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Blu-ray Alternative for Mac
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
Just days after Steve Jobs called Blu-ray a "bag of hurt," Amex Digital has announced a Blu-ray solution for Macs. Not some schlocky-looking external drive, this sleek, slim beauty is designed to complement Apple MacBooks, but it will...
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Shake, Rattle and Roll at the Cinema
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
High-end home theater owners might not be the only ones who'll get to experience D-Box motion-simulation chairs.  Some commercial theater owners are considering adding these electromechanical rides to their theaters. For most folks, they were...
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NEC Displays 12.1-inch 3D LCD
SV Staff  |  Oct 17, 2008
No goofy glasses required! This HD screen (SVGA with 800 x 600 pixels) uses a special alignment of pixels to display 3D without needing specs. Right now, this is a prototype, and the press release is in Japanese, but from what the Google...
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Time Warner Cable and Cox Slapped on Wrist by FCC
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2008
Flexing its muscles, the FCC has slapped a fine on Time Warner Cable and Cox communications for introducing switched digital video signals into cable systems still utilizing CableCards.  This is a direct violation of federal rules that...
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Happy 200 Million, iTunes!
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2008
Apple is celebrating, and with good reason. According to Apple, the iTunes Store is the world's most popular online TV store. How popular? They've sold over 200 million TV episodes, which includes the 1 million HD shows sold since launching the HD...
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FCC Doom and Gloom on DTV Transition
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2008
While the transition is coming, ready or not, a member of the FCC has said that it "will be messy . . . but we'll get through it." This quote is from Robert McDowell (R), just a few weeks after FCC Chairman Daniel Inouye said that the...
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LG's OLED prototype
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2008
It seems like yet another battle in the CE world. Everyone is trying to come out with bigger OLED screens to compete with Sony's 11-inch mini OLED. Samsung was showing a 14-inch and a 31-inch Full HD panel, and LG showed off a 19-inch OLED, powered...
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Sharp AQUOS with Built-in Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Oct 16, 2008
Remember how low-class it was to have a TV with a built-in VCR?  No one would ever take that seriously. What if an HDTV had a built-in Blu-ray player?  Better yet, add in an HDTV tuner too. Not too shabby, right? Sharp is doing just...
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Black Friday, Blu Friday
SV Staff  |  Oct 15, 2008
What better way to burn off the calories from Aunt Sandy's Thanksgiving Whiskey Cake than to go shopping the day after Thanksgiving. You know, Black Friday is the day to find amazing deals on everything from toasters to TVs. Looks like this could...
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Blu-ray Recorders Coming?
SV Staff  |  Oct 15, 2008
Stand-alone Blu-ray recorders have been available in Japan for a while, but alas, we're not so lucky here in the U.S. Prices aren't that great even over there - about $800 US for a Sharp Blu-ray recorder. But, a story from HD Guru said that...
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