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Stones. Scorsese. "Shine a Light." Smash!
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2008
Too old to rock & roll? Not the Rolling Stones, as they prove in Martin Scorsese's killer concert documentary Shine a Light, which opens today. The subject of age seems to be on most other critics' minds, but I honestly wasn't struck by the...
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Audio Video News
Blame Canada's Carrier
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2008
Comcast isn't the only service provider trying to make room for more high definition channels by compressing other channels into a smaller bandwidth footprint. It looks like they all do it, to some degree, though some carriers are better at masking...
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Audio Video News
Online TV-Watching Goes Mainstream
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2008
In 2008, 14% of all television-watching will happen online, according to a study from Convergence Consulting Group. It would be reassuring to also hear that approximately 14% of television-watching will take place outside of a home environment...
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Audio Video News
iTunes: America's Favorite Music Store
SV Staff  |  Apr 04, 2008
In fewer than five short years, Apple has managed to whomp the entire music industry. The iTunes online store sold more music in January and February than any other U.S. retailer, including second-place finisher Wal-Mart, according to a report from...
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Tower Speaker Reviews
PSB Synchrony One Speaker System
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 04, 2008
Apart from the occasional foray into cutting-edge technology that doesn't always pan out (ionic tweeters, anyone?), speaker technology is relatively stable—glacial, even, compared to other consumer-electronics products like flat-panel displays. The manageable pace of speaker development has allowed small- and medium-sized speaker companies to thrive. Most of them make nothing but speakers that remain in production for years, which is a plus for buyers. Unlike that flat-panel display you just got, when you buy a new set of speakers today, you can be reasonably sure they won't be yesterday's news tomorrow.
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Audio Video News
Is TV Demand Shrinking?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 04, 2008
Demand for television sets is on the wane, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing "recent consumer surveys and comments from a TV supplier and from club stores."
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Other Tech
Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote Control
John Sciacca  |  Apr 03, 2008

the list System control can be a nightmare. Almost every gadget comes with a remote, and many "basic" systems require multiple controllers. Even my parents - whose entertainment system is built around a 27-inch tube TV and a VCR - have three remotes.

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Olevia 252T FHD 52-inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Apr 03, 2008

Step into the TV section of any big-box electronics store, and you're bound to see endless rows of LCD sets lining the shelves. While this surplus of options can make it tough to decide on a specific LCD model, the upside is that the competition for your flat-panel TV dollar has resulted in a number of great deals.

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Other Tech
BackTalk: John Hensley of Nip/Tuck
Mike Mettler  |  Apr 03, 2008

The finale for Season 5 of Nip/Tuck just aired [on February 19]. Are you happy with how the year went on the show? Yeah. The overall tone of this season was pretty cool. I grew to like the direction they took it this year.

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Other Tech
Format-a-palooza!
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 03, 2008

I told you about fast-growing fields of new formats intended to replace the CD. You know the place: First there was Warner's MVI, for Music Video Interactive.

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