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Audio Video News
KEF Unveils New Finish for Q Series Speakers
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2019
KEF has unveiled a new satin-matte walnut finish for its award-winning Q Series of speakers.
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Audio Video News
CEDIA Announces Shark Tank-Style TechStarter Program
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2019
CEDIA has announced a Shark Tank-style TechStarter program that will enable new companies to pitch their business models to leaders in residential technology at 2019 CEDIA Expo, which runs September 10-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
Seymour-Screen Excellence Takes Motorized Masking to a New Level
SV Staff  |  Jul 22, 2019
Seymour-Screen Excellence, the joint venture between U.S-based Seymour AV and U.K.-based Screen Excellence, has announced an adjustable ratio, motorized masking system for screens up to 20 feet high that is designed to be built on the wall in sections rather than being assembled on the floor and lifted into place.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blue Velvet
Josef Krebs  |  Jul 19, 2019
Picture
Sound
Extras
S&M, voyeurism, murder, rape, violence, and torture. . . some of the typically wholesome activities to be found in small-town America. This psychosexual possible-murder mystery—set in a neo-Fifties 1980s logging town—soon gets weird when an innocent local finds a severed human ear in a field. Writer-director David Lynch uses various tactics to keep the viewer as off-balance as his attracted-to-the-hidden-underbelly protagonist.
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Audio Video News
Samsung Rolls Out ‘Black Friday in July’ TV Discounts
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2019
Hot on the heels of Amazon’s record-breaking Prime Day extravaganza, Samsung has kicked off a “Black Friday in July” sale, offering promotional discounts on soundbars and TVs, including new 8K models. Discounts range from 17% to 36%, with most being around 30% off, and run through Tuesday, August 13.
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Audio Video NewsNew Products
OSD Unveils Space-Saving Tube Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jul 19, 2019
Brea, CA-based Optimal Speaker Design (OSD) has introduced a cylindrical subwoofer that’s rated down to 30 Hz yet occupies less than a square foot of floor space.
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Projector Reviews
Epson Home Cinema 5050UB Pro-UHD 3LCD Projector Review
Al Griffin  |  Jul 18, 2019

Performance
Features
Ergonomics
Value
PRICE $2,999

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Extended color
Excellent brightness and contrast
Great value
Minus
Fan noise with High Power Consumption setting active

THE VERDICT
Epson’s latest UltraBlack model delivers impressive image quality with both standard and Ultra HD/HDR sources at an equally impressive price.

In late 2018, I reviewed Epson's 4010 PRO-UHD 3LCD Projector, a $2,000 model with a bright (2,400 lumens) picture, 4K/Ultra HD display via pixel-shifting, and a wide range of sophisticated setup features such as motorized lens shift and focus that are typically found only on much more expensive models.

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SmartStream
Dish Releases AirTV Mini to Simplify Sling TV Experience
Barb Gonzalez  |  Jul 18, 2019
DISH has just released a new AirTV.  The AirTV Mini is a palm-sized dongle that appears to be a promising upgrade from the original 2017 AirTV Player. 
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Audio Video News
Best Stereo Speakers, Soundbars & Subwoofers of 2019 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2019
In early June, we highlighted a half dozen Top Pick-worthy home theater speakers systems and followed that up with a handful of top performing speakers that should be on the shopping list of anyone looking to go wireless. Continuing on the speaker theme, we now turn to the best stereo speakers, soundbars, and subwoofers we’ve reviewed so far this year. And for good measure, we’ve thrown in a subwoofer guaranteed to rock the house.
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Home Movie Theaters
This Home Theater Puts Acoustics Front and Center
Bob Ankosko  |  Jul 17, 2019
Acoustical treatment is an essential part of any great sounding entertainment space but most people look to hide it or subdue it with panels that blend into the room, often masquerading as modern artwork.

Then there are people who crave the unconventional — in this case, a home theater with unique aesthetics instead of the stereotypical designs often seen in Sound & Vision and other magazines.

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