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5.1 Out, 380 Speaker System In
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just when you finally got your 5.1 speaker system dialed in, Iosono comes out with a system that will totally blow away your old system. Introduced at the 2008 SMPTE Conference, this new system can use from 200 - 500 speakers, completely ringing...
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Sony Blu-spec CD: Kind Of Blu
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
While the retail industry scales back on CD shelf space, Sony has announced a new type of CD. Dubbed "Blu-spec CD," this is still a Red Book CD, but the difference is in the manufacturing process.In an attempt to reduce CD jitter, these...
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MartinLogan Powered "Feature" Speaker
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Sometimes the best approach is the simplest. Put a high-end 150-watt amplifier right into the chassis of a high-end speaker that can be placed in any position in your home theater. Simple enough.The MartinLogan "Feature" is an...
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3D Projector Hits Home: JVC DLA-RS2
SV Staff  |  Nov 05, 2008
Just in time for the 3D release of Journey to the Center of the Earth on Blu-ray in 3D, JVC is launching a 3D projector designed for the home market. This is the world's first 3D projector for the home. The DLA-RS2 uses D-ILA projection, and...
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YouTube Gets Feature Films: Watch Out Hulu
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Long the home for user-created video clips, YouTube is looking at offering feature films. Yup — full-length feature flicks from one of the biggest Hollywood studios. Hulu better watch out. According to a report on CNET news, an exec with inside...
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Umbrella Speaker: Singing In the Rain
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
One of the most fascinating facts I learned in college was that microphones and loudspeakers are really physically the same. Well, you know those parabolic microphones you see on the sidelines of football games? You know, the ones that look like...
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Laser Projectors Hit Digital Cinema
SV Staff  |  Nov 06, 2008
Lasers have left science fiction movies and just gone to the movies. The Chinese Academy of Science has developed a projector with lasers as the key ingredient. Unlike plasma TVs that display about 50% of the color range visible to the human eye,...
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Sony Ericsson Planning 20MP, Full HD Video Phones by 2012
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Looks like I bought a new cellphone a few years too early. While most phones are maxing out these days at around 5 megapixels — 8 if you're lucky — Sony Ericsson just announced plans to blow those numbers out of the water.In a bit of...
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Survey Says: Age Effects Video Habits
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
This one seems to be a no-brainer. According to a new study by ABI Research, age plays a part in how viewers access their video content. “The willingness to adopt new forms of entertainment delivery is in many cases determined by the age of...
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Internet Radio Granted Slight Reprieve: Is It Enough?
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Pandora, take a breath. Slacker, slack off. True, a deal has not yet been struck between the Digital Media Association, which represents web-based radio, and SoundExchange, the agency in charge of royalties for the RIAA. Still, the heavy lifting...
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Blu-ray's BD-Live Copy Hack
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Nothing's safe anymore, is it? The folks over at the Doom9 forum just posted an update to their Blu-ray disc copying software. What's included now?The software is one of the first, as far as we know, to copy the BD-Live extension. Blu-ray...
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Blu-ray Bargains: How Low Will They Go?
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2008
Feeling lucky? How lucky? Do you wait until Black Friday to pick up a Blu-ray player for a great price, or trust that the price at the floundering Circuit City will be your best bet? For a limited time (guessing at that — they're listed in...
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Blockbuster's Set-Top Box: Home for the Holidays
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2008
Is this yet another case of "too little, too late?" Blockbuster CEO/Chairman Jim Keyes made an interesting announcement during an investor call last week. Perhaps after seeing the reception that the Xbox 360 and Playstation made with...
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Naming Names: MGM Heading to YouTube
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2008
Just a few days ago, we reported that YouTube's big daddy, Google, was in negotiations with a variety of entertainment companies, but no names were mentioned. Well, the negotiations must have gone well, because MGM has just announced a...
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Who Needs YouTube, Hulu, Netflix or TiVo?
SV Staff  |  Nov 10, 2008
Sure, we can talk all we want about high-end video. We can compare formats. We can talk until we're Blu about pixels.Who cares, though? Not when we have PUPPYCAM!!!! No wonder Circuit City is failing. All you need is a computer and a...
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