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Behind the Curtain
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 24, 2009

Who doesn't love <I>The Wizard of Oz</I>? No one I know. Rated as one of the best films ever made, this timeless classic has been released on various home-video formats no less than 16 times since 1980. Now, 70 years after its theatrical debut, <I>Oz</I> is getting its first high-def treatment on Blu-ray for the 17th iteration. I was fortunate to be invited to a press event celebrating this milestone at Warner Brothers' Burbank studio, and I learned a lot about what went into making this ultimate version.

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Audio Video News
Avid unleashes new consumer-level media tools
SV Staff  |  Sep 24, 2009
Yesterday, software maker Avid kicked off its Gen Cre8 campaign, a series of events intended to highlight the accessibility of its new consumer-level production software. The first event, held in Brooklyn, highlighted Avid's new trio of Pro...
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Audio Video News
Moxi DVR Maker Acquired
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 24, 2009
Digeo, the maker of the Moxi HD DVR and other products, has been acquired by Arris, an IP technology power. The acquisition may increase Moxi's penetration in the cable sphere.
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Panasonic SC-BT300 HTiB
Michael Trei  |  Sep 23, 2009

A Sound+Vision home-theater-in-a-box (HTiB) review! Now, before you start thinking we've gone all Wal-Mart on you, let me quickly make the case for integrated home theater systems like Panasonic's SC-BT300.

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Audio Video News
HD Deals: Samsung 52-Inch LCD HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
Check out this deal on a Samsung 52-inch HDTV for $2,219.00. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Samsung LN46A860 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD TV for $1,296.00 (normally $2,699.98).Fantom GD1000EU GreenDrive 1TB External Hard Drive for...
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Fred Manteghian Blog
eWoo eFizz
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 23, 2009

Don't say "Gesundheit!" That wasn't a sneeze, but it is a mouthful. The company, eWoo, and their amazing not-so-little iPod doc, <a href=" http://www.ewoo.com/products/efizz.html" target="new">the eFizz</a>, all twenty pounds of it, has been holding down my credenza at work for almost six months. Things got off to a grinding halt with this review as the remote control for the first unit became utterly crippled when I tried to up load the latest firmware version as recommended by eWoo's PR firm. Another victim of the Microsoft Vista system I think.

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TVs, Adaptors, Tuners
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 23, 2009
Funny You Should Ask
I'm looking for a reasonably priced 42-inch HDTV. A standard-definition DVD player will be connected to it as well as digital cable, but no HD service. Plasma or LCD? I can go either way. It won't be wall mounted. I was thinking a 720p set would okay since we don't plan to have HD cable service, but I'd be very interested to hear what you think.
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Audio Video News
Monster rolls out high-end headphones
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
Monster Cable is best known for its A/V cables, but it recently got into the headphone business. Just a few months after showing off its Turbine in-ear headphones, Monster is announcing the even higher-end Turbine Pro headphones. The company calls...
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Genius sells stylish speakers for under $50
SV Staff  |  Sep 23, 2009
These might not be powerful room-shakers, but at least the price is right. Computer accessory company Genius has announced a new set of stereo computer speakers designed to look, well, better than computer speakers. The SP-HF500A stereo...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Easy Virtue (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/easyv.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>There are certain rules in old-money families&#151;first and foremost, don't break with tradition. But John (Ben Barnes) does just that when he brings his new American wife (Jessica Biel) home to his family's English countryside estate. His pretentious mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) is offended by her lack of culture, and his two sisters have divergent feelings, but his father (Colin Firth) thinks she's a hoot and loves how she's able to put his wife in her place.

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