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Projection Screen Reviews
Planar Xscreen
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jun 08, 2007
Moving projectors into the light.

As much as I love projectors, most people feel they can’t live with one. Apparently, some people don’t like living in a completely light-controlled environment. Come on, caves are fun. Not convinced? Neither are most people. So enter a subcategory of the screen market—one that caters to those folks who want a big-screen image, without the cost of a flat panel and without the light requirements of a regular front-projection system. I wrote an article a few months ago on several screens that fit this niche. You can read that one here. Planar’s Xscreen takes a similar approach but adds a few different features.

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Audio Video News
YouTube to Carry Local News Clips
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 08, 2007
The boundary between television and the internet blurred a little further on Monday, when Hearst-Argyle Television and YouTube announced a deal that would bring local news to the popular video-sharing service.
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Music Reviews
CD, DVD Review: Dinosaur Jr.
Jeff Perlah  |  Jun 07, 2007

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Music Reviews
CD Review: Paul McCartney
Ken Richardson  |  Jun 07, 2007

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: Sansho the Bailiff
Sol Louis Siegel  |  Jun 07, 2007
The Criterion Collection
Movie •••• Picture ••••½Sound •••½Extras ••½
Director Ken
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Audio Video News
Silicon Optix HD HQV Benchmark Available To Consumers
 |  Jun 07, 2007

You pretty much can't read a review of a display or disc player here or anywhere without seeing references to the video processing test clips and patterns from Silicon Optix' <I>HQV Benchmark</I>. Now, the high-definiton <I>HD HQV Benchmark</I> is available to consumers on both Blu-ray and HD DVD for $20 each.

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Audio Video News
Blu-ray and HD DVD Pricing Eases
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 07, 2007
The bitterly contested race between rival high-def disc formats has heated up with the announcement of the lowest-priced Blu-ray player yet, the Sony BDP-S300 for $499. Though the PS3 had hit the same price, this is a new low for a standalone Blu-ray player.
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Separate And Unequal Blu-ray and HD DVD Releases From Paramount
Shane Buettner  |  Jun 06, 2007

The <I>Matrix</I> and <I>Pirates of the Caribbean</I> aren't the only compelling HD releases that have come out in the last few weeks. And a pair of releases from Paramount and Warner however, highlight the different approaches taken by each studio to dual format releases.

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Audio Video News
Sony Blu-ray Player Hits Stores $100 Cheaper
 |  Jun 06, 2007

Sony's BDP-S300 second-gen Blu-ray Disc player started shipping to retailers this week at a list price of $499, a full $100 cheaper than its previously announced price. With the $499 20GB PlayStation3 no longer in production, the BDP-S300 is now the cheapest Blu-ray Disc player available.

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Audio Video News
Sony Introduces Nine New BRAVIA Flat Panels
 |  Jun 06, 2007

Sony announced nine new BRAVIA LCD flat panel HDTVs today. The new models are in screen sizes of 40", 46", and 52" in both the W and XBR series. All are full 1080p, with 10-bit panels with 10-bit processing, and, in some models, Motionflow 120Hz high frame rate technology and x.v.Color.

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