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Tracking Surround: AC/DC: Live at Donington, on Blu-ray Disc
Ken Richardson  |  Apr 03, 2008
Live at Donington Columbia
Show •••• Picture •••½ Blu-ray Disc Mix •••• Extras •••

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Vetting Vinyl: The Who
Al Griffin  |  Apr 03, 2008
Quadrophenia Classic Records
Music ••••½ Sound ••••

Talk about "classic records": The Who's double-

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Silent But Deadly
Rob Sabin  |  Apr 03, 2008

There is a quiet epidemic lurking among us - a disease so awful and destructive that it can kill the thrill and excitement that define home theater. It's the consumer electronics industry's dirty little secret: an ugly mold that festers behind closed media-room doors, eating away at the power and majesty of the best movie soundtracks.

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Ultimate Ears UE 11 Pro In-Ear Monitors
Rob Sabin  |  Apr 03, 2008

Mention the word "headphones" to the average audiophile geek, and the name Ultimate Ears is hardly the first to come to mind. In fact, it probably won't come to mind at all.

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Hitachi Director's Series P60X901 60-inch plasma HDTV
Michael Trei  |  Apr 03, 2008
Hitachi's judder-fighting plamsa 050585126879 Hitachi P60X901 Until quite recently, 50 inches was pretty much the hot screen size for plasma TVs.
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Spring Lines 2008
 |  Apr 03, 2008
It's that special time of year: Everything's blooming and getting greener. Which is really cool - unless you're talking about your HDTV picture, in which case those things are really bad.

Still, spring is a relevant time for A/V gear re-birth.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Unbreakable
David Vaughn  |  Apr 03, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/403unbreakable.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Bruce Willis stars as David Dunn, the sole survivor of a horrific train accident who escaped not only with his life, but without any injuries to speak of. Dunn's survival prompts a visit from Elijah Prince (Samuel L. Jackson), a crazed man who believes that David possesses superhuman strength and is a comic-book hero come to life.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
David Vaughn  |  Apr 03, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/403magorium.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a toy store like no other, where imagination comes to life and magic is in the air. But after 243 years, it's time for Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) to hang it up, so he bequeaths the store to its manager, Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman), an insecure young lady who feels she has never lived up her youthful potential. The store recognizes her doubt and begins to undergo a change of its own. Its reluctant new owner will need the help of a loyal patron and a "mutant" accountant to save Mr. Magorium's wonderful store.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
I, Robot
David Vaughn  |  Apr 03, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/403irobot.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Based on the classic short stories of Isaac Asimov, <i>I, Robot</i> takes us to Chicago in the year 2035. Will Smith stars as detective Del Spooner, a technophobic cop who is called upon to investigate the mysterious suicide of Dr. Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell), the head of robot and cybernetic research for US Robotics. When Spooner starts to believe the cause of death is not a suicide, his prime suspect is Sonny (Alan Tudyk), a robot who might have found a way around the Three Laws of Robotics.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hitman
David Vaughn  |  Apr 03, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/403hitman.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Based on the popular video game, <i>Hitman</i> stars Timothy Olyphant as a genetically engineered assassin known as "Agent 47." When an assassination doesn't go as planned, the hunter becomes the hunted as he is pursued across Eastern Europe by both Interpol and Russian agents.

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