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Runco Signature Cinema Projectors
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 02, 2010

Anyone who knows high-end video knows Runco, which is now the high-end home-cinema division of Oregon-based Planar. Among Runco's many well-regarded projectors, the premier line is undoubtedly the Signature Cinema series, which now includes two brand new models.

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Samsung BD-C6900 Blu-ray 3D Player
David Vaughn  |  Aug 02, 2010
toppick.jpgPrice: $350 At A Glance: Exceptional speed • Plethora of streaming services, including Netflix, Blockbuster, and VUDU • Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi • Blu-ray 3D

Blu-ray 3D Is Here

To 3D or not to 3D, that is the question. Sorry to go Shakespeare on you, but I’m skeptical as to whether 3D is the next big thing on the horizon. Samsung is one of the major players vying for your 3D dollar, and I have to give the company credit for leading the charge on the next advancement in home entertainment. You may recall that Samsung was the first company to release a Blu-ray player (BD-P1000). While that launch wasn’t as smooth as the company would have liked due to a faulty noise-reduction setting, Samsung eventually fixed it, and the format has now become mainstream. Is history going to repeat itself for Blu-ray 3D? And if not, is the BD-C6900 worth your 2D investment?

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Audio Video News
DLNA-Certified Blu-ray Burgeons
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 02, 2010
The number of Blu-ray players certified by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has hit 105 models.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Losers—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movie: 2.5/5 Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
James and the Giant Peach—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movie: 3.5/5 Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Rambo: The Extended Cut—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movie: 3.5/5 Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Operation: Endgame—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movies: 2.5/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Copout—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 01, 2010
Movies: 3/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
To Save a Life (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Aug 01, 2010
Jake (Randy Wayne) and Roger (Robert Bailey Jr.) were best friends up until the ninth grade and the two drifted apart. Jake became the star of the basketball team and landed the hottest girl in school and Roger didn't fit in with his new group of friends. Three years later Jake's world crashes down around him when Roger enters the school with a handgun and takes his own life. Wracked with guilt, Jake begins to question his life choices and wonders if there was anything he could have done to save his childhood friend.

Calling a film "religious" will ultimately alienate a large portion of the population, but as long as the script isn't too preachy, I can usually enjoy them. That's certainly the case here where the message being spoken—care about thy neighbor—is commendable, especially to the targeted teen audience. The script certainly has a Christian slant to it, which isn't too distracting, but the story is very melodramatic and runs about 20 longer than it should.

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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 28: Paul Heitlinger
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 30, 2010  |  First Published: Jul 31, 2010
S1Digital founder Paul Heitlinger talks about computers as media sources; cable, over-the-air, and satellite TV on a media-center PC; multizone streaming and using the Xbox 360 as a client device; Blu-ray and media-center PCs; what you need to build your own MCPC, and answers to chat-room questions.

Run Time: 53:52

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