Press Release: Sharp Introduces the Largest TV on the Planet

MAHWAH, NJ (June 19, 2012) - Imagine yourself standing at the precipice of the Grand Canyon. It's 3,000 feet straight down. The wind howls in your ears. Your heart races as you leap forward and plummet toward the bottom. Just before you plunge into the river below...you spill the popcorn all over the living room couch. That's the experience you'll get when watching the breathtaking 90" (diagonal) AQUOS LED TV (model LC-90LE745U), introduced today by Sharp.

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Listener Review: DirecTV Nomad

We had asked if anyone listening to our podcast had any experience with DirecTV's Nomad device. Luckily for us Nick Horman of Wisconsin did! The following is his review:

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Press Release: Dolby Digital Plus Advancements demoed at NAB Show

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at NAB Show^® 2012, booth SU1212, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) is demonstrating key enhancements toDolby^® Digital Plus that will bring authentic, high-quality audio within reach of more broadcasters and online-content providers. Significant advancements in the core encoding process enable providers to deliver cinematic 5.1-channel surround sound at 192 kbps, half the data rate typically used by traditional broadcast services today. Combined with the adaptive-streaming capabilities and in-device playback optimization of Dolby Digital Plus, these enhancements enable an authentic audio experience for consumers to enjoy over more connections on more devices. Dolby plans to release these enhancements for integration by professional encoder partners this summer.

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Poll: How Much Do You Pay for TV?

The NPD Group has conducted a survey of Americans and has concluded that by 2020 we will be paying $200 a month for television service. The survey claims that we paid $86 a month on average in 2011. We're thinking that our listeners are either paying nothing, becuase they have cut the cord, or they are closer to the $200 mark predicted for 2020. Please chime in and we'll discuss on Friday's show!

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Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol - Blu-ray Review

Super-agent Ethan Hunt dangles from skyscrapers and otherwise takes daring to new heights on another operation from the Impossible Missions Force. Helping Hunt get the job done is droll fellow IMF agent Luther Stickel. (Buy Now $21.99)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Blu-ray Review

John Le Carré's classic thriller of Cold War espionage follows an English spy as he returns to MI-6 under a cloud of suspicion. In the years since he was sacked by the agency, some suspect he's become an operative for the Soviet Union. (Buy Now $19.99)

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