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McIntosh's Trade In Trade-UP Offer
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2008  | 
Who says you can't protect yourself against equipment obsolescence? McIntosh Labs has an exciting offer for anyone who's been holding back on upgrading their home theater equipment. For a limited time, owners of working McIntosh gear can trade...
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Parasound Halo P 7 Analog 7.1 Preamp
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2008  | 
Audiophiles know how good Parasound equipment is, but their equipment tended to cater to the stereo crowd. It's about time they acknowledge that serious listeners like to listen to surround sound, be it movies or multi-channel music. Parasound...
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Intel Bows TV-Hip Chips
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 26, 2008  | 
With the growth of internet video, Intel is developing a new group of "system on chips" for use in DTVs, set-top boxes, optical disc players, and other devices. The aim is to provide "uncompromised internet access" with "high-definition video support, home-theater quality audio and advanced 3-D graphics," according to the press release.
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Elite Blu-ray Weighs In
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2008  | 
In today's world of MP3 players and Playstations, there is still something reassuring about big, heavy, old-school components. Does a 50-pound device reproduce audio better than a 5-ounce device? Who knows? But it sure makes your back hurt when you...
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Rear Projection Lives On
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2008  | 
You remember rear-projection TVs, right? Remember how those really big screens blew away the tiny CRTs, LCD and plasma TVs? Then a funny thing happened. LCD and plasma got big too. But, they also stayed thin. Little by little, RPTV seemed old and...
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Integra with ISF Calibration
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2008  | 
All together now - let's hear you say it. "D'oh!" I didn't quite hear you. Let's try it again, but much louder. "D'OH!!!" That's better. That's the only appropriate response for one of these "Why didn't I think of...
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EchoStar Goes Tru2Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 25, 2008  | 
EchoStar has signed an agreement with CableLabs to bring Tru2Way to Dish Network satellite subscribers.
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Mitsubishi's 40mm LCD Prototype
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2008  | 
Mitsubishi is showing off a prototype of a 40mm-thin LCD TV, but the real deal should be ready to roll this fall. Specs for the prototype are slim, but the TV does have a 1920 x 1080p resolution. Display size, luminance and contrast ratio hasn't...
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Bose New SoundDock Plays Nice with iPhone
SV Staff  |  Aug 22, 2008  | 
Ever since it was released, the original Bose SoundDock seemed to be the 'go-to' iPod dock for anyone looking for decent sound. Kinda like how their Wave radio became the reference system for all clock radios, most docks were compared to - and fell...
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Blockbuster: No Movie Night Tonight?
SV Staff  |  Aug 22, 2008  | 
Earlier this week, we reported that Netflix was having problems shipping out movies. Looks like Blockbuster is also having problems. Our friends over at Gizmodo heard that for the past four days, Blockbuster customers were also experiencing delays...
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Manufacturers - A Rose By Any Other Name . . .
SV Staff  |  Aug 22, 2008  | 
Branding is a big thing. Apple gets it: A Nano is a Nano, a Shuffle is a Shuffle. Cher gets it. As do Sting, Madonna, and Bono. However, most electronics manufacturers just don't. Simple, easy to read, easy to say, and easy to research names for...
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FCC Does DTV Promo Tour
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 22, 2008  | 
With the DTV transition deadline looming early next year, members of the Federal Communications Commission are hitting the streets to educate Americans. They want viewers to take action before analog broadcasting ends on February 17, 2008.
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Kayak Speakers - No, Not THAT Kind of Kayak Speaker
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008  | 
The Sonance Kayak speaker isn't a speaker for your favorite whitewater Delta kayak. No, the Kayak speaker, if you hold your head just right and squint just a little bit, looks like a kayak suspended in your living room. Italian speaker designers...
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Mitsubishi Wireless HDTV
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008  | 
WHDI. Remember that acronym. Consider having it tattooed across your chest, or at least shaved into your head. It stands for Wireless High-Definition Interface. Developed by AMIMON, and embraced by more and more electronics manufacturers, WHDI lets...
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Intel Inside
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2008  | 
Remember Convergence? How diverse industries such as telecommunications and entertainment were supposed to merge and create weird new offspring? Well, yesterday at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel and Yahoo announced a bit of...
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