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A/V Veteran
A Blu-ray Day in LA
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 02, 2005

Earlier this week companies supporting the upcoming Blu-ray high definition disc format gathered at the Fox Studios in Los Angeles to give an update to the assembled press. The companies represented were Buena Vista Entertainment (Disney, Touchstone, Miramax), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Panasonic, Pioneer, Dell, and Sony.

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Music Reviews
Dire Straits—Brothers in Arms 20th Anniversary Edition (Warner Brothers) [DualDisc]
Steve Guttenberg  |  Dec 02, 2005
Brothers in Arms was a monster seller of the 1980s and yielded Dire Straits' MTV anthem, "Money for Nothing." Beyond the pop successes, the band's music was coveted by audiophiles for its sweet sound; back in the day, I wore out countless Brothers in Arms LPs at my job selling high-end audio gear. Reconnecting with the music in this new 20th Anniversary Edition, remastered to DualDisc, was a total pleasure.
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A Peek at Star Wars Episode III—20th Century Fox
Gary Frisch  |  Dec 02, 2005
Video: 5
Audio: 4
Extras: 4
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Cinderella—Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 02, 2005
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Woo-Hoo!
The last great Disney princess arrives on DVD.
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Portable Player Reviews
JVC Alneo XA-HD500 MP3 player
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 02, 2005
Will better sound help a non-iPod product succeed in a iPod-centric world? JVC is betting on it with the Alneo XA-HD500. Now, I'm not saying the iPod sounds bad. The minis and nanos I've heard sound pretty good. But the Alneo has an edge in transparency that becomes immediately obvious with a high-end classical recording like Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (K622), as played by the Michelangelo Chamber Orchestra with soloist Antony Michaelson. Normally I don't expect miracles from MP3 files, even when ripped at 192 kilobits per second, but I was amazed at the fragile beauty of the string sound and the air that surrounded the solo instrument. I was hooked.
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Ears On
JVC Alneo XA-HD500 MP3 player
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 02, 2005
Will better sound help a non-iPod product succeed in a iPod-centric world? JVC is betting on it with the Alneo XA-HD500. Now, I’m not saying the iPod sounds bad. The minis and nanos I’ve heard sound pretty good. But the Alneo has an edge in transparency that becomes immediately obvious with a high-end classical recording like Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (K622), as played by the Michelangelo Chamber Orchestra with soloist Antony Michaelson. Normally I don’t expect miracles from MP3 files, even when ripped at 192 kilobits per second, but I was amazed at the fragile beauty of the string sound and the air that surrounded the solo instrument. I was hooked.
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Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Unrated Edition—20th Century Fox
Aimee Giron  |  Dec 01, 2005  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2005
Video: 4
Audio: 5
Extras: 5
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The Office: Season One—Universal
Christy Grosz  |  Dec 01, 2005  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2005
Video: 4
Audio: 4
Extras: 5
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My Left Foot Collector’s Series—Miramax
Gary Frisch  |  Dec 01, 2005  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2005
Video: 3
Audio: 3
Extras: 1
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The Ballad of Jack & Rose—MGM/UA
Tony DeCarlo  |  Dec 01, 2005  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2005
Video: 4
Audio: 4
Extras: 0
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