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AV Receiver Reviews
Denon AVR-5308CI A/V Receiver
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 25, 2008

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Denon redefines the surround receiver.
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Bookshelf Speaker ReviewsSoundbar Reviews
Definitive Technology Mythos SSA-50 Speaker System
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Aug 25, 2008
Surround sound—friend or faux?

When Definitive Technology originally introduced its Mythos line of speakers, the slender, curved, aluminum-cabinet tower models were matched by equally svelte, under-5-inch-deep on-wall and center-channel models using the same form and style turned horizontally. A while ago, the company literally expanded the Mythos center-channel speakers by packing the front LCR speakers

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Audio Video News
EchoStar Goes Tru2Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 25, 2008
EchoStar has signed an agreement with CableLabs to bring Tru2Way to Dish Network satellite subscribers.
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Other Tech
Reality Bytes: My Fellow Americans
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 24, 2008

Red states, blue states. Which color do you subscribe to? My fellow Americans, as November approaches, our country faces a monumental decision. Our great society must choose between two very different candidates with visions of the future that are profoundly diverse. All of us must look into our hearts, and answer the question: satellite or cable?

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Tower Speaker Reviews
Infinity Classia home theater speaker system
Daniel Kumin  |  Aug 24, 2008
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Thiel Audio SCS4 Speakers and SS1 subwoofer
Michael Trei  |  Aug 24, 2008
The Short Form
$5,380 (as tested) / THIELAUDIO.COM / 859-254-9427
Snapshot
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Soundcast Outcast all-weather wireless speaker system
John Sciacca  |  Aug 24, 2008
The Short Form
$699 / SOUNDCASTSYSTEMS.COM / 800-722-1293
Snapshot
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Life Before Her Eyes—Magnolia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 24, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
"The Life Before Her Eyes" is an intense and visually evocative drama about the loss of youth, investigating how a single moment in time can define an entire life. Based on Laura Kasischke's visionary novel, the story hinges on a pivotal confrontation: two high school girls held captive by a gunman and forced to make the terrifying choice as to who will live and who will die. "The Life Before Her Eyes" explores the reverberations stemming from the collision of past and future, reality and dream. Life can end in an instant - yet the echoes of possible futures remain inescapable.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Felon—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 24, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
A loving family man with a promising future, Wade Porter suddenly loses everything when he accidentally kills the burglar who broke into his home. Convicted of involuntary manslaughter, Wade is sentenced to spend the next three years inside a maximum security facility where the rules of society no longer apply. Forced to share a cell with a notorious mass murderer and subjected to brutal beatings orchestrated by the sadistic head prison guard, Wade soon realizes he's in for the fight of his life and must become the toughest "Felon" of them all if he's to survive the block. For what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. And in state prison, only the strongest will survive.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 24, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder - where every holiday has its own special land... and imaginative, one-of-a-kind characters! "The Nightmare Before Christmas" tells the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town! Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town. But as his dream to fill Santa's shoes unravels, it's up to Sally, the rag doll who loves him, to stitch things back together.
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