Audio Video Revolution Email Update The Simpsons Cast Demanding Higher Pay, Halting Production of New Season - Now that the cast of Friends is no longer around to hold out for higher salaries, one of America�s favorite cartoon families is holding out � The Simpsons. According to USA Today, the six lead voice actors for The Simpsons, who have been working on the show�s 16th season, have stopped production by refusing to record the dialog for upcoming episodes. Six episodes have been completed thus far, but the voice actors have not shown up for the past month to complete work on the rest of the season.
Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0704/29.simpsons.html XM To Add More Local Weather and Traffic Stations - While the satellite radio players swear they aren't becoming local broadcasters, they continue to add more and more local content. XM has announced that they are adding traffic and weather to their satellite radio service for Miami, Minneapolis, San Diego and Seattle. Competitor Sirius also airs major market First Traffic reports. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0704/30.xm.html Transparent Announces Two New DVI Cables That Go to Great Lengths - Typical DVI cable has bandwidth limitations in lengths greater than 15 feet. These limitations pose performance problems for projector installations that require lengths much greater than 15 feet. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0704/28.dvi.html Runco Announces a New DLP Projection System - Runco International has just introduced the new the Video Xtreme VX-2c Projection System. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0704/26.vx2c.html DTS Proves High Quality Surround Sound Streaming Is Possible - DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) demonstrated the viability of streaming high definition surround sound audio over the Internet in a recent trial with Swedish Radio. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0704/27.dts.html Last Chance to Enter This Month's AVRev.com Contests... Win up to $5,000 in cables! This month's contest winner will have a custom audio/video signal delivery system designed for them by XLO/Ultralink worth up to $5,000. Enter to win today! http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest One lucky winner will be adding this $4,995 Linn UNIDISK SC DVD-Audio/SACD player to their AV system. Don't miss out, enter today! http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/rhtcontest Pixel-Perfect Bravo D2 DVI DVD Media Player Take your home entertainment to the next level with V, Inc.'s BRAVO D2 Digital Media Player. The BRAVO D2 utilizes an integrated Digital Video Interface (DVI) connection, delivering digital images directly to today's digital displays - free from D/A conversion artifacts. The BRAVO D2 also has selectable scaling to HD resolutions including 480p/1080i/720p and a user adjustable custom resolution for DVD playback. Visit http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/vinc.html to see why the $249 Bravo D2 has become the DVI DVD reference for videophiles and reviewers alike. XLO: Choose the Best In the World Your cable solution is the most pervasive component in any audio system. It lies between every other component and affects the performance of each of them within the system as a whole. At XLO we recommend a totally neutral cable system designed commensurate with the level of your system�s components. To discuss an XLO interconnect system for your needs - call your retailer or 909-947-6969 to speak to one of our product specialists. There is no reason to sacrifice a system�s performance for anything less than the best in the world. Click below for more information... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/xlo.html Revel begins shipping the Ultima Sub 30 Subwoofer Launched at the CEDIA expo in September, Revel has begun shipments of the Ultima Sub 30. The latest addition to the flagship Ultima series from Revel, the Sub 30 replaces the Sub 15 and LE-1 power amplifier combination. The Ultima Sub 30 is powered by a massive internal amplifier, and includes two 15-inch drivers. One powered and one passive to maximize acoustic output while retaining a relatively small footprint. The Ultima Sub 30 is the ideal subwoofer to compliment the Ultima Salon, Studio, or Gem loudspeakers. For more information go to http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/revel.html Enter to Win the Ultimate Portable Audio System! Become a member of AudioRevolution.com and be entered in our latest membership giveaway. With your membership, you could win a portable audio system from HeadRoom featuring a Headroom amplifier and an Apple iPod! Click below to become a member today... http://www.avrev.com/membership/index.html Read This Month's Feature Equipment Reviews V,Inc. Bravo D2 Digital Media Player http://www.avrev.com/equip/vincbravod2/index.html Marantz VP-12S3 High-Definition Projector http://www.avrev.com/equip/marantzvp12s3/index.html Paradigm Reference Seismic 12 Subwoofer http://www.avrev.com/equip/paradigm/index.html RBH T-2P Speaker System http://www.avrev.com/equip/rbht2p/index.html Definitive Technology 7002 Bipolar SuperTowers http://www.avrev.com/equip/definitivetech/index.html Featured CD Music Review Slaughter - Then and Now When I was asked to review this DVD-A my original thought was, weren�t they a band from the late 80�s? Well yes they were and still are as a matter of fact. Slaughter�s first hit came in 1990 with �Up All Night�. Soon following that up with �Fly to the Angels� and then add on top of that the theme song from �Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey�, pretty impressive resume so far. But to be brutally honest I can�t say that I ever heard any of these songs before. Slaughter's music falls somewhere between Poison, Cinderella and KISS and for me that is somewhere I really don�t go musically. So that being said this DVD-A was a bit of a surprise to me. Musically solid, lyrically weak for the most part and generally fun is the way I�d describe this band. If you were into the �hair bands� of the late 80�s you�d probably really like this disc. The music is what you�d expect. Plenty of party tunes on this disc �Tongue N� Groove,� �Get Used To It� and �Let The Good Times Roll� are a few tunes to get your party started. �Fly To the Angels� and �Up All Night� on this disc are live renditions of their biggest hits. The mix on those two live tunes are pretty much what you�d expect with the band in the two front speakers with most of the ambience in the two rear speakers. Just don�t expect Pink Floyd type ambience to come out of your speakers. Click below to read more... http://www.avrev.com/music/revs/slaughter.html Featured DVD Review Paycheck Philip K. Dick was one of the finest science fiction writers of the 20th century. Unfortunately, he died at a relatively early age and we are left to wonder what he would think of all of the films that have been made based on his short stories. �Blade Runner� is the only film he ever got to see any part of, but others, such as �Minority Report� and �Total Recall,� have been made since then. The latest Dick work to be transferred to the big screen is �Paycheck,� a brilliant story that transfers onto the screen under the steady eye and frenetic hand of acclaimed action director John Woo with mixed results. The film begins by introducing us to Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), a brilliant engineer who is hired to essentially steal electronic and computer designs from other companies by taking apart what they have, figuring out how they work and then copying and improving upon the technology. At the end of the process, two months in most cases, he receives a handsome paycheck and has his memory of the past two months erased. The technician who does the erasing, Shorty (Paul Giamatti), is also Jennings� pal. Jennings insists that he doesn�t mind the missing memories, considering he gets well paid and doesn�t care to remember the two months of 18-hour workdays. 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