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Economy Dives, Netflix Profits and Blu-ray Subs Soar
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008
The economy is tanking, Circuit City is dying, and Netflix posted a 30% increase in profits. It makes sense — the cost of a night out at the movies, especially for the whole family costs more than months worth of Netflix subscription fees. ...
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Cheap for a Bryston, not for a remote
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008
As a custom installer, I love high-end gear. Milled aluminum faceplates? Awesome. 99.9999% pure silver interconnects? For sure. Laser etched engraving? Damn straight. But when I received the e-mail touting Bryston's new BR2 multifunction remote...
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Playboy Stripping Down on DVD
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008
It's a well-known industry "secret" that the adult film industry has been responsible for much of the growth of new formats. First VHS and then DVD, the mainstream industry owes a lot to the adult sector. However, in a strange...
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OmniMount is Thinking Pink
SV Staff  |  Oct 21, 2008
It's October - leaves are changing, beer is pouring, and football is in full swing. But, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yup — there's a reason you're seeing pink everywhere you look. OmniMount — which makes...
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Bowl, or Bowl Not...Star Wars Bowling Balls
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008
Star Wars fans get ready. A new way to show your allegiance has been developed by Viz-A-Ball Bowling Balls. An entire series of bowling balls with stunning images ranging from Darth Vader, Yoda, and C3PO are ready to roll. The Phantom Menace...
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iPhone's DVRPics for TiVo
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008
So, you've got great photos stored on your iPhone. A whole series, perhaps. But, how well can you really see them on that tiny screen, no matter how good that screen is? Wouldn't it be great to see it quickly and easily on your TV? ...
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Circuit City; Trimming the Fat
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2008
Circuit City is getting lean and mean. Cutting the fat, drastically, so to speak. In perhaps a last ditch effort to stay afloat, the second biggest consumer electronics brick-and-mortar retailer is closing at least 150 stores.  That's huge -...
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How Many Dubyas?
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
Occasionally, there are no words to tell a story.  You just need to watch this "PSA" on YouTube. If anyone you know has ever asked your advice on how to set the clock on their VCR, how to wire their speakers, or how to install...
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Changing Channels Challenges
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
If digital's so good, why does it take so freakin' long to change channels? It's become painfully obvious that all this new technology has slowed down the one thing people take for granted: clicking the clicker and getting instantaneous results. ...
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LG Shows Off Double-sided Reflective LCD
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
LG had quite the interesting display to show off at the International Meeting on Information Display in Korea. Looking at the specs, it's certainly nothing to write home about. Pixel count is 512 x 384, reflectance ratio is 20%, color gamut is 12%,...
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