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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Drew Thompson  |  Aug 20, 2008

As this magazine's videogame reviewer and a longtime Star Wars fan, I was so eager to get my hands on an early copy of The Force Unleashed that I considered storming the Presidio. Luckily, however, LucasArts was kind enough to deliver an exclusive preview (for Xbox 360) right to my door.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Nightmare Before Christmas
David Vaughn  |  Aug 20, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/nightmare.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Bored with his perennial role as Halloween Town's frightening Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington discovers the cheerful village of Christmas Town. Determined to shake things up in Halloween Town, he schemes to kidnap Santa Clause and takes over the job of delivering gifts to the children himself. When his plan goes awry, Jack attempts to restore Santa to his rightful place, but he must first rescue him from the evil clutches of Oogie Boogie.

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Fred Manteghian Blog
Collision Detection: the Fall TV Season
Fred Manteghian  |  Aug 20, 2008

DVRs are such wonderful devices – except that they won't record three shows at once very well. Two tuners – two shows. Watch one show, record another, or record two and watch something you've previously recorded (I end up doing that a lot actually). Bottom line, you have to plan your viewing pleasure carefully, especially when the new fall season begins as it will in less than two weeks.

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Audio Video News
Happy Labor Day HDTV Sale!
SV Staff  |  Aug 20, 2008
Black Friday's coming early in the HDTV market. Just in time for all your favorite network shows to return - to say nothing of the fall classics and my fav, college football - HDTVs are going on sale. If you're in the market for a new set, you...
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Audio Video News
Harman Kardon's CEDIA Sneak Peek
SV Staff  |  Aug 20, 2008
Harman Kardon is going to make a splash at CEDIA 2008 in early September with a bevy of new products for the custom installation crowd (and maybe you too!). Harman,probably best known for making A/V receivers, is introducing a state-of-the-art...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Perfect Storm
David Vaughn  |  Aug 20, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/Perfectstorm.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Based on the book by Sebastian Junger, <i>The Perfect Storm</i> centers around one of the deadliest storms in recorded history. In 1991, three weather fronts collided in the North Atlantic&#151;one of them being Hurricane Grace&#151;which caused swells 100 feet tall and winds that reached 160MPH.

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Audio Video News
Verizon's FiOS - Who's Laughing Now?
SV Staff  |  Aug 20, 2008
When Verizon began rolling out trucks to run fiber optic cables through nearly half its territory, critics were skeptical. Rightly so. The cost to install fiber optic cables for Verizon's FiOS system was close to $23 billion. Billion. Doing the...
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Power Amplifier Reviews
Marantz AV8003 Preamp/Processor and MM8003 Multichannel Power Amplifier
uavKim Wilson  |  Aug 20, 2008

In the world of cars, any make and model will get you where you need to go. Some will get you there faster, and others will get you there in style. However, only a select few exude an air of sophistication and grace.

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Ears On
Bid for the World's Biggest Music Library
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 20, 2008
Any takers for the world's greatest music collection? Paul Mawhinney has been collecting for 60 years, amassing a three million items, but is selling due to age, health, and financial problems. An appraiser says the library is worth $50 million, though Paul is willing to settle for $3 million. That's just a dollar a record. The collection includes LPs, CDs, EPs, 45s, and 78s and right now they're sitting in a climate-controlled warehouse waiting for a buyer. Mawhinney would prefer to sell to a museum, library, university, or foundation which would keep the collection intact, though he adds, the new owner is "free to do as you please." If you'd like to check the contents, there's an online database.
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Audio Video News
The Polar Express in 3D -- Funny Glasses and All
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2008
Can't you just picture your whole family gathered around the TV wearing those goofy red and blue 3D glasses? Makes you all warm and fuzzy thinking about it. Well, Warner Bros. just announced they're going to release the computer-generated animated...
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