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CEDIA: Yamaha's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
The CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) expo in Denver is hot and heavy with new Blu-ray players, just in time for the upcoming holiday season. Perhaps one of the most anticipated players is from Yamaha. Yamaha is going...
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CEDIA: Denon's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Yep, love it or hate it, Blu-ray is springing up all over. Denon showed its "affordable" player, the DVD-1800BD. This profile 1.0 version 1.1 player features HDMI 1.3a output, Deep Color and BonusView support, full bitstream output of...
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CEDIA: Boston Acoustics....
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Exhale. —Ken C. Pohlmann ...
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CEDIA: Marantz....
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Exhale. —Ken C. Pohlmann ...
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CEDIA: McIntosh's SACD/CD Player
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
What? You thought SACD was dead? How wrong you would be. At least at the CEDIA Expo, SACD was making a strong comeback showing. Maybe higher-end installer types are presenting more demand than lowly big-box store customers. In any case, the high-end...
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CEDIA: McIntosh's 3-Channel Power Amp
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
The MC303 is McIntosh's first-ever multi-channel amplifier with Autoformer coupled output stage technology. The MC303 is a 300-watt, three-channel power amplifier and Autoformer allows each channel to deliver maximum power into 2-, 4- or 8-ohm...
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Mitsubishi announces prices for its laser-based HDTV
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Back in Spring, John Sciacca discussed Mitsubishi's new LaserVue HDTVs. Mitsubishi officially showed off its new screens a few months ago, but while it was happy to show off the TV's technical attributes, it was reticent to offer any specific...
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CEDIA: Snell's New Speakers
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Snell introduced two new members of its Signature Series speakers, the in-cabinet "hidden" model IC-B7 (pictured here) and the in-wall "invisible" model IW-B7 (pictured next page). Both models are derived from the respected (and...
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CEDIA: Panasonic's New Blu
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Panasonic has two new players on tap: the DMP-BD35 and the DMP-BD55. Both players are Profile 2.0 compatible.The DMP-BD55 features 7.1 analog outputs. It's not clear if these will replace Panasonic's DMP-BD50 player, which has only been...
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CEDIA: Panasonic's Super Screen
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
If anyone thought that Panasonic was lagging in the hotly-contested display market, the company moved to dispel the misconception. The 65VX100U plasma display was unveiled, and it is wonderful indeed. The VX100 is a 65-inch custom-install only...
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CEDIA: JBL's Wireless Subs
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Sure, you want a subwoofer. But, of course, the best acoustical location for it is waaay across the room from your receiver. So, you'll have to run a long wire under the carpet.  Bummer. Or, you could buy a wireless subwoofer. For example,...
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CEDIA: Invisible Sound
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Has this happened to you? You proudly demo your sound system to your friends, and they yawn? I mean, sound from speakers - how boring. Well, with speakers from Madison Fielding and StereoStone, you can impress those friends, and turn yawns into...
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CEDIA: Monster Power
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
UPS. And I don't mean the guys in the brown trucks. I'm talking Uninterruptible Power Supply. When your AC goes black or brown, shutting down or sagging, it's just not a good thing. Electronic equipment hates it when that happens. To the rescue,...
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Survey Says: Electronics Market Has Room for Upgrades
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
We love market surveys.  No, really, we like knowing where our households fit into the average, and whether we're up on the latest trends. Who doesn't want to appear "normal," right? A new study by market research company The NPD...
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DISH Gets Turbo-Charged
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008
Dish Network is following the lead of DirecTV by adding a 1080p on-demand movie service and bringing its overal HD lineup to over 150, including TurboHD. “Over the years, DISH Network has maintained a very competitive high definition offering in...
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