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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Nightmare on Elm Street—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/3
Extras: 4
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Jade—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 1.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/3.5
Extras: .5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dreamscape—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 2/2.5
Extras: 1.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Collateral—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 3.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans—First Look (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 2.5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Thomas Crown Affair—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 3.75/4.25
Extras: 2
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Audio Video News
Hands-on: Seagate FreeAgent Go with pre-loaded Paramount movies
SV Staff  |  Apr 12, 2010
Seagate's FreeAgent Go drives have been around for some time now, but the company spent a lot of time trying to make their drives more than just another place to cram your data. The latest addition to the series is a 500 GB drive that comes...
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Power Amplifier ReviewsSurround Processor Reviews
Cary Audio Cinema 11a Surround Processor and Model 7.125 Amplifier
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 12, 2010

Cinema 11a Surround Processor
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
 
Model 7.125 Amplifier
Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
Price: $8,000 At A Glance: Minimal video-switching capabilities • Maximum sound quality • Amplifier made in America

Core Audiophile Values

During the last decade or so, specialty audio manufacturers have seen the marriage of home theater and high-performance audio become contentious at best and life threatening at worst. These days, companies have fewer financial resources and longer R&D lead times. Relatively small audiophile-oriented companies that sought the A/V path have been overwhelmed. Sometimes, fast-moving, shelf-life-shortening developments­—such as the adaptation of new audio and video formats—have burned these companies outright.

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Premiere Design
Runco WindowWall Video Display
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 12, 2010

So-called "tiled" video displays&#151;huge screens made up of multiple smaller screens&#151;have been employed commercially for some time, but up to now, they've been relatively impractical for home use. <A href="http://www.runco.com">Runco</A> hopes to change that with its new WindowWall, which is designed for decidedly upscale homes.

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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Mordaunt-Short Aviano 1 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 12, 2010
Price: $2,134 At A Glance: Extensive experience with aluminum driver diaphragms • Sub notch filter surgically removes bass bloat • Unusual bullet-shaped speaker terminals

Take Aim at Bass Bloat

Mordaunt-Short’s Aviano is a new speaker line from a British company that’s been making high-performance speakers since 1967. Since then, we’ve seen the rise of Japanese-made mass-market A/V receivers, the advent of surround sound for home theater, and lots of new speaker categories from sat/sub sets to soundbars to in-walls. On these tumultuous seas, Mordaunt-Short remains seaworthy by concentrating on the fundamentals of performance and, more recently, value.

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