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LCD TV Reviews
JVC LT-47X899 LCD TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 29, 2008

LCD TVs with a refresh rate of 120Hz are becoming quite common these days—all the high-end models now sport this feature, which is supposed to sharpen the image of objects in motion, a bugaboo of virtually all LCDs. JVC's 47-inch, 1080p LT-47X899 is no exception, providing 120Hz operation for a list price of $2600. Can it compete with the other TVs in its class? Only a good, hard look will tell...

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Kim Wilson Blog
HiFi Brazil
uavKim Wilson  |  Sep 29, 2008

I'm currently in Brazil and had the opportunity to attend a HiFi show in So Paulo. It was incredibly small, at least by comparison to the shows I attend in the US. However, it did provide some insight as to what products are being introduced into the Brazilian market and how they compare to the North American equivalents.

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Test Tool Reviews
DVE (Digital Video Essentials): HD Basics
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 29, 2008
Anyone can calibrate.

According to Websites that investigate such things, there are 219 million televisions in the United States. That averages to about 0.74 TVs per person. Bermuda leads the world with more than one TV per person (must be all those hotels). And China reports it has 400 million TVs in all.

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Tower Speaker Reviews
Mordaunt-Short Mezzo 6 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 29, 2008
Following a train of thought.

The world is full of loudspeakers and their manufacturers. Try as I might, I can’t review them all, and normally I have no problem with my limitations. But where Mordaunt-Short is concerned, a feeling of having missed the boat haunts me. Given the quality of the Alumni sat/sub set I reviewed in March (my first review of a Mordaunt-Short product), how could I have missed out on such a stellar company, especially one with a 40-year pedigree?

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Audio Video News
Netflix to Rent TV Shows on the Net
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 29, 2008
Netflix has cut deals with CBS and the Disney Channel to make their shows available through its fledgling online service, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Netflix online library has only about 12,000 titles, versus the 100,000 titles available through the chain's brick-and-mortar stores, so the company needs to keep cutting deals like these.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Stark Contrast
Josef Krebs  |  Sep 28, 2008
Paramount
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras ••••½

Apart from nailing the tone and look of the c

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Knocked Up—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4.25/5
They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben and career girl Alison, that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening. Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
L.A. Confidential—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Three cops, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire, a tabloid journalist fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hulk—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Eric Bana stars as David Banner, whose involvement in a freak lab accident exposes him to gamma radiation. As a result, whenever the mild-mannered man becomes angry, he transforms into a huge, rampaging creature that destroys everything in his path. Banner's ex-girl friend Betty Ross believes that his father may hold the answer to the desperate situation but can she make the connection in time to save a terrified world.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Daredevil Director’s Cut—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
By day, blind attorney Matt Murdock toils for justice in Hell's Kitchen. By night, he's "Daredevil," The Man Without Fear - a powerful, masked vigilante stalking the dark streets with an uncanny radar sense that allows him to "see" with superhuman capabilities. But when the love of his life, fiery Elektra Natchios, is targeted by New York City's ruthless Kingpin of Crime and his deadly assassin Bullseye, Daredevil may be about to meet his match.
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