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HD DVD ‘shock’: Price cut encourages people to buy

We don’t have a degree in business, but it stands to reason that reducing the cost of a formerly expensive item down to a rock-bottom price might possibly produce a sales boost. In the US last weekend a number of stores reduced the price of the Toshiba HD-E1 (they call it the HD-A2) down to just $99 (£47). Unsurprisingly, they …

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Philips Cineos 42PFL9632D: 1080p LCD TV with Ambilight

Ambilight is one of those ideas that sounds like it was cooked up by a mad scientist who had a quiet week and a couple of coloured LEDs lying around. The reality of it is quite different, because once you’ve seen Ambilight working, the scientist doesn’t seem quite so mad anymore. The Philips Cineos 42PFL9632D makes him seem worthy of …

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