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The Connected House: iPod Comes Home
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 17, 2005  |  0 comments
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DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 6.75 x 1 x 3 inches PRICE $250 MANUFACTURER Sony,
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Back to Basics: How to Set Up a DVD Player or DVD Recorder
Frank Doris  |  May 25, 2005  |  0 comments

It won't be long before expressions like, "Honey, don't forget to tape American Idol for me!" and "Let's go to the videotape" fade as disc- and hard-drive-based recording triumphs over the trusty VCR. And while DVD recorders a re more complicated to set up and use than VCRs, they're getting easier - really!

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Xtremely Simple
Doug Newcomb  |  May 18, 2005  |  0 comments

Tony Hawk became the world's most famous skateboarder by "going big" and performing maneuvers no one else had even thought of. But when it came to his new home, the avowed "electronics nut" decided that less is more. Hawk in front of his home theater system.

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Pump Up Your Pod!
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 18, 2005  |  0 comments

Over 10 million of them have been sold, and it seems like everybody has one. Some are pink, some are green, some are blue, some are black, but most are white. Owners caress them, lovingly running their fingers back and forth across "my precious." Some can hold 10,000 of your favorite songs, and they'll follow you wherever you go.

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Big-Screen Bargains
 |  May 11, 2005  |  0 comments
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Inside Tech: Blu-ray & HD DVD
David Ranada  |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
No home-entertainment technology in years has been as eagerly anticipated as the upcoming Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition disc systems. In fact, the last time we techie types were this excited about something new was when the CD was introduced.
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ReQuest VideoReQuest Digital Video Controller
John Sciacca  |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
The problem with DVDs is they're just too damn cool. With their pristine pictures, multichannel digital sound, and cheap prices, what's not to love? Storing and managing your collection, however, can be a problem. Though I don't consider myself a huge collector, I have amassed close to 100 DVD movies. My current storage solution is a trunk my wife picked up at a yard sale for $3.
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The Making of a Soundtrack
Michael Fremer  |  May 08, 2005  |  0 comments
In our ongoing run-up to our 10th anniversary in early 2005, Michael Fremer looks at his experiences working on the soundtrack to the groundbreaking movie Tron. This article was first published in our Fall 1997 issue. We've made a few edits to account for changes since then (particularly in the references to laserdiscs!), but MF's description of the creation of an early-1980s soundtrack is as fascinating, interesting, and pertinent as ever. Modern digital techniques have revolutionized the film-sound business, but a good soundtrack is still a good soundtrack.
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