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CES 2009
Nielsen and LG
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 06, 2008

What if Nielsen ratings new for SURE what you were watching? I mean, you turn on the TV, go make a sandwich, heck go sking come home, and what have they got? Worse, all those stupid, stupid log books that a) you have to fill out if you're one of the lucky Nielsen families and b) they have to decipher. I'm betting most of them are more "wish list" than reality.

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CES 2009
Movies Per Hour?
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 06, 2008

LG demonstrated what may be the most exciting at the show. Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld (MPH) technology piggy backs TV broadcasting to handheld mobile phones over fringe portions of existing DTV broadcasts. Working with Harris Corporation, a leader in communication infrastructure technology, you'll be able to watch Seinfield reruns on your phone for free or watch a premium service. While there's no anticipation that this is going to be high-def (hell, I'd settle for the right aspect ratio), it's going to be really, really hot.

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Audio Video News
CES — In My Own Room!
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2008
What a difference a year makes. I walked into the same hotel and a room that seemed identical to the one I stayed during the last CES. Then, I began noticing differences: a wall-mounted widescreen TV, a clock radio with an iPod dock, and a sign on...
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We're Losers, Say the HD DVD People
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2008
Wow, I landed in Vegas, went to the baggage carousel, and there was this big banner that said LOSER HD DVD. Is the HD DVD camp conceding already?
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Oh, Wait, I Cropped the Photo Wrong
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 05, 2008  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2008
It actually says CLOSER HD DVD. My bad.
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AV Receiver Reviews
Pioneer Elite VSX-94TXH A/V Receiver
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 05, 2008
Feature creatures, take note: If you like tweaking, selecting, optimizing, and customizing, read on. Personally, I'm usually not big on extras.
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Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV
Michael Trei  |  Jan 05, 2008
Mitsubishi LT-46144 46-inch LCD HDTV full review LT-46144 Mitsubishi LT-46133 Go shopping for a new TV at your local Best Buy or Costco, and you'll soon realize that making an accurate in-store assessment of pi
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Outlaw Audio LCR Speaker System
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 05, 2008

Outlaw Audio markets A/V receivers and amplifiers direct to consumers via the Internet (hence, the inside-joke corporate name) and it remains among a handful of hi-fi manufacturers pursuing this "retail channel" exclusively. Consequently, it has from the outset pitched its products on the technology-value-performance troika.

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Sony Bravia VPL-VW60 1080p SXRD Front Projector
Al Griffin  |  Jan 05, 2008
Sony's new 1080p SXRD projector 27242714960 Sony VPL-VW60 When I reviewed Sony's VPL-VW50 "Pearl" front projector in January 2007, I was mightily impressed with how the company had brought the ben
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Cabasse Alcyone Home Theater Speaker System
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2008

Who or what is Alcyone? I would have accepted the following answers: 1) In Greek mythology, the daughter of Aeolus. 2) The brightest star in the Pleiades cluster.

I would also have accepted: 3) A compact home theater system with speakers that look like softballs.

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