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Jamie Sorcher Photography:Bill Psolka  |  Jan 04, 2009

In the past, creating a movie experience at home meant setting up a big screen in the basement and putting in a few recliners. These days, many homeowners are transforming living rooms on the main floor of their homes into home theaters. Some homeowners may even convert a room that’s right beside their kitchen.

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Parrot's Zikmu Speakers Have Style, NXT
SV Staff  |  Jan 03, 2009
Parrot loves Bluetooth, so they teamed up with Phillippe Starck to create a pair of NXT-powered speakers to play nice with your WiFi and iPod-like devices. The oddly-named Zikmu speakers claim 100 W of output from two NXT panels sitting atop some...
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Tweeter Honors Some Sales
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
After abruptly shutting the doors after changing its bankruptcy filing from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, customers who had previously purchased merchandise from Tweeter were left helpless. With urging from Connecticut State Attorney General Richard...
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Yahoo, Intel Push Internet-enabled TV
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
Seems like everyone is looking to bridge the gap between your computer and TV. Yahoo and Intel are the latest to join the party. They've allied with some of the big names in the TV world, including Samsung and Toshiba. Yahoo hopes the Widget...
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PSB's Less Costly Flagship Subwoofer
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
Nothing catches my eye more than a headline about a "less costly, better performing" subwoofer. Who doesn't love a good subwoofer? From Canadian manufacturer PSB, the new SubSeries 500 is a 12-inch design, smaller and more affordable...
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ezGear BluCobra: Affordable Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jan 02, 2009
ezGear, you know, they make, umm, well some audio and video gear.  Can't name any products off the top of my head, but whatever. ezGear is introducing the BluCobra EZ3000 Blu-ray disc player.  Not sure why, but I can't help but...
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Trend from 2008: Amazon Had "Best Ever" Sales
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009
While everyone else has been struggling, Amazon.com has reported their "best ever" holiday shopping season. Compared to the doom and gloom from companies such as Tweeter and Circuit City, Amazon's report is a shining light of good...
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Got Coupon?
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009
It's 47 days and counting down to the DTV transition. We've been warning you to get moving on getting ready, but no, some of you are waiting until the very last minute. Well, guess what, lazy bones. You might be out of luck when you apply...
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Torus Power: Toast Good, Toasted Equipment Bad
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009
Have you ever seen the after-effects of a power surge on your equipment? More importantly, have you ever paid to replace your home theater equipment after a power surge has destroyed them? Torus Power has a new product line, the new AVR...
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Blu-ray Digital Copy: If You Can't Beat 'em . . .
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009
While you hear a lot about movie studios doing everything in their power to prevent illegal pirated copies, a new approach is emerging. Instead of fighting it, some Blu-rays come bundled with a DVD that contains Digital Copy versions of the movies....
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