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LCD TV Reviews
Sharp AQUOS LC-52D64U 52" LCD HDTV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 15, 2007
Sharp has been in the LCD flat panel television game as long as anyone. If someone mentions LCD televisions, the first word that pops into your head might well be "Sharp," Followed closely by "AQUOS."
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Audio Video News
Four Words: Led Zep Goes Digital
SV Staff  |  Oct 15, 2007
Just got the press release 10 minutes ago. Reprinted in full below. -Ken Richardson LED ZEPPELIN TO RELEASE DIGITAL CATALOG The Legendary Band's Original Albums Available for the First Time at All Online Music Retailers November 13 LOS ANGELES -...
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AV Receiver Reviews
Pioneer Elite VSX-91TXH AV Receiver
Kim Wilson  |  Oct 15, 2007
Even lower priced Pioneer Elite models appear rich and substantial. Pioneer's Elite models are to Pioneer as Lexus is to Toyota. According to Pioneer, the driving force behind Elite A/V receivers is uncompromising sound quality, impeccable design, and the most sophisticated digital processing.
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Audio Video News
BitTorrent Hankers for Respectability
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 15, 2007
What are all those corporate logos doing on the BitTorrent homepage? Isn't this bastion of P2P technology a den of thieves? Apparently Paramount, 20th Century-Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Comedy Central, MTV, and other movie and TV studios are willing to entertain a different idea.
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Subwoofer Reviews
Sunfire SubRosa Flat Panel Subwoofer
uavGary Altunian  |  Oct 14, 2007

<I>Sunfire SubRosa: A Stealthy Alternative to Boxy Subwoofers</I>

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Other Source Component Reviews
Update: Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD Player, Firmware Version 2.5
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 14, 2007

Toshiba recently issued an update for its second-generation HD DVD players, primarily for the HD-A20 and the HD-XA2. I installed the update on an HD-A20, the middle model in Toshiba's HD DVD lineup (though shortly to be superceded in the launch of a third generation).

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Fox' Blu-ray Blame Game Not Driving Consumers to HD
Shane Buettner  |  Oct 13, 2007

As many of you are undoubtedly aware, Fox recently jumped back into Blu-ray Disc, which is certainly welcome news. But as many are also aware, Fox' participation was apparently contingent on BD+, which to our knowledge is used for additional layers of copy restriction. Among other titles the day-and-date-with-DVD release of <I>Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer</I> and <I>Day After Tomorrow</I> came out, which also feature some BD-J encoded interactivity features. And that's where the problems started for owners of standalone Blu-ray players.

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Audio Video News
TiVo Sings a Duet with Rhapsody
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 12, 2007
Broadband-connected TiVo owners will get a chance to subscribe to one of the leading music services via the DVR, under a deal between TiVo and Rhapsody.
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Other Tech
Installation Snapshot: Hollywood-in-the-Fifties Home Theater
Jamie Sorcher  |  Oct 11, 2007

For a Hollywood-in-the-Fifties home theater, this room got the star treatment. Just a glance, and you can see its comfort and elegance. What you can't see, by design, is most of the gear.

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Other Tech
Gadget Gary: Hitachi DZHS500A DVD/HDD Camcorder
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Oct 11, 2007

I remember the first video camera I bought back in the '80s. It was about 2 feet long, I had to perch it on my shoulder, and it shot grainy VHS footage. Suffice it to say that consumer camcorders have come a very long way since then. The HITACHI DZHS500A DVD/HDD hybrid camcorder ($600, hitachi.us/tv) is an amazing little unit, even in the current flooded market.

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