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2004 CES Showstoppers
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2004  | 

Is convergence dead? Not the concept - the term. With the Consumer Electronics Show awash in TVs, components, and speakers full of computer technology, maybe it's time to just dump "convergence" and embrace ever-shrinking, ever-more-powerful chip sets as our home-entertainment destiny.

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2004 Reviewer's Choice Awards
SV Staff  |  Dec 15, 2004  | 

When we select gear to review at Sound & Vision, we shy away from stuff that seems inferior or merely mimics what's already available. We look for products that represent an important trend or new development - whether a technological breakthrough, a leap in performance, or a bold design statement.

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2004 Reviewer's Choice Awards Road Show
 |  Dec 28, 2004  | 

Winning product: B&W FPM Series on-wall speakers. Accepting the award: Peter Wellikoff.

rev-choice-bose.jpg Winning product: Bose Lifestyle 38 uMusic home entertainment system. Accepting the award (left to right): Jim Scammon, Bob Maresca, and Chris McCann.

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2005 Editor's Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
[November] It might seem like an oxymoron to describe a portable player's screen as "big," but the 3 5/8-inch (diagonal) LCD on Creative's Zen Vision ($400) looks positively huge next to displays on certain other players (think different).

Not only does the Vision eclipse many competitors with its inches, but it also h

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

[November] Sony scores with a slam-dunk on the first attempt to bring its high-end SXRD technology to the mainstream.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

[December] People who gave their hearts to the iPod years ago got a chance to fall in love all over again when Apple debuted the iPod nano, easily the slickest music player ever.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

[February/March 2005] Small, white, and spiffy, the Sonos isn't the first networked-audio solution we've seen, but it may be the best.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

[May] This megasized receiver offers more power, more channels, and more smarts than you're ever likely to need.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

Most people associate megachains with lots of products, lots of bargains, and lots of parking. Customer service is usually well down on the list of attributes, if it makes the list at all.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 

He founded the groundbreaking HDNet high-def channels, owns the revered Landmark movie-theater chain (and the Dallas Mavericks basketball team), and is currently rattling Hollywood's cage by releasing movies in theaters, on DVD, and through HDNet Movies at the same time.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
[February/March 2005] An awesome portable that isn't an iPod! Satellite radio in the palm of your hand wherever you are - at home, in the car, on a plane, or jogging on the beach.

Think subscription radio is for chumps? Then you haven't experienced commercial-free satellite radio.

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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
[October] HP might be best known for its expertise with PCs and printers, but its first big-screen rear-projection TV is a home run.
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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
[December] Forget about MiniDV and mini DVDs.
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2005 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 31, 2006  | 
[September] The success of the iPod has spawned an industry of add-on products that let you listen to America's favorite music player without earbuds.
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