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Mitsubishi Shows 149-Inch OLED Display
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 11, 2010
OLED displays may well be the next wave in flat panels after LED-backlit LCDs. But making them in home theater worthy sizes has been a stretch up till now. Well, Mitsubishi has broken the size barrier by demonstrating a 149-inch OLED display at trade shows in Japan and Amsterdam.
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RPTVs, Speakers, Aspect Ratios
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 10, 2010
Defending RPTV
I think you're a little harsh on rear-projection HDTVs. They've changed. For instance, the 67-inch Samsung I bought last year has no lamp and no color wheel. It's lit by three LEDs that fire their color beams directly at the DLP chip. No lamp to replace, no mechanical troublemaker. Also, the picture fully retains its brightness within an arc that is realistic for most home viewing.
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Audio Video News
No 1080p Netflix streaming in 2010, 5.1 still on schedule
SV Staff  |  Feb 10, 2010
It's no secret that Netflix considers streaming to be a huge part of their future, but unfortunately that dosn't mean they're going to be making the leap to 1080p any time soon. Yesterday, Netflix used its official Twitter account to...
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Audio Video News
Get a bookshelf sound system... for your pet
SV Staff  |  Feb 10, 2010
I have to be honest, this is simply inexplicable. For $250, Pet Acoustics will give you a sound system made specifically for cats and dogs (and horses, for some reason). Instead of the 20Hz-20KHz range most sound systems span, the My Pet Speaker...
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Premiere Design
Glass Act
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 10, 2010

Glass isn't the first thing I would think of as an ideal material for speaker cabinets, but French manufacturer <A href="http://www.waterfallaudio.com">Waterfall Audio</A> disagrees. Its new flagship Niagara is a thing of crystalline beauty that boasts impressive specs.

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Audio Video News
Netflix Not Going 1080p
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 10, 2010
Netflix regards streaming as a major component of its future survival when online delivery eventually takes over from disc rentals. But until now, Netflix streaming has been limited to 720p resolution. That's high-def but not the highest-def. And so Netflix streamers' hearts were glad when a report slipped out that Netflix was about to go 1080p. Unfortunately that report has since been retracted.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 9: Mark Waldrep
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 09, 2010  |  First Published: Feb 10, 2010
AIX Records and iTrax.com founder Mark Waldrep talks about what high-definition audio really means, multichannel music, Blu-ray as an audio medium, discs vs. downloads, digital vs. analog, and more.

Run Time: 1:12:11

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Desktop Speaker Reviews
B&W Zeppelin and Zeppelin Mini iPod Sound Systems
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 09, 2010
When I profiled the B&W Zeppelin and Zeppelin Mini iPod sound systems in my Ultimate Gear blog, I got several requests for a real review. So I contacted B&W, which sent me both units to play with, and I'm happy to report that they both live up to the company's considerable reputation—once you get the settings right.
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Audio Video News
Panasonic prices its first 3D HDTV: $5,900
SV Staff  |  Feb 09, 2010
If you want to be an early adopter of 3D HDTV technology, get ready to shell out a pretty hefty chunk of change. Panasonic has announced pricing and shipping information for its upcoming TH-P54VT2 3D-capable plasma TV in Japan. The good news is...
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Audio Video News
Now You Can Sling on AT&T 3G
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 09, 2010
SlingMedia's SlingPlayer is a popular way to place-shift your local TV programming to any broadband-connected computer in the world. Now you can do it with an AT&T smartphone too.
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