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HDTV Almanac - Dell Sues for LCD Price Fixing

By Alfred Poor • Mar 17, 1:00pm

It has been widely reported that Dell sued five LCD panel manufacturers for price fixing last week. The companies named in the suit are Sharp, Toshiba, Hitachi, Epson, and HannStar.
Sharp and Hitachi have already made plea agreements with the U.S. Justice Department for price fixing. In 2008, Sharp agreed to pay $120 million in fines, [...]

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HDTV Almanac - Universal 3D Glasses

By Alfred Poor • Mar 16, 7:21pm

One of the complaints about 3DTV that is often repeated in the press is that “there are no standards“. I may be the only one who does not see that as a major obstacle. After all, there are a lot of different digital image file formats out there, yet programs like Microsoft Word or most [...]

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Announces AVATAR Blu-Ray Disc and DVD Global Release Dates

By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 16, 4:14pm

Avatar Blu-ray/DVDTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced that it will launch director James Cameron's history-making motion picture AVATAR on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Thursday, April 22.

AVATAR on Blu-ray presents the ultimate high definition experience for home viewing audiences. Fans around the world will soon be able to discover every detail and relive every moment of James Cameron's AVATAR in the comfort of their own home. Blu-ray is recognized for presenting optimal picture and sound, and now AVATAR's masterful cinematography, art direction and visual effects will lend itself to awe-inspiring clarity when you become absorbed in the extraordinary all-encompassing experience in the living room.

Since its global theatrical release last December, AVATAR...

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HDTV Almanac - Free HD Video Online

By Alfred Poor • Mar 16, 1:00pm

WARNING: You can waste a lot of time if you read this.
I stumbled across a great project call “FedFlix” in which volunteers are taking digitized video and film content from the National Archives and making them available on the Internet. One of the repositories for this content is the Internet Archive, which includes sections for [...]

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HDTV Almanac - Broadband: the New Gold

By Alfred Poor • Mar 15, 1:00pm

While we’re distracted by the tussles over the radio spectrum for mobile services and broadcast television and cell phones and a zillion other applications, keep your eye on the prize. Broadband means big data pipes delivered right to your door (or basement or apartment to be more precise). Phone companies like Verizon and AT&T got [...]

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HDTV Almanac - More Web-to-TV Connections

By Alfred Poor • Mar 12, 1:00pm

My friend and colleague Peter Putman calls the new network-ready HDTVs “NeTVs” which I think is an apt name. It eliminates the need for another set top box or even a desktop computer parked next to the screen, but there are plenty of people who are happy to use such extra hardware. A new study [...]

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HDTV and Home Theater Podcast - Podcast #416: Cryptography, DRM and You

By The HT Guys • Mar 12, 8:07am

We talk about DRM quite often. Technically it stands for Digital Rights Management, but we did have a listener recommend we try to change that to Digitally Restricted Media. The point of DRM is to protect digital media files from piracy. The actual result of DRM is a lot of frustration for those who just want to watch movies and listen to music.

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HDTV Almanac - Deathwatch: Blockbuster

By Alfred Poor • Mar 11, 1:00pm

Blockbuster has gone to the top of my list of home entertainment companies that may not be around a year from now. It has already closed more than 500 of its 7,000 stores (including our neighborhood store), and could close another 300 or more this year. It posted a net loss of $558 million for [...]

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HDTV Almanac - Samsung Adds Skype

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By Alfred Poor • Mar 10, 1:00pmGeneral Interest

SAMSUNG Announces Availability and Pricing of Next-Generation Lineup of LED HDTVs

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 10, 1:19am3D HDTVProducts & Equipment

Samsung Redefines Home Entertainment with Global Availability of World's First Full HD 3D LED TV and First-Time Offering of DreamWorks Animation's Beloved Shrek Film Collection in 3D

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 10, 1:08am3D HDTVProducts & Equipment

Samsung Officially Announces First Ever Application Store For TVs, Blu-ray Players, and Home Theater Systems

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 10, 12:51amInternet HD VideoBlu-ray

SAMSUNG Announces Availability and Pricing of Blu-ray Home Theater Systems

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 10, 12:40am3D HDTVProducts & Equipment

SAMSUNG Announces Eight Plasma Ultra Slim TVs in 2010 Lineup

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 10, 12:33amProducts & Equipment

SAMSUNG Announces Pricing and Availability of 2010 Blu-ray Player Lineup

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 9, 11:48pmBlu-ray

Samsung Announces Pricing and Availability of 2010 Line of Premium AV Receiver Lineup

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 9, 11:31pmProducts & Equipment

HDTV Almanac - Wilmington NC: Guinea Pig Again

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By Alfred Poor • Mar 9, 1:00pmGeneral Interest

Onkyo Introduces the World's First THX Certified 3D-Ready A/V Receiver

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By Shane Sturgeon • Mar 9, 12:26pm3D HDTVTechnology

HDTV Almanac - HD Camcorder: $80

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By Alfred Poor • Mar 8, 1:00pmGeneral Interest

HDTV Almanac - And the Oscar Loser Is...

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By Alfred Poor • Mar 5, 1:00pmGeneral InterestCable & Satellite


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