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Revel's Salon2: A Super-Speaker Model
Brent Butterworth  |  Apr 09, 2008

Since speaker manufacturers typically replace a particular model in their line after 3 years, you could say that 1 human year equals about 25 speaker years. That means Revel's original Salon lasted to the ripe old age of 200 - or 8 years to you and me. The engineers behind the Salon didn't want to create a new model just for the sake of creating a new model.

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The 411 on 7.1 Surround
Doug Newcomb  |  Apr 09, 2008

A home theater is nothing without a first-rate surround setup, and a 7.1-channel system can give you the most compelling sound experience that today's technology can offer. But having the right receiver and the right number of speakers doesn't mean you'll magically get the most out of your system.

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The Custom Installer: Golden Age of Wireless?
John Sciacca  |  Apr 09, 2008

My spirits were hovering somewhere between disdain and contempt when Press Day started at this year's Consumer Electronics Show back in January - but man, did that change in a hurry! It seemed like every manufacturer had something big, new, and important to say, and I felt a strange emotion welling up. Dare I say it? I was actually excited!

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New Toshiba LCDs Connect in Japan
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008
LCD TVs , like many other electronics sold in Japan, are souped-up, highly-advanced machines that companies evidently think Americans aren't ready to handle. Take, for instance, Toshiba's new batch of ten Regza LCD TV models, which hit the Japanese...
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Philips Exits U.S. TV Business
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008
Manufacturing and marketing LCD TVs, especially in the U.S., is a tough gig. The margins are thin and the competitors are fierce, which is why may companies are outsourcing everything but their brand name to Asian manufacturers. Royal Philips...
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Nostalgic Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Update
SV Staff  |  Apr 09, 2008
If you're one of the unlucky souls who sprang for an HD DVD player attachment for your Xbox 360, the rest of the world may have already dismissed you, but Microsoft still has your back. Months after the format war victory officially went to...
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Philips Exits U.S. TV Biz
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 09, 2008
Philips will no longer sell television sets in the North American market. Instead it will license its Philips and Magnavox brand names to Funai, which makes TVs for Wal-Mart among others. The license is for five years. Other Philips consumer product businesses in North America will not be affected.
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TiVo Conquers World, Courtesy TV Guide
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2008
Gemstar-TV Guide International made nice with TiVo and paid for the right to deploy the company's technology around the world. The magazine publisher and programming data reseller didn't say which countries' set top boxes it plans to colonize in...
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Don't Be Disrespecting the DVD
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2008
As a rule, you won't find me wandering the aisles of big box electronics stores. Between my own custom install showroom, all of the trade shows I attend, and getting products to review for S&V, I get my fill of the latest, high-end gear and...
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SiBeam to Power Your Wireless Living Room
SV Staff  |  Apr 08, 2008
WirelessHD may have just gained the lead in the standards war between it, WirelessUSB, and WiFi for the technology that will power our uncompressed high-def video streaming for years to come. SiBeam, a maker of a 60 Ghz fabless chip designed to the...
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