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Circuit City Increases Reviewers' Job Security
Shane Buettner  |  Apr 06, 2007  |  1 comments

I'm sure all of you have read by now that in a move to improve its financial performance, Circuit City canned 3,400 sales assistants and will be replacing them with lower paid employees. If you haven't, check out Mark Fleischmann's take <A HREF="http://www.hometheatermag.com/news/040707circuit/">here</A>.

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Mitsubishi WD-57831 57-inch DLP HDTV
Rob Sabin  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

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New Products
The Gadget Girl at CES
Jamie Sorcher  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

• LaCie Hub ($80; lacie.com). Prevent a peripheral pileup with this handy hub. The eye-catching gadget enables you to connect as many as six devices simultaneously - such as external hard drive, keyboard, mouse - via four USB and two FireWire ports. It comes bundled with eight flexible cables.

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Other Tech
Inner Workings: Inside a High-End Audio Cable
James K. Willcox  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

If you've ever wondered whether it's worth it to splurge for premium audio and video cables, join the club. Given the Viagra-like claims of enhancement made by some manufacturers, it's often hard to separate the science from the fiction.

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Subwoofer Reviews
Velodyne SC-10 Subwoofers and SC-1250 Amplifier
Daniel Kumin  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

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Other Tech
Step by Step: How to Run Wire Like a Pro
John Sciacca  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

With all the press that wireless technologies like Wi-Fi have been getting, it's easy to forget that hard-wired systems make the A/V world go round. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, adding a component to your system means running at least one wire.

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Audio Video News
Networked Interactivity Features Coming to HD DVD?
 |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments

HD DVD might be taking another leap ahead on the interactivity front. The most recent firmware update for Toshiba's first-gen HD DVD players adds "support for certain anticipated network delivered content in future HD DVD discs." Those of you who can get your HD-A1 or HD -XA1 player to an Ethernet connection can download the update from the 'Net, or you can contact Toshiba to get the update on a disc.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic Expands Plasma Line
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 05, 2007  |  0 comments
To my eyes, no one makes better plasmas than Panasonic (though Pioneer is a peer). And certainly no company flies the plasma banner more zestily. At a press event in New York last week, Panasonic added three new sizes in 1080p to its plasma line: 42, 50, and 58 inches. The 42-inch TH-42PZ700, shipping in June for $2499, will be the first 1080p plasma of that size.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Denon AVR-2307CI A/V Receiver
Daniel Kumin  |  Apr 04, 2007  |  0 comments

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Other Tech
Logitech Harmony 1000 Touchscreen Remote Control
John Sciacca  |  Apr 04, 2007  |  0 comments

My experience, nay, love affair, with Harmony remote controls began four years ago when I reviewed one of the first, the 768 (that remote is no longer available, even though the review still is, at soundandvisionmag.com). The marching orders for developing the Harmony remotes were simple yet groundbreaking, then and now.

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