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HD Viewers to Double between 2007 and 2008
SV Staff  |  Apr 14, 2008
The whole world is slowly upgrading to high-def. While many countries can't compete with the U.S. in terms of adoption speeds, they're still latching on at their own pace. Only two percent of homes around the world watched high-definition...
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Dish Won't Give Up TiVo Fight
SV Staff  |  Apr 14, 2008
Dish Network and TiVo have been battling in court since 2004 over Dish's alleged infringement of TiVo's recording-while-watching patent, but even though TiVo keeps winning, Dish won't give up. The latest development: a Federal Circuit court ruled...
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Circuitbuster
SV Staff  |  Apr 14, 2008
Blockbuster wants in on the electronics business. First the struggling movie rentals company wants to sell a branded set-top box for downloading movies. Now it wants to buy an entire consumer electronics retail chain. Blockbuster made a buyout...
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DVRs Vote Survivor off the Hard Drive
SV Staff  |  Apr 13, 2008
Like millions of Americans, I have totally ditched my VCR and now solely rely on my DVR to record my favorite shows while I'm away from home. And the vast majority of time, my Scientific Atlanta box has my back. From Lost, to Prison Break, to The...
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NBC To Broadcast 5.1 Channels of Sweat
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
NBC seems to be making all the necessary investments so that come August's opening ceremonies in Beijing, it can provide a high-definition coverage bonanza on audio and video. The broadcaster has already divulged its intentions to fan out around...
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The Best Laid Blu-Ray Plans
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
Consumers have the best intentions when it comes to planning high-tech purchases. A Japanese survey of about 15,000 people indicates that consumers in that country really want to buy a Blu-ray Disc  recorder, they just don't know when they're...
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The Audiophile's iTunes Alternative
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
The music download revolution is passing audiophiles by. The quality of tracks offered by Apple's iTunes store leaves much to be desired for people who want to hear lossless music played over a high quality stereo system. For years, this has...
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PS3 even more the Blu-ray player to own
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
Thanks to Sony, April 15 will be slightly less painful for 10 million people this year. Of course, I’m talking about the upcoming rollout of a new firmware that will allow PS3 owners to finally experience DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Up until...
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FCC Slaps DTV Fines on Electronics Companies
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008
Though it seems that every big box electronics retailer from Malibu to Manhattan is wall-papered in consumer advisories about the digital TV switch in 2009, those stores aren't playing by the rules when it comes to educating the masses - the FCC's...
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PS3 Audio Update Guilts Gamers
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2008
More than ten million owners of Sony's PlayStation 3 will get a firmware update on April 15 that may make them feel ashamed of their home audio setup. The new software includes a codec from DTS that delivers DTS-HD Master Audio, which supports...
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