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Onkyo Blu to Stream Blockbuster
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 03, 2010
Onkyo's BD-SP808 Blu-ray player will stream video using Blockbuster OnDemand.
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Want "Avatar" on Blu-ray 3D? You'll have to buy a Panasonic 3D HDTV to get it
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2010
Panasonic has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to exclusively offer the Blu-ray 3D version of Avatar to customers who buy Panasonic 3D plasma HDTVs. The specifics of the deal or Panasonic's plans haven't been announced, but they...
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Premiere Design
Verity Audio Lohengrin II Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 02, 2010
Canada-based Verity Audio has been making high-end speakers for 25 years, culminating in the flagship Lohengrin. Now in its second generation, this impressive speaker tops the company's eXR (extended-range) lineup.
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Review: Waterfall Audio Hurricane Evo Speakers and HighForce 2 Subwoofer
Brent Butterworth  |  Sep 02, 2010

If you're more than 30 years old, you may remember when almost all speakers looked like the BIC RtR 1530 featured in a recent Parts Express e-mailer: big woofers and big enclosures, with little or no effort expended to make everything presentable. Nowadays, in the interest of gaining our domestic partners' permission to buy the damned things in the first place, we demand that our speakers be compact and gorgeous.

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New Apple TV - The Ultimate Streamer?
Kim Wilson  |  Sep 02, 2010

Yesterday, Apple announced the next generation Apple TV, a product line that has been unchanged and virtually ignored by the company for several years. With this newest product introduction, our imagination is re-ignited with possibilities. Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, has been eluding to the magic "cloud" as the future of content distribution and management for some time and the new Apple TV delivers on that vision.

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Apple TV Reborn at $99
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 02, 2010
At $229, the 2006-vintage Apple TV was an offer most videophiles could refuse. But it will be harder to say no to the new $99 Apple TV, shipping in less than a month.
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Audio Video News
PS3 getting 3D support next month
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2010
Starting in October, you'll finally be able to watch Blu-ray 3D discs on your PS3, thanks to an upcoming firmware update announced by Sony. Titles on Blu-ray 3D have been few and far between, but considering the increasing popularity of 3D...
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Calibration Training, AVR Connections, Frame Rates
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 01, 2010
Job Training
In looking for a good part-time job (hopefully working into full time), I ran into a guy who advised that I take a video-calibration technician course. Who is best to teach this? I heard that an ISF course is available through a school in Colorado. I have also heard you and Leo Laporte chat about THX in glowing tones, and I see online they hold courses in Las Vegas and Dallas.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 32: Paul Thurrott
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 01, 2010
Paul Thurrott, host of TWiT's Windows Weekly podcast, discusses the changing paradigm of TV and movie delivery to the home, from traditional over-the-air, cable, and satellite to IPTV via Netflix, Hulu, etc., as well as image and sound quality vs. Blu-ray, how the Zune model differs from iTunes, media streaming around the home, and answers to chat-room questions.

Run Time: 54:13

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New $99 Apple TV makes content cheaper, HD, and rental-only
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2010
  There have been all sorts of rumors flying around about the next generation of the Apple TV. But, Steve Jobs pulled back the tiny curtain today and revealed a device that's much different than its predecessor.While the hardware...
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