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Tech Trends 2013: Video
S&V's video experts explain this season's hottest trends in TV
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S&V's speaker measurement guy reports on this spring's hottest trends in speakers, headphones, turntables, and more.
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Sony's new 2013 home audio products
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Pioneer VSX-74TXVi Digital Surround Receiver
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted October 4, 2005
Pioneer sure packed an awful lot of stuff into its new A/V receiver, the Elite VSX-74TXVi, beginning with the mouthful of letters in its model name. Far more engaging is its iPod connectivity: this is the first receiver we've seen to offer fully integrated control for Apple's ubiquitous iPod music player.

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HP Pavilion 65-inch DLP HDTV
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted October 4, 2005
What We Think A superb first effort, this HDTV offers premium image quality and the most complete feature set a fu
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Tannoy Arena Home Theater Speaker System
- By Al Griffin
- Posted October 4, 2005
Audiophiles and musicians alike will recognize the name Tannoy from the pro-sound world - the company's speakers are used in recording studios around the globe. So I was surprised to see speakers from such a serious outfit show up in a funky, fun package like the Arena system. The Arena's podlike satellites owe a debt to 1970s sci-fi style: think rounded, organic, and amoeboid.

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Special Report: Mitsubishi WD-52627 HDTV

1080p comes to DLP
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted September 6, 2005
What We Think Mitsu
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Plasma for Less

A trio of sleek HDTVs you can actually afford
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 6, 2005
What We Think JVC PD-42X795
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LG LRY-517 universal DVD recorder/VCR
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted September 6, 2005
Last time I checked, there were five different recordable-DVD disc types - a potential compatibility catastrophe. Wouldn't it be great if someone invented a player that could play all kinds of DVDs? Even better, what if it was also a recorder?

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DVD + HDMI

Three players that know how to keep it digital
- By David Ranada
- Posted September 6, 2005
What We Think Toshiba SD-5980<
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The Sound of Style

Three surround speaker packages bound to please both eyes and ears
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 6, 2005
Unlike oxygen, food, or water, surround sound isn't necessary for survival. But if you recently upgraded to a slim, big-screen HDTV, you're probably feeling a need to update the audio part of your system with something equally tasty. Home theater used to mean huge tower speakers or chunky satellites paired with subwoofers that took up as many cubic feet as an SUV's gas tank.

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Yamaha RX-V657 Digital Surround Receiver
- By Ken C. Pohlmann
- Posted September 5, 2005
Starved for new music? For talk (left, right, or center)? Sports? Comedy? Weather and traffic? Satellite radio delivers all these and more by the dozen. Yamaha is among the first A/V receiver makers to bring satellite radio home, via a new XM-ready line that includes the RX-V657 model here.

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iPod Speakers Get Serious

Klipsch iFi System
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 1, 2005
The Short Form klipsch.com/ifi / 800-554-7724 / $400 / Satellites 8.75 IN high / Subwoofer 10.75 x 10.75 x 14 IN, 25 LBS
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LG 50-inch Plasma HDTV with Hard-disk Recorder
- Posted August 17, 2005
The new 50PY2DR plasma HDTV from LG comes with a bright yellow insert explaining in all caps that the set's CableCARD and TV Guide On Screen electronic program guide eliminate the need to rent an outboard box from your cable company.

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JVC 61-inch HD-ILA HDTV
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted August 10, 2005
The Short Form DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 57.375 x 41.125 x 18.625 inches WEIGHT 103 pounds PRICE $4,700
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