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Hellboy II: The Golden Army with BD-Live First
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008
If you’ve wondered what the heck all the fuss is about BD-Live, perhaps, here’s something that might pique your interest. Universal Studios just announced that those in possession of the just-released Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and who own a...
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Audio Video News
Radio for the Deaf?
SV Staff  |  Nov 13, 2008
A new technology, developed by NPR, Harris Corporation and Towson University is changing how the deaf and hard-of-hearing "listen" to radio. Not an oxymoron, radio for the deaf and hard-of-hearing is something the more than 77% of...
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Panasonic TH-50PZ800 Plasma TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 13, 2008

In my review of the <A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/flatpaneldisplays/lg_50pg60_plasma_tv/">LG 50PG60</A> plasma, I identified its product line as one of only two with THX video certification. The other is Panasonic's PZ800 line, which includes a 58-incher as well as the 50-inch TH-50PZ800 reviewed here. Is its THX performance consistent with the 50PG60's? I was eager to find out...

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Audio Video News
What's Next for Circuit?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 13, 2008
So Circuit City has filed for bankruptcy protection. What's in store for the nation's third largest consumer electronics retailer (after Best Buy and Wal-Mart)?
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Other Tech
Q&A: Feeling Boxed In
Al Griffin  |  Nov 12, 2008

Q. I have a Mitsubishi DLP TV with a built-in over-the-air HDTV tuner, and I'm interested in getting a high-definition DVR to use with it. I've Googled around and, to my surprise, haven't discovered many options. What I have found is either very expensive (TiVo's HD DVR) or no longer in production.

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Audio Video News
Pure Digital Technologies Flip Mino HD -- World's Tiniest Camcorder
SV Staff  |  Nov 12, 2008
Lots of companies are putting out so-called HD mini camcorders. They have the numbers, but they just don't look good on anything besides YouTube. That's about to change.The world's smallest HD camcorder just hit the streets. The Flip...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Universal Soldier—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 12, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Soldiers Luc Deveraux and Sgt. Andrew Scott killed each other in Vietnam. But their demise proves to be just the beginning for the U.S. government, which brings both men back to life decades later for a secret anti-terrorism program. Known as "Unisols," the genetically enhanced soldiers are now unstoppable killing machines without feelings or free will. But when Deveraux's memory of his old life starts to resurface, he escapes from the program to find his way home, spurring Sgt. Scott to engage him on a superhuman chase across the country...leading to the ultimate clash.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Stuck—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 12, 2008
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Mena Suvari stars as Brandi, a hard-partying, overworked nursing assistant who accidentally steers her car into a homeless man sending him flying through the windshield. Not wanting to jeopardize a possible job promotion, she chooses not to get him medical help, leaving him clinging to life in her garage. But soon her psyche begins to unravel as captor and captive are pitted against each other in a bloody...even outrageous battle...for survival.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Sukiyaki Western Django—First Look (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 12, 2008
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Two clans, the white and the red, battle for a legendary treasure hidden in a desolate mountain town. One day a lone gunman with incredible shooting skills drifts into town. The two clans try to woo the lone gunman to their sides, but he has ulterior motives. Dirty tricks, betrayal, desire and love collide as the situation erupts into a final, explosive showdown.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Southland Tales—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 12, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.75/5
"Southland Tales" is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
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