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Review: Dish Network ViP 922 Slingloaded DVR Page 4
Kevin James  |  Dec 03, 2010

It's been more than a decade since the first TiVo digital video recorder (DVR) revolutionized the way many of us watch TV. While almost all cable companies now offer some degree of DVR capability, it's really been the satellite and telco TV service providers - as well as TiVo itself - that have pushed DVR innovation, offering features like access to online content.

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Review: Dune HD Smart B1 Blu-ray and Network Media Player
John Sciacca  |  Jan 30, 2012

First impressions can be a dangerous thing, especially for an A/V equipment reviewer. Allowing yourself to become predisposed to thinking that one company’s component will be this and another company’s component will be that can cloud a review and allow for the praising of some unworthy products while subjecting others to unfair criticism.

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Review: Logitech Revue With Google TV
Stan Horaczek  |  Nov 04, 2010

When Logitech's Revue showed up at my door, I had already spent some time with it on a few different press events. But, after having it nestled under my HDTV for a few days, I really started to get a feel to how it actually figures into the media-consumption process. Having already applied the first over-the-air update, it's safe to say that the Revue does exactly as promised, at least from a technical perspective. Before it can truly revolutionize the way we watch, however, it's going to need some help.

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Review: Meridian Sooloos Control 15 Music Server
John Sciacca  |  Nov 16, 2010
Key Features
$7,500 meridian-audio.com/sooloos
• 500-gigabyte hard disk stores approximately 1,000 CDs in lossless FLAC format
• 17-inch, 1,280 x 1,024-rez color touchscreen with slot-loading CD drive for importing discs
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Review: Meridian Sooloos Control 15 Music Server Page 5
John Sciacca  |  Nov 16, 2010
Key Features
$7,500 meridian-audio.com/sooloos
• 500-gigabyte hard disk stores approximately 1,000 CDs in lossless FLAC format
• 17-inch, 1,280 x 1,024-rez color touchscreen with slot-loading CD drive for importing discs
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Review: Pro-Ject RM-1.3 turntable
Brent Butterworth  |  Dec 02, 2010
Key Features
$499 sumikoaudio.net
• Separate motor assembly
• Fully adjustable S-shaped aluminum tonearm
• 3-point support with nylon cone feet
• Factory-installed Sumiko Pearl cartridge
• RCA output jacks with grounding screw
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Review: Sonos S5 ZonePlayer and 3.4 System Update
Michael Berk  |  May 23, 2011
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Custom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
Roughing It
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 13, 2005
Home theater in the World's Biggest Log Cabin
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Runco's Ultimate Plasma TVs
Kim Wilson  |  Aug 07, 2009

Runco. always know for their premier video displays. has added multiple new 1080p plasma monitors to its line of high-end video display solutions. The five new CinemaWall and PlasmaWall displays are the world's first to feature Runco's exclusive OPAL (Optical Path ALignment) technology. While other manufacturer's seem to be abandoning plasma TV, Runco is enhancing its performance to exceed anything currently available.

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Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player
Rob Sabin  |  Sep 01, 2006
The Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player had been out just a couple of days when my phone began ringing with some interesting reports from the field. It didn't take long to realize that this would be no ordinary product launch.
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Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player: Features & Hook-up
Rob Sabin  |  Aug 31, 2006
If you've read our review of the Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player - the world's first - you know what we thought of the picture and sound quality with the first batch of Blu-ray discs. But there's a lot more to this box than what comes out of it. Here's a run-down on some key features and few details you should know about hooking it up.

PACKAGED GOODS

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Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc Player: Second Opinion
Al Griffin  |  Sep 01, 2006

I'd been eagerly looking forward to the arrival of a Blu-ray Disc player at Sound & Vision since - well, ever since the rival HD DVD format launched last April. But our first round of Blu-ray movie watching ended with executive editor Rob Sabin and I walking away disappointed and confused.

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Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player
Michael Trei  |  Jul 23, 2008
The Short Form
$399 / SAMSUNG.COM / 800-726-7864
Snapshot
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Samsung DVD-HD841 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Al Griffin  |  Dec 31, 2004

Ever since "universal" DVD players first appeared, I've waited patiently for prices to come down and for the flood of Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio titles initially promised to arrive. Well, the flood never came - I've got Yes's Fragile on DVD-Audio and Miles Davis's Kind of Blue on SACD, but I'm still waiting on the Beatles' Sgt.

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Samsung DVD-HD931 Upconverting DVD Player
David Ranada  |  Oct 26, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza You can get a hint of what's up with Samsung's top-of-the-line DVD player from its model number. The "HD" in DVD-HD931 signifies that it has a special output for "upconverted" DVD video signals that closely match the capabilities of high-definition TVs.
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