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Tower Speaker Reviews
Canton GLE Speaker System
uavGary Altunian  |  Dec 08, 2008
German products are usually associated with precision performance and high quality. When you think of brands such as Porsche and Mercedes-Benz cars or Rolleiflex cameras, meticulous attention to detail and quality construction are probably the first impressions that come to mind. A budget price not so much.
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Projector Reviews
Marantz VP-11S2 DLP Projector
Kris Deering  |  Dec 08, 2008
Price: $15,000 (short throw), $18,000 (long throw) At A Glance: Exceptional shadow detail • Razor-sharp picture • Excellent optics • A few tweaks would be welcome

DLP’s Crowning Achievement

The Marantz VP-11S1 was one of the first 1080p projectors I had the opportunity to review. It served as my reference projector for quite a while and is still one of the best 1080p projectors I’ve seen. Since the VP-11S1’s release, Marantz has brought two more 1080p offerings to the table, the VP-15S1, which offers stunning performance at a more affordable price point, and now, the flagship VP-11S2.

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Home Theater Systems Reviews
JVC TH-F3 DVD Digital Theater System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 08, 2008
Price: $500 At A Glance: Each speaker handles front and surround channels • Integrated DVD (not Blu-ray) player • Strong aesthetics and build quality

4.1 Channels from 2.1 Speakers

Manufacturers of home theater gear work within a rigid framework. That makes it easy for consumers to recognize product categories—speaker systems, receivers, separates—and investigate the trade-offs between performance and price. But these product categories can also be staid and boring because they rarely investigate alternative system architectures. To shake things up a little, you have to look into compact systems, including entry-level ones like the JVC TH-F3 DVD Digital Theater System (to use the official nomenclature).

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Audio Video News
Denon Player Truly Universal
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 08, 2008
Among universal disc players, the Denon DVD-A1UCDI is the most universal of all. It handles Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, and DVD-Audio. But the pricetag is high, at $3800.
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Other Tech
Review: Acoustic Research HDP100
John Sciacca  |  Dec 07, 2008
The Short Form
$400 (as tested) / ARACCESSORIES.COM
Snapshot
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Lost in the Blu
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008
Buena Vista
Movie ••••½Picture ••••• Sound ••••• Extras ••••½
TV's benchmark for A/V quali
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Other Tech
BackTalk: Jewel
Mike Mettler  |  Dec 07, 2008
I have to borrow a line from your song "Intuition" and ask: Are you still "just a simple girl in a high-tech digital world"? A little bit, yeah [chuckles].
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Meet Dave—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3/5
Seeking a way to save their doomed world, a crew of tiny, human-looking aliens arrives on earth in the perfect disguise - a spaceship shaped like Eddie Murphy, the ship's captain. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter problems, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
La Femme Nikita—Gaumont (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 0/5
Rescued from death row by a top-secret agency, Nikita is slowly transformed from a cop-killing junkie into a cold-blooded bombshell with a license to kill. But when she begins the deadliest mission of her career only to fall for a man who knows nothing of her true identity, Nikita discovers that in the dark and ruthless world of espionage, the greatest casualty of all...is true love.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
JFK—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
Oliver Stone's powerful film about the shots heard round the world and the mystery enshrouding them is one of the most provocative movies of our time. Aside from its box-office success, critical acclaim and awards, it played a major role in the national debate leading to passage of the 1992 Assassination Materials Disclosure Act.
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