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Sony Reveals Games Lineup for PlayStation Classic
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2018
Sony today announced the full lineup of games that will be preloaded on the forthcoming PlayStation Classic, a miniature replica of the original PlayStation console due out December 3.
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Grace Notes
Keeping it Real in 'A Star Is Born'
Leslie Shapiro  |  Oct 29, 2018
These days, audiences want movies that are real and authentic. It’s a good thing stars want to make movies that are authentic as well. Here, we take a look behind the scenes and backstage at the fourth reiteration of A Star is Born, this time starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, who also directed. A timeless tale of an aging star in decline (in this case, Bradley Cooper’s Jackson Maine isn’t just an alcoholic, he’s also losing his hearing) crossing paths with Ally, a rising star, played believably by a stripped-down, fresh-faced Lady Gaga.

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Blu-ray Movie ReviewsUltra HD Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hereditary
Al Griffin  |  Oct 26, 2018
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Like its sci-fi counterpart, the horror film genre is packed with “cult classics.” But there are only a few horror titles that can lay claim to “classic” film status. Universal Monsters films from the 1920s through the 1950s notwithstanding (see Boxes of Joy on page 28), my list is limited to The Shining, The Exorcist, Night of the Living Dead, Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, Halloween, and Carrie.
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Audio Video News
Does This New Smart Speaker Look Familiar?
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2018
China-based Huawei Technologies today previewed its new AI Speaker a launch event for its new Mate 20 X smartphone and the web is abuzz about how much it looks like a certain smart speaker from another company you might have heard of — Apple.
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Audio Video News
Survey: 2019 Could Be a Breakout Year for VR
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2018
SuperData Research says 2019 will be a “defining moment” for virtual reality (VR) and other XR (extended reality) technologies.
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Audio Video News
Sharp’s New 70” 8K Monitor Aimed at Business
SV Staff  |  Oct 25, 2018
Don’t worry, you’re not the only one who missed the news that Sharp introduced an 8K LCD monitor here in the states last month.
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Ask S&V
Which HDMI Cable Should I Use to Hitch My 4K Player to a 1080p HDTV?
Al Griffin  |  Oct 25, 2018
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com

Q Can I use an HDMI 1.3b cable to connect an Ultra HD Blu-Ray player to my regular HDTV? Will the cable downscale the 4K image to 1080p, or do I need to use an HDMI 2.0 cable for it to work? —Charles Kuforiji, via email

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Throwback Thursday
Flashback 1998: A Compressed History of the Digital Music Player
Stewart Wolpin  |  Oct 25, 2018
Photo courtesy of Todd Moore.

A momentous occasion in the evolution of recorded music occurred 20 years ago when a California district court ruled to allow the sale of a curious new portable music player in the face of opposition from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Here’s a compressed history of the events surrounding the birth of the MP3 player.

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Surround Sound System Reviews
Tekton Design Impact Monitor Theater System Review
Michael Trei  |  Oct 24, 2018

Impact Monitor Speakers
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Build Quality
Value

Brisance 12 Subwoofer
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Features
Build Quality
Value
PRICE $5,350 (as reviewed)

AT A GLANCE
Plus
Powerful, dynamic sound
Excellent value
Minus
No furniture-grade finish option
Large, bulky cabinets

THE VERDICT
Tekton’s Impact Monitor Theater system lives up to its name, with performance that reflects the unique priorities of its designer.

With A Phalanx of 38 drivers pointed directly at my ears, it was with some trepidation that I reached for the remote control to start listening with Tekton Design’s Impact Monitor Theater system. After all, I normally subscribe to the less-is-more approach to speaker design, where simpler usually means better. Tekton laughs at this type of thinking, however, throwing more drivers into its designs than there are plot twists in a David Lynch movie.

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Audio Video News
Best Projectors of 2018 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Oct 24, 2018
A 65-inch TV screen is nice but what if you could watch movies and binge-watch your favorite Netflix shows on a screen twice that size? Or maybe you already have a projector you’ve been wanting to upgrade. Either way, with the holidays fast approaching it’s a great time to step back and assess your TV/home theater setup. We’ve compiled snapshots of six top performing projectors that, with the right screen, can make all your big-screen dreams come true. And once you make the switch to a mega screen you might never step foot in a movie theater again — assuming, of course, your new projector is hitched to a first-rate home theater sound system.

Visit our Projector Reviews and Projector Screen reviews pages to see all Sound&Vision reviews in the projection category. Also don’t forget to visit our Top Picks page where you can search for the cream of the crop in all categories, including prospective AV receivers and home theater speaker systems to mate with your new projection setup. For even more on the ins and outs of video projection, see Projector Primer: Closer Than It Looks.

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