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In-Wall Speaker Reviews
BG Radia LA-550 In-Wall Speaker System
Gary Altunian  |  Mar 29, 2011
Price: $17,800 At A Glance: Excellent clarity and transparency • Great system value • Awesome bass

Pure Magic

As a contributing writer for Home Theater magazine, I’m often the go-to guy for reviewing large in-wall speaker systems that other writers can’t or won’t review, usually for lack of adequate space. I have enough space, and I enjoy listening to new speakers, especially high-end types. It’s a lot of work and it disrupts an otherwise orderly living room, but I’m not complaining.

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Audio Video NewsThe Big Picture
3D Glasses Standard: Too Little Too Late?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 29, 2011
Yesterday, Panasonic and Xpand, makers of mostly commercial active-shutter 3D glasses, announced a standard synchronization protocol for this type of eyewear called M-3DI. The new standard is intended to improve compatibility between 3D TVs and home projectors, computers, and digital cinema, a problem that has plagued the current 3D marketplace since its inception over a year ago.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4 Page 2
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That's the opening line-and the crux-of Mad Men's Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set's commentary tracks.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Review: "Mad Men" Season 4
Mike Mettler  |  Mar 29, 2011

"Who is Don Draper?" That’s the opening line—and the crux—of Mad Men’s Season 4 arc, something that show creator Matthew Weiner confirms multiple times over the course his welcome appearance this three-disc Lionsgate Blu-ray set’s commentary tracks.

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Premiere Design
Runco D-73d 3D DLP Projector, Part 2
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 29, 2011
In Part 1 of this report on my visit to Runco to see the D-73d 3D projector up close and personal, I described its LED illumination and use of linear polarization to isolate the left and right images. Now, I'd like to discuss the alignment of its dual projection engines, its color features, and its outboard video processing.
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Audio Video News
Cloudy with a chance of downloads
Michael Berk  |  Mar 29, 2011

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Audio Video News
"The Ten Commandments," Today!
Ken Richardson  |  Mar 29, 2011

 

Behold this mighty box indeed. (Click on image for larger view.)

It's a Limited Edition Gift Set of 100,000 copies, and here's what you get:

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Audio Video News
Look Up! In the Cloud! It's Amazon!
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 29, 2011
The latest cloud-based content initiative comes from Amazon. Its Cloud Player will enable users to store their music libraries on the web and access them from broadband-connected computers or Android devices.

"Now," says Bill Carr, Amazon's veep for movies and music, "whether at work, home, or on the go, customers can buy music from Amazon MP3, store it in the cloud and play it anywhere."

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tron/Tron Legacy 3D: Two Movie Collection—Walt Disney Pictures
Kris Deering  |  Mar 28, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 5/5
When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
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Premiere Design
Runco D-73d 3D DLP Projector, Part 1
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 28, 2011
Normally in this blog, I profile extreme products based solely on information provided by the manufacturer, not on personal experience. However, the D-73d projector from Runco is a different story—I got to spend an entire day with it at the company's training facility near Portland, Oregon, where Runco moved after being acquired by Planar. Helping me was Erik Guslawski, eastern regional product specialist, and Bob Williams, chief product architect and recent guest on my Home Theater Geeks podcast.

Because there's so much to write about, I'm going to split this report into several parts. First, I'll cover the features of the D-73d, then I'll focus on my experiences with the projector at Runco, including measurements and watching real-world content.

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