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Best Buy's Black Friday VIP Contest
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  | 
I have a confession to make: I have never participated in Black Friday madness. Nope. Never have, and hopefully, never will.Instead, I always plan a really, really long bike ride to burn off the sweet potatoes with marshmallows. However, my...
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TiVo Joins Netflix
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
If you can possibly remember back that far, back in September 2004, it looked like TiVo and Netflix would strike a deal to stream movies to set-top boxes. It was a terrifically brilliant idea. But nothing ever came of it. TiVo worked out a deal...
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Beatles Come to the 'Rock Band' Brand
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
In an ultimate battle of the bands, looks like the Beatles are making a virtual comeback. MTV Networks, the company behind the video game Rock Band, just announced a licensing agreement with the Beatles. Looks like the Beatles will be featured in...
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Samsung Showing Off 40-inch OLED Again
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
Nothing stops a show like an awesome OLED display. Samsung pulled out the stops at the FPD International 2008 Show.  Alongside the floppy OLED screen we showed off yesterday, they rolled out a 40-inch OLED screen with specs that will make a...
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Mamma Mia! Oh My!
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
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Mamma Mia! Oh My!
SV Staff  |  Oct 30, 2008  | 
Now, I'm venturing out on a limb here, but I'm willing to bet Mamma Mia! isn't anywhere near the top of your "must buy" list of Blu-ray releases when it hits the streets December 16th. But, if we tell you about a neat new...
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Verizon's VueKey vs. tru2way and CableCards
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Verizon, along with some other providers, have been kicking and screaming about tru2way and CableCARD systems. Instead of jumping reluctantly on the tru2way bandwagon, they've developed VueKey as a way to grant plug-and-play access to your...
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Texas Instruments: Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
You want to spend time with the family.  That's good. You want to watch Survivor, the kids want to watch Ugly Betty. So, you slog off to the home theater, alone, and leave the rest of the family sharing popcorn. Bummer for you.If Texas...
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Smackdown: DVR vs. DVD
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Since getting your DVR, have your DVD viewing habits changed? A new study from Knowledge Networks Inc. found that DVRs aren't cutting into TV watching — they're cutting into DVD watching. The study, reported at The Canadian Press, found...
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Samsung's 4K x 2K 63-inch Plasma
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2008  | 
Samsung is certainly getting a lot of press out of the FPD International 2008. We've seen their flexy OLED, their 40-inch Full HD OLED, and now, they're really pulling out all the stops. Samsung unveiled a 63-inch plasma screen with...
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Broadcast Signals Must Be Carried on Cable
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
Never fear. After the digital conversion in February, cable systems must carry the same over-the-air broadcast signals for all ...
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Broadcast Signals Must Be Carried on Cable
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
Never fear. After the digital conversion in February, cable systems must carry the same over-the-air broadcast signals for all customers. This is a new ruling from the FCC, as a result from the U.S. Court of Appeals.According to the ruling sited...
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I'm Trying to Break Your Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
How bizarre. A band is telling its fans not to buy their latest video release.Wilco is telling its fans to avoid purchasing the Blu-ray release of the documentary about them, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. The 2002 film was released on DVD, and...
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Roku Confirms HD Streaming From Netflix
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
Last week we announced that Netflix was going to start streaming HD movies to devices including the Roku. As we mentioned, there are about 300 HD titles that will be available for streaming to that particular black box, in addition to the already...
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Psst! Wanna Buy a Company?
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  | 
The earth is shaking over at Panasonic. First, as we reported earlier, Panasonic ditched the name of its founder, Matsushita, and will go by Panasonic from now on. And now we learn from Bloomberg Japan that Panasonic has agreed to buy a controlling...
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