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The Physics of Unphysics: Walmart Takes to The Cloud

Walmart sells more physical movies than any other retailer. Now it wants to get unphysical.
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted March 14, 2012
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You’ve got to hand it to Walmart. First, they make a zillion dollars selling DVD and Blu-ray discs to everyone. Now, they’re set to make another zillion dollars so you don’t have to actually use the discs. Brilliant, simply brilliant.

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Boxee gets $6 million in funding
- By sandv blog
- Posted August 14, 2009
These days, it's rare to see people sinking a lot of money into things. Shaky economy, future's uncertain, blah blah blah.
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The hunt for "Plasma Pat" is on
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 26, 2009
It's fine to look for deals. If you've fully researched (that is, read Sound & Vision regularly and enjoy our thorough test reports) the home theater equipment you're looking to buy, there are few reasons not to shop around for the best price.

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Launch of a Blu Christmas
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 8, 2008
Have you noticed a distinct push lately towards Blu-ray this holiday season? The latest Disney release (Horton Hears a Who) had a commercial solely for the Blu-ray release. No mention of the DVD until the tag.

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Survey: How much more will you pay?
- By sandv blog
- Posted December 3, 2008
Studios: Your Blu-ray pricing is making the discs unsaleable! I love home theater. And I own a Blu-ray player. So, when Pixar's Wall-E came out on disc, I headed down to Wal-Mart on launch day to pick up the movie on Blu-ray. But when I saw the ginormous price disparity between the DVD and the Blu-ray, I just couldn't pull the trigger.

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Geeks On the Run
- By sandv blog
- Posted June 9, 2008
Watch out Geek Squad. Wal-Mart's coming after you. During a media tour, one of Wal-Mart's senior vice presidents told the reporters that Wal-Mart is looking at different options. Installation and repair services are one of the options. Should Best Buy be worried?

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Survey Says...
- By sandv blog
- Posted May 23, 2008
While LCD televisions are seeming to reign supreme in the marketplace, a surprising figure was revealed in a recent survey conducted by DisplaySearch, a North American research firm, about the number two spot. Picture-tube CRT TVs, in all their non-skinny, non-sexy bulky squareness, outsold plasmas in the first quarter of 2008! I know, shocking! What could possibly be the reason?

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Wal-Mart's Bargain Blu-ray
- By sandv blog
- Posted May 20, 2008
Just last week, we reported about the somewhat dismal adoption of Blu-ray among consumers. We said it seemed that $300 was the magic number that would entice more folks to whip out the credit card and go Blu. Seems like Wal-Mart was taking notes.

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Who Needs Dinner When I Can Buy a TV?
- By sandv blog
- Posted May 15, 2008
Honey, pass the Puppy Chow and hand me the remote.

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