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'Avatar' shatters records, sinks 'Titanic'
SV Staff  |  Feb 03, 2010
It's been less than two months since Avatar hit theaters, and it's broken nearly every box office record set. This week, Avatar has officially eclipsed the previous top grossing film, Titanic, in both domestic and worldwide receipts. And it took...
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Audio Video News
Consumers High on HD, Not on 3D
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 03, 2010
The popularity of HDTV is far outpacing that of 3D, according to a survey by the Opinion Research Corporation.
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A/V Veteran
The BD Player Test Part 3: Analog Audio
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 02, 2010

Finally we get to the meat of the subject. In this installment I'll give my impressions of the sound quality of the players under test, as heard from their analog outputs with 2-channel CDs.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic opens new 3D Blu-ray authoring facility
SV Staff  |  Feb 02, 2010
Panasonic's really getting behind the 3D craze. The company has just opened its first 3D Blu-ray Disc authoring facility. The Blu-ray 3D Advanced Authoring Center is the newest addition to the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, and contains the...
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The Big Picture
Ladies' Night
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 02, 2010

Last Sunday, my wife and I joined 25.8 million of our closest friends to watch the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS. So why am I writing about it here? Because this is <I>Ultimate AV</I>, and the Grammys are all about the best in audio <I>and</I> video. The audio part is obvious&#151;this is "music's biggest night" honoring the best recording artists, and all the performances are live, a technological tour de force in its own right. But the show is no less dedicated to video, both on stage and in the home.

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Audio Video News
Are Super Bowl Parties Illegal?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 02, 2010
Is it against copyright law to host a Super Bowl party in your home? The law does indeed kick in for screens above 55 inches and more than six loudspeakers. But further clauses may give party-loving homeowners some wiggle room.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 8: Stacey Spears and Don Munsil
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 01, 2010  |  First Published: Feb 02, 2010
Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, creators of the HD Benchmark setup and test Blu-ray, discuss the importance of test patterns for consumers, video compression and processing, 3D, online content delivery, and more.

Run Time: 1:21:30

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Other Tech
Exclusive First Look: Mobile DTV
Brent Butterworth  |  Feb 01, 2010

On June 11, 2009, I lost a cherished friend: the Sony Watchman TV I'd owned for 20 years. When analog TV broadcasts went dead that day, my Watchman, along with every other portable analog mini-TV, suddenly became useless. A few portable digital TVs have since appeared to fill the gap, but because the ATSC digital-TV standard wasn't designed for mobile use, none of them can deliver the reliable roving reception of my 1980s-vintage Watchman.

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Audio Video News
HD Deals: Super Bowl HDTV Sales
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2010
The Super Bowl is less than a week away and Walmart (along with many other stores) is having a huge HDTV sale to help save you some money to watch the big game in high def. But before heading to the store check out our 10 commandments for buying...
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Audio Video News
The complete "LOST" hits Blu-ray this summer
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2010
We all know what's tomorrow: the Lost season premiere. The beginning of the end of one of the most enigmatic sci-fi shows of the decade. Amazingly, before the last season even gets off the ground, the complete series collection on Blu-ray has been...
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