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DVD Review: The Hottest State
Ken Korman  |  Mar 03, 2008
THINKFilm
Movie ••• Picture ••• Sound ••• Extras •••½

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Reference DVD Review: The Jungle Book
Mel Neuhaus  |  Mar 03, 2008
40th Anniversary Platinum Edition Walt Disney
Movie ••• Picture •••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••

Loos

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: The Tudors
Rad Bennett  |  Mar 03, 2008
Season 1 Showtime/Paramount
Series •••½Picture •••• Sound •••½Extras ••½
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Audio Video News
HD DVDs Dropping Like Bees
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2008
Come Tuesday, the list of to-be-released HD DVDs will be considerably shorter. Perhaps HD DVD player owners should consider shopping for a stylish vase to put on that empty shelf reserved for HD copies of  Paramount's There Will be Blood,...
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Audio Video News
Gamers Set Bionic Eyes on Samsung's Latest Plasma
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2008
Samsung's latest plasma - the 50-inch PAVV Cannes 450 - will sport several "first ever" features aimed at gamers, including 3D-capability and an unfathomable 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. But before buyers put this beast on their wish lists,...
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Audio Video News
Older TV Brands Trump New Guys
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 03, 2008
At times over the last few years, the flat-panel revolution has appeared to erode the prestige--or at least the market share--of the best-known brands in television. However, last year saw a reversal of the trend, with the traditional brands back on top.
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S&V Buying Guides
 |  Mar 02, 2008

HDTV Buying Guide Shopping for a new TV or projector? Check and compare features, specs, and prices for more than 600 models, HD and otherwise, in our interactive buying guide.

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Drive Time Goes Up, So Does Spending on Car Electronics
SV Staff  |  Mar 02, 2008
If you're like most Americans, you spend 17 hours a week in your vehicle. That's a lot of time behind the wheel, which is why 38 percent of the driving population is planning to buy and install a CE device in their ride this year. It's not what...
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The Big Picture
Projection Problems
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 02, 2008

It seems our readership extends far beyond the USA. Here's a question from Helcio in Brazil:

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Game Plan—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 02, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
I was a bit reluctant going into this one. The Rock has impressed me with his choices acting wise, but the trailers for this did nothing for me. The first act of the film didn't do me any favors. There are a lot of gag bits that weren’t that funny and honestly I felt like I'd seen this too many times before. The second act brought it back though and I started to feel like I wasn't wasting my time. The film started developing some honest emotion points and laid off on the prank jokes. By the time the film was over I thought it was pretty good. I don't really know who this film was aimed at though. Younger kids may get a kick out of some of the laughs, but it didn't really play to the kid audience. On the other hand it didn't play to the adults either. While this is wholesome family entertainment, there are a lot of other films almost just like it.
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