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CES 2009: Samsung Blu-ray Sound Bar
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
When I asked Samsung to demonstrate their HT-BD8200, the world’s first sound bar to incorporate a Blu-ray player, someone came rushing over saying, "Don’t touch that!" They finally conceded and allowed me to film a bit of video of...
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CES 2009: LG AMOLED
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
The question many TV manufacturers are asking at CES 2009 is, "How thin is thin enough?"   LG demonstrated their AMOLED technology, which is a scant .85 millimeters thin, or about .033 inches for us non-Metric heathens. This 15-inch TV is...
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CES 2009: Samsung's HTiB Details
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
More details are now available on Samsung's new lineup of home-theater-in-a-box systems. Three systems are being unveiled, and all three have Blu-ray players with BD-Live capabilities. In addition, they'll have streaming capabilities to...
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CES 2009: Panasonic's Blu-ray in a Box
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
The term "Home Theater in a Box" formerly had about as much cache as "wine in a box." HTiB was, in fact, a very pejorative acronym used only with extreme prejudice. But, that is changing. Increasingly, HTiBs are going upscale,...
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CES 2009: Panasonic's VHS/BD Combo Player
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
As they say - strange bedfellows. I mean, how many times do you hear "VHS" and "Blu-ray" used in the same sentence? And how many times do you see them in the same player? Panasonic has mated these old and new technologies in...
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CES 2009: JVC's Blu-ray in a Bar
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
JVC introduced the company's first Blu-ray-equipped home theater in a box system. The TH-SB100 is a 2.0 system, with a Profile 2.0 player, powered soundbar and wireless subwoofer. The player provides BD-Live capability, and an Ethernet port....
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Obama Goes Analog
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
The President-Elect's transition team today announced that the conversion to digital TV, scheduled to occur on February 17, should be moved back. John Podestra chair of the transition team, sent a letter to the Commerce Committees of the House...
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CES 2009: Toshiba's Combo Platters
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
Toshiba's showing off a complete line of LCD/DVD combo units. Toshiba's still betting that DVD is going to be around for quite a while -- not a single Blu-ray player in their CES booth . . . this year.  Toshiba believes...
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CES 2009: Pioneer's Blu-ray Array
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
Pioneer didn't have a big press push at the show this year, but they are pushing three new Blu-ray players with BD-Live. The Pioneer BDP-120 and BDP-320 and the Elite BDP-23FD are all BD-Live with either expandable external memory or built-in...
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CES 2009: Totem Wind speaker gets a small upgrade and big color
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2009  | 
It's hard to find bright colors in large home theater speakers. You can get black speakers, certainly. Wood finishes are always readily available. Sometimes you can even find silver or white speakers. But bright colors are pretty darn difficult...
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CES 2009: Vivitek announces ship date for LED projector
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009  | 
For several months, we've heard promises that LED-driven front projectors for home use would be available in 2009. At CES, at least one company announced a ship date. Vivitek says its H6080FD projector will ship in early June at a suggested...
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CES 2009: A screen worth screaming about
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009  | 
It's tough for a projection screen company to put on a captivating press event, but Da-Lite pulled it off yesterday at CES when it demonstrated a final production sample of the new JKP Affinity series screen. The screen was designed in...
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CES 2009: It's Not Easy Being Green
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009  | 
It's not easy being green. For starters, you have to add water. Panasonic put a new twist on the traditional Press Kit URL piece of paper. Yes, the URL is still there, but a closer look at the slightly thick and textured paper reveals that it...
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CES 2009: B&W Panorama
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009  | 
Well, it's official. The soundbar is a genuine contender in the loudspeaker market. It acquires this status as long-time, old-school loudspeaker maker Bowers & Wilkins introduce their first soundbar.The Panorama is a powered soundbar,...
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CES 2009: Incredible floating record player
SV Staff  |  Jan 10, 2009  | 
Audiophiles may be shocked to hear that Czech company Pro-Ject, known for the world's best budget turntables, used CES to launch a $6,000 high-end 'table called the Xtension. But hey, if Hyundai can produce a Lexus-killer, why can't...
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