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Onkyo adds the HT-9300THX to the top of its HTIB line
We're not the biggest fans of home theaters that come in a single box, but out of all of them we recognize the value and versatility of the Onkyo offerings. The latest addition is at the top of the line adding to the HT-S7300 and HT-S6300 we told you about earlier this month. The HT-S9300THX […]
Museum of The Moving Image plans multi-million dollar updates with HD, 3D
In 1988, The Museum of the Moving Image opened in Astoria, Queens, to share the history and technology behind — ding, you guessed it — “moving images,” of all forms. Now it's set to undergo a $67 million dollar renovation. Designed by architect Thomas Leesers, its main 264-seat theater was co……
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Slingbox Solo devices no longer streaming for some users?
According to Slingbox's message boards, some Slingbox SOLO owners are experiencing a slew of issues with their devices, the most concerning of which is the failure to stream content after a brief period of use. Understandably, that's more than a bit frustrating for users who purchased the s……
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Aliens Anthology lays its eggs on Blu-ray October 26
Rumors have been floating around for some time that Fox would provide a boxed set of all four Alien films this year, and today IGN blew out the details of the release, and promotional tie ins that will show up at Comic-Con. sporting a $139.99 RRP (it's already up on Amazon for preordering at a […]
ESPN's blowing out the first HD British Open
Look, broadcasting the World Cup in 3D was impressive, but since most of us here are still HDTV-only, it's much more likely that you'll check out some action of The Open Championship this weekend, presented in HD for the first time ever. Just as promised, the entire affair is in HD (some AVS……
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XStreamHD to beam 1080p content via Echostar's AMC-16
We've been following XStreamHD for a few years now and have often wondered if it would ever make it to market. One of the looming questions just got answered today though as the company has announced a deal to deliver 1080p HD movies via Echostar's AMC-16. This is a step in the right direct……
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Blu-ray releases on June 29th 2010
We're always up for a good comedy or documentary and this week there is both on Blu-ray. First on the lighter side Hot Tub Time Machine fits our rule of thumb regulating time travel in movies. Then up next is the BBC's How the Earth Changed History — which has two of our favorite topics […]
Back to the Future's 25th Anniversary celebrated by a Blu-ray box set October 26
The Back to the Future trilogy is coming to Blu-ray for its 25th Anniversary, with a boxed set hitting stores October 26. There's apparently two hours of new extra content, with plenty of BD-Live and U-control features baked in. Back to the Future.net reports these should be great looking and s……
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Lord of the Rings movies break out of the box set, hit Blu-ray individually 9/14
Yes, there's new Lord of the Rings Blu-ray news and no, it isn't the Extended Editions of the movies. If the pressure of buying the boxed set is just too much to bear don't worry, this fall you'll finally be able to buy each movie individually (we prefer to skip to RoTK, we're i……
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Paramount, Redbox keep DVDs and Blu-ray discs in kiosks the same day they go on sale
It looks like not all of the remaining Hollywood studios are putting the 30-day brakes on providing movies to Redbox, as Paramount has concluded after a ten month study that it has “minimal” effect on DVD sales. Dennis Maguire, President of Paramount Home Entertainment says the company is “allowing ……
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