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Open Source Blu-ray Authoring Software Sees Light of Day Blu-ray video authoring is an expensive proposition, but recently, an open source software group has developed the basis for an alternative to expensive proprietary software.

FCC's AllVid to Bail Out Failed CableCARD Technology CableCARD. The technology that would allow any manufacturer to interface with satellite and cableTV programming. Except that, like the Tiger Woods Center for Marriage Enrichment, it failed miserably.

Denon Turns 100 - New Receivers, Blu-ray, Headphones Denon turns 100 and releases new receivers, Blu-ray players, and headphones. The headphones will be noise-canceling, the Blu-ray players universal, and the receivers feature packed.

Is 3D HDTV Right For You? Just in case you haven't purchased enough A/V upgrades in the last few years, the home 3D home-video age is now upon us with plenty of new upgrades for your home theater system.

VUDU Scoops Avatar HD Streaming VUDU announced this morning that they are the only streaming media service provider that will offer Avatar in HD on April 22nd at 12:01 am EST, Earth Day, in a rare day-and-date release.

Niles Audio ZR-6 Recalled Due to Fire Hazard The Niles ZR-6 Multi-zone receiver was voluntarily conducted by Niles Audio Corp. of Miami, Florida in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

D&M Holdings Discontinues Snell and Escient D&M Holdings issued a press release today that it is discontinuing Escient and Snell and rolling much of those technologies into its remaining brands: Denon, Marantz, McIntosh and Boston Acoustics.

Are You an AV Professional? This Music Video is for You Every once in a while we see something that's funny enough to put on our home page. This time around it's a video called A/V Professional by "HiPhi" and directed by Joel T Wilson.

Universal to Sell CDs for $10 - Duh. In a remarkable, but delayed, achievement of common sense, Universal Music Group announced plans to drop prices on all of their new CDs to $10 or less in many music retailers across the country.

Redbox Announces Blu-rays at Walmart - Soon Everywhere Redbox, who has over 22,400 kiosks across the country is getting ready to release Blu-ray Discs to consumers. Blu-ray Discs will be available in a majority of Redbox kiosks by July.