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Premiere Design
Scaena Model 1.4 Speaker System
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 29, 2010

I've written about line-array speakers in this blog several times, and for good reason&#151;tall stacks of drivers deliver smooth horizontal dispersion and sound levels that fall off more gradually than point-source speakers, creating a coherent, open soundstage. That's the idea behind the so-called iso-linear speakers from American maker <A href="http://www.scaena.com">Scaena</A>, whose name is Latin for "stage."

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Custom Installation How-To
Sony BDP-S570
Al Griffin  |  Apr 29, 2010

Sony took its sweet time in matching other major Blu-ray Disc player makers on the media-streaming front — not surprising, given the company’s history of doing things its own way.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tombstone (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 29, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/tombstone.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>After a successful career as a lawman in Dodge City, Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his two brothers retire to Tombstone, AZ looking for peace and quiet as entrepreneurs. When a band of outlaws called the Cowboys descend upon the town, the Earp's and their good friend Doc Holiday (Val Kilmer) take-up arms in order to protect the town from the ruthless villains.

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Audio Video News
Avatar Breaks Blu-ray Records
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 29, 2010
Avatar is breaking Blu-ray records all over the place, and it's not even out in 3D yet.
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Audio Video News
Sanyo announces new, cheaper 3LCD projector
SV Staff  |  Apr 28, 2010
After two years, Sanyo is finally rolling out a follow-up to its 3LCD PLV-Z3000 home theater projector. The PLV-Z4000 is a 1080p home theater projector with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 1,200 lumen lamp, and Deep Color and x.v.Color compatibility....
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Ask S&V
Cracked Screen, Bitstream Indicators, Ceiling Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 28, 2010
Superkid
I recently bought a 58-inch Samsung plasma for only $1200, and I loved it—that is, until my 4-year-old threw a small toy and cracked the screen. This totally disabled the TV; it would not even turn on. Is it normal for plasma screens to crack so easily, and if so, are LCD TVs more durable? Thank goodness I was able to return the TV and get a full refund, but I do not have the money to take another chance like that. I have a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old in the house, so what should I do to protect the TV?
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Audio Video News
KEF Offers Speaker Placement Tool
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 28, 2010
The KEF Ci Speaker Placement Tool is not just for custom installers, says the speaker company. It's also for consumer level users.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 18: Joel Silver
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 27, 2010  |  First Published: Apr 28, 2010
Joel Silver, founder and president of Imaging Science Foundation, discusses the importance of video calibration, ISF training of Best Buy techs, calibration as a career, overscanning, color gamuts, 3D, and more.

Run Time: 1:24:39

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Audio Video News
Samsung considering Google Android for HDTVs
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2010
Samsung is looking into incorporating Google's Android OS into its HDTVs, according to a report in the Korea Herald. An unnamed Samsung executive is reported to have said, "We are considering (developing) Google TVs. We are examining the...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Armageddon (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 27, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/armag.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A meteor the size of Texas is hurtling its way towards Earth when the director of NASA (Billy Bob Thornton) realizes the planet is doomed. With only 18 days until we join the fate of the dinosaurs, he hatches an absurd plan to land a team of oil drillers onto the massive asteroid in order to drop a nuke into the core and blast it to smithereens.

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