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| Test Reports |
Spotlight: Best & Brightest
Three HDTVs that really shine: JVC's 70-inch HD-ILA, Mitsubishi's 62-inch DLP, and Pioneer's 50-inch plasma |
Spotlight: Burning Desire
New spins on the modern DVD recorder from Lite-On, Samsung, and RCA |
Control 4
Whole-house music server/automation system |
JBL exclusive!
Studio L Series home theater speaker system |
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Sirius exclusive!
s50 portable satellite radio |
Yamaha
YSP-800 Sound Projector |
Kodak
EasyShare-One Wi-Fi camera |
Acoustic Research exclusive!
MediaBridge DMP3000 |
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| Features |
S&V's Fantastic Four
We pick the trends to keep an eye on in '06 |
Video To Go By Rob Medich
Satellite Radio By Ken C. Pohlmann
High-Def Discs By James K. Willcox
Whole-House A/V By John Sciacca
Emerging Tech By Al Griffin
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Editors' Choice Awards
This year's winners include 16 exceptional products — plus a customer-friendly retail chain and a truly visionary guy. |
Let Us Entertain You
Media Center PCs have come a long way, but are the latest models from HP and Sony ready for your living room?
By Michael Antonoff |
The Cuban Revolution
Mark Cuban, the provocative founder of HDNet, gives his unique spin on Microsoft, HDTV, the future of movies, and more.
By Michael Antonoff |
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| Entertainment |
| Music | DVDs | Games |
| MUSIC |
Queens of All Ages
It's The Darkness II - And May/Taylor, Mark 2 |
Divas Down - And Up!
Shakira, Madonna and Lindsay Lohan |
Country Albums
Kenny Chesney and Big & Rich |
System of a Down
Hypnotize |
Jackson Browne
Running on Empty |
Rush
R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour |
Ryan Adams
29 |
Robert Glasper
Canvas |
Historic Recordings
Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk Quartet |
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| DVDs |
Bird Land
March of The Penguins and Madagascar |
Cinderella Man
Collector's Edition |
The Polar Express
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The Skeleton Key
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The Constant Gardener
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Aeon Flux
The Complete Animated Collection |
Beavis and Butt-Head
Vol. 1, The Mike Judge Collection |
Japanese Cinema
Ran and Ugetsu |
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Complete Series |
Reference Disk
The Island |
Murderball
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The Dukes of Hazzard
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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The Deer Hunter
Legacy Series |
Rehashed Horror
House of Wax, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Land of the Dead: Unrated Director's Cut |
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| GAMES |
Quake 4
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Condemned: Criminal Origins
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Gun
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NBA Live 06
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Guitar Hero
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| Plus: |
The Custom Installer
Next big thing: computers! |
BackTalk: Penn Jillette
Mike Mettler chats with the more talkative half of Penn & Teller |
The S&V Entertainment Awards
The top Games, Music and DVDs of 2005 |
The List
The Best Gear to buy right now |
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