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Point: Blu-ray's Already Over
SV Staff  |  Mar 26, 2008
[THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST STANCE IN A POINT-COUNTERPOINT DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BLU-RAY. THE OPINION IS THAT OF TECH WRITER COREY GREENBERG. TO READ THE REBUTTAL, CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE END.] I don't know if I'm the first CE writer to say...
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Counterpoint: Blu-ray's Just Begun
SV Staff  |  Mar 26, 2008
[THE FOLLOWING IS A REBUTTAL TO "POINT: BLU-RAY'S ALREADY OVER."] Corey, you ignorant misguided slut. Corey, you flannel-clad dilettante Corey . . . Dude, I understand your pain. We've all been there. You have, what mental health...
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Mitsubishi HDTVs Get Artsy
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2008
A beautifully framed HDTV hanging on a living room wall is a lot like a work of art. It isn't that much of a stretch, then, to consider displaying works of art on an HDTV in the living room. That's the idea behind GalleryPlayer's partnership with...
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Sharp LCDs Beat Sony At Home
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2008
Sony may be the No. 1 seller of LCD TVs around the world, but Sharp is tops in Japan, according to a survey of retailers conducted by Japanese newspaper Nikkei Business Daily. The paper asked four retailers to forecast demand for LCDs around April...
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44% of HDTV Owners Watch Standard-Def
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2008
Studies from ABI Research are perfect for making us feel embarrassed about Americans' home theater habits. And after we feel ashamed, we just feel angry. Earlier this month, the research firm reminded us of how bad we are at slinging video around...
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Satellite Radio Merger Sounds Likely
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2008
While the Department of Justice has decided it doesn't think a Sirius/XM satellite radio merger makes the music market uncompetitive - the two companies don't try to woo each others' subscribers - we're wondering if an approved merger would make...
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Extreme Makeover: Home Theater Edition
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008
Some home theater fanatics can get pretty worked up about design. Typical brushed metal and black can look bland and "off the shelf." Recent additions from many electronics manufacturers of slick "piano black" and bamboo-encased...
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Let's Talk Deal: Big Box Stores Allow Bargaining
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008
Any self-respecting gear-hound has tried his hand at haggling at least once, but, depending on the merchant, the product (sheep, for instance - see photo), the state of the economy or the persistence of the haggler, it may not have worked. Give it...
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Does What We Skip Affect What We Buy?
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008
As anyone who owns a DVR can tell you, DVR-owners watch fewer ads. A three-year study from Information Resources Inc. confirms this obvious point, according to Ad Age, but goes a step further by suggesting that DVR-owners end up buying fewer new...
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Another Blu-ray Battle
SV Staff  |  Mar 24, 2008
The odds of Columbia University professor Getrude Neumark Rothschild's complaint with the International Trade Commission evolving into a patent suit that wipes Blu-ray technology out of all the electronics companies in the world are so slim they're...
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