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The Fictional Future of Home Entertainment
Stan Horaczek  |  Feb 16, 2009

SQUID Recordings Origin: Strange Days What is it? Using a jack plugged into the cerebral cortex, users can record every aspect of their experiences and burn them onto media that look suspiciously like Minidiscs.

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Care and Feeding of the Videslowdoptus
Fred Manteghian  |  Feb 15, 2009

I'm a jaded reviewer who thinks there are only two kinds of people in the world. The first group have the latest flat panel / front projector rigs with HDMI everything, 1080p, ba-blah-ba-blah-ba-blah, and the rest of the world watch TV on the same set Ricky Ricardo used to watch in "I Love Lucy." So imagine my surprise when I got an irate letter from a reader who had read my review of the Rotel RSP-1069 pre/pro in <i>Home Theater</i> magazine where I said, incorrectly, that the Rotel would internally convert HDMI sources to component, all the way up to 1080i. I mean, who would need to do that anyway? Well, he did for one, since his perfectly-good-otherwise widescreen RPTV lacked HDMI (or DVI) inputs. I apologized in print, but that's not the point. I, Fred Manteghian, had discovered a new species!

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Audio Video News
Ultrasone's Edition 8 Headphones Look Very Comfortable
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
The Ultrasone Edition 9s were incredible. They looked, sounded and fit like a pair of ultra-expensive headphones should. The Edition 8 phones replace the Edition 9s at the top of the Ultrasone totem pole, boasting upgrades like ear cups covered in...
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What To Do With Your Old Analog TV
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
Well, now that the DTV Transition deadline has moved, you don't have to rush out and do this this weekend. However, once your old analog TV  becomes obsolete (since you didn't get a converter box and they're as hard to come by...
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Apple iTunes Video Could Get Streaming - iTunes Replay
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
It's great that iTunes has so many great selections for entertainment. The problem is, how do you store all this material once you've downloaded it. A high-def video file is huge, and even if you don't buy it, renting requires you to...
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FCC Slows Some DTV Transitions
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 13, 2009
When we last left the DTV transition saga, the DTV transition delay was kicking into high gear, with some stations proceeding on February 17 and others waiting till June 12. In the latest twist, the Federal Communications Commission is rattling its regulatory saber at some of the stations that are planning to cut off analog television broadcasts next week.
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Audio Video News
Blockbuster Playing Games
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2009
Got game? Blockbuster Total Access wants your business. The company is starting a new program to offer video game rentals as part of its movies-by-mail service. They're going to start with a limited number of subscribers when the program...
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Acoustibuds Hope To Improve Generic Earbuds
SV Staff  |  Feb 12, 2009
Lord knows that most MP3 players come bundled with pretty crappy-sounding and fitting earbuds. In fact, most cheap players would sound just fine if they were auditioned with better earbuds. Acoustibuds, by Burton Ideas, are a rather unique...
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Sony Bravia KDL-55XBR8 55-inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Feb 12, 2009
The Short Form
$7,000 / SONYSTYLE.COM / 877-865-7669
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My Biggest Home Theater Mistakes
Theo Kalomirakis  |  Feb 12, 2009

My love for old movie theaters is not unconditional. Some landmarks from the 1920s and '30s, mostly located in major metropolitan areas, still inspire awe.

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