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SV Staff  |  Jun 30, 2010
HDMI might be getting competition in the next few years, if the HDBaseT Alliance has anything to say about it. A coalition of electronics companies including LG, Samsung, and Sony are working to on a new standard of video connection called...
Edward Pawlick  |  Jun 30, 2010

I have been an avid reader and subscriber to <i>Home Theater</i> magazine over the years, when the new issue comes in I thoroughly enjoy reading it and always refer to past issues. My favorite part of the magazine is the home installs, reading about what other people put into their homes and to what lengths they go. Crazy stuff!

Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 30, 2010
Golden Oldie
I have a 34-inch Sony KD-34XBR960 direct-view CRT HDTV, which works fine, but it's a beast. Are the current LCD/LED TVs equal in picture quality to the 960? Other than multiple HDMI inputs, weighing less, and consuming less electricity, are there any visual benefits to replacing the 960?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 30, 2010
What would an average consumer find if he or she went to the local mega-chain store for a 3D demo? Our colleague Pete Putman made just such an expedition with disappointing results.
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 29, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 30, 2010
Hollywood stereographers Greg Le Duc and Dave Gregory talk about their work shooting 3D video for AIX Records' latest sessions, what makes good and bad 3D, how filmmakers can avoid giving viewers eye strain and headaches, screen size, 2D-to-3D conversion, whether or not 3D enhances the movie experience, and answers to listener questions.

Run Time: 51:48

SV Staff  |  Jun 29, 2010
 There has been talk (arguments, even) about a premium subscription service from Hulu for quite some time, but today it became official with the announcement of Hulu Plus. $9.99 a month brings about many of the features Hulu fans have been...
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 29, 2010

Now that 3D broadcasts have begun in earnest with the World Cup on ESPN, I'd like to explain how this system works. It's not the same as Blu-ray 3D, which I'll cover in a future blog.

SV Staff  |  Jun 29, 2010
If you have DirecTV and a 3D-capable HDTV, starting in July you'll have a reason to wear your shutter glasses all day, every day. The first 24-hour n3D channel starts broadcasting over the satellite service at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The channel is...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 29, 2010
Samsung is adding SRS TheaterSound to its entire TV line.
David Vaughn  |  Jun 29, 2010
An alcoholic movie star (James Mason) stumbles on stage when a young singer (Judy Garland) is performing. The kindness she shows him after the incident makes an impression on him and he convinces her to leave her band and take a shot to be a movie star. The two eventually marry and when her star shines brighter than his there's bound to be problems.

For the record, I generally like musicals but for some reason I couldn't get into this film. The dramatic elements are great, but just when things start to get interesting Garland will burst into an overlong and unmemorable song. At nearly three hours, the films pacing is severely challenged and I can see why Warner shortened it over 30 minutes for its theatrical run in 1954. The restored cut includes some still shots since the original footage was destroyed, but the studio found the original full-length audio tracks to make thing coherent.

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