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Skype Signs Up Third TV Brand
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 04, 2010
Skype has signed up a third TV maker with Samsung adding Skype internet phone capability to its LED 7000 and 8000 Series TVs.
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Other Tech
Interview: Tom Petty On The Live Anthology Box Set
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 03, 2010

To disregard the hi-fi end of what we do is wrong," says Tom Petty of his decision to include a Blu-ray Disc with 62 live tracks mixed in 5.1 as part of the Deluxe Edition of his career-spanning boxed set with the Heartbreakers, The Live Anthology (Reprise). That edition, is impressive indeed.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Where the Wild Things Are (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 03, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/wildbd.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Max (Max Records) is a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home and escapes to where the Wild Things are. He lands on an island and meets a group of strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions. When Max is crowned king of their land he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy but this proves to be more complicated than he originally thought.

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Audio Video News
TiVo Premiere Debuts
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 03, 2010

TiVo is one of the most recognizable brands in all of consumer electronics&#151;so much so that the name of the company has become a verb in the popular lexicon, much like Xerox. After years of anticipation, TiVo today announced the next generation of its DVR platform&#151;Premiere and Premiere XL.

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Soundbar, TV Setup, Multichannel Music
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 03, 2010
Ill-Advised Combo
I have a very large room with high ceilings and a loft, and I have a 5.1 system with satellite speakers. Will a Polk SurroundBar 360 work together with the speaker system I have, or does it work only by itself?
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Audio Video News
Marantz BD Buyers Get Free Roku
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 03, 2010
Purchasers of Marantz Blu-ray players will get a free Roku video streaming box between now and March 31.
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Audio Video News
TiVo Premiere and Premiere XL coming in April
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2010
 Walking past the TiVo booth at press events has been a little painful for a while now. They were always touting a new partnership or somethingl like that, but the same, increadingly old hardware still sat there on the table. But now...
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Audio Video News
By a Marantz Blu-ray player, get a free Roku HD
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2010
Marantz has a new promotion to get people to buy its Blu-ray Disc players: free stuff. Starting today, if you buy a Marantz Blu-ray player, you can get a Roku HD for free. Specifically, you can get a full rebate for the device by printing out and...
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Premiere Design
Tidal Sunray Tower Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 02, 2010

Most of the products on display at CES are new to the world market, but there are a few exceptions. For example, the Sunray speaker from Germany's <A href="http://tidal-audio.com/english/startenglish.htm">Tidal Audio</A> has been available for several years, but not in the USA&#151;until now. North American distributor <A href="http://www.aaudioimports.com">Aaudio Imports</A> used CES 2010 as the venue to introduce the Sunray to the American audiophile community.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Old Dogs (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 02, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/olddogs.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Dan (Robin Williams) and his best friend and business partner Charlie (John Travolta) are on the verge of a big sports marketing deal when their lives are turned upside down by a surprise visit from a former one night stand of Dan's. Their brief liaison seven years earlier produced twins and his ex-fling (Kelly Preston) needs him to watch the kids for a couple of weeks while she spends some time in the pokey.

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