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Cracked Screen, Bitstream Indicators, Ceiling Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 28, 2010
Superkid
I recently bought a 58-inch Samsung plasma for only $1200, and I loved it—that is, until my 4-year-old threw a small toy and cracked the screen. This totally disabled the TV; it would not even turn on. Is it normal for plasma screens to crack so easily, and if so, are LCD TVs more durable? Thank goodness I was able to return the TV and get a full refund, but I do not have the money to take another chance like that. I have a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old in the house, so what should I do to protect the TV?
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Audio Video News
KEF Offers Speaker Placement Tool
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 28, 2010
The KEF Ci Speaker Placement Tool is not just for custom installers, says the speaker company. It's also for consumer level users.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 18: Joel Silver
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 27, 2010  |  First Published: Apr 28, 2010
Joel Silver, founder and president of Imaging Science Foundation, discusses the importance of video calibration, ISF training of Best Buy techs, calibration as a career, overscanning, color gamuts, 3D, and more.

Run Time: 1:24:39

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Audio Video News
Samsung considering Google Android for HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2010
Samsung is looking into incorporating Google's Android OS into its HDTVs, according to a report in the Korea Herald. An unnamed Samsung executive is reported to have said, "We are considering (developing) Google TVs. We are examining the...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Armageddon (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 27, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/armag.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A meteor the size of Texas is hurtling its way towards Earth when the director of NASA (Billy Bob Thornton) realizes the planet is doomed. With only 18 days until we join the fate of the dinosaurs, he hatches an absurd plan to land a team of oil drillers onto the massive asteroid in order to drop a nuke into the core and blast it to smithereens.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Traffic (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 27, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/trafficbd.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Penned by Stephan Gaghan, <i>Traffic</i> tackles the war on drugs from three different angles. In Washington, D.C. newly appointed drug czar, Judge Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), spends all of his time focusing on the drug war and doesn’t realize his own daughter is a prolific user. Javier Rodriguez (Benito Del Toro), a Tijuana police officer, fights his own battle against the drug trade but corruption in his department may be his biggest obstacle. Then there's Helena Ayala (Catherine Zeta-Jones), whose life is turned upside down when her husband is accused of being the head of a drug cartel while two DEA agents (Don Cheadle and Luis Guzman) attempt to turn one of one of his employees against him.

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Premiere Design
Studio Electric Type Two Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 27, 2010

If you've ever seen photos of the 1939 New York World's Fair, you might recognize the inspiration for these Art Deco-esque speakers from American boutique maker <A href="http://www.studio-electric.com">Studio Electric</A>. With a design based on the Trylon and Perisphere, two signature buildings at the fair, the Type Two is handcrafted from stainless steel and aluminum by master metalsmith <A href="http://electronluv.com">Josh Stippich</A>.

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Audio Video News
Denon Celebrates Centenary
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 27, 2010
Congratulations, Denon. You were founded in 1910 by the American-born entrepreneur Frederick Whitney Horn as the Japan Recorders Corporation, making records and gramphones. Since then you've celebrated many technological firsts, become the number one brand in surround receivers, and been adopted into the D&M Holdings family. Now you're 100 years old, a claim few consumer electronics companies can make.
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Audio Video News
Denon rolls out new receivers and Blu-ray players
SV Staff  |  Apr 26, 2010
Denon has announced several new home theater products, including eight new A/V receivers and two new Blu-ray Disc players. For the retail market, Denon unveiled the AVR-391, AVR-591, AVR-791, AVR-891, and AVR-991. The 391 and 591 are...
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Audio Video News
"Avatar" DVDs not playing on some Blu-ray players
SV Staff  |  Apr 26, 2010
DRM measures may be preventing some Avatar DVDs from playing on Blu-ray players, according to The Consumerist. Based on first-hand consumer reports on Amazon.com, several DVD players simply aren't playing Avatar correctly. Users have noted...
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