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V, Inc. Vizio RP56 DLP rear-projection TV
Lawrence E. Ullman  |  Jan 12, 2005

A month or two ago, I was on my way home from work when my wife called and asked me to swing by Costco to pick up a pound of our favorite Newhall Blend coffee beans. "We're out," she informed me. "And this time, please don't forget to grind 'em before you leave the store!"

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Mary Poppins 40th Anniversary Special Edition
uavKrissy Rushing  |  Jan 11, 2005  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2005

<I>Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber, Reginald Owen. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Music by Richard and Robert Sherman. Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 140 minutes. 1964. Buena Vista Home Video 31167. G. $29.99</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
D.A.R.Y.L
Aimee Giron  |  Jan 11, 2005  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2005

<I>Barret Oliver, Michael McKean, Mary Beth Hurt, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, Kathryn Walker, Danny Corkill. Directed by Simon Wincer. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital Mono. 100 minutes. 1985. Paramount 01810. PG. $14.99.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Gone With the Wind 4-disc Collector's Edition
uavKrissy Rushing  |  Jan 11, 2005  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2005

<I>Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Hattie McDaniel, Thomas Mitchell, Butterfly McQueen. Directed by Victor Fleming. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Dolby Digital 5.1. 238 minutes. 1939. Warner Home Video DVE065917. G. $39.92.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Around the World in 80 Days
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2005  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2005

<I>Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe, Jim Broadment. Directed by Frank Coraci. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 120 minutes. Buena Vista Home Video 37415 PG. $29.99.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Spider-Man 2 Widescreen Special Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 11, 2005  |  First Published: Jan 12, 2005

<I>Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy. Directed by Sam Raimi. Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (English, Spanish). 127 minutes. 2004. Columbia TriStar 05149. PG-13 $29.96.</I>

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Other Tech
Passing the Torch
Rich Warren  |  Jan 11, 2005

After traipsing dozens of miles through aisles as crowded as a big city subway train in rush hour, I have seen thousands of light-emitting diodes, if not hundreds of thousands. I have seen every video display technology and their variations known to civilization. I have heard nearly every reproducible sound audible to the human ear.

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Other Tech
The Blank Future
Peter Pachal  |  Jan 11, 2005

"Bigger than ever" was a recurring theme at CES 2005. Bigger attendance (more than 140,000), bigger screens (including a 102-inch prototype plasma TV), and bigger bust lines on the manufacturers' spokesmodels. The number of exhibitors also broke the record.

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Other Tech
Music Around the House
John Sciacca  |  Jan 11, 2005

For years, "whole-house" music meant either a pair of speakers in the living room blaring loud enough to be heard everywhere or bad-sounding radio playing through intercom panels. Most people confined their listening to a single room and used table radios and portable music systems in other rooms.

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Mordaunt-Short Genie Home Theater Speaker System
Al Griffin  |  Jan 11, 2005

Not long ago, someone figured out it was possible to get good sound from small, inexpensively made speakers - and ever since, the home theater scene has been dominated by compact six-piece rigs that sell for a thousand bucks or less.

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