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Too Many HD Channels, or Not Enough?
SV Staff  |  Mar 11, 2008  | 
Is there an HDTV owner in America who thinks there's a glut of HD channels and content to watch? Probably not. Well, maybe one. His name is Michael Angelakis, and he's the chief financial officer of Comcast. At a conference Monday, he told the...
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Too Much TV
SV Staff  |  Aug 12, 2015  | 
Ever feel overwhelmed by the number of choices when you sit down to watch TV? At a recent Television Critics Association press gathering, FX CEO John Landgraf validated those feelings when he proclaimed there is “simply too much television,” according to a report on mashable.com.

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Too rich? Nah...but never too thin.
Michael Berk  |  May 16, 2011  | 

The folks at Irish cable designers RedMere agree with us (and our longtime contributor Geoffrey Morrison) that there's no real call for avphile HDMI cables - a bit's a bit, and so long as a good portion of the same ones that came outta your gozoutas end up at your desired gozinatas,

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Top 10 iPad Accessories for the Home Theater Crowd
Chris Chiarella  |  May 22, 2013  | 
Okay, you’ve got the iPad. Now are you ready to find out just how much it can really do? From covers and stands to speakers and subwoofers (yes, subwoofers) and more, here are 10 accessories worth checking out.
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Top 10 Movies, TV Shows: Blu-ray vs. Digital
SV Staff  |  Apr 05, 2016  | 
Game of Thrones: The Complete 5th Season and Sisters were the top selling Blu-ray and digital titles, respectively, as of mid-March, according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), while Daredevil and The Walking Dead grabbed the top spots in this week’s Top 10 Digital Originals and Top 10 All Shows lists...
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Top 10 Streaming Services: Can You Rank Them?
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2017  | 
HBO Now, Starz, and Showtime moved up in the recently updated 2017 top 10 list of U.S. streaming services while Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu continued to hunker down in the top three slots.
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Top 4 Subwoofer Options
SV Staff  |  Nov 24, 2009  | 
Our Custom Installer John Sciacca runs down his top options to add great bass to your home theater:JL Audio Fathom f212 Front and back views of a sealed, dual-driver 12-incher that reinforces JL’s reputation for delivering deep bass. Satin...
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Top 5 iPad Apps for Movie Lovers
Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 04, 2013  | 
Movie maven Chris Chiarella recommends five killer apps for iPad-toting movie lovers.
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Top Picks from Video Pickers
Darryl Wilkinson  |  May 23, 2006  | 
The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) - the dudes who spend most of their working hours watching and selling movies and video games (man, what a life - it'a almost as devoid of real "work" as being an audio/video gear reviewer) - have released its nominations for the organization's 2006 Home Entertainment Awards. While some of the categories include such blockbusters as "Marketing Campaign of the Year", "Sell-through Title of the Year", and "Rental Title of the Year", others are likely to be of more interest to the average video junkie.
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Top Treats for Home-Theater Fans Revealed
Couch Potato  |  May 17, 1998  | 

Maybe somebody should invent an exer-couch: According to a recent national survey commissioned by <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com">Blockbuster</A>, popcorn and soft drinks top the list of favorite foods and drinks that people consume when watching videos at home.

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Top TV/Video Picks in 2021 (So Far)
Bob Ankosko  |  Aug 26, 2021  | 
Supply disruptions and the ever-lingering effects of the COVID-now-Delta pandemic have made it a challenging year for getting new A/V products to market. Despite the slowdowns, we’ve managed to corral enough gear to keep our reviewers busy even though we would have preferred having more options in some product categories. Our test reports have focused on TV and video projection in recent weeks so we decided to broaden the scope of this roundup to include all TV- and video-related products that have been awarded Top Pick status so far in 2021.
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Torn and frayed at SXSW . . .
SV Staff  |  Mar 20, 2010  | 
It's like this . . .  You "wake up" in the (late) morning, and immediately there are panel discussions to run to. Then there are day parties to hopscotch to and fro — not to party at, mind you, but to see bands that you...
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Torque Audio Ships Adjustable Bass Headphone
SV Staff  |  Nov 23, 2015  | 
Torque Audio, creator of the innovative TorqueValve tunable headphone, has announced that its adjustable-bass t402v headphone is now available.
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Torus Power: Toast Good, Toasted Equipment Bad
SV Staff  |  Jan 01, 2009  | 
Have you ever seen the after-effects of a power surge on your equipment? More importantly, have you ever paid to replace your home theater equipment after a power surge has destroyed them? Torus Power has a new product line, the new AVR...
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Toshiba 2nd Gen HD DVD Player Delayed
 |  Nov 19, 2006  | 

Toshiba's representatives contacted us this week to let us know that the $499 HD-A2 second generation HD DVD, originally due in stores in November, is now looking at an early December release. The high-end $999 HD-XA2 remains on target for a December debut.

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