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Audio Video News
TV Everywhere Made Easier
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2016
TV Everywhere apps let you view pay-TV content your way—whether your way is a computer, tablet, or phone. But it’s a pain to sign in for each app you use.
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Audio Video News
Millennials Get Comfy at Home with Entertainment
SV Staff  |  Oct 10, 2016
Everyone knows streaming is king among young Americans but it seems Millennials also prefer watching movies and listening to music at home over going out.
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Grace Notes
Turning the Page: The Rise of the Audiobook
Leslie Shapiro  |  Oct 10, 2016
There’s a little-known corner of the audio world—one filled with drama and fantasy, science fiction and nonfiction. A world where anything is possible, and where many audiophiles rarely tread. It’s the world of audiobooks. And while the music industry may be struggling financially, the audiobook is exploding.
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Bon Iver “22, A Million” Review
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Oct 08, 2016
Wow. Album of the year?
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Star Trek Into Darkness
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 07, 2016
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It’s been 50 years now, and poor Mr. Spock still doesn’t have a captaincy. But fans of the Neverending Franchise like him just the way he is.

Or was. Or will be. Star Trek Into Darkness is the second installment of the “new” Trek saga. In the first, director J.J. Abrams cleverly (or alarmingly) rebooted the whole thing through some sort of time-warp, high-tech thingy. The Enterprise is now far more advanced, and some of the relationships are very different, particularly between Spock and Uhura.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
10 Cloverfield Lane
Avi Greengart  |  Oct 07, 2016
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The story of 10 Cloverfield Lane is revealed to the viewer slowly from the point of view of the protagonist, and the less you know upfront, the more effective this technique will be. The filmmakers agree: The trailers show little more than basic framing of the movie’s first act. Even the Blu-ray Disc menu doesn’t reveal anything, making this the rare disc that doesn’t ruin the movie’s climactic scenes before you even press Play. Describing the video and audio necessitates describing some plot elements, so before we get to that, what follows is a completely spoiler-free summary.
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Ears On
To Buy or Not to Buy a Vintage Amp
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 07, 2016
To buy or not to buy? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler to pay an Ebay seller several hundred bucks for an ancient Luxman L-80 or take arms against a sea of regrets—that is what has been troubling me for years as I've ogled this stereo integrated amp from 1975. I don't need it; yet I want it. I'm suffering from non-buyer's remorse.

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Audio Video News
I-mmersive’s Live Streaming VR Camera Is a Bust
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2016
The idea behind I-mmersive’s Veye 360-degree virtual reality camera is intriguing...
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Audio Video News
BluOS Update Targets Music Lovers
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2016
A new update to the BluOS music-management software/operating system developed for Bluesound and NAD wireless systems allows users to index more than 200,000 tracks and access them through the BluOS Controller App.
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Google & Roku Plan 4K Media Players with HDR
Barb Gonzalez  |  Oct 06, 2016
The library of 4K HDR streaming moves and TV is growing. Prices on UHD TVs have dropped to that of HDTVs. It just makes sense that the next generation of streaming players will be 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) with high dynamic range (HDR). Google (Chromecast) and Roku will be releasing their next generation streaming media players within the month. Both are named “Ultra.” Here's what we know.
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