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Vizio TVs are Going Wireless
Posted Mon Jan 4, 2010 at 12:32 PM PST by Mike AtteberyThanks to a partnership with SiBEAM, some of Vizio’s higher end televisions will come with Wireless-HD built right in.
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Wal-Mart Dedicated to the Blu-ray Experience
Posted Mon Jan 4, 2010 at 11:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyYour friendly neighborhood Wal-Mart may soon be making a push towards more aggressive marketing for high-def video formats with their new Blu-ray Experience Areas.
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HDMI 1.3 Will Support 3D After All
Posted Mon Jan 4, 2010 at 07:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyFans of 3D movies can rest easy. You probably won’t need to upgrade your Blu-ray player, and you almost certainly won’t need to pick up new cables.
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Will Time Warner Customers Miss Out on Fox in 2010?
Posted Sun Jan 3, 2010 at 04:45 PM PST by Mike AtteberyDisagreements in pricing between the two companies continue to go on unresolved. If Fox follows through on their threats, you may soon wake up without some of your favorite channels.
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DirecTV to Launch 3D Television in March
Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 at 01:05 PM PST by Mike AtteberyIt’s far too soon to matter to most viewers, but DirecTV is going to be stepping things up this spring with the addition of 3D broadcasting.
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Amazon Could Buy Netflix, Says Analyst
Posted Tue Dec 29, 2009 at 01:00 PM PST by Mike AtteberyWith web based entertainment seen as the future of video distribution, companies are racing to establish their dominance. Netflix is unsurpassed in its offerings, and that could make the streaming video service a perfect acquisition for a number of companies.
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Oppo Announces New Lower Priced Blu-ray Player
Posted Wed Dec 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyA new, less expensive Blu-ray player is coming in 2010 from Oppo, but just what that means is up for interpretation.
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Survey Says Consumers Want 3D Cable TV
Posted Tue Dec 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM PST by Mike AtteberyA recent survey conducted by Quixel Research found that while consumer interest in 3D Blu-ray discs and DVDs was high, what they really wanted was 3D from their cable provider.
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LG Announces Thinnest 42” LCD Ever
Posted Tue Dec 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM PST by Mike AtteberyAfter setting the record back in May with a six millimeter thick display, LG cuts the size in half, and then some.
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Consumer Electronic Sales Up in November
Posted Mon Dec 21, 2009 at 11:50 AM PST by Mike AtteberyWhile sales in the consumer electronics category are down a bit year to year from 2008, sales were up in November.
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3D Blu-ray Specification Has Been Finalized
Posted Mon Dec 21, 2009 at 07:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyThe Blu-ray Disc Association has been wrestling with this one for a while, but now it’s official. The much awaited 3D specification for Blu-ray discs has been decided on. Most of the information to come out of the announcement is what we expected, but there are a few surprises in there.
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All New Warner Releases in 2010 to be DVD/Blu-ray Combo Packs
Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 02:40 PM PST by Mike AtteberyWarner is clearly the studio most aggressively pursuing the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack method of release. In addition, they’ve announced Blu-ray Double Features which will be kicking off February 23rd.
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LG, Samsung, Sony and Valens Launch HDBaseT Alliance
Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009 at 08:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyAnd just what is the HDBaseT Alliance? Essentially, it’s a body for promoting and standardizing a way of getting uncompressed HD throughout your house.
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LG Sets Aggressive 3D TV Sales Goals
Posted Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 02:00 PM PST by Mike AtteberyLG says they’ll sell four hundred thousand 3D televisions next year, and almost ten times that many in 2011.
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Technicolor Prepping For 3D in the Home
Posted Wed Dec 16, 2009 at 07:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyIt’s been a long time since anything was filmed in Technicolor, but the stalwart company is still around. They’re one of the leading CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc replicators in the country, and they say they’re ready for 3D Blu-ray, but it wasn’t as easy as one might expect.
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JVC Reveals Wireless Soundbar Systems
Posted Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 11:05 AM PST by Mike AtteberyTwo new soundbar based HTiBs have been announced by JVC. One, the TH-BA3, is more like a traditional home theater in a box. The other, the TH-BS7, is a standalone soundbar and subwoofer.
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Amazon Includes Free Digital Rental With Physical Disc Purchases
Posted Fri Dec 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyCustomers who purchase select DVD and Blu-ray movies from Amazon will be getting an added bonus with their purchase. A free digital rental, or full copy, of the film will be instantly added to their digital libraries at no extra cost.
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Kodak’s OLED Business Picked Up by LG
Posted Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM PST by Mike AtteberyLG’s lofty goals for affordable OLED screens are inching closer, thanks to the acquisition of Kodak’s OLED business.
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WHDI 1.0 Specification Delivers Lossless 1080p/60
Posted Thu Dec 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM PST by Mike AtteberyThe quest for a wireless high definition solution may be at an end, as WHDI LLC has announced the adoption of the WHDI standard.
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Disney Announces Upgrade2Blu Program
Posted Tue Dec 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM PST by Tom LandyDisney has launched a program enticing DVD owners to upgrade their collections to Blu-ray.
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