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ZVOX Mini Audio System
Al Griffin  |  May 05, 2006  | 

Back in October 2004, we tested the ZVOX audio system, an all-in-one "virtual" surround option for those who want something better than built-in TV speakers. Now comes the $199 ZVOX mini audio system, a shrunk-down, portable version intended to provide sound for music players like the iPod or for TVs.

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S&V Q&A — May 2006
Ian G. Masters  |  May 05, 2006  | 

Faulty Formula

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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: LeaderSpeak
James K. Willcox  |  May 05, 2006  | 
Bob Chapek President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Because of his position at Buena Vista, which is responsible for the home-video products for the various Walt Disney companies, Bob Chapek has been a tireless advocate for Blu-ray Disc.
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Step By Step: How to Mount a Flat-Panel TV
John Sciacca  |  May 05, 2006  | 

Is getting a flat-panel set out of the box and onto the wall something you can do yourself, or do you need to hire a pro? Assuming you don't want to run any wires inside the wall, mounting a flat-panel is probably a "6" on the difficulty scale. So if you think you're up to the challenge, read on!

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Samsung SL10D10 DirecTV/LCD Combo
John Sciacca  |  May 05, 2006  | 
The Short Form
$499 / 2 x 10.6 W x 9.5 IN (LCD closed) / 5 lbs / samsung.com / 800-726-7864
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Motorola SLVR L7 iTunes Phone
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 05, 2006  | 

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My Blue Heaven
Michael Gaughn  |  May 05, 2006  | 

0605_blue_heaven_facesBlue Man Group founders Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink (shown sans face paint at right) have been busy little performance artists since we talked to them for last April's "Blue Men Exposed," opening a spectacular surround sound-fil

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Barn Burner
 |  May 05, 2006  | 

When installer Jack Schroeder bought 52 acres of land in southeastern Wisconsin a few years ago, the previous owner had one request. Having spent 45 years planting and maintaining the thousands of trees on the property, building rocks walls, and creating miles of trails, essentially turning it into a vast park, he asked Jack to keep the land intact and development-fee.

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Apple iPod Hi-Fi Audio System
Al Griffin  |  May 04, 2006  | 

Apple's computers have always been audio- and video-friendly, but the company has mostly left the home entertainment part of the equation up to third-party developers. Although an Apple hard-disk video recorder or music server has seemed like an obvious thing for Steve Jobs to trot out, year after year there's been nothing but new (and very welcome) takes on the iPod.

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Inside Blu-ray & HD DVD
Al Griffin  |  May 04, 2006  | 
When DVD appeared in early 1997, it didn't take much prodding for people to trash their collections of primitive VHS tapes and embrace the shiny new disc. The dramatic boost in picture and sound quality had a lot to do with it - when experienced on a widescreen TV along with 5.1-channel sound, watching a DVD was almost like sitting in a movie theater.
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JVC SU-DH1 Headphone Surround Adapter
Al Griffin  |  May 04, 2006  | 

Here's the deal: It's late, the kid's in bed, the wife is reading, and I'm dying to watch the new Rob Zombie gorefest The Devil's Rejects on DVD. No chance of firing up the full surround sound rig under such conditions, but, hey, there's Dolby Headphone.

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Word of Mouth
Bob Lefsetz  |  May 04, 2006  | 

I don't fire up the big rig anymore. Oh, I lived for the day when I could afford a first-class stereo. I started off with a pink record player my father got at a bankruptcy sale. And graduated to Columbia all-in-ones we got through a family friend when CBS still owned the record label and made hardware.

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FiOS TV: Fiber HD Right to Your Door
Gary Merson  |  May 04, 2006  | 

Wish your satellite or digital cable-TV provider offered more high-definition channels, or maybe just a better picture? Take heart: now rolling out, VERIZON FiOS TV delivers more than 350 standard-def channels as well as 20-plus high-def ones. FiOS TV - that's Fiber Optic Service - is already available in parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, and Texas.

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What Is "Enhanced Stereo"?
Ken Richardson  |  May 04, 2006  | 

That's what a lot of people want to know when they buy a Sony DualDisc and notice that the DVD side offers Enhanced Stereo. As Clark Novak writes on QuadraphonicQuad.com, "What the hell does that mean anyway? 'Enhanced Stereo.' That's kind of like 'connoisseur's popcorn.' Means nothing. Grr."

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My Favorite Podcast
Mike Mettler  |  May 04, 2006  | 

On The Ricky Gervais Show (audible.com and itunes.com), Gervais (right, center) and Stephen Merchant (in glasses) - cocreators of the brilliant BBC series The Office and Extras - are joined by offbeat comedian Karl Pilkington for one of the most irreverent half hours you'll ever spend.

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