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Going Retro
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2010
I’ve always lived in a used house. “Existing home” is the euphemism real estate people like to use. Life is good—until you realize that there are no phone jacks close to the spots where your bed or desk should go. And why are there no Ethernet jacks in the house? And no wiring for TVs anywhere but the living room? Needless to say, you can’t find in-wall speakers, volume controls, or multiroom A/V distribution of any kind. Maybe you should have guessed from the horse and buggy parked in the garage when your real estate agent showed the house that the previous owners weren’t interested in keeping up with the more technologically advanced Joneses across the street.
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Projector Problems, Pixel Mapping, Power Protection
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 16, 2010
Time to Upgrade
I have an InFocus LP130 projector for my home theater. I love the projector, which works great with a computer (Orb, Netflix, etc.). But when I connect a Time Warner HD cable box to the projector's M1-DA/DVI input with an HDMI cable, I get a notice on the screen saying it's not HDCP compliant. The cable box worked great with my old projector's component input. Can you suggest a way to connect the projector to my cable box, DVD player, and Wii? Do you think it's possible to use a component-to-HDMI converter?
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Audio Video News
Google May Take on iTunes Store
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 16, 2010
Look out, iTunes. You may be about to get your most formidable competition yet with the persistent rumors that Google is preparing to launch a music download and streaming service in October.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 24: Chris Kyriakakis
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 16, 2010
Audyssey CTO Chris Kyriakakis explains his company's MultEQ room correction, Dynamic EQ tone correction, Dynamic Volume loudness leveler, DSX soundfield expander, and more, including answers to listener questions.

Run Time: 55:12

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Audio Video News
Sony unveils surround soundbar for the PS3
SV Staff  |  Jun 15, 2010
E3 isn't usually a place for home theater news, especially from the Big Three game companies (Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony). However, Sony made a surprise announcement for game-hungry, Playstation 3-owning home theater buffs out there. The...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Darkman (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 15, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/darkman.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>While working one night to perfect his invention of artificial skin, scientist Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson) is horribly disfigured when an explosion engulfs his lab. Barely alive, he takes some experimental medication leaving him with super-strong strength and immunity to pain, although he's prone to fits of uncontrollable rage. He proceeds to rebuild his lab in an underground hideout and seek revenge against the men responsible for his disfigurement.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
When in Rome (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 15, 2010

When in Rome (Blu-ray)

Your typical presentation of a romantic comedy.

By David Vaughn

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/whenrome.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Beth (Kristen Bell) takes a whirlwind trip to Italy for her sister's wedding and finds herself pursued by the most unlikely group of men who have fallen madly in love with her. When she returns the love with one of them she questions whether it's real or if he's under the same mystical spell that has infected the others.

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Premiere Design
Audio Note Gaku-On Monoblock Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2010

When you consider the price of a power amp, it's interesting to calculate the cost per watt. In that light, the Gaku-On monoblock from British maker <A href="http://www.audionote.co.uk">Audio Note</A> and distributed in the US by <A href="http://www.audiofederation.com">Audio Federation</A> is the most expensive power amp I know of.

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Audio Video News
RoxioNow Embraces DTS
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2010
Sonic Solutions' RoxioNow, which supplies the technology underlying Best Buy's CinemaNow and Blockbuster's online service, will add DTS to its platform.
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Audio Video News
iMovie to hit the iPhone, offer in-phone editing
SV Staff  |  Jun 14, 2010
It seems like only yesterday we were just getting video recording on your smartphones. The iPhone 3GS was the first iPhone to shoot video, and it's just one generation old. Now the iPhone 4 will feature a mobile version of iMovie, Apple's video...
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