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7.1 vs. 5.1, HTIBs, Dolby Headphone
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 14, 2009
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With Blu-ray's storage capacity, lossless codecs, and 7.1 receivers, why aren't the vast majority of Blu-ray movies released with 7.1 audio? Are movie distributors/production companies just cheap or lazy? Did I just waste my money installing a 7.1 setup?
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Audio Video News
New Gear: Insignia’s Portable HD Radio
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2009
 HD radio is still playing catch-up to terrestrial and satellite, and they’re hoping the first portable rig will be a step in that direction. You can go to Best Buy tonight and buy it for $50 with no added subscription fee. The Insignia...
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Premiere Design
Diamond John
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 14, 2009

John Bowers founded British speaker giant <A href="http://www.bowers-wilkins.com">Bowers & Wilkins</A> in 1965, hand assembling speakers in the back of an electronics shop he ran with Roy Wilkins in Worthing, England. Nearly 45 years later, B&W has become one of the world's pre-eminent speaker companies, thanks in part to the spirit of innovation embodied in its flagship 800 series.

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Audio Video News
Blockbuster streaming coming to some Samsung BD players and HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Jul 14, 2009
There has been a lot of talk lately about all the various boxes that now stream Netflix's on-demand service, but Blockbuster is apparently eager to remind us that big red isn't the only game in town. Starting in the fall, owners of certain...
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Audio Video News
Product Promotions Proliferate
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 14, 2009
As the economy continues to stutter, what novel ideas are manufacturers coming up with to tempt cost-conscious consumers?
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Other Tech
Midtown Movie Palace
Will Greenwald  |  Jul 13, 2009

Clearview Cinema's Ziegfeld Theater in midtown Manhattan is one of New York's last remaining movie palaces. While the city has a ton of many-screened, IMAX-equipped, state-of-the-art multiplexes, few have as much character as the single-screen Ziegfeld.

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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Is a Memory Machine
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 13, 2009
Panasonic has marked the launch of its Blu-ray recorder line in the United Kingdom with an academic study that puts a price on memories.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Jonas Brothers - The 3D Concert Experience (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jul 10, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/jonas.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Kevin, Joe, and Nick invite you inside their personal world for an all-inclusive look at the band with a 3D perspective. Follow the boys through a tour of New York radio stations as throngs of teenage girls burst into tears at the site of the budding rock stars, and get up-close and personal at one of their concerts from the safety of your own home.

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Audio Video News
Some DTV Stations Suffer in Transition
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 10, 2009
Some DTV stations are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
More financial wrongdoing!
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 09, 2009
Sony
Movie •••• Picture ••••½Sound •••• Extras •••½
Money might not be the root of all evil, b
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