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Wolf Cinema & Best Practices Laboratory
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 09, 2010  | 
Last week, Home Theater editor Shane Buettner, UAV editor Scott Wilkinson, and I visited the Hollywood facilities of The Best Practices Laboratory. BPL is an independent technology laboratory located at the historic Raleigh Studios. Established under a different name in 1915 (it became Raleigh in 1980), Raleigh today is primarily dedicated to the production of independent films, commercials, and TV shows. (When we were there they were filming The Closer, Private Practice, and Castle.)
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Women and Children First
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2008  | 
The Korea Times is reporting that Samsung and LG will stop making Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players. This is another blow to the fast-sinking HD DVD luxury liner. Cutting their losses, and also cutting the throats of early adopters who adopted the wrong...
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Women: We Love Tech, Too
Bob Ankosko  |  Dec 12, 2012  | 
Women are embracing technology more than ever before, buying tablets, e-readers, smartphones, cameras, PCs, and other electronics for themselves and their families. And when it comes to the traditional audio/video categories, there’s no question that the gentler sex is an equal partner in major buying decisions. If she doesn’t like the big-screen TV hubby is drooling over, chances are it ain’t gonna happen.
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Won an iPhone
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2008  | 
Hey Kids,Remember back last winter when we held that Win-an-iPhone Contest? Well it wasn't just some scam to increase our site traffic (though it did that quite nicely - thanks for coming by). Yes, we actually have a winner! Her name is Janie...
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Wonderful World of Streaming Disney
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2008  | 
Disney's making sure no one misses an opportunity to watch their favorite Disney movies. What happens when you and your little ones miss out on the ABC airing on Saturday nights of Wonderful World of Disney? Instead of tears and tantrums, just go...
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World Famous London Nightclub Goes Atmos
SV Staff  |  Jan 26, 2016  | 
The top dance room in London’s world famous Ministry of Sound (MoS) nightclub has been outfitted with a Dolby Atmos surround sound system to help kick off the club’s 25th anniversary.
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World's Biggest LCD HDTV
Barry Willis  |  Dec 08, 2002  | 

Flatscreens are getting bigger and better.

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World's First HD-Compatible Digital VCR Officially Launched
Jon Iverson  |  Jul 11, 1999  | 

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.panasonic.com">Panasonic Consumer Electronics</A> announced the retail launch of its new digital VCR&mdash;or, as they call it, a D-VHS VCR. The new PV-HD1000 will begin shipping this month. It carries a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $999.95 and marks the first DTV-compatible VCR to hit the US market.

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World's Largest Subterranean Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008  | 
Leave it to our friends over at DVICE to dig up the dirt on this.  The story's a bit old, but nonetheless, still fascinating. While most people just head to their local hifi shop when they need a new subwoofer, an audio designer dug around...
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World's Largest Video Display Lights Up
 |  Jan 16, 2000  | 

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.SmartVision.com">Saco SmartVision</A> announced that the world's largest video screen has been activated at 4 Times Square, flooding the area with nine-story-tall video images. The new screen is based on millions of discrete, individually energized red, green, and blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and measures 120x90 feet, following the curved form of the new Conde Nast Building at the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and 43rd Street.

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Worldwide DVD Replication to Reach 1.28 Billion Units by 2002
 |  Aug 16, 1998  | 

At the DVD Production '98 conference last week, the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) released sales forecasts for the growth and worldwide expansion of the international DVD marketplace. The numbers are part of a study on the growth and direction of the world optical-media marketplace.

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World’s First Projection-less Movie Theater
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2017  | 
Projectors, which have been a staple of movie theaters since the silent film era of Charlie Chaplin, are headed for extinction.
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World’s First Retro-Styled Streaming Audio Player?
SV Staff  |  Jan 13, 2016  | 
Audio icon McIntosh introduced an AV processor, streaming audio player, and wireless speaker at CES 2016 in Las Vegas last week, all sporting the brand’s signature retro styling.
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World’s Largest OLED TV Makes U.S. Debut
Mark Henninger  |  Sep 29, 2022  | 
The custom installation industry is squarely aimed at affluent customers willing to pay the price of early adoption. So, it is perhaps fitting that LG chose CEDIA 2022 to mark the U.S. debut of its G2 97” OLED. This epic TV brings a home theater-like viewing experience to any room and offers image quality that even the most advanced home theater projectors will struggle to emulate.
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Would You Buy a Blockbuster Box?
SV Staff  |  Apr 10, 2008  | 
Blockbuster is firing on all cylinders in an attempt to bring movies into your living room every possible way. The company is so eager to please that its backing all movie delivery strategies - even conflicting ones. Its latest effort? A...
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