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Music Disc Reviews
CD Review: Steve Earle
Steve Simels  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
Washington Square Serenade New West
Music •••½ Sound ••••

As the title suggests, former Nashville rebel Steve Earle has relo

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Audio Video News
Samsung Cancels BD-P2400 And Delays Duo-HD Combi Player
 |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments

Reports circulated around the web today that Samsung has canceled the release of its upcoming high-end Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-2400, and that its BD-UP5000 Blu-ray/HD DVD combi player will be delayed until December. And this is not all bad. Let me explain.

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Audio Video News
Radiohead, Eagles: Out of Record Stores
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
"Record stores"? What are those? Judging from actions by bands as seemingly disparate as Radiohead (left) and the Eagles, record stores are obsolete. Just this morning, it was confirmed that Radiohead's new album, In Rainbows, will be...
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Audio Video News
Picture This
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
2006 was a watershed year for digital photo frames, according to Dallas-based market research company Parks Associates. Sales of digital photo frames in the first half of 2006 showed a typical growth curve and then skyrocketed. During the second...
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AV GlossaryHow We TestOther Tech
Video Calibration
Steve Faber  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  2 comments
Set up your video display to get a great picture.
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Home Movie Theaters
The New HT Shopping Experience
Krissy Rushing  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  1 comments
Try out your home theater before you buy it.
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LCD TV Reviews
Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR4 LCD Digital Color TV
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
Last year when I reviewed the 1080p Sony Bravia KDL-46XBR2 at our sister publication, it "really knocked me out." Now we have the new $3,599 Bravia KDL-46XBR4. It's spec'd for better black levels, a new, slick on-screen menu system, and 120Hz operation, a feature that can reduce image smear with moving images, which is one of the lingering problems of LCD display technology.
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Pioneer Elite KURO PRO-110FD Plasma HDTV
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
Greatest flat panel ever.

Forgive my dipping into hyperbole for the caption, but there really wasn't another way to go. It's not just the fact that the PRO-110FD creates a beautiful image. It's that the image it creates is such a step above every other flat panel on the market that it is not even comparable. There's that hyperbole again. I'll stop and let the performance speak for itself.

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Audio Video News
MGM Lion to Roar in HD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  0 comments
DirecTV will get a leg up on the Dish Network this fall with the launch of the MGM HD channel, reports Broadcasting & Cable. The lion will roar 24/7.
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New Products
2007 Line Shows
 |  Sep 30, 2007  |  0 comments

Denon 2007 Line Show A completely revamped receiver lineup, featuring HDMI 1.3a switching throughout, highlights Denon's 2007 offerings.

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