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Audio Video News
iTunes Goes HD for Movies
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 25, 2009
Apple has started selling and renting high-def movies through iTunes.
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Premiere Design
The HOST with the Most
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 24, 2009

Italian projector maker <A href="http://www.sim2.it/home/en/">SIM2</A> specializes in combining high style and high performance, especially when it comes to the high end. The company's C3X Lumis HOST 1080p projector is a perfect case in point&#151;curvaceous cabinet on the outside and 3-chip DLP imaging engine on the inside.

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RPTV, KEF, Kuro
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 24, 2009
RPTV & PC
I'm planning to buy a 60- or 70-inch HDTV in a few months. The room where it will live is not totally darkened like a home theater. Besides watching TV and DVDs, we also want to hook it up to a PC. With this requirement, is LCD TV the way to go?
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Audio Video News
Warner Hawks Film Classics on Custom DVDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 24, 2009
Warner Bros. is launching an on-demand DVD release program that will vastly expand the number of titles available on disc.
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Zvox Z-Base 550 TV sound system
Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 23, 2009
The Short Form
$499 / ZVOXAUDIO.COM
Snapshot
The Zvox Z-Base 500 is the best solution to date for simple home theater sound - one that everyone in the family can easily use and enjoy
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Zvox Z-Base 550 TV sound system Page 2
Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 23, 2009
The Short Form
$499 / ZVOXAUDIO.COM
Snapshot
The Zvox Z-Base 500 is the best solution to date for simple home theater sound - one that everyone in the family can easily use and enjoy
Continue Reading »
Zvox Z-Base 550 TV sound system Page 3
Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 23, 2009
The Short Form
$499 / ZVOXAUDIO.COM
Snapshot
The Zvox Z-Base 500 is the best solution to date for simple home theater sound - one that everyone in the family can easily use and enjoy
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Custom Installation Equipment ReviewsCustom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
Media Servers
Debbie Stampfli  |  Mar 23, 2009

Simplicity and home theater equipment don’t often seem to go together. With the constant influx of new products and upgrades, it’s hard to maintain a user-friendly environment. After all, how can you simplify your surroundings and stay ahead of the technology game at the same time? Media servers can help solve this problem. They bring all of your movies, music, and photos to a central location and then let you access it from all around your home. Media servers also provide the integration you need so you’ll be able to just sit down and enjoy your movies and music. What a concept.

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Home Theater Systems Reviews
Onkyo HT-S9100THX Integrated System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 23, 2009
Price: $1,099 At A Glance: THX Loudness Plus enhances sonic impact at low volumes • Audyssey 2EQ offers better than average auto setup and EQ • Faroudja DCDi video processing

Say Hello to THX I/S Plus

Why are home theater products littered with logos? Because manufacturers don’t want to reinvent the wheel. Rather than design its own loudness enhancement, auto-setup program, or video-processing chip, a company like Onkyo will license one of these goodies from THX, Audyssey, or Faroudja. Or in the case of the HT-S9100THX integrated system, it will use all three.

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Vizio VP505XVT Plasma HDTV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 23, 2009
Price: $1,500 At A Glance: Razor-sharp detail with HD content • Solid blacks and shadow detail • Less-than-inspiring performance with DVD

Best Value at the Warehouse

In the six short years that Vizio has sold flat-panel TVs in the U.S., the company has risen to third place in flat-panel sales (plasma and LCD combined) in the North American market. This tremendous and rapid success is because of the high value that these TVs offer—in particular, they offer surprisingly good picture quality for surprisingly little money.

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