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John Mellencamp's High-resolution DVD
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
John Mellencamp's latest album, Life, Death, Love and Freedom is coming out in an interesting format included with the usual CD release. (And downloads available from hearmusic.com. Use the code LDLF8 for two free cuts.) The new release will come...
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Audio Video News
Colorizing Still Around -- "Forbidden Zone" on DVD
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
How come we don't know about this cult classic? Legend films is releasing Forbidden Zone on DVD and on-demand digital download - now in color!  Who knew they were still colorizing films?  How fun is that? Forbidden Zone was directed by...
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Audio Video News
Toshiba Towering Over Times Square
SV Staff  |  Jul 17, 2008
Next time you're in New York City, look up in the sky!  It's a bird! It's a plane!  Nope -- it's the new Toshiba LED display taking over the prime spot on top of One Times Square, 285 feet over the crowds on Broadway. This spot used to...
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Audio Video News
Some Confuse TVs with Audio Systems
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 17, 2008
The horrifying part of a survey by Parks Associates is not that two-thirds of consumers in the U.S. and Canada listen to music on their PCs. No, the horrifying part is that one-third are listening to music on their television sets. Cue soul-piercing scream from somewhere offstage.
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Audio Video News
World's Largest Subterranean Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
Leave it to our friends over at DVICE to dig up the dirt on this.  The story's a bit old, but nonetheless, still fascinating. While most people just head to their local hifi shop when they need a new subwoofer, an audio designer dug around...
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Other Tech
Q&A: Channeling Surround
Al Griffin  |  Jul 16, 2008

Where's the 7.1?

Q. I spent big money for a 7.1-channel speaker setup, but all the new high-def discs have 5.1-channel soundtracks. So, where are the 7.1 discs? Elias J. Vujovich / Southington, OH

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Rookie; The Final Season
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 16, 2008
Disney Blu-ray Disc
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 16, 2008
Sony
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Marc Horowitz  |  Jul 16, 2008
Warner Bros.
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Audio Video News
Mark Cuban's Saving The Internet. Again
SV Staff  |  Jul 16, 2008
It seems like everyone has a blog these days. (Insert cute winking smiley-face thingy here.) Internet billionaire Mark Cuban is no different. He has a plan to save Internet video. Whew! Good thing, and just in time. What would Hulu, Netflix, and...
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