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A DVD Collector's Dream
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
Scientists say the human brain can process only between five and nine things at once. To that postulate, we'd add that the human brain can catalog only 25 DVDs. Here's proof: Have you ever rented a DVD that you later realized you own? Have you ever...
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D&M Goes Private
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2008
The audio wing of the consumer electronics industry has seen a spate of realignments over the past few years. D&M Holdings is the latest player to change ownership. The public company will likely go private, following a tender offer by Bain Capital.
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8 Million TVs and Nothing's On
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
On February 17, 2009, the entire fleet of RVs, all 8 million of them, will be thrown into disarray. Campers and retirees from Happy Isles campground in Yosemite, to the Wal-Mart parking lot in Yonkers, will run into the streets in full panic mode,...
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MartinLogan debuts new flagship speaker in L.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 21, 2008
MartinLogan, known for those electrostatic speakers that audiophiles love and everybody else confuses with Japanese shoji screens, conducted its first U.S. demos of the new $25,000-per-pair, 25th-anniversary CLX flagship speaker today at Los Angeles...
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Sony Bows Green TV
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 20, 2008
Sony has unveiled a 32-inch LCD TV that the company says has the world's lowest power consumption at that size.
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Blu Better than Film?
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
In a recent article in Home Media Magazine, movie director Jon M. Chu expresses his opinion that Blu-ray looks better than film. Chu is the director of Disney's Step Up 2 The Streets, and will be named Breakout Director of the Year by the...
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3LCD + 1LCD = 4LCD
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
Most of the video-display headlines have centered on the LCD versus plasma big-screen competition. Kind of like McDonald's versus Burger King. But there's also Wendy's. Or, more to the point, video projectors. Love 'em or hate 'em, projectors offer...
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Big Speakers; Classic Sound
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
And you thought all speakers these days were small, plastic, and skinny. Well, most speakers are small, plastic, and skinny. Not so these classic beauties from Klipsch. The Icon W series are big and heavy, the way Paul Wilbur Klipsch meant...
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The Big Picture (108 inches big)
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
Because I'm a professional journalist, and not some hack, I'll spare you the usual "size matters" cliches. However, it's my professional obligation to inform you that Sharp's HD monitor is bigger than yours. The new Model LB-1085...
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ray, Blu-ray, Coming to the U.S.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 20, 2008
As we predicted last month, Bond's going Blu. Blu-ray, that is. Just announced from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, the same six titles that were being released in France will be available in the States, just one day after their...
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Say "Cheese!" to Smile Shutter Tech
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008
How many times have you messed up a photo by shooting just before or after your kid flashes her pearly whites? Want to make sure you never miss a priceless moment? Sony's new HDR-CX12 flash-based camcorder has been upgraded to help you take the...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Studer Recorder
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008
Book your flights to Cleveland now. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is getting ready to unveil a new exhibit that will feature one of the 4-track recorders used to record the legendary Beatles' classic, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club...
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XM and Sirius Partisan Politics
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008
It seems we might be one tiny step closer to the FCC approval needed for the merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio companies. We reported last month that it might make a June FCC agenda, and it appears that party politics are playing a role...
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Sony Sets the Green Standard
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008
Good news from Sony, if you happen to live in Japan. Sony's new Bravia KDL-32JE1 is setting a new standard in efficiency, with a power consumption of only 89 Watts. The 32" monitor has a long list of features that make it not only good for...
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Go Outside and Play!
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2008
Your mom always told you to go outside and play. Well, a recent study proves that dear old mom was right. Compared to watching outdoor scenes on HDTV, nothing reduces stress as much as the real thing.  A study by the University of Washington...
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