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At Long Last Love, Adventure Time and House of Cards
Out of the Blu
Chris Chiarella • Jun 15, 2013 • 0 comments
Peter Bogdanovich's buried musical resurfaces, a Cartoon Network favorite arrives in complete HD seasons, and a Spacey/Fincher collaboration is no longer a Netflix exclusive.
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ESPN’s Decision to Close 3D Channel Raises the Question: Is 3D Dead?
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HT Staff • Jun 14, 2013 • 6 comments
Is 3D dead? That’s the question being asked in the wake of news that ESPN plans to close its ESPN 3D cable channel by the end of the year due to low demand—so low that audience ratings were below Nielsen's measurable threshold, according to a StarTribune report.

Voices throughout the industry are questioning whether 3D will ever take off or remain as a little used TV feature that will eventually wither away.

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Cutting Edge Technologies Supplementing, Rather than Displacing, Older Tech
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HT Staff • Jun 14, 2013 • 0 comments
Tablets owners in particular show stronger ownership/usage for just about every type of tech The technological world moves incredibly fast, with cutting edge trends sometimes getting pushed to the edge of the information and entertainment superhighway almost before the digital ink of their announcements has dried. Netbooks, for example, seemed to be the next big thing for a short time until falling victim to their own limited capabilities. E-readers have faced speculation that they may follow a similar trend, though the jury is still out on this category, with 17 percent of U.S. adults owning one.

In fact, adopters of new technology appear reluctant to let go of the old technology their new devices threaten to replace.

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Samsung PN60F8500 3D Plasma HDTV
3D Flat Panel Reviews, Flat Panel Reviews
Thomas J. Norton • Jun 14, 2013 • 4 comments

2D Performance
3D Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $3,150 At A Glance: Crisp, detailed picture • Superb color performance • Near reference-quality blacks and shadow detail

When Samsung launched its new line of plasma HDTVs at last January’s CES, we were impressed. Those early demos indicated improved black levels and overall good performance. We were surprised to find later that the prices, though not exactly “Attention, K-Mart shoppers!” specials, aren’t Beverly Hills exclusives, either. From what we see here, these new Samsung plasmas, while unlikely to alter the market dominance of LCD, are welcome additions to the battle.

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Hopper Fights Hate with VROOM
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Mark Fleischmann • Jun 13, 2013 • 0 comments
The war against Hopper—Dish Network’s zippy ad-skipping DVR—has taken a couple of new tacks. TV networks hate it because it enables viewers to breeze through brain-damaging ads. They’ve made their displeasure known by fighting Hopper’s AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime features in court on flimsy copyright-violation grounds, apparently unaware that the Supreme Court sanctioned home time-shift recording in 1984’s Betamax Decision.
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Vizio Introduces 80-Inch Smart TV for $4,000
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HT Staff • Jun 13, 2013 • 1 comments
Vizio today introduced its largest HDTV to date, the M801d 80-inch Razor LED Smart TV featuring a new Apps Plus platform and a competitive $4,000 price, the lowest list price for a TV of its size on the market.
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What's the best home theater demo material?
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HT Staff • Jun 13, 2013 • 16 comments
The demo to end all demos…what’s yours? Come on, everybody has a killer disc to pull out when a buddy from work comes over for a brewski or when a relative you haven’t seen in years visits for a long weekend. Nothing wrong with showing off a little, especially considering how much time and money you’ve put in to your rig. And for the betterment of the greater home theater community, please take a moment to enlighten us in the Comments section below: We want names, chapter numbers and the lowdown on what makes your favorite demo so special.
What's the best home theater demo material?
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Aereo Spreads to Boston
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Mark Fleischmann • Jun 12, 2013 • 0 comments
Aereo has brought its live-TV-over-Internet service to the Boston metro area as of May 15, following a controversial launch in New York. The move expands Aereo’s reach to 4.5 million viewers spread over 16 counties in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
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Apple to Offer Music Streaming with iTunes Radio
SmartStream
Barb Gonzalez • Jun 11, 2013 • 2 comments
Apple announced their new streaming music service, iTunes Radio. Here's a look at its features compared to Google Play Music and Spotify.
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Skyfall
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Chris Chiarella • Jun 11, 2013 • 1 comments
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Half a century after the release of Dr. No, director Sam Mendes and a gifted team of screenwriters have managed to give audiences a James Bond film unlike any other. Skyfall is Daniel Craig’s third outing as 007, and yet the star is unafraid to show his advancing age, as we are reminded that the job of international secret agent apparently takes a heavy toll on all who dare to sign up for it.
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