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A/V Veteran
Direct to BD?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 28, 2008
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Audio Video News
Wireless HD Standard Enters Crowded Field
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 28, 2008
An Israeli chip maker has joined forces with several major TV manufacturers to add yet another wireless high-def home distribution standard to an already crowded field.
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Other Tech
Welcome to the Batcave
Ken Richardson  |  Jul 27, 2008

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Other Tech
Ask Theo: Less is More
Theo Kalomirakis  |  Jul 27, 2008

Before I get to my first critique of reader's home theater, let's make sure we're all on the same page. This column is not going to be about electronics. There's plenty of that going on elsewhere on this site. Here I will be talking about the effort to integrate electronics into the look of a room dedicated to watching DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, or HDTV.

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Now Showing on Two Screens
John Sciacca  |  Jul 27, 2008

For most A/V enthusiasts, owning a dedicated media room is the ultimate dream. A place sealed away from the many distractions of the rest of the house.

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Other Tech
Gadget Gary: iPod Meet George
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Jul 27, 2008

There are lots of products that play iPods through speakers, but I haven't seen anything quite like GEORGE, from the folks at Chestnut Hill Sound ($499; chillsound.com). It's a tabletop system that not only plays your iPod but also sports an AM/FM radio and an alarm clock.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Point Break
David Vaughn  |  Jul 27, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/point.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover to bring down a gang of bank-robbing surfers. Moving into the gang's inner circle, Johnny befriends their thrill-seeking, charismatic leader, Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), and finds that he is attracted to Bodhi's lifestyle. He must ultimately choose between his newfound friendship and his duty to the law.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Image Entertainment Concerts
David Vaughn  |  Jul 27, 2008

Image Entertainment made its mark in the home-entertainment game with the dawn of LaserDisc, and some of its first titles were music concerts. History has a way of repeating itself, and with Blu-ray gaining momentum, Image is beginning to release its vast music library with HD video and audio.

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AV Receiver Reviews
Denon AVR-3808CI A/V Receiver
Joshua Zyber  |  Jul 27, 2008
Denon sound quality lives on in the next generation.
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Home Theater Systems ReviewsSoundbar Reviews
ZVOX 425 Speaker System
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jul 27, 2008
Taking the shortcut home.

Some people would call it cheating. Others might be less pejorative and consider it a shortcut. Either way, setting a rectangular box on top of your TV, plugging in an analog stereo RCA cable, finding an outlet for a single AC power cord, and pressing the power button isn’t what God intended when he gave us home theater. No, a real man’s home theater demands a separate processor and amplifiers, multiple speakers, many long runs of speaker wire, and an inconvenient place to put a subwoofer. It should take real work to set the whole thing up—and more than a sporting chance to wire something incorrectly.

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