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Academy President: The future of 3D is strong
SV Staff  |  Feb 25, 2010
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (that is, the "Oscars guys") opened up its New York Oscars exhibit today. The opening ceremony featured speeches from Academy president Tom Sherak, Kodak Entertainment Imaging Group president Kimberly...
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Premiere Design
McIntosh MVP881 Universal Blu-ray Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 25, 2010

Considering all the recent brouhaha about the $3500 Lexicon BD-30 actually being a rebranded Oppo BDP-83 (list price $500), I was suspicious when I saw a CES press release introducing the MVP881 universal disc player from <A href="http://www.mcintoshlabs.com">McIntosh Laboratory</A>. But then I read that the MVP881 uses the HQV Realta video processor, whereas the Oppo/Lexicon uses VRS from Anchor Bay, so it can't be another more-expensive knock-off.

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Audio Video News
IETV Use on the Rise
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 25, 2010
Internet TV use continues to rise. According to iSuppli, 27.5 of consumers who bought new TVs last month connected them to the net, and the figure was up from 24.3 percent in December.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Blu-ray Disc Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 24, 2010
Early in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there's a big special-effects scene that finds some Death Eaters causing havoc in London. Does this sixth movie in the series fully open up the story to the world of Muggles? No: We are swiftly returned to Hogwarts School.
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Panasonic TC P58V10 58-inch Plasma HDTV
Rob Sabin  |  Feb 24, 2010
Key Features
$2,700 panasonic.com
• 58-inch, 1080p-resolution screen • THX-certifi
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Video Game Review: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Drew Thompson  |  Feb 24, 2010
Sony, PS3
Game ••••• Graphics ••••• Soun
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Audio Video News
Ultrasone shipping shiny new Palladium phones
SV Staff  |  Feb 24, 2010
If you like your headphones German, shiny, and really expensive, Ultrasone has the pair for you. The company is shipping its Edition 8 Palladium headphones to North America, giving American audiophiles a chance to get their hands on (according to...
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3D Projectors, HDMI Problems, Skipping Commercials
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 24, 2010
Projecting 3D
I know that this was the year of 3D displays at CES, but all of those were LCDs and plasmas. Has there been any word from projector manufacturers producing 3D-ready home-theater projectors? I'm sure the effect will be much more spectacular than any flat panel.
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Audio Video News
Will CCFL LCD Make a Comeback?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 24, 2010
One of LCD's key weapons in its competition against plasma is LED backlighting, which provides superior black level reproduction compared to old-school CCFL (fluorescent) backlighting. But don't count CCFL out just yet. A new type may enable it to hold onto the lower end of the LCD market.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 10: Kevin Voecks
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 23, 2010  |  First Published: Feb 24, 2010
Kevin Voecks, Director of Product Development for Harman's High-Performance A/V division (including Revel, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, and JBL Synthesis), discusses his background as chief engineer at Mirage and Snell, the ins and outs of speaker design and testing, subwoofer placement, room correction, and more.

Run Time: 1:10:07

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