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Pioneer's Elite KURO's Hitting the Streets
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008  | 
The Elite KURO Signature Series are finally shipping. Life is good. This long-awaited line of monitors takes the KURO to the next level. The Signature Series are handpicked at the factory for the deepest blacks and highest levels of color accuracy,...
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Seinfield Hits TBS-HD in HD
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008  | 
Sure, anyone can upconvert anything to air on an HD station. However, TBS-HD just started airing syndicated episodes of Seinfeld in HD. How is that possible, when HD was in its infancy when it was shot? Like many sitcoms, Seinfeld was shot on 35mm...
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Who Ya Gonna Call? On Flashdrive???
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008  | 
This is odd. But, it kinda makes sense. Sony and computer memory manufacturer PNY Technologies are odd bedfellows indeed. They've come out with a 2GB USB flash drive that's preloaded with the comedy classic Ghostbusters, just in time for the 25th...
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CEDIA: Form meet Function
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
If you're anything like me, you probably think that most audio keypad controllers look pretty cool. Then again, we don't live in mega-million dollar mansions where something on the wall might distract from an original Picasso or some other object...
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I Want My DVR!
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
A new study out of London reveals what we all already knew. 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR. Almost 9 out of 10 Americans said they can't live without their DVR. Okay, "can't live" might be a bit of an...
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Cambridge Audio DacMagic
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Normally, a digital-to-analog converter is pretty much a snooze-fest. Who really cares?  Cambridge Audio is hoping some audiophiles might take notice of their new DacMagic upsampling D to A. As more and more of your home entertainment options...
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CEDIA: Yamaha's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
The CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) expo in Denver is hot and heavy with new Blu-ray players, just in time for the upcoming holiday season. Perhaps one of the most anticipated players is from Yamaha. Yamaha is going...
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CEDIA: Denon's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Yep, love it or hate it, Blu-ray is springing up all over. Denon showed its "affordable" player, the DVD-1800BD. This profile 1.0 version 1.1 player features HDMI 1.3a output, Deep Color and BonusView support, full bitstream output of...
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CEDIA: Boston Acoustics....
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Exhale. —Ken C. Pohlmann ...
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CEDIA: Marantz....
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Exhale. —Ken C. Pohlmann ...
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CEDIA: McIntosh's SACD/CD Player
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
What? You thought SACD was dead? How wrong you would be. At least at the CEDIA Expo, SACD was making a strong comeback showing. Maybe higher-end installer types are presenting more demand than lowly big-box store customers. In any case, the high-end...
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CEDIA: McIntosh's 3-Channel Power Amp
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
The MC303 is McIntosh's first-ever multi-channel amplifier with Autoformer coupled output stage technology. The MC303 is a 300-watt, three-channel power amplifier and Autoformer allows each channel to deliver maximum power into 2-, 4- or 8-ohm...
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Mitsubishi announces prices for its laser-based HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Back in Spring, John Sciacca discussed Mitsubishi's new LaserVue HDTVs. Mitsubishi officially showed off its new screens a few months ago, but while it was happy to show off the TV's technical attributes, it was reticent to offer any specific...
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CEDIA: Snell's New Speakers
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Snell introduced two new members of its Signature Series speakers, the in-cabinet "hidden" model IC-B7 (pictured here) and the in-wall "invisible" model IW-B7 (pictured next page). Both models are derived from the respected (and...
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CEDIA: Panasonic's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  | 
Panasonic has two new players on tap: the DMP-BD35 and the DMP-BD55. Both players are Profile 2.0 compatible.The DMP-BD55 features 7.1 analog outputs. It's not clear if these will replace Panasonic's DMP-BD50 player, which has only been...
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