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3D Tech
Welcome to Ultimate 3D
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 26, 2010

The hype about 3D these days is overwhelming, with manufacturers and studios hailing it as The Next Big Thing. And the technology has come a long way from the red-and-cyan anaglyph glasses of the 1950s. But it still has a few drawbacks, leading some to predict it will be The Next Big Flop. Remember quadraphonic sound?

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Projector Reviews
Runco LS-5 DLP Projector
Shane Buettner  |  Apr 26, 2010
Price: $6,995 At A Glance: Extraordinary out-of-box performance • Exceptional blacks and contrast • Very strong value proposition

Dynamic Images From Runco

Runco is one of the names that the home theater industry is built on. That’s not hyperbole; neither home theater nor Home Theater would be here today without the vision of men like Sam Runco. He helped design the products that created the custom install channel, and he championed front-projection home cinema. A few years ago, Planar bought Runco, and while Sam is no longer there, the Planar PD8150 we reviewed in June 2008 signaled that we could look forward to innovative new front-projection designs under the Planar and Runco banners.

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Audio Video News
FCC Proposes CableCARD Fixes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 26, 2010
The new management at the Federal Communications Commission isn't taking the CableCARD snafu lying down. They want to make new rules to foster card adoption--and they've also got ideas on what the card's successor may look like.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tombstone—Hollywood Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/3.5
Extras: 1.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Doctor Zhivago—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 3.75/3
Extras: 4
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Crazy Heart—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4.5
Extras: 3.5
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
District 13: Ultimatum—Magnet (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 5/4.5
Extras: 2
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Avatar—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 5/5
Extras: 3
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Armageddon—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 24, 2010
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 1.5
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Audio Video News
Panasonic prices 3D plasmas; 65 inches for $4,300
SV Staff  |  Apr 23, 2010
Panasonic has announced official pricing and availability for its new 3D plasma HDTVs, and they're much less expensive than first reported. The previously-announced 54-inch TC-P54VT25, priced at the equivalent of $6,000 in Japan, will go on...
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