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Best Seat in Your House
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2008
It takes more than a knowledge of amplifiers and speaker configurations to make the most of a home theater. We just brought you the THX-Certified doors and drywall to make the most during the construction process, but what about during the design...
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Sony's Bravia: All Washed Up?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
We talk a lot about TV features. Who has the biggest screen? Who has the thinnest screen? But, who has the wettest? What? The Sony XDV-W600 is a small, portable Bravia TV. Plasma or LCD, you ask? This little guy has a 4" LCD panel. Don't...
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Sony HD Camcorders On Sale!
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
Just in time for back-to-school home video projects, Sony has slashed prices on two of their new HD camcorders by $200. The models are the HDR-UX20 and the HDR-UX10, both are high def digital video cameras with still capabilities. This sale...
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THX-Certified . . . Doors?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
THX-certified drywall too. No, really - we're not making this stuff up. Serious Materials is a company that makes acoustic doors and drywall for home theaters, recording studios, cinemas and more. The QuietHome line of soundproof doors are...
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Bowers & Wilkins Newest Home Theater Offerings
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
B&W has a great-looking new line of home theater speakers with a subwoofer to match. The CM Series can be purchased separately, but put together the floorstanding towers, stand-mounted bookshelves, center and sub for a kick-booty total package....
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Rotel's New Roundup
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
Unless you're into custom home theater installations, Rotel might be a company that's a bit off your radar screen. They don't advertise much, aren't in the big-box retail outlets, and let's be honest, their products are a bit pricey. However,...
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Get Ready to Stock Up on Disney on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
We've known for a while that Disney has been planning on its first Blu-ray release, Sleeping Beauty, to hit the streets on October 7. Finally, we have word of some of the other classics that will be coming out over the next two years in the...
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JVC's First Blu-ray HTIB also has DivX
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
JVC is making a somewhat tentative step into the Blu-ray world with the new NX-BD3 home theater system. The NX-BD3 is a 2.1 channel system. Why not jump in with a full 5.1 system to really show off the audio benefits of Blu-ray? Perhaps...
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Panasonic's Big, Green and Thin
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
No, not the Jolly Green Giant. EngadgetHD has news from IFA about Panasonic's newest products. Plasma prototypes that are very big, very thin, or very eco-friendly. Not happy with a 103-inch screen, Panasonic debuted a 150-inch 4K plasma. I want...
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Toshiba's Upscaling LCDs
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
We've got to say this: Perhaps it was good for most of us that HD DVD failed. It seems that failure has prompted Toshiba to really step up the developments for standard-def DVD. Not long ago, we talked about Toshiba's upscaling DVD players. Now...
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