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Nice Rack
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 8, 2008
Are you interior-space challenged? Are your audio/video aspirations bigger than the cubby hole you call home? Do you live in Europe? Then Sharp has the answer to your prayers. The AN-PR1500H home cinema rack system is a triumph of form and function.

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Royale Ripoff?
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 7, 2008
First, the facts: Sony Pictures will release a Blu-ray two-disc "collector's edition" of Casino Royale on October 21. This date coincides with a new DVD re-issue.

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40-in OLED in 2011?
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 6, 2008
Previous rumors about a 37-inch Panasonic OLED have been upgraded with more rumors describing a 40-inch Panasonic OLED.

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Sony's Stringer
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 5, 2008
Sony is one of the most recognized, and respected, corporate names in the world. How many Sony products do you have at home? But when's the last time you bought a Sony product?

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Alas, Cassettes, We Hardly Knew Ye
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 4, 2008
I regret to inform you of the passing of the Compact Cassette.

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Blu for Two
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 1, 2008
Netflix is onboard the Blu-ray express. They dropped HD DVD like a hot potato, and now they are charging a little extra if you want to come home and find Blu-ray discs visiting a mailbox near you.

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More Matrix
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 1, 2008
We've already alerted you to the forthcoming release of the Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray. Now Warner Brothers is whetting appetites with more details. The seven-disc box set will hit store shelves on October 14.

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Dishing It Out
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 31, 2008
The DISH Network has unveiled what is being called the biggest HD upgrade in pay TV history. They'll beam down 1080p programming, and up to 150 national HD channels; that's an industry first.

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Beginning of the End?
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 31, 2008
Is it the beginning of the end for Blu-ray? Already? A new Blu-ray player from LG Electronics might just foreshadow the future of Blu-day, and its ultimate demise.

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Another One Bites the Dust
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 30, 2008
The TiVo webstore has a glaring omission. The popular Series3 unit is AWOL. The Series2 is chugging along, and the TiVo HD is prominent, but the Series3 is gone and labeled "Out of Stock." Retailers still have inventory ($593 at Amazon) but it looks like the S3 is history.

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The (almost) $12,000 surround sound processor
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 30, 2008
Halcro, in case you haven't heard, makes some of the most bad-ass hi-fi gear on the planet. In a world gone mad for iPods and earbuds, Halcro is perfecting the art of really, really excellent componentry. It's also really, really expensive componentry.

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Batman Vs. Pirates
- By sandv blog
- Posted July 28, 2008
The first place to see new theatrical releases is not in movie theaters, but on online file-sharing sites and DVD. Pirated copies, ranging from hazy camcorder copies, to pristine copies from original prints, can sometimes be found circulating weeks, or at least days, before the opening weekend. It's a lose-lose situation. If the movie is good, online and DVD copies can lead to lost sales.

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