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McIntosh Brings HD Radio Home
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2008
McIntosh is well-known for high-end audio amplifiers, and maybe their popularity will rub off on the HD Radio market. McIntosh just introduced the TM2 AM/FM HD Radio Tuner Module for the MA6600 integrated amplifier. While HD Radio is struggling...
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Amazon On-Demand Now in Beta
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2008
Who needs Netflix and Blockbuster when Amazon.com is around? Seeming to ditch their Unbox, Amazon.com is launching a new store that will stream movies and television shows directly to your PC and soon, to Sony's Bravia Video Link TVs. Yup. We said...
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"Scrubs" on ABC in HD, Just in Time
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2008
Scrubs has moved from SD on NBC to HD on ABC. Alphabet soup aside, all those letters might not matter much if rumors are true that this is the last season for the comedy.  Scrubs was on NBC in standard def, surrounded by HD shows for way too...
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YouTube Boobtube TiVo-fest
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2008
Although we announced back in March that this was coming, it's finally official. Just announced - YouTube videos will be available on your TV through your TiVo. Broadband-connected TiVo Series3 and TiVo HD DVRs can access millions of videos hosted...
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The Dark Knight's IMAX Footage Goes Blu
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
The latest Batman movie is barely breaking out in theaters, yet The Dark Knight's director is already talking about the Blu-ray release. Some sequences of the movie were shot in the IMAX format. For the theatrical 35mm release, they did 35mm...
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John Mellencamp's High-resolution DVD
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
John Mellencamp's latest album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom is coming out in an interesting format included with the usual CD release. (And downloads available from hearmusic.com. Use the code LDLF8 for two free cuts.) The new release will come...
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Colorizing Still Around -- "Forbidden Zone" on DVD
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
How come we don't know about this cult classic? Legend films is releasing Forbidden Zone on DVD and on-demand digital download - now in color!  Who knew they were still colorizing films?  How fun is that? Forbidden Zone was directed by...
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Toshiba Towering Over Times Square
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
Next time you're in New York City, look up in the sky!  It's a bird! It's a plane!  Nope -- it's the new Toshiba LED display taking over the prime spot on top of One Times Square, 285 feet over the crowds on Broadway. This spot used to...
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World's Largest Subterranean Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
Leave it to our friends over at DVICE to dig up the dirt on this.  The story's a bit old, but nonetheless, still fascinating. While most people just head to their local hifi shop when they need a new subwoofer, an audio designer dug around...
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Mark Cuban's Saving The Internet. Again
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
It seems like everyone has a blog these days. (Insert cute winking smiley-face thingy here.) Internet billionaire Mark Cuban is no different. He has a plan to save Internet video. Whew! Good thing, and just in time. What would Hulu, Netflix, and...
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