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SV Staff  |  May 19, 2009  | 
I know, it's the second Lord of the Rings reference in a week, but this one was just begging for it. Bag End Loudspeaker Systems has announced that its Minima One amplifier has become greener and minima-er, thanks to its new smaller size and lower...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 19, 2009  | 
Maine's Republican senators, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, have introduced a bill that would fund digital repeater transmitters in areas where DTV reception is weak.
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009  | 
Last week, IMAX generated a lot of buzz among the tech blogs. It wasn't because of the release of Star Trek on the very-big screen, but because of an argument about what constitutes "IMAX." Comedian Aziz Ansari (you may have seen him on Parks &...
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009  | 
Sound & Vision reader Lee Carroll brings up a great point that I completely overlooked in my two articles about Dolby Pro Logic IIz height channel technology. Having recently bought a new receiver, Lee asks, "Don't the merits of this...
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009  | 
  We love DIY projects here at S&V so I could barely contain my excitement when I saw that someone had taken the time to fit a full-sized Direct TV dish into a clapped out old Volkswagen Jetta Diesel. I tried to hunt down the owner of...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 18, 2009  | 
Who's the king of the hill in flat-panel TV, according to the NPD Group, for the first quarter of 2009? In overall sales, Samsung. In LCD, Vizio. And in plasma, Panasonic.
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 15, 2009  | 
Some of us fantasize about being on Mystery Science Theater. A few of us, perhaps, may see ourselves as Beavis or Butthead. But all of us will get a new way to hobnob with other viewers when the Blu-ray version of Warner's Watchmen hits the streets. This BD-Live release will sync with Facebook, letting users of the social networking site commune with one another while they watch the movie.
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 14, 2009  | 
RealNetworks is putting pedal to the metal in its attempt to save its DVD-copying application. Even as the RealDVD trial prepares to conclude next week, RealNetworks has launched a legal counterattack, suing six motion picture studios for antitrust violation.
 |  May 13, 2009  | 

Shortly after Audyssey introduced its new <A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/news/audyssey_dsx/">DSX technology</A>, Denon became the world's first manufacturer to announce an A/V receiver with DSX capabilities. The AVR-4310CI was unveiled at Denon's new-product showcase held in New York on Monday along with a bevy of other products, including a total of <I>nine</I> AVRs ranging in price from $350 to $2000 for the flagship 4310CI. Release dates range from May to July.

SV Staff  |  May 13, 2009  | 
Klipsch just announced that it has sold Aragon and Acurus, two high-end brands of amps, pre-amps, and processors. The two product names have been sold to two former Klipsch employees for development and marketing. Indy Audio Labs, founded by...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 13, 2009  | 
Recent machinations in the ownership of DirecTV may culiminate in the satellite operator being sold to one of the major telephone companies, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has told the Associated Press.
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2009  | 
iPhone users have been waiting on an official SlingPlayer app for quite some time, but here we are on the eve of its release and there's a lot of disappointed placeshifters out there. The most glaring problem with the app is the fact that it...
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2009  | 
A few Vizio panels have made their way in front of the S&V staff and the usual verdict is that they produce "solid" performance when you factor in the low cost. Apparently their formula is an effective one, allowing them to ship 21.6%...
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 12, 2009  | 
Audyssey's DSX surround listening mode, which adds both width and height channels, is arriving in the form of product this month with the Denon AVR-4310CI.
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2009  | 
Home theater equipment manufacturer Denon just announced several new products for the coming year, including a whopping 9 A/V receivers and a pair of Blu-ray Disc players. Every new receiver, from the $349 retail-channel AVR-590 to the $1,999...

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