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B&O's 103-inch monster plasma and more
SV Staff  |  May 06, 2009
Massive plasma screens aren't just for CES anymore. This afternoon, Bang & Olufsen unveiled the 103-inch BV103 at the Audi Forum in New York City. This huge beastie of an HDTV comes packed with all of the features B&O could think of,...
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DJ Hero will include a turntable controller
SV Staff  |  May 07, 2009
More and more young people have been realizing the advantages of vinyl lately and we can only hope the release of Activision's DJ Hero video game will be another step in the right direction. The picture above is apparently going to be the...
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MPAA: Don't rip DVDs, just point a camera at your TV
SV Staff  |  May 08, 2009
The MPAA is a touchy subject for a lot of folks. Nothing sparks internet debate quite like the mention of their name (unless of course you're talking about the RIAA). In this video, they demonstrate how it's possible to make "high quality" movie...
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Kirk Hammett's Porsche is the ultimate Metallica collectible
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2009
A Porsche 911 C4 with a $20,000 (in 1990) sound system would generally fetch a decent sum on eBay, but this particular ride is a piece of rock and roll history. Before the release of Metallica's self-titled record (most commonly referred to as...
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Denon's summer fever: AVRs and Blu-ray players
SV Staff  |  May 11, 2009
Home theater equipment manufacturer Denon just announced several new products for the coming year, including a whopping 9 A/V receivers and a pair of Blu-ray Disc players. Every new receiver, from the $349 retail-channel AVR-590 to the $1,999...
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Vizio ships more LCDs in the US than anyone else in Q1
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2009
A few Vizio panels have made their way in front of the S&V staff and the usual verdict is that they produce "solid" performance when you factor in the low cost. Apparently their formula is an effective one, allowing them to ship 21.6%...
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Slingbox iPhone app available tomorrow for $30
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2009
iPhone users have been waiting on an official SlingPlayer app for quite some time, but here we are on the eve of its release and there's a lot of disappointed placeshifters out there. The most glaring problem with the app is the fact that it...
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Klipsch sells Aragon (the amps, not the ranger)
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2009
Klipsch just announced that it has sold Aragon and Acurus, two high-end brands of amps, pre-amps, and processors. The two product names have been sold to two former Klipsch employees for development and marketing. Indy Audio Labs, founded by...
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This is one way to get satellite TV in your car
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009
  We love DIY projects here at S&V so I could barely contain my excitement when I saw that someone had taken the time to fit a full-sized Direct TV dish into a clapped out old Volkswagen Jetta Diesel. I tried to hunt down the owner of...
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Will add-on height channel decoders ever emerge?
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009
Sound & Vision reader Lee Carroll brings up a great point that I completely overlooked in my two articles about Dolby Pro Logic IIz height channel technology. Having recently bought a new receiver, Lee asks, "Don't the merits of this...
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The IMAX experience: More than a name
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2009
Last week, IMAX generated a lot of buzz among the tech blogs. It wasn't because of the release of Star Trek on the very-big screen, but because of an argument about what constitutes "IMAX." Comedian Aziz Ansari (you may have seen him on Parks &...
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The Shire goes green with Bag End Minima One amp
SV Staff  |  May 19, 2009
I know, it's the second Lord of the Rings reference in a week, but this one was just begging for it. Bag End Loudspeaker Systems has announced that its Minima One amplifier has become greener and minima-er, thanks to its new smaller size and lower...
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Boston Acoustics shows off stealthy ceiling speakers
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2009
Look straight up. Do you see any speakers? No? Then this means one of two things: either you don't have any in-ceiling speakers, or you have some remarkably hidden ones. If your situation is the former and you want the latter, Boston Acoustics might...
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First hands on: Creative Zen Aurvana Air Headphones
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2009
Finding headphones that stay put can be a seemingly impossible task for people with oddly-shaped ears. In-ear phones slip out no matter what tip you stick on them and ear buds get bounced out of place the second you move your head. Normally, a big...
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Pandora One: well worth $36 a year
SV Staff  |  May 21, 2009
By now, you're almost certainly familiar with internet radio service Pandora. If you're not, you should definitely give it a shot. Basically, it uses your musical tastes to suggest other songs and artists, much like Apple's Genius,...
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