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Avatar Out On Blu-ray April 26th In UK
7:42PM Kat Hannaford | Many are still on waiting lists at the various IMAX and 3D-capable cinemas across the country, but already Avatar’s been given a release date for the UK Blu-ray and DVD release – April 26th. The 3D Blu-ray release was originally slated for November, but it sounds as though that’s fallen through.
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PlayStation 3 First Console With HD Movies From All Major Studios
11:14AM Brian Lam | Wow. The PS3 is getting HD purchases and rentals from all six major studios. A quick search turns up that Xbox is missing Fox and, duh, Sony. More »
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Teen Hauled To Jail For Overdue Library DVD
8:00AM Brian Barrett | What started as a routine traffic stop ended with a Colorado teen doing hard time. The offence? Not returning a House of Flying Daggers DVD to his local library. Come on, Colorado. You’re better than that. More »
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Onkyo’s TX-SR608 Is The First THX-Certified 3D AV Receiver
10:03PM Kat Hannaford | The TX-SR608 receiver will be available in April for $US599, just in time for pairing with a Panasonic or Samsung 3DTV. More »
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Pioneer’s VSX-1020-K Is Best AV Receiver, Control It Via iPhone
6:00PM Wilson Rothman | This week Pioneer introduced five new receivers, from $US230 to $US750. All have HDMI 1.4 switching for 3D, and all have Pro Logic IIz surround. But one model stands out, the $US550 VSX-1020-K, a worthy successor to our Battlemodo champ. More »
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TiVo The Dinosaur Just Got A New Jetpack
5:46AM Matt Buchanan | The new TiVo Premiere is like dinosaurs who got upgraded with laser jetpacks: Fancier, but potentially outmoded in a world populated by tons of ninjas with nuclear shuriken. More »
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Blockbuster To Close 500 Locations
3:00PM Rosa Golijan | You might’ve recently walked the aisles of one of Blockbuster’s 3525 locations in the States while looking for a good make-out movie. Five hundred of those locations are closing. [MSN via Digg]
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Best Buy Leaks Next TiVos: TiVo Premiere HD, TiVo Premiere XL HD
5:12AM Matt Buchanan | Ahead of a March 2 event and TiVo HDs suddenly going extinct, two listings for a TiVo Premiere HD and Premiere XL HD have popped up in Best Buy’s system. More »
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The Signal That Stops Your Old TV From Supporting 3D, But Allows The PS3
2:20AM Mark Wilson | Maybe you have a super awesome 240Hz LCD. Technically, its refresh rate should probably support new FHD3D (full 3D HD) Blu-ray signals. But it can’t because of this diagram (by HDGuru) – how the information is sent to your television. More »
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