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Audio Video News
A Million to One: LG's New LED-backlit LCD TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
LG is making a splash this summer with a rather impressive lineup of new products, obviously not waiting for the holiday buying season. One of the latest announcements is a new 47-inch model with 120Hz frame-rate processing. Not for the...
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Audio Video News
More Matrix
SV Staff  |  Aug 01, 2008
We've already alerted you to the forthcoming release of the Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray. Now Warner Brothers is whetting appetites with more details. The seven-disc box set will hit store shelves on October 14. The set will include the...
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Kim Wilson Blog
What is HD Audio?
uavKim Wilson  |  Aug 01, 2008

I had an opportunity to meet Mark Waldrep, owner of <A HREF="http://www.aixrecords.com/">AIX Records</A>, yesterday in his studio here in Los Angeles. Mark is probably the most out-spoken advocate for high-definition audio in the industry. As he points out, all too often high-definition audio is associated with lossless tracks that are downloaded from services such as MusicGiants, HDTracks, and the B&W Music Club. However, Mark vehemently disagrees with this definition.

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Power Amplifier Reviews
Wyred 4 Sound Ice Cube MC Multichannel Power Amplifier
David Vaughn  |  Aug 01, 2008

Performance
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Ergonomics
Value
You've probably never heard of a company called Wyred 4 Sound. Neither had I until I was offered the opportunity to review one of its multichannel power amps for UAV. W4S is a California-based company whose goal is to design, engineer, and manufacture high-end audio products with audiophile performance at affordable prices.
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Audio Video News
LG to Launch Streaming Blu-ray Player
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 01, 2008
Should movies be consumed on disc or via the internet? You can have both options with LG's BD300 Blu-ray player.
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Other Tech
Ask Theo, Part II (September 2008)
Theo Kalomirakis  |  Jul 31, 2008

Hi Theo, There are things I wished I hadn't done with my home theater. For example, I shouldn't have spent so much on my receiver and should have waited for one with HDMI inputs and the new Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats. Also, I heard really good things about Sony's 1080p projectors, but was persuaded that a Runco 720p model would look better.

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Roku Netflix Player
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 31, 2008
Roku Netflix Player 320303002088 Roku Netflix Player Until now, there have been plenty of reasons why Internet-delivered movie services have barely made a dent in public awareness: not enough titles, too many restr
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Music Reviews
The Black Crowes: Warpaint
Rob O'Connor  |  Jul 31, 2008
Silver Arrow
Music ••½Sound •••½

In pop music terms, a span of 7 years ain't what it used to be.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Kite Runner
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 31, 2008
DreamWorks
Movie •••½Picture •••½Sound •••• Extras •••

In Kabul, before the Russians invad

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle—New Line Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Two guys that are high as a kite and on a quest to satisfy their cravings for burgers find themselves on a hilarious all-night adventure as they run into one screwy obstacle after another.
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