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To Hell with the Chocolate and Roses
SV Staff  |  Jan 20, 2020
Como Audio has a different idea for Valentine’s Day that will resonate for S&V readers who are tired of giving the expected, classic gift of roses and/or chocolate to that special someone on February 14.
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To Infinity and Beyond
SV Staff  |  May 14, 2008
Consider something really bright (like the sun on a sunny day) and something really dark (like under your covers at night). That span from light to dark can be expressed as a contrast ratio; the human eye has good ability in that regard. Now...
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Today in Blu-ray: August 18th
SV Staff  |  Aug 18, 2009
Fall TV season is getting close now, but until new episodes of our favorite shows start rolling off the line, Blu-rays are going to be getting a lot of rotation. This week has some good titles, but lacks in the special features department. ...
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Today's DirecTV HD DVR Is Actually Yesterday's HD DVR
 |  Apr 23, 2006

This morning I picked out the weekly Best Buy flyer from my Sunday paper and saw a DirecTV HD TiVo on special for $399 after mail-in rebate. My initial thought was, "cool! Looks like the new MPEG4 compatible HD DVR is finally out!" This thought died of loneliness seconds later as I realized the HD DVR in the ad is the trusty HR10-250 that sits in my own equipment rack. A terrific machine, but not compatible with the new MPEG4 compressed HD channels that DirecTV has very quietly rolled out in the last several months.

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Today's TVs Are Energy Efficient, You Fools
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 07, 2011
The next time you hear someone complain that today's TVs are energy guzzlers, feel free to say "shut up, you don't know what you're talking about." A study by the Consumer Electronics Association on TVs made since 2003 shows that video displays have only become more and more energy efficient during that time.

It makes sense. While screens are getting bigger, the waning of the direct view and rear projection categories in favor of more energy efficient flat panels means you can get more picture size out of fewer watts. Moreover, today's LCDs and plasmas are more efficient than earlier generations.

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Tom Norton Enjoys Walking With Dinosaurs
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 08, 2000

N<I>arrated by Kenneth Branagh. Series producer: Tim Haines. Producer: Jasper James. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround. Two discs. 230 minutes. 1999. BBC Video (distributed by CBS). CBS Fox Video 2000040. NR. $34.98.</I>

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Tomorrow Is Vinyl Saturday...
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2009
  ...and you know what that means: It's an official reason/excuse for yer vinyl-centric EIC to buy more wax! Yes, it's true — the folks who bring us that wonderful annual spring event, Record Store Day, are presenting Saturday, June...
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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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