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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Planet of the Apes: 40-Year Evolution Box Set—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 4.5/5
Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist. The "Planet Of The Apes: 40-Year Evolution" includes "Planet Of The Apes: 40th Anniversary Edition", "Beneath The Planet Of The Apes", "Escape From The Planet Of The Apes", "Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes" and "Battle For The Planet Of The Apes".
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Dark Knight
David Vaughn  |  Dec 07, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/darkknight.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Batman (Christian Bale) continues his war on crime in Gotham City with the help of Lt. Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). Determined to destroy organized crime, the three make great strides toward restoring order until a criminal mastermind know as The Joker (Heath Ledger) thrusts the city into anarchy, forcing Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
I Am Legend—Ultimate Collector's Edition I Am Legend—Ultimate Collector's Edition
David Vaughn  |  Dec 07, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/iamlegend.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In the year 2012, virologist Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the last human survivor in New York City. An outbreak of a lethal virus in 2009 wipes out 99% of the human population, leaving most of the remaining 1% as mutants, with the exception of Neville, who is immune. Along with his loyal canine, Samantha, Neville hunts for food and other survivors by day, and in his spare time&#151;which he has a lot of&#151;he works on an antidote for the virus utilizing his own blood as the source.

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Audio Video News
NFL 3D: Instant Replay
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
We told you about the 3D broadcast of the NFL game last Thursday night at a few theaters across the country. Wondering how it went? Some scores, some fumbles, but overall, you could call it a success. There were two satellite glitches that caused...
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Audio Video News
Netflix Fixed
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
Earlier this week, we reported that there was a quality issue with Netflix's streaming HD to their Roku boxes, plus other Netflix-compatible devices like the Xbox 360. Oops.Today, Netflix announced that they fixed the problem. ...
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Audio Video News
Wally-World Blowing out Blu-ray Discs
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
Everyone's talking about waiting for the price of Blu-ray players to come down to an acceptable price, but what about movies? Until Blu-ray movies are closer in price to DVD, folks aren't about to make the switch, are they?Wal-Mart has...
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Audio Video News
Sharp Aquos LCD with Built-in Blu-ray, Shipping January
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
Not long ago, the ultimate bottom-of-the-line system was a TV with a built-in VCR. Remember those abominations? Not really what you would call high-end.Sharp is getting ready to ship two products that are gonna make you think twice about that...
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Audio Video News
ZVOX X-Base 550 Stands Up To TVs
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
Lord knows it's hard to pull together a home theater that sounds great and looks good too. Especially in small spaces, it's tricky to fit everything in without overwhelming your apartment.Z-Base 550 to the rescue. New from ZVOX, the...
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Kim Wilson Blog
Feels Like Christmas
uavKim Wilson  |  Dec 05, 2008

As usual, there are plenty of celebrity Christmas albums you can purchase as a CD or through the various music services. However, I was curious what holiday musical tidbits might be residing on the web that there were outside the mainstream.

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Audio Video News
Meridian to Sooloos: "Looks good. We'll buy it!"
SV Staff  |  Dec 05, 2008
 Several days ago we ran a blog on Sooloos new Ensemble music server system. Looks like we weren't the only ones that liked the digital magic that Sooloos was cookin' up. In fact, Meridian liked it so much, they bought the...
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