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Audio Video Revolution Monthly Contest This month, one lucky Audio Video Revolution Reader will win a Paradigm UltraCube10 Subwoofer. Power. Impact. Extraordinary refinement. Remarkable musical finesse. The UltraCube 10 delivers it all... from a cube measuring just 11-1/2" wide and deep. Enter to Win a Paradigm UltraCube10 Subwoofer! http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest RevolutionHomeTheater Monthly Contest Enter to Win the People's Choice 5.1 Home Theater System from Orb Audio... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/rhtcontest AVRev.com Lead Story DirecTV To Promote Own DVR Over TiVo Satellite provider DirecTV is launching a campaign to promote its own digital video recorder (DVR) to new and existing customers, says a recent article in the New York Times. DirecTV will still support the TiVo service and has priced its own service, which was developed by a company owned by News Corporation (the parent of DirecTV), at the same fee of $5.95 per month. The article alludes to a savings of $1 per month per subscriber, which should be highly impactful, considering DirecTV¹s vast subscriber base. TiVo quickly achieved an impressive mainstream branding, which some say is as widespread as that of Kleenex, Band-Aid or Xerox. Television enthusiasts "TiVo" programs despite the fact that major cable providers and Echostar (parent of Disc Network) don't offer TiVo units. Sony, which once made many popular DVRs with TiVo for DirecTV, no longer makes TiVo recorders. Now TiVo's biggest supporter looks like it is going to bail after their deal runs out in 2007... Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/1005/13.dvr.html Going Digital Can Be A Bumpy Ride. Get a Free Digital Connectivity Audit From PureLink If you're confused about upgrading to pure digital HD, its no wonder. There's a whole new glossary of terms to learn; 480i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, DVI, HDMI, Gigabit, not to mention HDCP and more. Even those of us in the industry have had a hard time keeping up with this revolution. PureLink is a new line of digital connectivity products that will make going digital easy, affordable, and provide the best performance from your HDTV. No more compromising with analog component connections! If your A/V premap or receiver has no HDMI / DVI inputs or switching, you will need a PureLink Switching System. If you have multiple HDTV's but only one source, you will need a PureLink Distribution Amp. If you own an older plasma or projection tv without a digital input, PureLink's DVI to VGA converter can upgrade the performance dramatically. If the distance between your sources and display is greater than 15', you'll need a PureLink Fiber Optic cable. Tell us about your system. We'll tell you how to hook it up with our Free Digital Connectivity Audit. Click to learn more... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/dtrovision.html Clear and Compelling Video from DVDO The DVDO iScan HD+is a high resolution video scaling processor and A/V switcher that sets a new standard for up-converting, cross-converting and even down-converting all your video sources. The iScan HD+ will scale the output of your standard definition sources (480i, 480p, 576i, 576p) such as DVD player, Set-top-box and VCR, to perfectly match the optimum resolution of your display - 720p, 1080i, or any user-defined resolution up to 1080p. iScan HD+ is HDCP compliant and supports scaling of HD sources (720p, 1080i) over DVI. The iScan HD+ functions as your complete A/V hub, providing simultaneous audio/video switching with automatic video upconversion/processing. Click here to learn more about the DVDO iScan HD+ http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/dvdo.html More AVRev.com News New Video iPod Unveiled - Apple ended months of speculation by revealing its latest iPod with video capabilities in a press conference today. The new players feature 2.5-inch TFT color displays and can hold up to 15,000 songs or 150 hours of video. The 30GB and 60GB models retail for $299 and $399 respectively and come in either black or white. The screen is small for portability but users can use an S-video cable to connect the iPod to a television set... Click here for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/1005/12.vidipod.html The Good Guys to Say "Good Bye" - California-based The Good Guys is reportedly closing up shop in its remaining 46 locations. CompUSA purchased the chain last year and has seemingly not fared well with the challenge posed from retailers such as Costco, BestBuy as well as the vast number of independent, CEDIA-type installers... Click below for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/1005/11.goodguys.html Polk Audio Offers Complement to Flat Panel Displays - Polk Audio has begun shipping the SurroundBar a streamlined solution for those who want the surround sound experience without any of the set-up hassles that can come with it. The SurroundBar uses the company's patented Stereo Dimensional Array (SDA)... Click here for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/1005/10.polk.html Three New Energy Connoisseur Subwoofers - Energy is offering three all new subwoofers as part of its Reference Connoisseur series. The RC-SUB 8, RC-SUB 10 and RC-SUB 12 all feature the same rosenut or cherry veneer finishes as the other speakers in the series... Click here for more... http://www.avrev.com/news/1005/07.energysub.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/ There's a real BOB behind every Sunfire product. Unlike huge faceless corporations, Sunfire is the unique, personal vision of one audio genius, Bob Carver. Most audio geniuses would be content to have founded just two landmark audio companies. But after creating Phase Linear and Carver Corporation, Bob still had more innovative technology in his system. He wanted to express these ideas in meticulously-built, premium audio products that would offer exceptional value and sound quality. And that's what you get when you buy Sunfire. A great product from the mind and soul of Bob Carver. Click below to visit... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/sunfire.html AVRev.com Music Reviews Devo - Live 1980 DualDisc Looking back 25 years later at DEVO, what sticks in my mind the most isn¹t the red spud energy hats or the legless white uniform space suits. It is the numbers of bands who have since driven down the alternative rock road that DEVO paved. Like Frank Zappa before them, DEVO took ³weird² rock and turned it into something people would actually listen to on the radio. From legendary alt rockers like Oingo Boingo and the B-52¹s to modern-day punkers like Green Day and The Offspring, these groups all owe a little thanks to DEVO for having the guts to make quirky pop music and not be apologetic about it. The closest thing to a direct modern copy of DEVO comes by way of the Aquabats, a group of zany ska rockers who dress up as superheroes and turn their live show into a live action comic book. They had their 15 minutes of fame with the minor hit ³Superrad,² but while watching this DEVO disc, I can¹t help but think back to seeing the Aquabats live. There was no MTV yet at the time of this recording. To see bands perform live, you¹d have to stay up late and catch them on shows like ³Don Kirshner¹s Rock Concert² or ³Saturday Night Live.² Now that there are so many non-music-related TV shows on MTV and MTV2, you rarely ever get to see to see any live concert performances, let alone an entire show start to finish... Read the full review below... http://www.avrev.com/music/revs/devo.shtml Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall... Which Power Conditioner Is Most Powerful Of All? If you're confused by the claims and "specs" of the AC Power Conditioners, its no wonder. There is no single standard of power output in watts that everybody agrees on. For consumers who want to protect their valuable components and experience them at their best, 3 brands have taken over the category and should be considered; PurePower, PS Audio, and ExactPower. These are the top performers, not just in our opinion, but in the opinion of the trade press and many knowledgeable audio and videophiles. In an effort to bring some clarity to the issue, PurePower has created a comparison chart that explains the three different methods of measuring power output and how the top three brands rate themselves. This is all published data from each manufacturer. Also noted is how all three handle blackouts, brownouts, surges, sags, over and under voltage. These anomalies are the biggest threats to the power supplies in your equipment so knowing how the conditioner manages these conditions is a critical factor when considering which conditioner to buy. 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