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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Star Trek
David Vaughn  |  Nov 23, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/newtreck.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Even the most diehard Trekker felt that Roddenberry's universe had lost its mojo, so when J.J. Abrams was picked to reimagine the franchise, I was stoked. With a new young cast, which Tom Norton refers to as <i>Star Trek 90210</i>, he took <i>Trek</i> where no one had gone before&#151;over $257 million at the box office. With a reported budget of $150 million, no corners were cut in the production&#151;the script is a blast, the special effects are top-notch, and the soundtrack is loaded with demo material. As expected, the Blu-ray rocks, and here are three great scenes to show off your home theater.

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Custom Installation Equipment Reviews
Multiroom Magic with Sonos
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Nov 23, 2009
So Many Rooms, So Few Wires

My home began as a tiny two-room house on a hilltop in the middle of nowhere back in the late 1800s. A century later, I’m sitting in a cubbyhole office in the original upstairs section. Old and new sections butt up against one another. Some of the home’s old elements have been remade to look new, while its new parts have a patina of old. Straight lines and level floors are few and far between. With two totally separate (in both location and age) upstairs areas, it almost qualifies as a human Habitrail. As they say in the real estate business, it has character.

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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Atlantic Technology System 4400 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 23, 2009

Performance
Value
Build Quality
Price: $3,350 At A Glance: Stand-mounts and center with three-way HF control and bass adjustment • Switchable bipole/dipole surrounds • Sub with front-baffle volume control

HT Roots Matter

To Atlantic Technology, home theater is not a necessary evil. This is not a loudspeaker company that specializes in two-channel audio and tosses out a few centers and subs as an afterthought. The brand has been firmly rooted in home theater from day one. The company cares about dialogue clarity, panning, surround effects, and bass dynamics. The first two alone are worth a thousand-word essay: You want to catch every word, but you also want pans to be seamless across the three front channels. How do you go about reconciling those two requirements? You do a lot of listening and experimenting. After about a third of a century, Atlantic Tech has gotten pretty good at it.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Four Christmases—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Godzilla—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 2/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Say Anything—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 4/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Fight Club—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 4.5/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sons of Anarchy—FX (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Show: 3.5/5 Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Two Girls and a Guy—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 22, 2009
Movie: 3/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Audio Video News
HD Deals: Video Game Sale (2 for $30)
SV Staff  |  Nov 20, 2009
If you need to fill some wish lists this holiday season and video games are on the top of the lists we have the perfect deal for you: Buy two games for $30 on a variety of platforms. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump you could grab right...
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