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Audio Video News
XStreamHD to Offer Lionsgate VOD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 21, 2010
The video streaming landscape just got a little more interesting for Dish Network subscribers with XStreamHD's announcement that it will carry Lionsgate content in HD.
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Audio Video News
FCC Gets CableCARD Comments
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 20, 2010
When we last left the Federal Communications Commission, it was thinking over ways to improve the CableCARD situation, as well as the card's next-generation successor. As part of that process, it requested comments from all and sundry. Be careful what you wish for.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Klipsch Icon WB-14 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 19, 2010
toppick.jpgPrice: $2,396 At A Glance: Redesigned horn offers 80-degree horizontal and vertical dispersion • Dark, rich Berlinia wood veneers • Sub has top-mount controls and three EQ settings

Tale of the Flower Horn

This is the story of the flower horn. It is a story of bumps and mumps. It is getting started a little cryptically. I always love it when that happens.

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Audio Video News
Sony Issues 3D Warning
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 19, 2010
Sony has issued a warning to users of its 3D video game technology.
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Audio Video News
Marchon to Make 3D Glasses
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 16, 2010
Marchon Eyewear, famed for its Flexon frames, has licensed technology from RealID with the intent of making 3D glasses that also function as sunglasses.
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Audio Video News
PS3 to Get 3D Upgrade
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 15, 2010
A forthcoming upgrade to the Sony PS3 gaming console will make it more 3D-friendly.
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Comcast Goes Multi-Room
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 14, 2010
Comcast now offers multi-room recording and playback with the new AnyRoom DVR.
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Congress May Restrain iTaxes
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 13, 2010
Proposed legislation in Congress would curb the digital-download taxes, or "iTaxes," currently levied by 23 states and the District of Columbia.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Dynaudio DM 2/6 Speaker System
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 12, 2010
toppick.jpgPrice: $2,650 At A Glance: Two-way monitor with silk-dome tweeter • 10-inch sub with both low- and high-pass filters • Refined performance with a touch of warmth

Sweet Silk Dome

The Dynaudio DM 2/6 monitor comes in a vinyl-wrapped mediumdensity-fiberboard enclosure. This is so traditional, it’s almost retro. At the audiophile end of the speaker market, the vinyl-MDF box is outclassed by tantalizing veneers. At the pragmatic end—which is where a lot of the innovation comes these days—the vinyl-MDF box has given way to sound-bars and sat/sub sets with curvy molded-plastic or extruded-aluminum enclosures.

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Audio Video News
Netflix Gets Movie Savvier
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 12, 2010
Netflix has struck a deal with Relativity Media that will bring some movies into streaming distribution within a few months of their disc release, around the same time as premium pay-TV channels get them, and ahead of other streaming services.
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