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Monitor Audio Silver RX Series Speaker System
Brent Butterworth  |  May 19, 2010

In Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, where I live, “naked” is all the rage. That’s not just because the Valley is the world capital of adult video production. It’s also because the SFV is home to several of America’s leading speaker reviewers. Don’t worry — as far as I know, the reviewers are keeping their clothes on. But many of the speakers they review are not.

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Other Tech
Face Off: The Best Turntable on a Budget
Michael Trei  |  May 19, 2010

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Michael Trei  |  May 19, 2010

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Audio Video News
Network DVRs Sprout
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 19, 2010
Cablevision's network DVR, long delayed by court battles with the entertainment industry, finally reached some homes in April, having cleared its final legal hurdles.
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Ask S&V
Primary Colors, Bi-Amping, DVRs
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 18, 2010  |  First Published: May 19, 2010
Little Blue & Little Yellow
I've heard you talk about Sharp's new RGBY color system, and it started me thinking about something. I have always thought that red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors, and these colors can create any color there is. So why do TVs use RGB?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 21: Rick Dean
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 18, 2010  |  First Published: May 19, 2010
Rick Dean, senior vice president of THX and chairman of the 3D@Home Consortium, talks about the state of 3D technology today, 3D broadcasting, home vs theatrical 3D, the lack of 3D standards, THX video certification, THX Optimizer, Media Director, and more.

Run Time: 1:12:11

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Audio Video News
Skype now on Panasonic HDTVs
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2010
We're heading into Back to the Future Part 2 territory 5 years early. Panasonic has just announced that Skype is coming to VieraCast-equipped HDTVs, with support for video-chat. While the Skype software is free and Skype-to-Skype calls can be...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Valentine's Day (Blu-ray) Valentine's Day (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  May 18, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/valentine.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A day in the life of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles live through the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping, or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.

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Audio Video News
Dizzy Satellite May Thwart Cable
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 18, 2010
Talk about lost in space. Intelsat, a communications company, says it has lost control of one of its satellites. The rogue satellite is likely to drift into the path of another satellite, possibly interfering with the latter's ability to transmit cable and satellite TV programming to the United States.
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Premiere Design
The World's Most Expensive TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 18, 2010

As you may have surmised by now, the Ultimate Gear blog is dedicated to A/V products that are extreme in terms of performance, design, and/or price. I normally try to find items that embody all three elements, but sometimes, one of them takes center stage. So it is with the PrestigeHD Signature Rose LCD TV from British luxury purveyor <A href="http://stuarthughes.com">Stuart Hughes</A>, which can be yours for only &#163;1.5 million, or about $2.2 million as of this writing.

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