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CEDIA 2008 Coverage Coming Soon
 |  Sep 02, 2008

We will have live reports from the floor of the show starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.

CEDIA 2008 Coverage Coming Soon
CEDIA 2008  |  Sep 02, 2008
We will have live reports from the floor of the show starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
Audio Video News
THX-Certified . . . Doors?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
THX-certified drywall too. No, really - we're not making this stuff up. Serious Materials is a company that makes acoustic doors and drywall for home theaters, recording studios, cinemas and more. The QuietHome line of soundproof doors are...
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The Big Picture
Press Conference Hell
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 02, 2008

Dang! Tom Norton stole my thunder by blogging about the upcoming CEDIA Expo just one day before I was going to. Oh well, I can still add my two cents before I head off to Denver for the annual confab dedicated to custom consumer-electronics installation.

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Audio Video News
BDA: HD Claims Misleading
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 02, 2008
Full HD, a.k.a. 1080p, is every videophile's highest ideal. That's probably why satellite operators and so many others claim to supply it. But these claims are "irresponsible" and "misleading," says the Blu-ray Disc Association.
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Other Tech
The Basement Home Theater Jim Built in the House that Jim Built
James K. Willcox  |  Sep 01, 2008

For nearly a decade I've been profiling custom home theaters for Sound & Vision, and in all that time I've never really had my own - or even a space carved out exclusively for watching movies or listening to music. And let me tell you, envy can be an ugly thing.

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A/V Veteran
Celebrating CEDIA
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 01, 2008

Last week we had fireworks and speeches in Denver, as 84,000 screaming fans jammed Invesco Field to celebrate the upcoming CEDIA Expo. It was the biggest kickoff CEDIA has had since Bose sued them for use of the term "Lifestyle."

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Audio Video News
Bowers & Wilkins Newest Home Theater Offerings
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
B&W has a great-looking new line of home theater speakers with a subwoofer to match. The CM Series can be purchased separately, but put together the floorstanding towers, stand-mounted bookshelves, center and sub for a kick-booty total package....
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Audio Video News
Rotel's New Roundup
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
Unless you're into custom home theater installations, Rotel might be a company that's a bit off your radar screen. They don't advertise much, aren't in the big-box retail outlets, and let's be honest, their products are a bit pricey. However,...
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Audio Video News
Get Ready to Stock Up on Disney on Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2008
We've known for a while that Disney has been planning on its first Blu-ray release, Sleeping Beauty, to hit the streets on October 7. Finally, we have word of some of the other classics that will be coming out over the next two years in the...
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