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Juno (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Apr 15, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/415juno.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Juno (Ellen Page) is a confident and candid teenage girl facing an unplanned pregnancy. Instead of taking the expedient way out with an abortion, she sets out to find the perfect parents to adopt her baby. With the support of her family and friends, she struggles with the physical changes that her body undergoes as well as the challenges of the social stereotypes associated with teenage pregnancy.

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Audio Video News
Sharp's Newest Aquos Ready for the Web
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
You might remember Sharp's Aquos SE94 LCD HDTVs from CES reports back in January, but the Internet-faring TVs are finally real and shipping within North America. Let us refresh your memory: The Aquos SE94 sets - in 46, 52, and 65-inch models - have...
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Audio Video News
iRecord Pro Buddies Up to Any A/V Ins and Outs
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
Gadget reviewers liked the original iRecord, from Streaming Networks and NXP Semiconductors, because it made transferring any audio or video from one source to another, such as protected DVDs playing on a DVD player to an iPod, or recorded TiVo...
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Audio Video News
A Future Filled with Unlimited Storage
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
Limitations in data storage are the only thing holding us back from iPods and personal video players that hold thousands of movies and hundreds of thousands of audio tracks. Hard drives break, and flash drives are slow. Researchers at IBM's IBC...
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Audio Video News
Can't W8 for Sony's GR8 XBR8
SV Staff  |  Apr 15, 2008
Sony isn't talking about its update plans for its high-end XBR LCD series, but it doesn't have to when leaked product road maps say all that needs to be said. According to the Boy Genius Report, which published a leaked documents about the XBR...
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Audio Video News
Estimated DTV Coverage Woes Worsen
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 15, 2008
Remember the research firm that predicted 5.9 million antenna-dependent U.S. households would lose at least some channels after the DTV transition? You know, the survey that convinced the Federal Communications Commission to do further field testing to gauge the extent of the potential problem? Well, that same firm has now upped its estimate, predicting that 9.2 million households will have reception problems. But what's a few million more angry viewers between friends?
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The Big Picture
Riddle Me This
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 14, 2008

In this blog a couple of months ago, I asked readers to vote on whether you wanted more audio reviews with fewer objective measurements or fewer reviews with more measurements, a choice I had to make in the face of budgetary constraints. Your input was very helpful, so now, I have another question for you...

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Dogma—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 14, 2008
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Kevin Smith's religious epic caused a bit of a stir upon its first release. The comedy epic is witty and makes a nice satire out of the holy verses with a touch of Jay and Silent Bob. I'm on the fence about which Kevin Smith film is my favorite but this is definitely one of the front runners. The writing is excellent and the cast does a great job with the material. As long as you don't take it too seriously, this film is a lot of fun.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Alvin and the Chipmunks—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 14, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2/5
Can't say I had high hopes for this one going in but Alvin and the Chipmunks ended up being one of the most enjoyable family films I saw this last year. I used to watch the cartoon when I was a kid and this feature film did a good job capturing the spirit and humor of the original show. There are some great laughs here and the music is catchy enough that my daughter had to get up a boogie a bit during the movie. Sure it has a lot of comedy clichs and Hollywood formula, but it was still solid family fun.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The 6th Day—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 14, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
You would think the "govenator" had a new film coming out this summer with all the Schwarzenegger films hitting Blu-ray shelves this past month. Sony throws their bid in with The 6th Day, an action thriller that takes a rather disturbing look at a possible near future where cloning has become common practice. We've seen these before and it seems like Hollywood always tries to cash in on the latest science buzz. The script is pretty horrendous when it comes to dialogue and delivery, but the action sequences and production make up for it a bit. One of Arnold's weaker films, but still a decent popcorn piece.
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