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Se7en (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 13, 2010
With one week until retirement the last thing detective William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) needs is a serial killer on the loose in his city, but life isn't fair. Teamed with a young detective (Brad Pitt), the pair discover the killer is out to murder people he feels are guilty of committing one of the seven deadly sins—gluttony, lust, envy, pride, sloth, greed, and wrath. Can they get their man before Somerset turns in his badge?

David Fincher's resume includes many notable films like Fight Club, Zodiac, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but Se7en may be his best. His villain feels justified to mete out his vengeance as he sees fit given the sad state of society and Freeman's character shares many of his views but doesn't agree with his methods.

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Premiere Design
Classé Delta Power Amplifiers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 13, 2010
For 30 years, Canadian Classé has been making audio electronics of distinction, and this year is no different. At the CEDIA Expo next week, the company will introduce four new power amps in its well-regarded Delta line.
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3D Projector ReviewsProjector Reviews
Digital Projection Titan 1080p 3D
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 13, 2010
3D Digital Cinema Comes Home

Tell me you’ve never imagined what you’d do first if you won the lottery. Even if you never play and you know you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning $10 million or (it’s a dream, isn’t it, so why go small potatoes?) even $100 million. Sure, if you take it all at once rather than in $5 million drabs over 20 years, that will drop to $50 million out of the gate. After Uncle Sam gets his cut, you’re down to $25 million. There goes your chance to buy the Seattle Seahawks.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic Starts Streaming Netflix
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 13, 2010
If you own a 2010 Panasonic Viera Cast TV or Blu-ray disc player and subscribe to Netflix, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Your $8.99 and up monthly Netflix subscription entitles you to stream programming from the rental outfit on your TV.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Scanner Darkly (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 11, 2010
Based on the novel by Phillip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly is set seven years in the future when much of society is hooked on the drug Substance D. Bob Arctor (Keanu Reeves) is an undercover narcotics agent leading a double life as both an enforcer and breaker of the law. In his private time he associates with a group of junkies who have no idea that he's a narc.

While I love the style of animation and story, most of the voice acting is atrocious. Both Reeves and Winona Ryder are flat and wooden, but Robert Downy Jr. steals every scene with his superior acting talent. The film features prolific drug use, so if you're turned off by this sort of thing, don't tune in.

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Audio Video News
Cablevision launches DVR iPhone/Android app
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2010

Comcast has its own portable device app. Time Warner Cable is "working on its own app. Now, Cablevision has released its own app for iOS and Android.

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Sweepstakes
Lord of the Rings Sweepstakes
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 10, 2010
"One ring to rule them all." So begins one of the most beloved tales of all time, as told first by J.R.R. Tolkien and later in a blockbuster movie trilogy. To celebrate the release of these movies as separate Blu-ray titles, UltimateAVmag.com is thrilled to offer you the opportunity to win a complete set plus a prize package of collectibles in our Lord of the Rings Sweepstakes.

[This sweepstakes is now closed.]

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HDTV TechThe Connected Life
3D TV Demystified
John Sciacca  |  Sep 10, 2010

My dad called me the other day. He had just rented Avatar and he wanted to know if I had seen it and if the version I watched was in 3D and why his wasn't. A client sent me an e-mail asking whether he could use a new 3D TV to watch regular, non-3D programming.

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Test Report: Panasonic TC-P5OVT25 Plasma HDTV Page 6
Al Griffin  |  Sep 10, 2010

Along with Samsung, Panasonic has been pushing hard to bring 3D TV to both early adopters and regular folks who happened to catch Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, or one of the other recent 3D blockbusters at their local multiplex. But whereas Samsung is neutral when it comes to displays, offering 3D TVs in LCD and plasma flavors, 3D for Panasonic is all about plasma. The company's initial VT20 Series sets were made available exclusively through Best Buy.

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Test Report: Panasonic TC-P5OVT25 Plasma HDTV Page 7
Al Griffin  |  Sep 10, 2010

Along with Samsung, Panasonic has been pushing hard to bring 3D TV to both early adopters and regular folks who happened to catch Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, or one of the other recent 3D blockbusters at their local multiplex. But whereas Samsung is neutral when it comes to displays, offering 3D TVs in LCD and plasma flavors, 3D for Panasonic is all about plasma. The company's initial VT20 Series sets were made available exclusively through Best Buy.

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