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Another Bad Day for HD DVD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 12, 2008  |  0 comments

Despite Toshiba's attempts to keep HD DVD alive by cutting prices on their players, the format received two crushing blows today. First, Netflix announced it would drop its support for HD DVD and offer only Blu-ray titles to those seeking to rent high-def discs. The existing stock of HD DVDs will continue to be made available until their life cycle is over.

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Premiere Design
Antelope Zodiac Gold 24/384 DAC
Scott Wilkinson  |  Nov 09, 2010  |  0 comments
Another interesting professional/consumer crossover product introduced at the Audio Engineering Society (AES) convention last week was a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) from Antelope Audio. The Zodiac Gold can handle digital audio at resolutions up to 24 bits and sample rates up to 384kHz, a far higher rate than any commercially available content currently uses.
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CEDIA 2009
Anthem LTX Projectors
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 31, 2009  |  0 comments

Long known for its high-quality audio products, Anthem is entering the video-projector business at this year's CEDIA with two models: the LTX 300 ($5300) and LTX 500 ($8000). Both are 1080p LCoS models—based on the JVC chassis from the looks of them—with motorized focus and zoom and Ultrawide True-Fit screen mode for 2.35:1 movies. The spec'd contrast ratio of the LTX 500 is higher than the 300 (50,000:1 vs. 30,000:1), though the peak light output of the 500 is slightly lower. Also, the LTX 500 is THX certified.

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Audio Video News
Apple Delays Movie Rental Upgrade
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 02, 2008  |  0 comments

At MacWorld Expo last month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs promised that an upgrade of the Apple TV software to allow online movie rentals would be available by the end of January. But, as with so many things tech, the release of that software will now be delayed by "a week or two" according to a company statement issued on January 31. The software will be made available as a free download to existing Apple TV customers when it's finally deemed ready.

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CES 2011
Arcam AVR500
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2010  |  0 comments

First announced at CEDIA in September, the AVR500 is a stripped down version of the AVR600 with no preamp outs, no phono input, and two sub outs instead of three. It provides 100Wpc of Class AB power and uses a Pixelworks video processor for $3800.

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CES 2011
Arcam Solo Neo
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 07, 2010  |  0 comments

After five years, Arcam has updated its Solo Music CD/tuner/integrated amp to the Solo Neo by adding a network card with WiFi so you can stream music from your PC. Also available is a USB port for music files on a mass-storage device, all for around $2000.

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Ask S&V
Archiving the Work of John Saxon
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 20, 2011  |  3 comments
My husband is John Saxon, and we have many of his movies on commercial VHS and DVD, while others and some of the TV shows he has appeared on are recorded on a DirecTV DVR. We'd like to make DVD copies of the tapes and DVDs as well as archive the TV programs from the DVR. What would you suggest for a DVD recorder?

Gloria Saxon

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Premiere Design
Arcici Turntables
Scott Wilkinson  |  Oct 22, 2010  |  0 comments
Known primarily for high-end equipment racks, Italian Arcici also makes some beautiful turntables. Shown here is the Alba with Lyla tonearm, the least expensive model that retails for 14,000 euro (about $19,500 as of this writing), and like the other Arcici turntables, all setup instruments and gauges are included.
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Are Blind Audio Comparisons Valuable?
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 04, 2012  |  29 comments
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Are Class-D Amps Ready For Prime Time?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Oct 21, 2011  |  4 comments
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