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LG is sticking with plasma
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2009
Speculation about LG abandoning plasma screen technology seems to be unfounded, according to a statement the company released last week and reaffirmed by John Taylor, LG Electronics USA's Vice President of Public Affairs. The release reaffirms...
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Seeing Watchmen on IMAX? The end is nigh, the popcorn is free
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2009
Watchmen is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the season, and it's almost certainly going to be one of the biggest to hit IMAX. This Friday, the film hits both the big screen and the bigger screen, and if you choose to see it on the...
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Sherwood cuts the wires with Bluetooth-capable music-streaming receiver
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2009
Sherwood America has unveiled a new A/V receiver with a handy optional feature: Bluetooth connectivity. Thanks to the BT-R7 dongle, the new RD-7503 receiver can pull stereo audio off of any compatible Bluetooth device, from iPhones to notebook...
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Eric Clapton's Layla on the World's Smallest Radio
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009
We're usually on about the biggest and best sound equipment you can buy, but in this case small is definitely cool. Some researchers at UCLA Berkeley have created a radio out of a single carbon nanotube, making it the smallest radio in the...
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"Coraline," yes. 3-D, no.
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009
I haven't had much use for 3-D. But with the advent of RealD — and since I am, after all, the entertainment editor of this magazine — I figured it was high time for me to check out the latest state of the 3-D art. And what better film to do...
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4K, 3-D, 2 companies, 1 cinema experience
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009
3-D has been making a pretty big resurgence lately, especially in movie theaters. From My Bloody Valentine to Coraline, moviegoers have been lining up to put on some silly-looking glasses and watch the special effects jump out at them. While...
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LG might stop making plasmas
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009
It's getting mighty depressing around here for plasma fans. Pioneer is gone, Vizio is gone, and now there are reports that LG is thinking about closing shop on its PDP operation. Of course, nothing is set in stone yet, but the decision is...
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Pylon's Randy Bewley: R.I.P.
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2009
"Randy who?" I can't blame you for asking. Randy Bewley was the guitarist for the legendary Georgia band Pylon. In the photo above, that's Randy to the left, playing at Hurrah's in 1979.Pylon? "Legendary"? Yes, to...
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Pioneer's TV division hits the dusty trail
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2009
For the last two years, Pioneer Kuro plasmas have sit squarely at the top of our HDTV heap. Both the PRO-110FD and the PRO-111FD earned their years' respective Editor's Choice award for Best Product of the Year, and they've been roundly considered...
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Sayonara, S-video
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2009
Let's face it: if you have a home theater, you're going to hook up the majority of your components via HDMI. It looks best, supports 1080p, and gives you all of the audio and video information you need in one handy little plug. If your gadget...
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