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HDTV Preview 2013

A guide to the sets you’re going to want to buy this year.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 23, 2013
Our main take-away from the 2013 CES was that this is going to be the year when OLED and 4K-rez “Ultra HD” TVs finally arrive. And by “arrive” I mean sitting in the store, waiting for you to buy ‘em. While this development is no doubt promising, you can also count on the advanced sets scheduled to hit stores later this year being expensive.

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2012 in Review

The treble and the bass of the year that was
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted December 28, 2012
If the weather, calendar, and bevy of “PLEASEGIVEMEANOSCAR” movies didn’t give it away, surely the title of this article does: 2012 is pretty much history.
In the pages of Sound+Vision (both the digital and analog variety), we’ve covered some interesting trends, products, news, and more.
So here are some highlights and lowlights, some contrast and brightness, some tweeters and some woofers, some increasingly lame metaphors, some... well, you get the point.

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Blind as a Brit

Why do so many UK residents claim they can’t see any difference between Blu-ray and DVD?
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted July 10, 2012
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As Mark Twain (and other others) have noted, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
Blu-ray looks a zillion times better than DVD, right? Are all of those British viewers blind, or are we asking the wrong questions?

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Review: LG 47LW5600 3D LCD HDTV
- By Al Griffin
- Posted June 16, 2011
TEST BENCH
Color temperature (ISF Expert 2 mode/Warm color temperature preset before/after calibration):

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CES 2011: Smart Stuff from Samsung

Online components are growing while bezels are shrinking.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 6, 2011
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Test Report: Samsung PN58C7000 3D Plasma HDTV

Excellent performance in any dimension.
- By Rob Sabin
- Posted December 23, 2010
Despite the rising popularity of LED-backlit LCD TVs, plasma has remained a favored display technology for many critical viewers who think it delivers the more natural, film-like picture. What it hasn't delivered, at least in the past, is the svelte profile and sleek styling that you get with LED-backlit LCD sets.

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3D Content: What's Out There?

Ok, you've got a shiny new 3DTV. So where's the 3D?
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted December 20, 2010
Most 3D TVs have some sort of faux-3D mode that can add a certain amount of depth to a 3D image. For that real 3D, though, you need original 3D content. There's a fair amount out there, but frustratingly, not all of it is available to everyone.

With this guide, we here at S+V will help you navigate the murky waters of the current state of 3D content.

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$5,349 Bose VideoWave HDTV Has 16 Built-In Speakers

The first HDTV from Bose expands upon the built-in soundbar concept.
- Posted September 28, 2010
Bose is no stranger to home-theater-in-a-box systems, but their first speaker-packed HDTV takes the concept to another place entirely. Their new 46-inch VideoWave LCD HDTV has 16 speakers hidden inside the case, including six small bass drivers that they claim eliminate the need for a subwoofer.

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Test Report: LG 47LX6500 3D LCD HDTV

Solid 3D and a wide viewing angle distinguish LG's 6500 series TVs.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 17, 2010
For some, 3D TV’s arrival came on a bit too suddenly. Avatar was still lighting up theater screens when the first 3D sets checked in to tempt us with the promise of stereoscopic golf tournaments — as if that alone was reason enough to buy a new TV.

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3D TV Demystified

Before you try to jump on the 3D bandwagon, make sure you know what you need.
- By John Sciacca
- Posted September 10, 2010
My dad called me the other day. He had just rented Avatar and he wanted to know if I had seen it and if the version I watched was in 3D and why his wasn’t. A client sent me an e-mail asking whether he could use a new 3D TV to watch regular, non-3D programming.

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Test Report: Panasonic TC-P5OVT25 Plasma HDTV

3D is just one high point of Panasonic's VT25 Series plasma TV's.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 10, 2010
Along with Samsung, Panasonic has been pushing hard to bring 3D TV to both early adopters and regular folks who happened to catch Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, Toy Story 3, or one of the other recent 3D blockbusters at their local multiplex.

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3D Glasses: Can They Have Universal Appeal?

The search for the perfect pair of 3D specs for HDTVs is just beginning.
- By Kevin James
- Posted July 27, 2010
While 3D movies have been doing blockbuster business in theaters, for some potential viewers the idea of wearing (and buying) expensive, uncomfortable 3D glasses at home has all the appeal of Carrot Top/Pauly Shore double feature.

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