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Panasonic's next generation
Al Griffin  |  Jul 21, 2008
The Short Form
$2,400 ($3,200 list) / PANASONIC.COM / 888-843-9788
Snapshot
Panasonic continues its long-running plasma winning streak with this THX-certified model
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Other Tech
Are Ultra-Wide Flat-Panel TVs in Our Future?
Brent Butterworth  |  Jul 21, 2008

Don't get us wrong - today's top TVs are great. But where do we go from here? What's going to get us video enthusiasts really excited? Broader color spectra arising from LED-based technologies? Frame rates moving up to 240 Hz?

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Music Reviews
Mudcrutch: Mudcrutch
Parke Puterbaugh  |  Jul 21, 2008
Reprise
Music •••½Sound ••••

This is the first Tom Petty album that doesn't have his name on the cover.

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Music Reviews
Steve Winwood: Nine Lives
Billy Altman  |  Jul 21, 2008
Columbia
Music ••• Sound •••

On his new CD's bonus DVD, Steve Winwood notes that musicians aren't necessarily music lovers - that they often lis

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Music Reviews
The Roots: Rising Down
Parke Puterbaugh  |  Jul 21, 2008
Def Jam
Music •••½Sound •••

For the second album in a row, this long-lived Philadelphia crew has branched into more strident, politically mi

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Counterfeiters—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 21, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. When thrown into a concentration camp, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Batman Gotham Knight—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 21, 2008
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Acclaimed screenwriters join forces with revered animation filmmakers on six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman’s transition from novice crime fighter to Dark Knight. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow, the freakish Killer Croc and the unerring marksman Deadshot. Using an arsenal of high-tech gadgetry from Wayne Industries, Batman’s ethical boundaries exist only where he chooses to place them leaving some fearful of his power. The sharp storytelling complemented by stylish art from some of the world’s most visionary animators masterfully depicts the blurred lines of Batman as man myth and legend.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tell No One—Europa (Blu-ray Import)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 21, 2008
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Pediatrician Alexandre Beck still grieves the murder of his beloved wife, Margot, eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to "Tell No One."
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
I Know What You Did Last Summer—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 21, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
After an accident on a winding road four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim’s body into the sea. But exactly one year later the dead man returns from his watery grave and he's looking for more than an apology.
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Audio Video News
Let There Be LED Light
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2008
The common incandescent light bulb is a more efficient heater than it is a light source. They convert 90% of electricity into heat, and only 10% into light. Sorry Mr. Edison, but that sucks. LED lights are much more efficient - ranging from 47% to...
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