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New Blu-ray Formats Introduced
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 06, 2010

No matter how much data storage is available in any medium, people always want more. Take Blu-ray, for example—one might think that 25 or 50GB would be plenty for just about any storage requirement, but some applications need even more. To address this insatiable demand, the Blu-ray Disc Association this week announced a new high-capacity recordable format called BDXL as well as a new hybrid format called IH-BD.

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Audio Video News
Energy Star Tightens TV Specs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 06, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary Energy Star program is about to tighten up its energy efficiency requirements for TVs.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 05, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/lotrbd.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In case you've been in a coma for the past 10 years, Peter Jackson adapted the popular J.R.R. Tolkien novel with amazing results. Arguably, it's one of the greatest movie accomplishments of all time with 15 Academy Awards, over $1 billion in US box-office receipts, and nearly $3 billion worldwide.

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Audio Video News
Monster meets the Green Monster with Beats by Dr. Dre Red Sox Edition
SV Staff  |  Apr 05, 2010
Celebrities just aren't enough for Monster's headphone branding, and so the company is going after sports teams. Monster has just announced "Beats by Dr. Dre Red Sox Edition," a new set of Beats headphones covered in Red Sox team colors and logos....
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A/V Veteran
Wizards and Witches
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 05, 2010

The final installments of my Blu-ray players saga are coming soon to a computer monitor near you. They will cover the analog outputs of the Oppo BDP-83 Special Edition and the Pioneer BDP-320. Also coming is a listen to all of the players from their digital outputs.

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Premiere Design
Chord CPA8000 Preamp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 05, 2010

Great Britain has long been home to many excellent high-end audio companies, including <A href="http://www.chordelectronics.co.uk">Chord Electronics</A>. One of its newest offerings is the uncompromising CPA8000, Chord's ultimate 2-channel preamp.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Battlestar Galactica - Season Two (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 05, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/bsg2.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>The battle for survival continues in the second, and arguably best season of <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>. It begings with Galactica separated from the rest of the fleet and Colonel Tigh must fill in for Commander Adama. On Caprica, Kara and Helo must join a band of resistance fighters waiting for an eventual rescue from the fleet while political tensions rise when Baltar faces Roslin in the Presidential election, but will backroom dealings pick a winner?

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3D Blu-ray Player ReviewsTV ReviewsLCD TV Reviews
First Look 3D: Samsung UN46C8000 3D HDTV and BD-C6900 Blu-ray 3D Player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 05, 2010
3D Leaps Out

It’s been a long road from 1952’s Bwana Devil to 2009’s Avatar, but 3D in your local cineplex is now a big-time, going concern. But as we discussed in "3D: The Next Big Thing?", HDTV manufacturers are determined to bring the experience home. 3D was the star of the show at January’s CES, and 3D-capable sets are beginning to show up at your local big-box retailer. By year’s end, you’ll see 3D HDTVs from virtually all major manufacturers.

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3D Tech
3D: The Next Big Thing?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 05, 2010
Comin’ at Ya!

Remember the TV commercial that showed a Sony TV perched on the edge of the Grand Canyon? The set displayed an image of the canyon, and a family gathered around and eagerly watched… the TV.

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Audio Video News
FCC to Revisit Cable Readiness
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 05, 2010
As part of its National Broadband Plan, the Federal Communications Commission is planning a rethink of its CableCARD rules, and will also start mulling over what comes after the CableCARD.
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