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No Avatar 3D Blu-ray until 2011
SV Staff  |  Mar 17, 2010
Well, it begins. The massive success of Avatar has led to the inevitable incremental release of DVD and Blu-ray versions. The movie hits shelves on April 22, but... that's all that hits. The DVD and Blu-ray versions of Avatar that ship in April...
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Audio Video News
Iggy wept (and SXSW crept up . . . )
SV Staff  |  Mar 17, 2010
Yes, Iggy wept. I mean no disrespect to the shortest sentence in the Bible, but seeing Iggy Pop choke up at Monday night's induction of the Stooges into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was, if not Biblical, then at least Shakespearean....
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Audio Video News
PlayStation Achieves HD Quorum
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 17, 2010
Sony's PlayStation Network has become the first platform to carry high-def movie content from all six major studios, the company says in a press release.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 12: Gene Dolgoff
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 16, 2010  |  First Published: Mar 17, 2010
Digital-projection inventor and 3D maven Gene Dolgoff talks about several of his inventions, including digital projection, 3D printing, a new 3D compression algorithm and filter technology, a prototype projector that renders 3D images in midair without glasses, and more.

Run Time: 1:16:54

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Premiere Design
Expand the Music in Your Brain
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 16, 2010

The human hearing system is exquisitely sensitive to directional cues that let us instantly determine where a sound is coming from. This was critical for our survival in prehistory when the snap of a twig or a low growl might be the only harbinger of impending doom in the jaws of a hungry predator.

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Audio Video News
Anaglyph 3D coming to video games
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2010
3D HDTVs and active shutter glasses might be heading towards the market, but video games aren't waiting for the tech to get here and for users to upgrade. Anaglyph 3D, the old-fashioned red-and-blue style of 3D media, is being used in at least two...
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Audio Video News
Onkyo Unveils First THX-Cert 3D AVR
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 16, 2010
Onkyo has introduced what it describes as the world's first THX-certified 3D-ready a/v receiver.
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Audio Video News
Record Revirginizer makes your vinyl new again
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2010
No matter how neurotic you are about storing and maintaining your records, they're going to collect dust, dirt, smoke and scads of over gross things that you could only hope to see with a fancy microscope. Obviously, all of that stuff is going...
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Audio Video News
Netflix Streaming coming to Windows Phone 7
SV Staff  |  Mar 15, 2010
Netflix is on a mission to get their streaming service onto just about every device with a screen, but the cell phone market has been woefully neglected until now. Microsoft has been showing off how their new Windows Phone 7 platform plays nice...
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Blu-ray Player Reviews
Sony PlayStation 3 Game Console/Blu-ray Player
David Vaughn  |  Mar 15, 2010
Price: $300 At A Glance: Now bitstreams Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio • Fast and reliable Blu-ray playback • Built-in Wi-Fi for Web interactivity and firmware updates

We’ve reviewed Sony’s PlayStation 3 twice in Home Theater (March 2007 and May 2008). Since Sony has provided many updates to its software and hardware, it deserves another look. When it originally launched in November 2006, the Blu-ray format was on the ropes due to its lackluster titles and handicapped first-generation players. Even die-hard supporters were wobbly in the legs, and they pinned their hopes on the delayed game system as the format’s savior.

Their hopes were ultimately redeemed. The PS3 effectively ended the format war—even though it took Toshiba more than a year to wave the white flag. For more than three years, the PS3 has dominated the landscape as the best Blu-ray player on the planet because of its incredible speed, rock-solid stability, and constant updates.

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