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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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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Lost - Season 4
David Vaughn  |  Dec 05, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/lost4.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>More than three months after their crash, the stranded passengers of the ill-fated Oceanic Flight 815 learn that the only thing more dangerous than the Island itself might be the people who have come to rescue them. Jack (Matthew Fox) and his followers head to the beach in anticipation of their departure while the group led by Locke (Terry O'Quinn) heeds the advice of Ben (Michael Emerson) and goes into hiding.

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Other Tech
Experts' Guide to Great Gifts '08
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008

SAMSUNG HT-X715 HOME-THEATER-IN-A-BOX SYSTEM

$599

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Audio Video News
Sony HDTVs Star in Survey
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2008
Most people compare things like contrast ratios and black levels. As I stare at my flickering TV screen, I'm glad that PC World has done a study on HDTV reliability.The study looked at five factors: problem on arrival, any significant...
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