Ultimate AV Staff

Michael Fremer reviews the <A HREF="/speakersystems/504aerial">Aerial Acoustics LR5, CC5, LR3, SW12 surround speaker system</A>, noting that while many of the components may be sourced from Europe, the company's latest speakers are "American in size, scope, and reach-for-the-stars performance."

Harmon gets tough: In legislative hearings over the stalled rollout of digital television last week in Washington, Rep. Jane Harmon, (D-CA.), took broadcasters to task for what <I>TV Technology</I> called their "sense of entitlement." Having received 6MHz of free bandwidth for digital transmissions, broadcasters have been reluctant to return their analog licenses, a provision that was part of the deal from day one. "They somehow seem to feel they deserve compensation," Harmon told reporters. She has asked her congressional colleagues to adopt the Homeland Emergency Response ("HERO" Act) to enforce a 2006 analog shut-off deadline, with no loopholes. That date is now only 18 months away.

Add "Texas Instruments 2K DLP microchip" to your technophile lexicon.

Thomas J. Norton lights up the groundbreaking <A HREF="/videoprojectors/504sony">Sony QUALIA 004 SXRD projector</A> to see the latest evolution of LCoS technology. TJN reports from his "daily diary recounting my experiences with the QUALIA&mdash;a close-up-and-personal whirlwind affair with the current state of Sony's art in home-theater projectors."