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Hitachi 57T500 57-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 01, 2003  |  0 comments

Photos by Tony Cordoza

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HP Pavilion 65-inch DLP HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Oct 03, 2005  |  0 comments
What We Think
A superb first effort, this HDTV offers premium image quality and the most complete feature set a fu
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Inner Workings: Inside a Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
David Katzmaier  |  Oct 11, 2006  |  0 comments

The granddaddy of fixed-pixel technologies, LCDs first appeared in pocket calculators in the early 1970s. LCD technology is amazingly versatile, able to power front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays.

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Inner Workings: Inside a Movie Theater Screen
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 04, 2006  |  0 comments

The screen at your local movie theater is obviously a lot larger than the specialty screens used in home theaters, but they actually have a lot in common. The main difference is perforation. The screens in almost every movie theater have the front left, center, and right speakers behind them, along with a few subwoofers.

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Inner Workings: Inside a Plasma Screen
David Katzmaier  |  May 01, 2006  |  0 comments

When a plasma TV isn't displaying an image, the stuff behind the name is just an inert gas - usually a mixture of neon and xenon - but it's a big part of what allows these TVs to measure just 3 to 6 inches thick.

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JVC 61-inch HD-ILA HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Aug 09, 2005  |  0 comments
The Short Form
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 57.375 x 41.125 x 18.625 inches WEIGHT 103 pounds PRICE $4,700
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JVC 61-inch HD-ILA HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Jul 26, 2005  |  0 comments
Fast Facts
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 5.375 x 41.125 x 18.625 inches WEIGHT 103 pounds PRICE $4,700 <
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JVC HD-70FH96 70-inch HD-ILA HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Jan 31, 2006  |  0 comments

I've been impressed by the image quality of many of the 1080p HDTVs I've seen lately, but to me the biggest surprise over the last year has been the excellent pictures produced by variants on LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology. LCoS uses light reflected from silicon chips covered with liquid crystals - 1080p models boast more than 2 million pixels' worth.

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JVC LT-46FN97 46-inch LCD HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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LG DU-60PY10 60-inch Plasma HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Jan 04, 2005  |  0 comments

With a 60-inch (diagonal) screen and a cabinet only 5 inches deep, LG's largest plasma HDTV, the DU-60PY10, has the kind of measurements both home theater buffs and interior designers will find enticing. But unlike many of its industrial-style plasma counterparts, this panel is very much a traditional, self-contained TV.

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