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    Royal Oak TV repair survives downturn, sees bright future

    Royal Oak — The emergence of inexpensive and high-tech televisions spelled trouble for television repair shops, which have dwindled to about 10 in Metro Detroit. But that hasn’t hurt Northern Television & Vacuum in Royal Oak, where owner Mike Sheppard’s optimism and knowhow have allowed him to weather the economic downturn.

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    Panasonic Bets the Bank: Avatar, Future of Cinema, to Be Future of 3D TV

    Once upon a time, back in the glory days of Hollywood’s studio system, vertical integration was the key. If a studio made a film, you could probably only see that movie in their theaters. From the ground up, until the Supreme Court struck it all down of course, the studios tried to perfect an insulated [...]

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    Another TV Technology Bites the Dust

    Liquid crystal displays vanquished the CRT, and pummeled plasma . We love them because they are thin and relatively inexpensive in large sizes. But nobody thinks they’re perfect. They don’t have a great contrast ratio—CRTs display much darker blacks and brighter whites.

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    Yahoo Scores Deal With Europe’s Largest TV Maker

    After wisely letting the air clear following the big Apple TV announcement (and all the comparisons to Google TV), Yahoo’s stepped forward to remind everyone that it also intends to compete in the connected TV space. Yahoo announced a partnership with a major TV manufacturer this morning. Vestel, the TV manufacturer in question, is Europe’s largest. It claims to produce 16 percent of LCD TVs …

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    Samsung PN50C490B3D 50-inch 3D Plasma TV under $1000 at Best Buy

    If you have been holding out for a good deal before you jumped into the 3D TV realm with your own set today may be that day. Best Buy has the cool Samsung PN50C490B3D 50-inch 720p 3D plasma 3D TV on sale for $989. The set has a 600Hz refresh rate and is 2 ¾” deep. Naturally, the big downside here is that the set apparently lacks any 3D glasses. You will have to buy them separately and Samsung ……