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Audio Video News
VUDU to start offering HD movies to buy, not just rent
SV Staff  |  Feb 24, 2009

Vudu has been streaming for over a year now, and it's a pretty nice service (just ask our own Gadget Gary Del'Abate). Get the Vudu box (now available in rack-mountable flavors for home theater buffs with a big gear closet), hook it up, and watch your favorite movies for a price.

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Audio Video News
Cord Cutting Makes Cable Shudder
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 24, 2009
Want to see your local cable operator choke on his martini? Just say two little words: "cord cutting." This is the new jargon for consumers who cancel their cable service in favor of other options, according to the Associated Press.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Last Emperor
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 23, 2009
The Criterion Collection
Movie •••• Picture ••••• Sound •••• Extras ••••
In 1987, director and co-writer Bernardo Be
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Fred Manteghian Blog
Why I Don't Watch the Oscars
Fred Manteghian  |  Feb 23, 2009

First of all, I think TV is better than movies. Anybody can write a movie script. You need about sixty minutes of material for a two hour movie, and you're done. TV on the other hand, is judged every single week, every single episode, on how well they've woven their pack of lies. It takes a lot of talent to keep a TV series going (<i>Saturday Night Live</i> excepted).

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The Big Picture
Oscar's Opprobrium
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 23, 2009

<B>Opprobrium</B> <I>1: Something that brings disgrace. 2a: Public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong.</I>

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Ask S&V
Fireplaces, Upconversion, Kuro Settings
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 23, 2009
Fireplace Folly
I have a flat screen on a mantelpiece shelf leaning against the chimney of our fireplace. I've been hesitant to use the fireplace because the flat screen lies against the chimney. Will lighting a fire affect the TV?
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Ask S&V
Welcome!
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 23, 2009
Welcome to our new feature, "Ask Home Theater." Each week, I'll answer several reader questions here, and you'll have an opportunity to chime in with your comments and additions. I hope to build a real community with lively discussion, so don't be shy! Send your questions to me at scott.wilkinson@sorc.com, and please add your two cents to any answer I give. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
What Just Happened—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
An all-star cast head up this shrewd tale of a man besieged by people who want him to be all sorts of things - a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in - everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sideways—Fox Searchlight (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009
Video: 2.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3/5
A wine-tasting road trip through California's famed Central Coast takes an unexpected detour as Miles and Jack hit the gas en route to their mid-life crisis. The comically mismatched pair soon find themselves drowning in wine, women...and laughter.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Super Speedway—Image (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! "Super Speedway" puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series.
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