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Study: DVD's Ascent Will Go On
 |  Feb 02, 2003  |  0 comments

DVD will continue its rapid growth over the next four years, according to a report released January 29 by international analysis firm, Jon Peddie Research. The Tiburon, CA–based research firm predicts that the future looks bright indeed for the most successful new consumer electronics technology ever launched.

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New D-VHS Titles Due in February
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

Hollywood studios are throwing more weight behind the Digital VHS format. Several new titles will appear as high-rez videotapes in the coming weeks, including <I>Gosford Park</I> and <I>Basic Instinct</I>.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

Thomas J. Norton surveyed the field, talked with the reviewers, and carefully selected the best home theater equipment released over the last year in order to come up with the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?82">2003 Editors Choice Awards</A>. As Norton notes, "The Platinum Award is for price-no-object performance. The Gold Award weighs both performance and cost."

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CEA Adopts DVD Test Standard
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

A <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA) technical subcommittee has announced that it is adopting a standard method for measuring the performance of DVD-Video players. The new standard will make it easier for manufacturers, reviewers, and consumers to compare the functionality of DVD players, the trade group believes.

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2003 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> hosted a ceremony and breakfast for the 2003 Editors' Choice award winners. The winners are pictured below with Editor Thomas J. Norton.

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Recommended Components
 |  Jan 20, 2003  |  0 comments

The annual "Recommended Components" is easily our most popular issue, with our editors and writers duking it out until the ultimate home theater products list is produced.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 19, 2003  |  0 comments

Steven Stone fires up the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?81">SIM2 Grand Cinema HT300 DLP video projector</A> and explains why "DLP projectors are the future."

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Copyright Ruling: CEA Responds
 |  Jan 19, 2003  |  0 comments

On January 15, the US Supreme Court refused to overturn a 1998 Congressional decision to extend previous copyright protection by twenty years.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 12, 2003  |  0 comments

Steven Stone fires up the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?78">Manley Snapper monoblock tube power amplifier</A> to determine whether or not it's finally time "for tube power amplifiers to make an inroad into home theater."

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 05, 2003  |  0 comments

Thomas J. Norton gets his hands on the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?76">Krell Home Theater Standard 7.1 surround processor</A> and explains all the pluses and minuses of what you get for your $8000.

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