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Regal Cinema Allows Users to Tattle on the Unruly
Regal Entertainment Group today announced 114 locations are now utilizing the "Regal Guest Response System" (RGRS). With RGRS, select moviegoers can utilize an in-theater paging device to alert…
D&M Sponsors MakeShifters Contest to Win $17k AV System
D&M Holdings Inc. is launching an innovative web-based contest for Boston Acoustics and Denon Electronics in which consumers will be able to share homemade videos and photo essays for a chance to win…
Warner Home Video Surpasses 100K HD Titles
Today Warner Home Video (WHV), one of the few companies manufacturing both HD DVD AND Blu-ray Disc titles, announced that it is the first studio to surpass sales of 100,000 copies of a high…
Sony PlayStation 3 Releases v1.80 Firmware Updates
A free v1.80 download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation® 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through…
AVRant #3: We don't go to the movies
The movies come to us! During this week's Podcast, we’ve got it all for you. Simultaneous theater/DVD/on-demand movie releases, kids+home theater=bad?, home theater calibration options, wireless…
Emotiva To End Free Shipping Program on 5/31/07
You know the old saying, “all good things must come to an end”. Today, Emotiva audio announced suspension of its free shipping program effective 5/31/07. “It’s difficult to continue this program with…
Have LCD TV Prices Hit Rock Bottom?
If you've been holding off on that new flat panel LCD television, you may want to get it in gear. The prices of LCD panels have apparently bottomed out, causing manufacturers of 32-inch and under…
XM Radio Goes Offline - Two Days of No Service
On Monday XM Radio attempted an upgrade and mentioned that some customers may have some disrupted services due to a software issue. Overnight, some subscribers received an e-mail message that…
People in Ivory Towers shouldn't throw Glass Rocks
We've seen a baffling trend lately, something that is not new or specific to AV. It causes us a lot of concern and we hope that in the future these occurrences will not repeat. It happens in AV, it…
Sony Video Game Losses Continue with Playstation 3
Sony will lose about 50 billion yen ($413 million) in its video games business this fiscal year, and recovery won't come until the arrival of more games to play on the PlayStation 3 machine, a…