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Microsoft, Intel Join HD DVD Camp
 |  Sep 28, 2005

Intel and Microsoft announced Monday that they have joined the HD DVD Promotion Group, citing the Toshiba-led format's "unique advantages, including PC and connected device interoperability and an easy, affordable transition to high definition for consumers."

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Projector Reviews
InFocus ScreenPlay 7210 DLP Projector
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 26, 2005

Too long have young men lusted for the thrill of the in-home big screen, only to be rebuked by the financial concerns of their astringent significant others. Thank ya' Jesus for dropping projector prices! Not so much that projector manufacturers figure out that they're not making any money and am-scray, but enough to keep enlarging the population of true believers. It's an exciting time for home theater aficionados and the InFocus ScreenPlay 7210 is here to save the day.

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Projector Reviews
Faroudja DILA1080pHD and DVP1080 D-ILA Video Projector and HD Digital Video Processor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 25, 2005

While we've all been happily watching our 1280x720 digital video displays, manufacturers have been quietly working behind the scenes to bring us 1920x1080. Every display technology, it seems, has its own higher resolution displays in development. Some are even in stores as I write.

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CEDIA Expo 2005
Steven Stone  |  Sep 25, 2005

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Audio Video News
Verizon Takes On Cable and Satellite With Fiber Optic TV Service
 |  Sep 25, 2005

Verizon began taking orders late last week for its FiOS fiber optic TV service, beginning a rollout that will cost the telecommunications company billions and have it competing directly with cable and satellite operators for your TV subscription dollars.

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Audio Video News
Sony To Cut 10,000 Jobs
 |  Sep 22, 2005

Consumer electronics giant Sony today announced a major restructuring that will cut 10,000 jobs from its global work force, close nearly a dozen manufacturing plants and will downsize or terminate as many as 15 unprofitable business categories.

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Other Tech
Roll Your Own HDTV
David Ranada  |  Sep 19, 2005

Nothing beats using home movies to evaluate TVs. You choose what to shoot so you can stress a specific aspect of screen performance. Since you're the cameraman, you know precisely what each scene is supposed to look like.

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Audio Video News
McCain Pushing For 2007 DTV Transition
 |  Sep 19, 2005

Federal lawmakers believe the response to hurricane Katrina was hampered by communication problems among public safety personnel and are pushing for legislation to speed up the transition to Digital TV, which will free up precious analog spectrum for emergency responders.

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A/V Veteran
Viewpoint: A Video Revolution?
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 19, 2005

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/headshot150.tjn.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=194 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Your favorite <I>first-run</I> movies could be coming soon to a theater near you&mdash;your own home theater&mdash;in full high definition.

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V, Inc. VIZIO P50 HDM PDP (plasma) Monitor
Lawrence E. Ullman  |  Sep 18, 2005

If you haven't shopped at Costco in a while, you might not know that the giant membership-warehouse chain now accounts for a sizeable chunk of U.S. retail HDTV sales. Most stores prominently display an assortment of HD-capable TVs, ranging from 32-inch direct-view TVs to 70-inch rear-projectors. But pride of place belongs to the sexy (and highly profitable) flat-panel LCD and PDP (plasma) displays, which are mounted up high and carefully positioned to be visible to shoppers from most of the sales floor. (The new industry buzzword for plasma displays, which you'll find in the remainder of this report, is PDP, for plasma display panel.&mdash;Ed.)

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