Tags: sony
Tags: sony
Sharp's Dull Service / My eCommerce Nightmare
Posted Wednesday July 16, 2008, 10:25 am, Over one day old at McInblog
And given it took four truck-rolls to my home and four orders of replacement parts to get the unit working, I have to think that Sharp also lost money on my TV and would have been better served just sending me a new unit after the first (or even second) repair attempt failed.
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Ask Engadget HD: Which AV receiver has the best upscaling chip?
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:44 am, Over one day old at HD Beat
I'm open to suggestions outside of those three, but I'm particularly interested in the quality of the upconverting chip.
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Fan Rant: Because Who Watches a Whole Movie Anyway?
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 6:55 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Filed under: Horror, Thrillers, Sony, Movie Marketing, Remakes and Sequels, Fan Rant, Trailers and Clips Anyone who watches a considerable amount of movies has a tendency to champion the occasional gem, a title bound - nay, fated - to be overlooked by the masses.
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Sony Snags Animated Comedy 'Planet 51'
Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 6:55 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Deals, New Line, Sony, Warner Brothers, Distribution, Family Films Imagine you're a green alien living happily among other green aliens on a tiny planet somewhere. And he has the voice of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! So they let the film go, and now Sony has it.
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Wacky New Online Video Games for 'Pineapple Express' and 'Step Brothers'
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 2:14 pm, Over one day old at Cinematical
Filed under: Comedy, Sony, Movie Marketing I'm not exactly sure how the act of delivering silly little video games translates into tickets bought at the multiplex, but I suppose it works like this: Sony created the tie-in games, and now I'm telling you about them.
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Prepare to Enter 'Quarantine' A Week Earlier
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 2:14 pm, Over one day old at Cinematical
Whether or not Weinberg was the one who got me initially amped up for [REC], I can't accurately recall, but the point is that I can support his many praises over the film, and I think it's safe to say that we're both cautiously optimistic about the forthcoming American remake, Quarantine.
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Sony talks future of OLED, Blu-ray's chances against DVD
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 1:51 am, Over one day old at HD Beat
Filed under: Blu-ray, Displays, Sony, OLED In case you didn't get the message, Sony's due sooner -rather-than-later 27-inch OLED is going to be priced for the Mark Cubans, Bill Gates' and other people not you of the world, at least for the next couple of years.
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Sony to push Blu-ray, HD recording abilities of VAIO machines
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 1:51 am, Over one day old at HD Beat
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87% of PlayStation 3 owners watching Blu-ray movies? Survey says yes
Posted Saturday July 5, 2008, 1:51 am, Over one day old at HD Beat
That's a stark contrast to last year's NPD survey indicating 60% of owners didn't even know it played them. We don't know what's behind the jump, be it better marketing/consumer education, or something wrong with how one the surveys were conducted.
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Original Script for 'Hancock' Leaks Online
Posted Friday July 4, 2008, 3:34 am, Over one day old at Cinematical
Filed under: Action, Drama, Sony, RumorMonger, Scripts, Comic/Superhero/Geek Okay, so we went through something similar with Frank Darabont's unused draft of the latest Indiana Jones installment, which managed to be a bit better (read: Mutt-less) compared to the still entertaining end result.
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