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Test Report: Sony Bravia XBR-55HX929 3D LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Oct 19, 2011

When they first arrived a few years back, LED-driven LCD TVs with a full array backlight made a big splash. Why? Because the backlight, a grid of LED lamp modules spanning the rear of the display panel, can be modulated via local dimming — a process that enables the set to track specific areas in the image, turning select modules on, off, or somewhere in between.

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Soundbar Reviews
Test Report: Yamaha YSP-2200 Digital Sound Projector
Daniel Kumin  |  Oct 19, 2011

I have something that I must confess: I’ve got a love/hate thing with soundbars. On the love side, these one- or two-piece, flat-panel-pandering “surround” systems have rescued tens of thousands of innocent suburbanites from the horrors of tinny TV tintinnabulation.

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Headphone Amp/DAC ReviewsOther Source Component ReviewsStreaming Device Reviews
Review: PS Audio PerfectWave System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 19, 2011

Peanut butter and chocolate. Wine and cheese. Lennon and McCartney. Some things are great on their own, but when they meet their perfect counterpart, the result can be pure magic.

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Test Report: Samsung PN59D8000 3D Plasma HDTV
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Oct 19, 2011

There are few things I loathe more than triteness. Every time I hear a slogan, headline, or witticism that I’ve already heard countless times before, I die a little inside. Change the words around at least and make it your own. How often have you read “trickle-down technology,” “game changer,” or other such things in a product review?

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New ProductsTurntable ReviewsStreaming Device Reviews
Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report, Part 2: Speakers, Amps, and More
Brent Butterworth  |  Oct 18, 2011

The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is growing up. A few years ago, it was known as a gathering of small (sometimes one-man) companies demonstrating exotic (sometimes downright wacky) audio products. Some of those guys are still there, but so now are most of the better-known high-end audio companies.

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Music ReviewsBlu-ray Movie Reviews
This Week in Music and Blu-rays: October 18, 2011
Brett Milano  |  Oct 18, 2011

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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 83: Philip Clements
Scott Wilkinson  |  Oct 18, 2011
Philip Clements, inventor of the H-PAS (Hybrid Pressure Acceleration System) speaker-loading technology used in his own speakers as well as models from Atlantic Technology, explains how H-PAS combines bass-reflex, acoustic-suspension, and transmission-line techniques to offer many advantages, including extended bass response, lower distortion, and greater dynamic range.

Run Time: 56:20

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Tech2
Vudu and Dolby Launch 7.1 Streaming
Brent Butterworth  |  Oct 18, 2011

While the image quality of video streaming services has been improving, audio has lagged behind. But it looks like it’s catching up.

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Grace Notes
DirecTV's Nomad: Where Will You Wander?
Leslie Shapiro  |  Oct 17, 2011

Streaming from a DVR is a great way to watch whatever you want, wherever you want. Some even say that streaming might be the future of video.

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3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Green Lantern 3D
David Vaughn  |  Oct 17, 2011
In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite force called the Green Lantern Corps has existed for centuries to protect peace and justice. Each warrior wears a ring that grants him the ability to create anything his mind can imagine, but when an enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, all hopes rest in the hands of their newest recruit and the first human ever selected—Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds).

I've never been a connoisseur of comic books and my exposure to them has come from feature films. My expectations for Green Lantern were quite low given its poor reviews during its theatrical run so it was a big surprise that I actually liked it. Granted, it's no Iron Man or The Dark Knight, although I enjoyed it as much as Thor. Reynolds does a decent job playing the cocky hero, but its biggest shortcoming is the lackluster screenplay that adds too many subplots and drags throughout the second act.

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