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Audio Video Revolution Monthly Contest This month, one lucky Audio Video Revolution Reader will win a Meridian G98 DVD-Audio Transport. The G98 DVD-Audio transport plays audio CDs, MP3 CDs, Video CDs, DVD-Video,and DVD-Audio discs. It can decode Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, MP3, and MLP data streams to PCM for stereo playback. And it can output Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG bitstreams for connection to a surround controller. Last Chance to Enter to Win a Meridian G98 DVD-Audio Transport! http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest RevolutionHomeTheater Monthly Contest Last Chance to Enter to Win A Qsonix Q100 Digital Music System! http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/rhtcontest AVRev.com Lead Story Microsoft and Intel Back HD-DVD Microsoft and Intel are officially supporting the HD-DVD format. This adds to the group that includes Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo and Memory-tech as members of the HD-DVD Promotion Group. Bill Gates had previously expressed enthusiasm for the format so the announcement comes as no surprise, continuing the Microsoft versus Apple rivalry with each company backing a different format. PCs running the new Windows operating system and featuring Intel's chip technology in the near future are likely to feature support for HD-DVDs. Even though there are no plans to build-in support for Blu-ray in PCs, Microsoft acknowledges there is nothing stopping third parties from building PCs that do. Microsoft and Intel's announcement is significant to the HD-DVD camp but it's not a fatal blow to Blu-ray. In fact, the Sony-backed format has been racking up more support than its rival lately, especially from content providers like Twentieth Century Fox and Lions Gate Entertainment. Sony has another edge in the Playstation 3 which will feature Blu-ray when it's released early next year. Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/0905/27.microintel.html More Than Just TelevisionMitsubishi Television Experience television like you've never imagined possible. Mitsubishi television transcends entertainment to deliver sight and sound magnificence. Immerse your senses with the most advanced technology, features and performance in the industry. All from the company that invented - and continues to define - television excellence. With dozens of models to choose from, we guarantee you'll find a television that fits your needs and exceeds your expectations of what home entertainment can be. Mitsubishi delivers unrivaled performance, quality and ease of use. Discover our impressive array of models today! http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/mitsubishi.html Welcome to Rotel... Exceptional Sound. No Exceptions! Rotel manufactures some of the best value electronics available today. From home theater components to two channel stereo to custom installation products, our more than 40 years experience combined with our Balanced Design engineering philosophy allow us to produce outstanding quality products at very affordable prices. Don¹t take our word for it though. Visit our web site and see what audio critics from around the world say about Rotel. Then, go see your authorized Rotel dealer for a demonstration. Click here to visit Rotel... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rotel.html More AVRev.com News Maxxsonics Acquires MB Quart - Maxxsonics USA, the parent company behind the Hifonics, Crunch and Autotek brands, has purchased the Germany-based MB Quart. Maxxsonics describes the acquisition as a strategic purchase that will enable the company to extend its mobile auto-sound offerings... Click here for more... http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0905/26.mb.html Saturday Nights in High-Definition - Saturday Night Live's new season kicks off on October 1st and there is plenty to celebrate not only is the show entering its thirty-first season on-air, but its also making its high-definition debut. The first SNL episode in HD will be hosted by Steve Carell.. Click below for more... http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0905/29.snl.html The New C-Series From Energy - Energy has introduced a new set of speakers the C-Series is intended to replace both the XL and Connoisseur Series, offering performance and aesthetics at an affordable price point. It will begin shipping in October... Click here for more... http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0905/28.cseries.html NBC Goes 3-D for Special "Medium" Episode - NBC and TV Guide have announced they are teaming up for an episode of the network's primetime drama "Medium" scheduled to air Monday, November 21... Click here for more... http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0905/23.3d.html Like what you read? Want to say something about it? Join the AudioVideoRevolution discussion group at Yahoo.com today! Click below to join the all new AudioVideoRevolution discussion group... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/audiovideorevolution/ New Studio Series from Paradigm Reference Paradigm has just released its spectacular new third-generation Studio Series from Paradigm Reference. Paradigm Reference Studio Series, the company's flagship line now in its third generation, displays significant advances in overall design and technology. IMS/SHOCK-MOUNT "baffleless" driver mounting technology, a new high-excursion S PAL satin-anodized dome tweeter, redesigned midrange, bass/midrange and bass drivers with superior motor/magnet structures ... To learn more about the exciting new Studio Series visit us... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/paradigm.html AVRev.com Music Reviews Paul Anka - Rock Swings Is this a breakthrough album that will notch music history, change the way people regard genres, take Paul Anka's career to another level, anoint him cool at 63 and take him back to the top of the charts nearly half a century after he first landed there? Or is this a crass, uninformed, self-conscious gimmick that will fool no one under the age of AARP and be shelved between Rhino's Golden Throats series and Pat Boone's heavy metal album? Is Paul Anka by day really legendary L.A. lounge lizard Richard Cheese? (They both do Van Halen, Nirvana and Michael Jackson Vegas-style.) The answer, unfortunately, is none of the above. Unfortunately, because the album, and this review, would be more fun if it weren't. Anka claims once the concept was proposed by some German investors, he scoured the scores of hundreds of popular songs of the last three decades, guided by what he had heard around the house from his five daughters (whose names all begin with "A" don¹t you wonder about parents like that?), and came up with 200 candidates he then examined and played with and even scored (his way) and performed with full orchestra, before choosing the 14 that comprise Rock Swings. For what he's trying to do here there are some inspired choices, but there are also enough misfits in whole or part that I question his song selection. Read more below... http://www.avrev.com/music/revs/anka.shtml Introducing the completely redesigned RBH MC Series Mark II Designed for both audio and home theater enthusiasts, the MC Series features RBH's proprietary aluminum cone technology; the same technology in their flagship products. Because of the inherent stiffness, low mass and self-damping properties found in aluminum, these advanced drivers deliver crisp, clear sound with the immediacy and accuracy needed to deliver the realism of today's high-definition music and movies. Computer optimized crossover networks allow smooth integration between drivers while increasing power handling and minimizing distortion. To learn more click here... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rbh1004.html Please Support AVR's Sponsors http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/qsonix.html http://www.sonos.com/us/landing/all_lp4.htm If you have AOL 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 or an email client that supports html emails and you'd like to switch to our full color email updates in the future, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject "html email" in the subject header. Audio Video Revolution and its publications are compliant with Business & Professional Code SECT 17529. 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