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Panasonic SC-BT300 HTiB
Michael Trei  |  Sep 23, 2009

A Sound+Vision home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) review! Now, before you start thinking we've gone all Wal-Mart on you, let me quickly make the case for integrated home theater systems like Panasonic's SC-BT300.

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Audio Video News
HD Deals: Samsung 52-Inch LCD HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
Check out this deal on a Samsung 52-inch HDTV for $2,219.00. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Samsung LN46A860 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD TV for $1,296.00 (normally $2,699.98).Fantom GD1000EU GreenDrive 1TB External Hard Drive for...
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eWoo eFizz
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 23, 2009

Don't say "Gesundheit!" That wasn't a sneeze, but it is a mouthful. The company, eWoo, and their amazing not-so-little iPod doc, <a href=" http://www.ewoo.com/products/efizz.html" target="new">the eFizz</a>, all twenty pounds of it, has been holding down my credenza at work for almost six months. Things got off to a grinding halt with this review as the remote control for the first unit became utterly crippled when I tried to up load the latest firmware version as recommended by eWoo's PR firm. Another victim of the Microsoft Vista system I think.

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TVs, Adaptors, Tuners
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 23, 2009
Funny You Should Ask
I'm looking for a reasonably priced 42-inch HDTV. A standard-definition DVD player will be connected to it as well as digital cable, but no HD service. Plasma or LCD? I can go either way. It won't be wall mounted. I was thinking a 720p set would okay since we don't plan to have HD cable service, but I'd be very interested to hear what you think.
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Audio Video News
Monster rolls out high-end headphones
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
Monster Cable is best known for its A/V cables, but it recently got into the headphone business. Just a few months after showing off its Turbine in-ear headphones, Monster is announcing the even higher-end Turbine Pro headphones. The company calls...
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Audio Video News
Genius sells stylish speakers for under $50
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
These might not be powerful room-shakers, but at least the price is right. Computer accessory company Genius has announced a new set of stereo computer speakers designed to look, well, better than computer speakers. The SP-HF500A stereo...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Easy Virtue (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/easyv.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>There are certain rules in old-money families&#151;first and foremost, don't break with tradition. But John (Ben Barnes) does just that when he brings his new American wife (Jessica Biel) home to his family's English countryside estate. His pretentious mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) is offended by her lack of culture, and his two sisters have divergent feelings, but his father (Colin Firth) thinks she's a hoot and loves how she's able to put his wife in her place.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Shaun of the Dead (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/shaun.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a lovable loser spending his days working as a clerk in an electronics store and looking forward to a few after-hours pints at the local pub with his best friend and roommate Ed (Nick Frost). Life takes a turn for the worse when his girlfriend (Kate Ashfield) dumps him, his stepfather (Bill Nighy) berates him for ignoring his mother (Penelope Wilton), and&#151;oh yeah&#151;the dead return to stake their claim to the Earth. Instead of running scared, Shaun uses the opportunity to prove his manhood, and not even the undead can stand in his way.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/wolverine.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Hugh Jackman returns as the iconic character, revealing his tortured past from boy to man to mutant. Conflicts with his brother Victor Creed (Live Schreiber) his membership in Team X, his adamantium rebirth, and his memory loss all fuel his quest for revenge.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
An American Werewolf in London (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/werewolf.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>When two American tourists are attacked by a strange creature in the English countryside, only one survives. While recovering in a London hospital, he starts to have strange and vivid dreams about the attack. Out of the blue, his deceased friend visits him from the afterlife and lets him know they were attacked by a werewolf, and by surviving, he is now one himself. In order to end the deadly cycle, he must kill himself before transforming during the next full moon.

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