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Toshiba Adds Dolby Volume To Regza TVs

San Francisco — Dolby Laboratories and Toshiba have reached an agreement making the TV manufacturer the first to market televisions incorporating its Dolby Volume audio-processing technology.

• Sharp's X Series Adds Amimon System
• Samsung, Sony To Expand 8th-Gen. LCD Production
• Pioneer, Matsushita Formalize PDP Plans
• Cobra Returns To Profitability In First Quarter
• iTunes Selling Movies Day-And-Date With DVD
• Plantronics Posts Higher Sales, Income

In response to: LG Spreads 'Scarlet' Fever, Glenn Thomas, St. George, Utah, owner, Reel Home Theater: "I believe that the MOST important feature of the new 2009 LG TV line is ISFccc (Certified Calibration Configuration). LG has not promoted it or told buyers or dealers which models this fantastic feature is featured on. Wake up LG. ISFccc is a huge benefit to TV buyers and dealers. We need you to promote it better and we need to know which models will feature it.

In response to: Wattles Submits Proxy Statement For Circuit City Elections, Phil Schmidt, retired: "What CC has done to date is what Robt Gross did to ruin Tops Appliance City. Gross, a non-retailer, and Rick Jones did a dance to cut the good people out of stores and reduce the assortments and inventory levels. This took them to chapt. 7."

Harmonic Distortion — Stewart Wolpin

Waiting For Napoleon

Anynet. Aquos Link. Bravia Theatre Sync. Easylink. EZ-Sync. NetCommand. Regza Link. RIHD. Simplink.

Brand names for unified multicomponent remote-control systems, right?

Nope. They're lies.

Reporters Notebook — Greg Scoblete

Spending The Tax Rebate

The Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) economist Shawn DuBravac notes that about 20 percent of consumers plan to spend some portion of their forthcoming tax rebate checks on consumer electronics. He then asks, "What are you planning to do with your rebate check?"

That's easy: I have two kids and I file jointly. That means a nice little chunk of your money is coming my way (it's also my money too; well, actually it's China's money, as this rebate is being financed by debt … but I digress).