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Circuit City Shrinks Self
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008
Things are tough, especially in consumer electronics. Circuit City is really taking it on the chin. As we previously reported, the rumor was that CC was going to close stores to try to stay afloat. Now, that rumor has become reality.It was...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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