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Alas, Cassettes, We Hardly Knew Ye
SV Staff  |  Aug 04, 2008
I regret to inform you of the passing of the Compact Cassette. At the age of 45 (that's about 135 in technology years) the cassette finally succumbed to market forces. Cause of death, tragically, was the cassette's own offspring, the Compact Disc....
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Blu for Two
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
Netflix is onboard the Blu-ray express. They dropped HD DVD like a hot potato, and now they are charging a little extra if you want to come home and find Blu-ray discs visiting a mailbox near you. When you check the "I have a Blu-ray...
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A Million to One: LG's New LED-backlit LCD TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
LG is making a splash this summer with a rather impressive lineup of new products, obviously not waiting for the holiday buying season. One of the latest announcements is a new 47-inch model with 120Hz frame-rate processing. Not for the...
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More Matrix
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
We've already alerted you to the forthcoming release of the Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray. Now Warner Brothers is whetting appetites with more details. The seven-disc box set will hit store shelves on October 14. The set will include the...
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Dishing It Out
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2008
The DISH Network has unveiled what is being called the biggest HD upgrade in pay TV history. They'll beam down 1080p programming, and up to 150 national HD channels; that's an industry first. Their 100% all-HD suite of programming packages will be...
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Hitachi's New 1TB DVR Drive – Shhh, Be Very Quiet
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2008
Don't you hate it when your perfectly tuned, acoustically isolated sound system is ruined by the steady hum of your DVR? Hitachi just announced two new hard drives destined for DVR use that tackle that problem, combine high storage with low power...
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Beginning of the End?
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2008
Is it the beginning of the end for Blu-ray?  Already? A new Blu-ray player from LG Electronics might just foreshadow the future of Blu-day, and its ultimate demise. The rumor mill has been buzzing since January and now it's official. LG will...
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Another One Bites the Dust
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2008
The TiVo webstore has a glaring omission. The popular Series3 unit is AWOL. The Series2 is chugging along, and the TiVo HD is prominent, but the Series3 is gone and labeled "Out of Stock." Retailers still have inventory ($593 at Amazon)...
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The (almost) $12,000 surround sound processor
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2008
Halcro, in case you haven't heard, makes some of the most bad-ass hi-fi gear on the planet. In a world gone mad for iPods and earbuds, Halcro is perfecting the art of really, really excellent componentry.  It's also really, really expensive...
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Meridian demos $185K 10-megapixel projector
SV Staff  |  Jul 30, 2008
Last Tuesday, high-end audio/video company Meridian put on what was surely one of the most dazzling home video demos ever. The demo, which took place at Stewart Filmscreen's Torrance, CA, headquarters, featured Meridian's new 10-megapixel video...
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