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Audio Video News
Petite Pico Projector
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
You're at a business lunch and you realize you need to show your clients a picture of your marketing plan for their hot new widget. You have a picture of your ad idea stored on your phone, or it's stashed on your iPod. So there you are, huddled...
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Audio Video News
TVs Must Add Features to Compete. Surprised?
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
It's the same in every business. You have to keep adding features to keep the sales flowing. You need a new camera because the new ones do so much more than your old one. Your old cellphone worked just fine, but the new ones have so much more...
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Projector Reviews
Planar PD8150 DLP Projector
Kris Deering  |  Jun 23, 2008
DLP goes dynamic.

Planar is a relatively new name in the home theater market, but it is by no means a new company. The Oregon-based manufacturer has been around for over 20 years and has deep roots in the imaging industry, with a long history of flat panels and commercial displays. Last May, Planar made a big investment in the home theater industry in acquiring Runco International, one of the leaders in high-end home theater displays.

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Audio Video News
A DVD Collector's Dream
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
Scientists say the human brain can process only between five and nine things at once. To that postulate, we'd add that the human brain can catalog only 25 DVDs. Here's proof: Have you ever rented a DVD that you later realized you own? Have you ever...
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On-Wall Speaker Reviews
MartinLogan Fresco i On-Wall Speaker System
Gary Altunian  |  Jun 23, 2008
High-resolution speakers for high-definition video.

When it comes to high-end loudspeakers, MartinLogan stands out as a clear favorite of music enthusiasts. Avid fans of MartinLogan’s electrostatic speakers listen with rapt attention to their superior clarity, transparency, and detail. I admit, I appreciate the same natural sound qualities.

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Audio Video News
D&M Goes Private
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2008
The audio wing of the consumer electronics industry has seen a spate of realignments over the past few years. D&M Holdings is the latest player to change ownership. The public company will likely go private, following a tender offer by Bain Capital.
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Audio Video News
8 Million TVs and Nothing's On
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2008
On February 17, 2009, the entire fleet of RVs, all 8 million of them, will be thrown into disarray. Campers and retirees from Happy Isles campground in Yosemite, to the Wal-Mart parking lot in Yonkers, will run into the streets in full panic mode,...
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Test Report: Pro-Ject Debut III USB turntable
Michael Trei  |  Jun 21, 2008
The Short Form
$449 / SUMIKOAUDIO.NET / 510-843-4500
Snapshot
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Audio Video News
MartinLogan debuts new flagship speaker in L.A.
SV Staff  |  Jun 21, 2008
MartinLogan, known for those electrostatic speakers that audiophiles love and everybody else confuses with Japanese shoji screens, conducted its first U.S. demos of the new $25,000-per-pair, 25th-anniversary CLX flagship speaker today at Los Angeles...
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New Products
New Products: July '08
Peter Pachal  |  Jun 20, 2008

JVC Dual iPod docking station One of this month's new products - click here for pictures and details.

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