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Premiere Design
Wisdom of the Sages
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 22, 2010

Among the myriad speakers introduced at CES were three new additions to the Sage Series from <A href="http://www.wisdomaudio.com">Wisdom Audio</A>. All three&#151;L150m, L100m, and C150m center-channel&#151;are on-wall models based on Wisdom's planar-magnetic, line-array design and intended to be placed behind an acoustically transparent projection screen.

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The S&V InterviewCustom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
The Savant Experience Center
Kim WIlson Photography: Joe Tabacca  |  Jan 22, 2010

Located in the Soho district of lower Manhattan, the Savant Experience Center is an actual living space complete with a media/living room, home office, master bedroom, kitchen, dining room and a dedicated 800 sq. foot theater. Close to the Apple store, the Experience Center showcases the latest technologies in home entertainment and control to dealers, architects, designers, industry associations, and prospective clients.

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Audio Video News
Get ready to pay for Hulu and Youtube
SV Staff  |  Jan 22, 2010
And so it begins. Youtube is going to start charging to watch some independent films on its service, and Hulu looks like it might be following suit. USA Today reported that YouTube will charge around $5 for access to five Sundance Film Festival...
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Audio Video News
Hulu Mulls Pricing
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 22, 2010
Up to now admission to most TV-on-internet websites has been free. But one of the category's major sites, Hulu, may soon start charging for online viewing of some shows.
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Toshiba REGZA 46-Inch LED-Backlit LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Jan 21, 2010
Key Features
$2,300 (list) tacp.toshiba.com
• 46-inch, 1080p-resolution screen
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Smokin’ Aces & Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jan 21, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/smokinaces.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Magician turned gangster Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven) is in a load of trouble by turning states evidence against the mob. When the jilted mob boss finds out he’s holding-up in Lake Tahoe, he offers a $1 million bounty on his head and every lowlife thug is out to earn a quick buck and it’s up to a couple of FBI agents to try and protect their key witness before one of the fortune seekers hits pay dirt.

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Audio Video News
10 commandments for buying an HDTV at a "big box" store
SV Staff  |  Jan 21, 2010
There are all kinds of reasons to buy an HDTV at a big box electronics store. Maybe you found a really good price in one of their ads. Maybe you have a family member who's suspicious about getting a big-ticket item over the web. It doesn't...
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Projector Reviews
Digital Projection M-Vision Cine LED DLP Projector
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 21, 2010

Ever since I first heard about front projectors with LED light sources, I've been intrigued by the idea. LED-illuminated RPTVs were available just before the product category imploded, but front projectors using this technology have only now begun to appear.

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Audio Video News
Avatar Raises 3D Awareness
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 21, 2010
Avatar now has a place in movie history as a film that has forever changed public consciousness of a technology. In this case, the technology is 3D. Like it or not, 3D is coming home, and James Cameron's blockbuster has made a majority of viewers aware of that.
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Ask S&V
AVR Video, OLED, HTIB
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jan 21, 2010
Video Degradation
In your response to Richard Zeddun, you wrote:
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