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The Mother of All Fears
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 03, 2008

Here's a question from Rich McGready that echoes a common theme I hear repeated over and over by TV shoppers:

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Top 10 DVDs of 2007
 |  Feb 02, 2008

Rad Bennett's Top 9 DVDs of 2007

1. Rome: Season 2 (HBO, 5 discs). Rome in all its gory glory, a miniseries with such high production values that you'll feel like you're watching a movie. First-rate DVD transfers are accompanied by enough extras to keep you happy all winter. 2.
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Theory of Speaker-lution
Michael Trei  |  Feb 02, 2008

The video-tech evolution has been swift and in-your-face. From the square little black-and-white picture tube, we went to "in living color," rear projection, and the flat-ering DLP, plasma, LCD, and OLED. And on these displays we've watched broadcast, cable, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD (and the occasional porno - okay, that's neither here nor there).

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Custom Installation How-To
LG BH200 Super Blu Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Player
Al Griffin  |  Feb 02, 2008

One of the biggest news items to emerge from last year's Consumer Electronics Show was LG's announcement of a dual-format deck that could play both Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. We subsequently got our hands on that player, the BH100 Super Multi Blue, and we found it an intriguing but frustratingly incomplete solution.

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NetStreams DigiLinX, MediaLinX, and ViewLinX IP Video
John Sciacca  |  Feb 02, 2008

"World's first" is not a title that comes easily, but it is one that has been given to Austin, Texas-based NetStreams more than once.

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Super Bowl XLII: Party of the Gear
Karl Tennant  |  Feb 02, 2008

Quick, think of the person you know who always throws a great Super Bowl party. That's right - Phil. Phil has that big-screen HDTV, a cool sound system, and that comfy couch. People are always high-fiving him after the game, telling him what a great party it was.

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Audio Video News
Apple Delays Movie Rental Upgrade
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 02, 2008

At MacWorld Expo last month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised that an upgrade of the Apple TV software to allow online movie rentals would be available by the end of January. But, as with so many things tech, the release of that software will now be delayed by "a week or two" according to a company statement issued on January 31. The software will be made available as a free download to existing Apple TV customers when it's finally deemed ready.

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Q&A - February/March, 2008
Ian G. Masters  |  Feb 01, 2008

Eye Definition

Q. I know 1080p is technically the highest HDTV resolution you can get today, but can the human eye tell the difference between a 720p- and a 1080p-format HDTV picture? Colin Denner Flushing, NY

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Display-Tech Smackdown
 |  Feb 01, 2008

SED seems DOA. And as for Mitsubishi's new laser TV . . . hasn't the world pretty much moved beyond rear projection?

This means three HDTV display technologies seem primed to race for all the marbles: plasma, LCD, and OLED.

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'U2 3D' HD: Behind the Lens
 |  Feb 01, 2008

Unless you're the Dalai Lama or head of an African nation, your chances of being in the same room with U2 anytime soon are pretty slim. Consider U2 3D the next best thing.

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