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Panny Plasmas, Maggie Speakers, 3D Headaches
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 12, 2010
Perennial Panny Questions
Love your segment on The Tech Guy radio show and your podcasts. I'm thinking about buying a 50- or 55-inch plasma or LCD. I heard you mention that the Panasonic plasmas have rising black levels. Do you know if the 2010 Panasonic TC-P50G25 or TC-P50VT25 have the same issue, or have they fixed it? I watched some of the interviews from CES, and the Panasonic people said that their 2010 models are based on Pioneer Kuro technology.
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Audio Video News
Coppola Does SIM2
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 12, 2010
Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola divides his time these days between making wine at his Rubicon vineyard in Napa Valley, California and making movies. He acquired the large vineyard, formerly owned by the Inglenook brand, over several decades as the land became available. It was at this facility that SIM2 Multimedia conducted the recent launch of a new advertising campaign featuring Coppola's endorsement of SIM2 DLP projectors.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 20: Alan Kraemer
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 11, 2010  |  First Published: May 12, 2010
Alan Kraemer, CTO of SRS Labs, discusses live vs. reproduced audio, psychoacoustics and taking how we hear into account in audio processing, the advantages of "front-rendered surround" over discrete multichannel surround, upcoming SRS technologies, and more.

Run Time: 1:13:34

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
True Blood Season Two—HBO(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 11, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4.5
Extras: 4
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Edge of Darkness—Warner Bros.(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 11, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 4
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Saving Private Ryan—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 11, 2010
Movie: 5
Picture/Sound: 5/5
Extras: 3.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Daybreakers—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 11, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 3.5
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Audio Video News
LG bundles Xbox 360s with 3D HDTVs in Korea
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2010
3D console gaming is finally picking up some momentum, at least in Korea. According to LG's Flickr, the company is now bundling Xbox 360s with the 3D-capable LX9500 HDTV, specifically to highlight 3D gaming on the Xbox 360. Over 1,000 stores...
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Audio Video News
Movie Gallery Chain to Close
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 11, 2010
Movie Gallery is going to close, subtracting another 1906 video and game rental stores from the American landscape.
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Audio Video News
Kaleidescape goes Blu!
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2010
Kaleidescape announced this morning that they have developed a Blu-ray solution to their popular movie server system that will begin shipping next week. The new M500 player ($3995) will playback AND import Blu-ray content to the server. To appease...
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