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Youth In Revolt—Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 27, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 28, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 3
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
When In Rome—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 27, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 28, 2010
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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Audio Video News
New company named Schiit makes headphone amps, begs for uttery immature wordplay
SV Staff  |  Jun 25, 2010
A start-up company based in California has appeared, and its claim to fame is its strange, nearly obscene name. Schiit is a company that makes headphone amplifiers, designed and built in the United States. And, yes, their tagline is "You aren't...
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Atlantic Technology FS-7.0 Soundbar and SB-800 Subwoofer
Michael Trei  |  Jun 25, 2010

Ever since TVs morphed into something we can hang on the wall like a picture, the tolerance for speakers that take up as much space as regular furniture has gone the way of the Mediterranean-style walnut console.

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Atlantic Technology FS.7.0 Soundbar and SB.800 Subwoofer
Michael Trei  |  Jun 25, 2010

 

Audio gear is now expected to be just as slim as flat-panel HDTVs, and for many people this means buying a soundbar and maybe a subwoofer rather than a cumbersome six- or eight-box speaker package.

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Audio Video News
CEA Line Shows, Day 2
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 25, 2010

Like last year, the 2010 CEA Line Shows event was held at 7 West 34th St., taking over the entire 11th floor of what is otherwise a design center, no doubt one of many in midtown Manhattan. And that floor was definitely more crowded than last year—according to executive producer Martin Porter, about 70 exhibitors (twice as many as last year) and roughly 1500 attendees, an increase of more than 30 percent. Not only that, there were quite a few new-product announcements that had not been originally made at CES. Clearly, the whole idea of a consolidated line show has gained some traction, as I hoped it would.

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Audio Video News
YouTube Dodges Copyright Bullet
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 25, 2010
A federal judge has thrown a major copyright lawsuit against YouTube out of court. It's a big win for Google, which owns the video streaming site, and a big loss for Viacom, which brought the suit.
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Audio Video News
SRS TheaterSound comes to Samsung HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jun 24, 2010
SRS Labs has just announced that Samsung will start producing HDTVs using the company's newest audio technology, SRS TheaterSound. TheaterSound is an all-in-one audio technology that performs dynamic equalizer adjustments, volume normalization, and...
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CEALS 2010: Anthem
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 24, 2010
The Consumer Electronics Association hosted a Line Show in midtown Manhattan for the second consecutive year. Our colleagues at TWICE covered the economic forecast while we did a walk-through. Anthem, long known for its pre-pros and multichannel amps, unveiled four receivers. They range from the MRX 300 ($1000) to the MRX 900 ($4000). All have Anthem's own room correction.
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CEALS 2010: Mitsubishi
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 24, 2010
Mitsubishi's L75-A91 is the latest generation of its LaserVue rear-projection technology. The 75-inch set is up 10 inches over its predecessor, costs $1000 less at $6000, and exceeds Energy Star standards by 50 percent. Mitsubishi has been supporting 3D since 2007 in its DLP models and offers an adapter for use with 3D ready sets that will convert formats supported in HDMI 1.4a.
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