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Has your TV room gone upscale yet

December 01, 2005

USA Today Only a fraction — perhaps less than 1% — of the nation's home theaters are marquee presentations such as the Cleage family's. Still, about one-third of home-theater owners spent more than $1,500 for their systems, according to Parks Associates, a market-research firm.

From the article "Has your TV room gone upscale yet?," by Mike Snider.

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