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Getting the Right Viewing Angle
Kim Wilson  |  May 01, 2009

Sanus Systems' VisionMount LMT15 motorized tilting mount provides automated movement by remote control, making it easy to adjust the viewing angle of your TV. It can automatically tilt to a pre-set position up to 13 degrees when the TV is turned on, or it can be positioned as desired with the IR remote control. When the TV is turned off, the mount returns to a neutral position, flat against the wall, for a low-profile appearance. It's available in black for $319, and supports flat panel displays from 40-60-inches, weighing up to 150 lbs.

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Audio Video News
Audyssey Says Go Wide
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 01, 2009
My, surround sound, how you've grown. I remember when you were a wee bairn of 5.1 channels. Then Surround EX added up to two back surround speakers, Dolby Pro Logic IIz added two front height channels, and now those wild men at Audyssey are talking about two front width channels, for a potential maximum of 11.1.
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Audio Video News
Sonance starts shipping stealth speakers
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Sonance is now shipping its Invisible speaker series, in-wall speakers designed to blend completely in with the decor. While they still reflect light (and are not, technically speaking, invisible), the speakers are completely flat and sit flush...
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Audio Video News
Boxed Set of the Month: Jane's Addiction
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
I'm not the world's biggest fan of Jane's Addiction (far from it), but the Limited Edition of A Cabinet of Curiosities (Rhino) is so compelling visually that it draws me in, like C.S. Lewis's wardrobe. As such, it's a lock...
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Audio Video News
Audyssey Labs introduces 10-channel surround
SV Staff  |  Apr 30, 2009
Yesterday, Audyssey Labs announced DSX, a new technology designed to add extra channels to a 5.1 or 7.1 surround-sound system. DSX, or Dynamic Surround Expansion, adds two front height-channel speakers, just as Dolby’s new Pro Logic IIz technology...
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Premiere Design
Sonic Utopia
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 30, 2009

For the last 30 years, French speaker maker <A href="http://www.focal-fr.com/">Focal</A> has been pushing the envelope of design and manufacturing to achieve the ultimate in sonic reproduction. Nowhere is that more evident than in its flagship <A href="http://www.grande-utopia-em.com/">Grande Utopia EM</A>, the third generation of this technological tour de force.

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Audio Video News
WHDI Wireless HD Coming
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 30, 2009
Wireless HD has been a slow train coming. But a new chipset may finally bring it to HDTVs, Blu-ray players, transmitter/receiver kits, and other products.
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Other Tech
Theo and Walt: Genius You Can Sit On
John Sciacca  |  Apr 29, 2009
When two titans of industry join forces, you expect the results to be something special.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The X-Men Trilogy—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 29, 2009
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
The "X-Men Trilogy" includes "X-Men", "X2: X-Men United" and "X3: The Last Stand".
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Uninvited—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 29, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Following the suspicious death of their mother, sisters Anna and Alex become entangled in a deadly battle of wills when their father becomes engaged to Rachel, their mother's former caretaker. As the two sisters investigate Rachel's questionable past, they are confronted with ghostly visions, terrifying nightmares and deadly consequences.
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