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InFocus DLP Projector Does HD
 |  Dec 23, 2001

The competition is heating up in the lightweight projector market, with new models debuting almost weekly.

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Audio Video News
Pearl Harbor: 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition on DVD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 23, 2001

<I>Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, Alec Baldwin. Directed by Michael Bay. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), DTS 5.1 (English), Dolby Headphone. THX-certified. Two discs. 183 minutes (film only). 2001. Touchstone Home Video 2388903. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Audio Video News
Disney vs Comcast-AT&T Deal?
Barry Willis  |  Dec 23, 2001

Speaking with reporters at the recent Western Cable Show, TBS/CNN founder and AOL Time Warner vice president Ted Turner opined that, within a year, consolidation in the cable industry could result in "only two or three" cable companies nationwide.

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Other Tech
The Setup: DVD Players
Frank Doris  |  Dec 22, 2001

The concept of "plug and play" is a starry-eyed consumer-electronics fantasy. In my experience, almost all home entertainment devices - at least the kinds covered in this magazine - need some sort of setup to achieve optimum performance. Heck, even my first childhood record player had to have the volume adjusted.

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Custom Installation How-To
Doing The DVD Combo
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 21, 2001

A DVD player is already a terrific bargain - an inexpensive black box that can play discs full of razor-sharp images, immersive surround sound, and fascinating extras. But what if you could wed a DVD player with another popular entertainment device like, say, a TV, VCR, or game console? Well, it's already being done.

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Custom Installation How-To
DVD Combo - In The Lab
Michael Antonoff  |  Dec 21, 2001
Go-Video DVR4000
DIMENSIONS 17 inches wide, 4 inches high, 14 inches deep WEIGHT 11 5/8 pounds PRICE $349 MANUFACTURER Sensory Science, Dept. S&V, 7835 E.
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Other Tech
Behind The Numbers: Digital Surround Receivers
David Ranada  |  Dec 21, 2001
Digital surround receivers are by far the most complicated products we test. Not only do they have two primary modes of operation - two-channel stereo and multichannel surround sound - both using their digital inputs, but today they may also be called on to handle multichannel high-resolution analog signals from a DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD player.
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Audio Video News
B&W Sub Ideal for Small Rooms
HT Staff  |  Dec 17, 2001
Is your video system installed in a small room? If so, you've probably wrestled with the problem of generating great bass without crowding yourself out.
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Audio Video News
Marantz DLP Projector Boasts Faroudja Processing
HT Staff  |  Dec 17, 2001
Lightweight video projectors are the hottest tickets in home theater. Marantz has taken the concept to a new level of performance with the HDTV-ready VP-12S1.
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Audio Video News
Forrest Gump On DVD
Gary Frisch  |  Dec 16, 2001

<I>Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic widescreen). Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1. Two discs. 141 minutes. 1994. Paramount 15644. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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