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I Just Saw the Best Projector Demo Ever at CEDIA 2022
Mark Henninger  |  Oct 01, 2022  |  1 comments
In a show where it’s easy to become jaded by the impressive home theater AV systems found in the demo rooms, one audition stood above all the rest. The Christie Eclipse demo by Absolute Ultimate AV has set the standard by which I will judge all other projection-based systems. It is a technological wonder, a 4K system that offers the visual impact of an OLED TV at the large screen sizes home theater demands.
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I Want My DVR!
SV Staff  |  Sep 05, 2008  |  0 comments
A new study out of London reveals what we all already knew. 70% of DVR owners say that they cannot live without their DVR. Almost 9 out of 10 Americans said they can't live without their DVR. Okay, "can't live" might be a bit of an...
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I Want My HDTV
SV Staff  |  Oct 29, 2008  |  0 comments
Times are tough. Sometimes a man will do anything to feed his family. Just ask Jan Valjean. And sometimes a man will do anything so his family can watch TV. Especially HDTV. The Pocono Record in Pennsylvania carried this news item: Someone drove...
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I Want My Palladia - MHD Relaunch
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2008  |  0 comments
Hopefully more than just a rebranding, MTV's high-def MHD music channel is changing names to Palladia. MTV Networks is promising more premier, HD programming. The new name kicks in on September 1. The old channel suffered from lack of content and...
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I Watch the Watchmen
SV Staff  |  Mar 09, 2009  |  0 comments
[Note: this review is spoiler-free, and major plot points outside of the very beginning of the film are not mentioned.] I'm a comic book fan, and for the last few years I've been anticipating the Watchmen movie with a mixture of hope and...
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I'm Trying to Break Your Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2008  |  0 comments
How bizarre. A band is telling its fans not to buy their latest video release.Wilco is telling its fans to avoid purchasing the Blu-ray release of the documentary about them, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart. The 2002 film was released on DVD, and...
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I-mmersive’s Live Streaming VR Camera Is a Bust
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2016  |  0 comments
The idea behind I-mmersive’s Veye 360-degree virtual reality camera is intriguing...
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IBM Announces Lightweight HDTV Projector
HT Staff  |  May 28, 2001  |  0 comments
International Business Machines isn't a company anyone normally associates with home theater products. Movie fans, however, might do well to put aside their assumptions for a moment and take a look at IBM's new MicroPortable data/video projector. Capable of a light output of 1100 lumens, the new projector weighs only three pounds---and is claimed to be HDTV compatible.
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IBM Debuts Ultra-Rez Flat-Panel Displays
 |  Nov 14, 1999  |  0 comments

Flat-panel displays are moving up to the next level of performance, thanks to <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/">International Business Machines</A>. On Wednesday, November 10, the company announced what observers called an "eye-popping" LCD screen with an astounding 123 pixels (picture elements) per square inch&mdash;more than twice the typical 55-per-square-inch pixel count of high-definition television screens. The almost-21-inch-diagonal screen, dubbed the QX20, is capable of resolutions as high as 2048x1536.

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IBM Dives Into the Home Automation Market
 |  Sep 27, 1998  |  0 comments

Last week, IBM announced the introduction of its <A HREF="http://www.ibm.com/homedirector">IBM Home Director</A> home networking system, controllable from a PC or television screen. Although initially targeted at the new-home construction market, IBM says that Home Director can be retrofitted to most existing homes.

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ICBM Improves Surround-sound Bass
HT Staff  |  Oct 01, 2001  |  0 comments
Are the all speakers in your multichannel audio system designed to put out extremely low bass? If not, you're in danger of overdriving them with full-bandwidth signals from high-resolution disc players.
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Ice Cold TV
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Dec 28, 2005  |  0 comments
Taking the term "multi-function" to new extremes, LG Electronics has given its TV Refrigerator a fresh-not-frozen digitally converged makeover. The new side-by-side unit, the LSC26990TT, includes a built-in, cable-ready, 15-inch standard-definition LCD TV on the right-side door. There are also inputs for an external DVD player (sorry, you'll have to provide your own) and a built-in FM tuner. LG says the combination will provide "hours of cooking and kitchen entertainment."
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iCloud rolls in
Michael Berk  |  Jun 06, 2011  |  0 comments

As expected, Steve Jobs took to the stage at the close of this years WWDC keynote to introduce the highly anticipated iCloud service.

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iCompetition Heats Up
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2007  |  0 comments
Look out, Steve Jobs. Two (other) large corporations are looking to eat your lunch. Cue famous Steve Jobs scowl. Thank you, sir.
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Iconic Brands Hafler and Dynaco Make a Comeback
SV Staff  |  Apr 27, 2016  |  0 comments
Two iconic amplifier brands from decades past are coming together under the aegis of Canadian distributor-turned-manufacturer Radial Engineering Ltd., which is staging a global launch of the brands at the High End 2016 show in Munich, Germany, May 5-8.
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