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Sharp's Super Skinny Lineup
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
News out of IFA 2008 is clear. According to Sharp, you can never be too thin. At the Berlin show, Sharp was showing off their new XS1 Aquos LCD products, slated for release in the UK in October. The XS1 is available in either a 52-inch or 65-inch...
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Sony's New Walkmans
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
September means only one thing: It's time for Apple's announcement of its new iPods. But it's still August, and that means that everyone else wants to steal Steve Jobs' thunder. For example, Sony has announced new additions to its line of Walkman...
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Home Theater in the Round
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Some people like their home theater components big and imposing. Some like them small and cute. For the latter demographic, Philips has introduced the CinemaOne. Very round and very cute, the CinemaOne contains a CD/DVD player, iPod dock, USB...
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Sony's New HDTV Choices: Super-thin vs. Super-fast
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Sony just unveiled two new Bravia HDTV lines, focused on offering some of the fastest pictures or thinnest profiles on the market. Unfortunately, since they're two separate series, you're going to have to make a choice between a really thin screen...
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Samsung bumps up the Blu-ray with new BD-P2500 player
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
A short time ago, we reviewed Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player. Time really flies, because Samsung already has a new player on the way. The BD-P2500 is a follow-up and upgrade to the BD-P1500, with some new features and a fatter price tag to match....
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It's Alive! It's Alive!
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Remember SACD? You know, Super Audio Compact Disc?  You know, Sony's contender against DVD-Audio? Both provided better sound quality and more channels than CD, and were supposed to replace CD? And remember how both failed in the U.S. market?...
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Serving up Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2008
With complex processing, Tera-sized storage and slick user interfaces to pull all your movies and music together, movie servers are among the rarest and coolest breed of A/V gear. While you've likely heard of Kaleidescape (latest review here), you...
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Amazon VOD for Sony's BRAVIA Link
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2008
A reader of engadgetHD noticed that Amazon.com is running a beta version of their video-on-demand services for Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video Link. The Link is an add-on module for Sony's BRAVIA TVs that connects to the Internet. According to the...
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"Open Market" Play Anywhere DRM For Movies
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2008
Expect exciting news about online movie retailers soon. Open Market has been accepted by almost all the major movie studios and many retailers as a way to make download movies accessible to more users, and protect the studios against illegal...
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TiVo and Entertainment Weekly Magazine
SV Staff  |  Aug 27, 2008
TiVo owners love their TiVos. Personally, I just discovered that I can program it to record from my cell phone or the Internet.  I'm thrilled with that. Now there's another reason to feel the love. TiVo just entered into an agreement with...
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