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The IMAX Experience: Watchmen, Part 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009  | 
[Note: This follow-up story has spoilers.] Last week, I watched Watchmen at an inexpensive cineplex in North Jersey. Great movie, faithful adaptation, substandard equipment. Hey, the tickets were $6.50, and around here that's a bargain. ...
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Onkyo announces new budget-priced HTiBs
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009  | 
Onkyo has introduced two new home-theaters-in-a-box, budget-priced for consumers looking to get a full-featured surround sound system for less than $600. The HT-S5200 features a 1200-watt 7.1-channel receiver (at 130 watts per channel) with...
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Sci-fi to Become Syfy . . . srsly, gys?
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009  | 
The term "jump the shark" is used to describe when a television series (or any other form of entertainment) outlives its welcome, usually through a single stunt or event that signals to any fans that it has lost everything that once made it...
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SXSW 2009, Day 1: Bob Ludwig, the Grates, more
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2009  | 
My feet may be aching already, but my fingers are eager to give you the scoop on the first long day and night at the South by Southwest Music & Media Conference. Ken Richardson here, your faithful Entertainment Editor, down in Austin for my...
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Bang and Olufsen announce BeoVision 103-inch rotating plasma
SV Staff  |  Mar 19, 2009  | 
In case the $70,000 103-inch Panasonic TH-103PF9 wasn't already fancy enough for your refined tastes, Bang and Olufsen have set it on an impressive-looking automated stand. The panel is designed to adjust to the proper viewing height and angle...
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SXSW 2009, Day 2: Quincy, Unlearn Guitar, more
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2009  | 
Welcome back, my friends, to the post that never ends — or at least it seems that way. For here I am, Ken Richardson, back at the laptop at the end of Thursday, to give you the very latest from SXSW (including U Can Unlearn Guitar, shown...
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iTunes Store offering HD movies for purchase
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2009  | 
Starting today, iTunes users can buy HD movies straight from the iTunes Store. HD movies have been available to rent over iTunes for some time, but this is the first instance of users able to buy them. Instead of $4 for a rental or $15 for an SD...
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Natasha Richardson: A Class Act
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2009  | 
By now, you’ve heard about the sudden death of actress Natasha Richardson. I wrote about her and husband Liam Neeson’s home theater for the January ’09 issue (“A Class Act”; see story), and I wanted to share a few thoughts about her: The...
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SXSW 2009, Day 3: Disaster, but Zimbabwe rules!
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2009  | 
Say what? Well, here's what I'm saying: My third night of music at SXSW was a reminder that, when things go wrong, they can go really wrong. Until they're saved by — but I'm getting ahead of myself. (Shown above: Chiwoniso.)Ken...
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Neil Young Archives on Blu-ray: June 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 21, 2009  | 
BREAKING NEWS: At a SXSW panel on the Neil Young Archives, manager Elliot Roberts announced that the first volume of the long, long-awaited project will indeed appear on June 2. Of course, previously announced release dates have come and gone —...
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SXSW 2009, Day 4: plum panels, Perfect Pants
SV Staff  |  Mar 22, 2009  | 
It's Saturday, the last day of SXSW. And for me, it begins with three tech-oriented panels and ends with one more musical blast. (Shown above: Perfect Pants.)Panel No. 1: "The Archival Restoration Preservation Society." From that...
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Blockbuster, TiVo join forces, put VOD on DVR
SV Staff  |  Mar 25, 2009  | 
TiVo has just announced a partnership with Blockbuster to expand the availability of both TiVo DVRs and Blockbuster's on-demand video service. By the second half of 2009, TiVo will have integrated Blockbuster OnDemand content into its Series2,...
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The hunt for "Plasma Pat" is on
SV Staff  |  Mar 26, 2009  | 
It's fine to look for deals. If you've fully researched (that is, read Sound & Vision regularly and enjoy our thorough test reports) the home theater equipment you're looking to buy, there are few reasons not to shop around for the...
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$1.29 is too much for a song from iTunes
SV Staff  |  Mar 27, 2009  | 
When iTunes introduced their one-price-fits-all model for selling music, many record labels were unhappy with the situation. The ability to buy a single song for a dollar made full records a hard sell for some artists. But it was a hit with...
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Blu-ray users to pay more for Netflix
SV Staff  |  Mar 30, 2009  | 
I love Netflix. I have been a subscriber forever, so I'm a little sad to hear that the price for Blu-ray subscribers is going up again on April 27th. They announced the price increases this morning through their arsenal of social media...
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