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R.E.M. Accelerates into Streaming
The mega-band R.E.M. is making a move into online streaming with their new release Accelerate due out in stores in two weeks. A week before that, however, members of iLike, a new online music…
Meridian MF10 Projector = JVC DLA-RS2 plus Ripoff
It's not uncommon the see manufacturers occasionally re-brand a product with their own moniker and sell it as their own. We've seen this in the past with Rotel re-branding APC power conditioners, and…
EHX Expo 2008 Orlando - Day One
Back from EHX Orlando another year and the verdict was in for the movie of the year; it was clearly Transformers. Many demonstrations were showing this movie either in the Demo rooms or out on the…
LCD Leading Way in Rapidly Growing HDTV Market
Leading industry market research says LCD display shipments and HDTV subscription customers will double by 2012. The independent research data and adjustments in leading display manufacturer’s…
Guitar Hero Sues Gibson over Patent
This one's a little like watching cousins sue each other in court, but Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular Guitar Hero video games infringes one of their 1999 patents…
Iron Maiden Tries Free Album Download
Iron Maiden have prevailed over the world of heavy metal for almost thirty years, and without a doubt, they are also one of the most contemporary and exciting bands of the 21st century. And in their…
AVRant #50: The Real Dina
AV Rant reaches the big 50! Tom and Clint need therapy. Tom will never learn his lesson about Wordpress but he did learn something about Dina. Chet weighs in on Knight Rider. Tom is reviewing Army of…
Toshiba HD-A30/35 1080p24 Patch Gives Headaches
You can’t blame anyone who bought one of Toshiba’s second generation HD DVD players for trying to get all the use they can from it. The latest patch from Toshiba that updates the HD-A30 and HD-A35 to…
Format War Pricing Aftermath: Blu-ray Up, HD-DVD Down
The long awaited end to the format war may help consumers by clearing up some confusion created by choice in HD optical discs, but it is not bringing about better pricing to the consumer. Based on…
AVRant #49: Explicit 24p
Clint and Tom tackle a bunch of questions from you. Ken, Rick, Cliff and Ed… thanks for the questions. What's the deal with Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and 2.0 and receivers that decode internally? How does…