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Pirates BDs Outselling The Matrix
 |  Jun 03, 2007

In a story line that's becoming all too familiar for HD DVD supporters, news circulated on the web late last week showing that the Blu-ray release of the first two <I>Pirates of the Caribbean</I> movies are handily outselling the HD DVD box set releases of <I>The Matrix</I> by better than three to one. Home Media Magazine was the source of these estimates, pegging the combined sales for the <I>Pirates</I> flicks at over 47,000 total units with the sales of the two <I>Matrix</I> trilogy sets at just under 14,000 total units.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: Pan's Labyrinth
Sol Louis Siegel  |  Jun 02, 2007

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Other Tech
Ask the Expert: HD Upside Down
 |  Jun 02, 2007

Q. I'm interested in buying a front projector for ceiling mounting. I realize that when projectors are turned upside down for a ceiling mount, a circuit inverts the image so you don't have to watch the movie standing on your head. I also realize that there's another circuit to reverse the image left-to-right for rear-projection.

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Other Tech
Escient FP-1 iPod Music Manager
John Sciacca  |  Jun 02, 2007

When historians mark time, there are always pivotal technologies that clearly define watershed changes in how society functions: the printing press, the automobile, the airplane. And quite possibly, for future historians to consider, the iPod.

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Other Tech
Installation Snapshot: Multipurpose Room
Jamie Sorcher  |  Jun 02, 2007

Home theater or place to party? These days, folks are opting for both when renovating a basement or a media room, says Scott Jordan, systems consultant for Piscataway, New Jersey-based Electronics Design Group (edgonline.com; 732-650-9800).

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Other Tech
The HDTV Picture Show
Al Griffin  |  Jun 02, 2007

Chances are you bought your HDTV with one purpose in mind: to watch movies, sports, or the many network and cable TV series like Lost and The Sopranos that look stunningly good in a widescreen, high-definition format.

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JVC HD-58S998 58-inch Slim HD-ILA 1080p HDTV
Rob Sabin  |  Jun 02, 2007

While it's no secret that prices keep dropping on flat-panel TVs, the good value and excellent picture quality offered by microdisplay rear projectors continue to drive innovation in that category. Case in point: the new JVC HD-58S998 58-inch HD-ILA 1080p HDTV, one of a new generation of "slim" rear projectors.

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Other Tech
HD Download Lowdown
Rob Medich  |  Jun 01, 2007

It was an epic effort requiring superhuman vision and hearing and, above all, heroic resolve. For in order to download the high-definition version of Superman Returns onto Microsoft's Xbox 360 at the Sound & Vision video lab, I, too, would have to return - and return, and return ...

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Other Tech
Q&A - June, 2007
Ian G. Masters  |  Jun 01, 2007

Comparing Contrast

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Projector Reviews
BenQ W10000 1080p DLP Projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 01, 2007

I've had a soft spot for BenQ projectors since I reviewed its <A HREF=" http://ultimateavmag.com/videoprojectors/604benq/ ">PE8700</A> back in 2004. It was the first DLP projector that I felt truly demonstrated the potential of the technology to dominate the video projector market. While DLP has since faced serious competition from LCD and LCoS in both performance and price, it still does more than hold its own.

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