LATEST ADDITIONS

Audio Video News
Toshiba working on headache-free 3D glasses
SV Staff  |  May 19, 2010
Active shutter glasses are useful for displaying 3D video because they get rid of the "ghosting" that can appear with passive glasses. Active glasses work by using liquid crystal lenses to rapidly switch on and off between the two eyes, ensuring...
Continue Reading »
Monitor Audio Silver RX Series Speaker System Page 3
Brent Butterworth  |  May 19, 2010

In Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, where I live, "naked" is all the rage. That's not just because the Valley is the world capital of adult video production. It's also because the SFV is home to several of America's leading speaker reviewers. Don't worry - as far as I know, the reviewers are keeping their clothes on. But many of the speakers they review are not.

Continue Reading »
Monitor Audio Silver RX Series Speaker System
Brent Butterworth  |  May 19, 2010

In Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley, where I live, “naked” is all the rage. That’s not just because the Valley is the world capital of adult video production. It’s also because the SFV is home to several of America’s leading speaker reviewers. Don’t worry — as far as I know, the reviewers are keeping their clothes on. But many of the speakers they review are not.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Face Off: The Best Turntable on a Budget
Michael Trei  |  May 19, 2010

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Face Off: The Best Turntable on a Budget Page 4
Michael Trei  |  May 19, 2010

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Network DVRs Sprout
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 19, 2010
Cablevision's network DVR, long delayed by court battles with the entertainment industry, finally reached some homes in April, having cleared its final legal hurdles.
Continue Reading »
Ask S&V
Primary Colors, Bi-Amping, DVRs
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 18, 2010  |  First Published: May 19, 2010
Little Blue & Little Yellow
I've heard you talk about Sharp's new RGBY color system, and it started me thinking about something. I have always thought that red, blue, and yellow are the primary colors, and these colors can create any color there is. So why do TVs use RGB?
Continue Reading »
Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 21: Rick Dean
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 18, 2010  |  First Published: May 19, 2010
Rick Dean, senior vice president of THX and chairman of the 3D@Home Consortium, talks about the state of 3D technology today, 3D broadcasting, home vs theatrical 3D, the lack of 3D standards, THX video certification, THX Optimizer, Media Director, and more.

Run Time: 1:12:11

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Skype now on Panasonic HDTVs
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2010
We're heading into Back to the Future Part 2 territory 5 years early. Panasonic has just announced that Skype is coming to VieraCast-equipped HDTVs, with support for video-chat. While the Skype software is free and Skype-to-Skype calls can be...
Continue Reading »
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Valentine's Day (Blu-ray) Valentine's Day (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  May 18, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/valentine.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A day in the life of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles live through the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping, or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.

Continue Reading »

Pages

X