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You Get What You Pay For
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008
Who doesn't love a bargain? But, how can you really tell what you're getting? Remember when generic products were all the craze? You would buy a box of chocolate chip cookies, and the cookies would have like one scrawny...
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Politics In Your TV: Obama on DTV Switch
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008
While there are lots of items that Prez-Elect Obama will have to deal with, one of the first will be the digital transition on February 17, 2009, just weeks after his inauguration.  Last week, Obama's transition team met with...
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Iron Man vs Dark Knight: Who reigns supreme?
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008
 Now that both the discs have dropped, the question must be asked: which superhero rules your theater? Do you like the relatively upbeat, technology triumphs over evil themes of Iron Man or do you prefer the dark, gritty,...
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Turner Sports Presents: NBA in 3D
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008
While the NFL had a limited showing of a football game recently to press and invited guests, the NBA and Turner Sports is bringing 3D to the masses. The NBA All-Star Saturday Night - 3-point contest, skill challenge and most fun, slam dunk...
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Blu-ray Player Reviews
LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Player
uavKim Wilson  |  Dec 11, 2008

LG has introduced something new with the BD300. In addition to being a full-featured Blu-ray player, it can also stream movies from Netflix, which explains the unique product designation—network Blu-ray player. The BD300 offers a number of key features we've come to expect from Blu-ray players, such as bitstream output of the advanced audio codecs, BonusView, BD-Live, and 24fps output for compatible video displays.

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Audio Video News
Video Games Are Energy Hogs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2008
What's that gutteral oinking and snorting sound? That's the sound of a video game console at the energy trough. Leave the console on and you might add more than a hundred bucks a year to your power bill.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Mirage MX 5.1 home theater speaker system
Daniel Kumin  |  Dec 10, 2008
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Audio Video News
Standard Blu-ray Prices: Will it Help?
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
We all love a bargain, especially on Blu-ray. But in the past, the prices for Blu-ray have been all over the map. And, there seemed to be no correlation between price and features on a disc.  Some with tons of features and BD Live...
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Multi-channel, 24-bit Wireless
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
Wireless speakers have been around for a while, but the sound quality, mainly due to interference, has always been a problem. Focus Enhancements has just started showing off their Summit FS848 IC that is designed for uncompressed 24-bit...
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Samsung Profits Not-So-Sunny
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2008
Obviously, more and more companies are going to face problems, in these "challenging economic times." Samsung is the latest to weigh in with disappointing numbers. The world's largest memory-chip and LCD manufacturer has said that...
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