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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Married Life—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008
Video:3.5 /5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Harry decides he must kill his wife Pat because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much younger girlfriend Kay are head over heels in love but his best friend Richard wants to win Kay for himself. As Harry implements his awkward plan for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions, but still struggle to avoid hurting others. Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confounds expectations. While it plays with mystery and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: What is Married Life? In its sly way, Married Life poses perceptive questions about the seasonal discontents and unforeseen joys of of all long-term relationships.
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Audio Video News
FlyCast Tunes on iPhone
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2008
FlyCast, formerly known as FlyTunes, has just released a new free application for iPhone and iPod touch that should make satellite radio providers a bit nervous. Pandora might be a little shaky too. FlyCast has over 1,000 digital channels ranging...
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Audio Video News
S&V Internationale?
SV Staff  |  Sep 12, 2008
Is imitation the best form of flattery? We like to think that this store located in the Zurich airport loves our name and concept so much that they just had to copy it for themselves. I mean, really, Sound & Vision. Covers it all. We think so...
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AV Receiver Reviews
Pioneer Elite SC-09TX A/V Receiver
David Vaughn  |  Sep 12, 2008

What separates a good A/V receiver from a great one? The line has certainly blurred over the past few years, and you can find phenomenal values for under $2000 that offer many of the features once included only in the flagship models, minus a few bells and whistles.

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Ears On
Best Sound of CEDIA 2008: Pioneer In-Walls
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 12, 2008
I was too woozy after CEDIA 2008 to deliver my final show blog. Anyway, I like to take an annual stand on what was the best thing I heard at the show--after all, people at the show are always asking me. The answer, hands down, was Pioneer's EX Series Reference Class Architectural Speakers.
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Ears On
Best CEDIA City Ever: Denver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 12, 2008
I've been to CEDIA EXPOs in Dallas, New Orleans, a few in Indianapolis, and the last three in Denver. I'll never forget walking the mist-shrouded streets of the French Quarter, of course, and Indy is underrated. But by far the best venue has been Denver. The downtown area is set up with most major hotels within walking distance of both the convention center and amenities in and around the 16th Street Mall. For both work and play, Denver has been the ideal place to attend a convention, and I'm truly going to miss it. So...
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Audio Video News
Sony OLED -- No Strings Attached
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
There's been lots of talk about wireless HD. Yeah, no HDMI cables have to run to your TV, but they all still need power, and that unsightly power cord running up the wall. (Yeah, yeah, I know you can run all the cables and power in the wall, but...
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Other Tech
Aerielle i2i Stream Two Pack
Michael Antonoff  |  Sep 11, 2008
The Short Form
$119.95; additional i2i One Pack, $69.95; USB AC power plug adapter charger, $9.95; Home Stereo Adapter Kit, $12.95 / i2igear.com / 650-967-
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Custom Installation How-ToThe Connected Life
Microsoft Achieves Complete Home Domination
John Sciacca  |  Sep 11, 2008

You may consider Jim Carrey to be many things - comedic genius, overpaid goofball - but technological futurist probably isn't one of them. However, his prediction in the 1996 movie The Cable Guy has proved to be surprisingly accurate: "The future is now!

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Audio Video News
Pioneer Shows Off 50" and 60" Kuro Plasmas
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2008
Pioneer just had a press conference in Tokyo, introducing two new KURO plasma displays. The KRP-600A (60-inch) and KRP-500A (50-inch.)  Both have Full HD resolution and are designed, according to Pioneer, to produce blacks five times deeper...
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