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CES 2009
Movies Per Hour?
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 06, 2008

LG demonstrated what may be the most exciting at the show. Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld (MPH) technology piggy backs TV broadcasting to handheld mobile phones over fringe portions of existing DTV broadcasts. Working with Harris Corporation, a leader in communication infrastructure technology, you'll be able to watch Seinfield reruns on your phone for free or watch a premium service. While there's no anticipation that this is going to be high-def (hell, I'd settle for the right aspect ratio), it's going to be really, really hot.

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Audio Video News
CES — In My Own Room!
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2008
What a difference a year makes. I walked into the same hotel and a room that seemed identical to the one I stayed during the last CES. Then, I began noticing differences: a wall-mounted widescreen TV, a clock radio with an iPod dock, and a sign on...
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We're Losers, Say the HD DVD People
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2008
Wow, I landed in Vegas, went to the baggage carousel, and there was this big banner that said LOSER HD DVD. Is the HD DVD camp conceding already?
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Oh, Wait, I Cropped the Photo Wrong
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2008
It actually says CLOSER HD DVD. My bad.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH A/V Receiver
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 05, 2008
Feature creatures, take note: If you like tweaking, selecting, optimizing, and customizing, read on. Personally, I'm usually not big on extras.
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Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV
Michael Trei  |  Jan 05, 2008
Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV full review LT-46144 Mitsubishi LT-46133 Go shopping for a new TV at your local Best Buy or Costco, and you'll soon realize that making an accurate in-store assessment of pi
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Outlaw Audio LCR Speaker System
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 05, 2008

Outlaw Audio markets A/V receivers and amplifiers direct to consumers via the Internet (hence, the inside-joke corporate name) and it remains among a handful of hi-fi manufacturers pursuing this "retail channel" exclusively. Consequently, it has from the outset pitched its products on the technology-value-performance troika.

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Sony Bravia VPL-VW60 1080p SXRD Front Projector
Al Griffin  |  Jan 05, 2008
Sony's new 1080p SXRD projector 27242714960 Sony VPL-VW60 When I reviewed Sony's VPL-VW50 "Pearl" front projector in January 2007, I was mightily impressed with how the company had brought the ben
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Cabasse Alcyone Home Theater Speaker System
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2008

Who or what is Alcyone? I would have accepted the following answers: 1) In Greek mythology, the daughter of Aeolus. 2) The brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

I would also have accepted: 3) A compact home theater system with speakers that look like softballs.

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Other Tech
Gadget Gary: AWD510 wireless 5.1-channel Headphones
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Jan 05, 2008

I wasn't sure why the guys at S&V asked me to have a listen to Acoustic Research's AWD510 wireless 5.1-channel headphones ($350; audiovox.com). They looked big and clunky compared with many of today's much smaller 'phones and earbuds.

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