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Best TVs & Projectors to Buy Right Now in 2020
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2020
Like it not social distancing is real and happening at an unstoppable pace that will only get worse with each passing day as more schools, gyms, restaurants, you-name-it close. What better time to stay at home and binge on a TV series or watch a movie or two? Dust off a timeless classic you haven’t watched in eons: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Back to the Future, or maybe Young Frankenstein. Watch that series you’ve been meaning to dig into, and watch it from start to finish. Who cares if it takes a week or two? Of course, you will need a nice big screen to deliver all that movie and TV magic so may we be so bold as to suggest 11 Top Pick TVs and projectors for your consideration. All are 2019 models, in many cases available at greatly discounted prices, and presented here in ascending price order.
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Best TVs and Projectors of 2019 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2019
For the latest installment of our continuing Best Gear series, we’ve compiled a list of Top Pick-worthy TVs and projectors we reviewed so far this year. Featured are three 4K Ultra HD TVs — a Samsung LCD model plus OLED sets from Sony and LG — and projectors from Epson, Sony, and JVC. The Epson comes in at three grand but JVC and Sony take it to the limit with cutting-edge light canons that will please even the most video-obsessed enthusiast.
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Best TVs: 3 Top Brands, 3 Top Picks
SV Staff  |  Aug 09, 2018
We’re on a roll. In the past month we’ve reviewed three top-performing TVs from three top brands. You might call it a TV trifecta. All have 65-inch screens and all earned Sound & Vision’s prestigious Top Pick designation, reserved for the very best home entertainment has to offer. And with prices ranging from $2,300 to $3,499, each model — one OLED and two state-of-the-art LCDs — more than holds its own on the value scale. Read on and get your credit card ready.
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Best Value Gear of 2019 (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Aug 29, 2019
Labor Day sales are in full swing but you may not feel the need for a discount when it comes to Sound & Vision’s recent Top Value Picks. From a $700 AV receiver with near-flagship chops to a kick-ass pair of desktop speakers from a revered audio brand, there’s a little something for everyone.
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Best Wireless Speakers of the Year (So Far)
SV Staff  |  Jun 19, 2019
We’ve reviewed more than a dozen speakers since the beginning of the year and, while all categories are popular with S&V readers — especially home theater systems and subwoofers — speakers designed to dispense with speaker cables and receive audio signals through the air are among the most highly coveted. Here are four Top Picks, including one that was singled out for Top Value accolades.
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Beta Version of New Dirac Live Now Available
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2018
Dirac Research, the Swedish company specializing in sound optimization software, has announced that the beta version of its second generation Dirac Live room correction software is now available for owners of Arcam, Lexicon, AudioControl, and NAD gear, with broader availability to follow.
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Better Late....
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2007
As LG prepared its second-generation combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player for market, we held out hope that Sharp's oft-delayed foray into next-gen DVD was the result of rethinking its commitment to a standalone Blu-ray player. Our hopes were dashed...
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Beyerdynamic to Unveil Ergonomic Earphones at CES
SV Staff  |  Dec 26, 2018
Headphone specialist beyerdynamic has announced plans to introduce new ergonomically shaped earphones at CES 2019, which opens January 8 in Las Vegas.
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Beyerdynamic’s New Wireless Earbuds Boast Personalized Sound
SV Staff  |  Mar 28, 2019
Headphone specialist beyerdynamic has expanded its Byrd family of in-ear headphones with wireless earbuds that incorporate the company’s app-based MOSAYC sound personalization technology.
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Beyond TV Placeshifts Beyond Your TV
SV Staff  |  Sep 10, 2008
Beyond TV is SnapStream Media's app for Window's to record and pause live TV on a PC. It also does things that TiVo could only dream about, such as data compression.  Well, TiVo has one more thing to worry about with the latest beta version of...
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