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XM and Sirius join forces to grease the FCC's wheels
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's been a long, arduous, paperwork-strewn path, but at last Sirius and XM Satellite Radio companies are . . . a little bit closer to coming together. The long-awaited merger is still in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission, but both...
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Remote Sales Rising
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2008
It's no wonder. As more and more people upgrade their home systems, more of them are opting for new universal remotes. A new study from Parks Associates expects an annual growth rate of about 10 percent. Apparently, that's a good number. Mid-level...
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Japan's Blu-ray Sales Boom
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2008
While Blu-ray might be seeing slow sales in the U.S. market, Japanese sales of Blu-ray in June topped 122,000, hitting the 6-figure/month mark for the first time ever. Compared to May's 82,000 units, you can see why it's a big deal. Speculation...
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Onkyo's New HDMI HTiB's with 1080i Upscaling
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2008
Onkyo has just introduced two new home theater systems with HDMI connectivity up the wazoo, plus 1080i video upscaling. Both systems have 7.1-channel speakers, complete with a powered subwoofer. Both systems have 130-watt-per-channel A/V...
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Rabbit Ears are Pioneer's First Winner
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2008
A few months ago we announced a new contest that the Consumer Electronics Association and the National Association of Broadcasters were holding to encourage TV viewers to get prepared for the transition to digital television. The contest is still...
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Monster's New Beats By Dr. Dre Headphones
SV Staff  |  Jul 23, 2008
After three years of research and months of anticipation since these were announced at CES 2008 back in January, Monster's new headphones are here. And, well, they were worth the wait. Claimed to be the reference headphone for today's digital...
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Expert Opinions
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
Everyone should have these. A collection of movies and music that you use as references for video and audio systems. As a professional audio engineer, I have a collection of music that I use so I can tell how a speaker system is coloring the...
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Amazon.com on TiVo -- More Than Just Downloads
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
Couch potatoes rejoice! Seems like just days ago we reported that Amazon.com was going to let you purchase movies downloaded through your TV system. Not a stretch, but opening a whole new world of opportunities, Amazon and TiVo just made an...
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Intel's Road Trip to the FCC
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
Intel Corp just went lobbying. A road trip to the FCC. Oh how fun! Seems that Intel wants the FCC to require Ethernet ports with IP capability on all cable set-top boxes. How convenient for them. The filing said, "Given the marketplace...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2008
How many times has this happened to you? You're giving a big presentation to the boss, and the projector bulb burns out. The boss gets mad and fires you and you're poor and your wife leaves you and your kids hate you. Well, that's happened to me...
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