your household, namely viewing, demographic and...
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Blockbuster Bails on Circuit City Buyout Bid
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008  | 
Talk about a slap in the face. After making a bid for Circuit City, supposedly for over $1 billion, Blockbuster has changed its mind. Siting "market conditions," Blockbuster has withdrawn its $1.3 billion bid. There's no word yet from...
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Is Toshiba Re-Inventing DVD?
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008  | 
The Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war may be over, but reverberation from the battle lingers on. In particular, tgdaily has called our attention to the fact that the DVD Forum (chaired by Toshiba - its only remaining member?) has released a new DVD logo....
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CNET Dishes On Dynamic Contrast Ratios
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008  | 
If you missed the latest podcast from our friends over at CNET, I'll fill you in. Eric Franklin and Dong Ngo have a lively conversation about one of the latest marketing ploys, or as they put it, "company shenanigans."The ploy? Dynamic...
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90% of Sony Products to be Networked By 2010
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008  | 
We reported last week on Sony's initiative with bold business plans to carry through 2010 and beyond. What got lost in the shuffle was Sony's commitment to make 90% of its electronics network-enabled by 2010. That means your computer talks to your...
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Commercials Are "Excessively Noisy or Strident"
SV Staff  |  Jul 02, 2008  | 
Don't hate me. It's just my job, and they make me do it. Yes, I am one of those cursed recording engineers who mixes television commercials, and mixes them to be as loud as possible. It's not my fault, it's just the way it is. You know how loud...
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Tru2way Stumbling Blocks
SV Staff  |  Jul 03, 2008  | 
The new tru2way technology that was set to allow manufacturer to make set-top boxes and built-in tuners that would work with any cable operating system isn't growing the way the industry predicted. A new research study by ABI Research is...
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NBC Going For Multiple Golds at Olympics
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  | 
NBC is making history, not just with unprecedented coverage of the 2008 Olympics from Beijing, but with how they're presenting and measuring that coverage. No other Olympics have had the technology available for new viewing opportunities, and NBC...
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Sony is "Awfully Close" to 27-Inch OLED
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  | 
Sony Electronics' president and chief operating officer Stan Glasgow is getting around. His latest dinner companions are dishing the dirt on news Glasgow shared last week. In a report on Barron's, the dinner talk wandered from olive oil to OLED....
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Poison TV Rumor Hotline
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  | 
Wait! Stop! Don't be afraid of your LCD TV! The rumors about its toxicity are waaay overblown. The guy in the next-door cubicle has probably already warned you about nitrogen trifluoride, and how it makes your TV into a ticking greenhouse time bomb....
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Pioneer's 16 'Blu-ray' Layers
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  | 
The Japanese Web site, AV Watch, is reporting that energetic Pioneer engineers have demonstrated an optical disc with 16 data layers, yielding a capacity of 400 GB. Moreover, since it's engineered to work with specifications such as numerical...
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4K "Hancock" Hits Hollywood and Beyond
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  | 
The 4K revolution has begun, led by none other than Hollywood heavy-hitter Will Smith as Hancock. Yup, the much advertised movie is finally here (don't you love this time of year with all the summer blockbusters?) In a style befitting a big-budget...
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