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Video: Loewe Sound Commercial Better Than any Super Bowl Ad
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2009  |  0 comments
I know, it's a little TBS Superstation of me to post one of "the world's funniest commercials!" But, as an A/V nerd, this one got me. While itd doesn't quite have the wow-factor of Sony's ultra-elaborate Bravia ads, it's wroth a chuckle. I won't...
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Sayonara, S-video
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Pioneer's TV division hits the dusty trail
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Pylon's Randy Bewley: R.I.P.
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2009  |  0 comments
"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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LG might stop making plasmas
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009  |  0 comments
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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4K, 3-D, 2 companies, 1 cinema experience
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009  |  0 comments
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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"Coraline," yes. 3-D, no.
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Eric Clapton's Layla on the World's Smallest Radio
SV Staff  |  Feb 27, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Sherwood cuts the wires with Bluetooth-capable music-streaming receiver
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Seeing Watchmen on IMAX? The end is nigh, the popcorn is free
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2009  |  0 comments
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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LG is sticking with plasma
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2009  |  0 comments
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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Kaleidescape's new Mini System offers a more compact way to serve up your DVDs and albums
SV Staff  |  Mar 04, 2009  |  0 comments
Two years ago, we reviewed the Kaleidescape Movie & Music Server, a rack-mounted home theater beast that could store all of your albums and DVDs on its hard drives. It was big and expensive, but did its job really well, to the extent that we gave...
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Virgin sacrifice: all U.S. stores to close
SV Staff  |  Mar 04, 2009  |  0 comments
Another chain bites the dust. The Virgin Entertainment Group has announced that it will be shutting down all six of its remaining Virgin Megastores. Instead of simply packing up, it seems that Virgin will be moving its Megastore assets into real...
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The Beatles. Rock Band. 09-09-09.
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2009  |  0 comments
Just received the official press release this morning. Here it is, in its entirety: Apple Corps Ltd., MTV, and Harmonix announce The Beatles: Rock Band, worldwide release set for 9/9/09 New York, NY - March 5, 2009 - Apple Corps Ltd., Harmonix,...
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Dish Network terminates 10 retailers
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2009  |  0 comments
In a rather short press release issued this morning, Dish Network announced that it has terminated 10 retailers across 7 states and Puerto Rico. The company believes that the ten retailers have "engaged in illegal activity including fraud and...
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