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January 05, 2009
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PC World reported Jan. 4 that Samsung Electronics is set to unveil a 6.5-millimeter-thick (0.26 inch) LCD TV at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It would be the thinnest LCD TV ever made.
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January 05, 2009
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HDTV company Vizio is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to lower patent fees for digital TVs, claiming they are excessive, unregulated and costing consumers more than $1 billion and counting.
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December 23, 2008
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Following widely publicized discounts of Blu-ray players last month on Black Friday, prices have increased 10%, including 2% last week, according to a new report.
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December 23, 2008
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NEW YORK — Despite some recent high-profile media criticism, reports of the death of the Blu-ray Disc format are highly exaggerated, according to industry experts speaking at the Content Delivery and Storage Association (CDSA) Media Market Intelligence Summit Dec. 16.
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December 22, 2008
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Blu-ray Disc and player sales in Europe are surprisingly strong, despite worldwide financial gloom, according to the British Video Association (BVA) and research firm Futuresource.
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December 19, 2008
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Target will sell the Olevia BD-100 player for $149 for a limited time starting Dec. 21.
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December 18, 2008
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Since 2000, LCD HDTV manufacturers have enjoyed year over year sales growth. According to research firm DisplaySearch, that’s going to change in 2009.
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December 16, 2008
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Seeking to generate incremental revenue from high-definition content, Comcast Corp. said that despite a 50% increase in HDTV ownership over the past year, 33% of HDTV owners do not watch HD programming.
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December 15, 2008
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Seeking to stir the pot heading into the home stretch of the winter holiday retail season, Best Buy Co. is offering its house brand Insignia Blu-ray player for free with the purchase of a $79.99 HDMI cable and 10 select Blu-ray Disc movies.
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December 15, 2008
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The move by studios and consumer electronics manufacturers to push Blu-ray players and movies onto consumers in the fourth quarter is undermining year-end standard DVD sales, according to a research note from Richard Greenfield with Pali Capital.
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