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SonicBlue (Replay/Rio) Bought By D&M
An anonymous reader writes "Here's the announcement that many have been waiting for all week. Yesterday, the ReplayTV and Rio product lines of now-defunct SonicBlue were auctioned off in a bankruptcy court. Despite earlier negotiations failing to result in a deal, the Japanese holding company D&M, makers of high-end Denon and Marantz stereo gear, bought the product lines for $36.2 million. The big question is what about all of the "lifetime subscriptions" that people bought? No answers as of yet, but we can all be hopeful."
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fo on your rio, bizzatch
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I just heard some sad news on talk radio - American Great Fuhrer (holder of the popular vote of Florida ubermensh) Georges W. Bush, was found dead in his Camp David sionist Kommandatur palace this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his fantastic work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture and popular wars. Truly an American icon.
unAmerican and Unpatriotic acts should be frowned upon and that includes violation of DMCA which is designed to protect our GREAT American corporations like Microsoft that has made us so powerful.
DEATH to unAmerican and Unpatriotic acts
DEATH to gnu CRAP
DEATH to opensource SHIT
ONLY Microsoft is RIGHT
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Watch some TV you liberal SCUM
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Yet ANOTHER PROOF that the American way is the RIGHT way
Everyone else should DIE
Heil Bush
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I'm not sure why everyone was/is such a fan of Sonic Blue and the other various bastard children of Diamond. I've had and seen nothing but problems with thier products. Shoddy workmanship, disposable products and low quality output.
My Rio Volt 250 lasted 2 months, my brothers PVR was nothing but trouble, their video cards back in the day suffered driver issues for years after initial release.
GOOD RIDDANCE! It sounds like D&M may be able to take the popularity of the name and turn out an adequate product.
Of course I am a freaking idiot and my opinion is probably usesless... I guess that's why I was given MOD points today, so I would STFU... but my dislike for SB, Rio, DiamondMM etc. overcame my deisre for an over rated sense of power and control.
The holding company (D&M) is a typo...
;)
Thats actually supposed to read "D.R.M."
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