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Audio Video News
Audyssey Moves into IMAX Theaters
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 16, 2009
The IMAX Corporation, which operates the biggest screens with the best picture in the universe, is partnering with Audyssey to bring MultEQ technology into theaters.
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3D Years Away, Says Panasonic
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 15, 2009
Are you hankering to add 3D to your home theater system? Though 3D sets are available now, it would be wise to wait longer for the technology to mature, says an executive at Panasonic.
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Slingbox Owners Not Slinging Beyond Home
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 13, 2009
Recently I visited a friend's home. Since we're music buddies, we listened to some music. That entire weekend, I didn't see him touch a single CD or LP. Instead he picked up his remote and commanded his Slingbox to summon music from an upstairs PC. Looks as though a lot of other people have the same idea. According to a Slingbox executive, 70 percent of users use Slingbox as a home networking device. What is odd is that they use it only that way, ignoring its outside-the-home possibilities.
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Customers Like TV Services Better
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 12, 2009
Despite the down economy, one thing's up. Customer satisfaction with TV providers has improved markedly for all types. Telcos lead the list but satisfaction is also up for satellite and cable providers.
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Toshiba Shows Cell TV
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 09, 2009
Toshiba's first TV based on the Cell microprocessor made its debut at a Japanese trade show this week. The DVR-capable product will hit the shelves in Japan later this year and will make its U.S. debut sometime next year.
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Walmart Reduces Emphasis on Disc Sales
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 08, 2009
Is the disc doomed? It isn't good news for hard-copy video formats when a chain the size of Walmart announces that it will devote less space on the sales floor to both DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
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SF-Area Store Hosts Meridian Event
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 06, 2009
Would you like to get a look at Meridian's 810 Reference Video System and its flagship 9.2 surround rig? You can have that and some hors d'oeuvres if you attend Audio High's event this coming Friday, October 9, 2009.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Phil Jones Pure Sound Vi-410 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 05, 2009
Price: $3,300 At A Glance: Unusually shaped sub with graphic equalizer • Satellite grilles present unique face to listener • Good bass, solid overall performance

Little Speakers, Big Sound

As I’ve said so many times that I’ve lost count, I’m an advocate for well-designed satellite/subwoofer sets. They usually save space, and they often bring surround into places where it previously wasn’t welcome. But to make the sat/sub concept work, you need a great sub, one that not only produces low bass, but produces high bass in the place where the sub crosses over to the sats. That’s where most affordable sat/sub sets are deficient—the sats perform well, but integration with the sub falls down on the job. I’m always on the lookout for a sat/sub set with exemplary bass performance and integration.

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AV Receiver Reviews
Denon AVR-4310CI A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 05, 2009
Price: $1,999 At A Glance: First receiver with Audyssey DSX width and height channels • Anchor Bay video processing • Napster, Rhapsody, and numerous other streaming features

Should You Go Wide?

Surround sound is fully half of the home theater equation. Like any technology, it presents certain complexities, and mastering at least a few of them will reward the patient listener. However, surround almost makes a fetish of complexity. It turns a lot of people off, which inhibits its household penetration. It also puts a technology critic like me on the spot when I take keyboard in hand to tell you about the Denon AVR-4310CI A/V receiver, with Audyssey’s DSX, which introduces a new complexity: width channels.

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Audio Video News
Will Comcast Merge with NBC?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 05, 2009
Comcast and NBC are in merger talks, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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