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The Big Picture
THX Goes Mobile
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 31, 2005  |  First Published: Aug 01, 2005
I really needed a vacation last month. Work was hectic as usual, and I had a few personal problems that piled on top of me all at once, so I felt a strong desire to get out of Dodge (well, Burbank, actually). I was about to hop in my car and hit the road when THX came to my rescue and offered me a far more stylin' ride: a 2006 Lincoln Zephyr with a THX-certified, CD-based audio system they wanted me to review.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Steamboy Director's Cut DVD Gift Set
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 31, 2005  |  First Published: Aug 01, 2005

<I>Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, Japanese), Dolby Surround (French, Spanish, Portuguese). 126 minutes. 2004. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 05503. PG-13. $49.95.</I>

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Audio Video News
Fox Backs Blu-ray
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 30, 2005  |  First Published: Jul 31, 2005

Twentieth Century Fox announced on Friday that it will release content on the high-definition Blu-ray Disc format through its subsidiary, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC. This is hardly surprising&mdash;the studio has been a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) board of directors since October 2004&mdash;but they haven't committed to releasing titles on that format until now.

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Audio Video News
SIM2's New 3-Chip DLP
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 30, 2005  |  First Published: Jul 31, 2005

The first projector in SIM2's new Multimedia Grand Cinema C3X series was demonstrated to the press last week at the Italian Trade Council's New York City headquarters. SIM2 invested $5 million developing the new C3X projector. The few 3-chip DLP designs that have been introduced to the consumer market so far are large, heavy, and expensive. SIM2 appears to have solved the large and heavy issues. At a svelte 19 pounds, the C3X is not much more massive than the company's 1-chip models, and only about twice their compact size.

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Resource Center: Surround Sound Page 2
 |  Jul 28, 2005

Believe it or not, it's possible to get surround sound at home that's every bit as thrilling as what you experience in a movie theater. Get the right receiver and surround sound speakers, and you may never leave home!

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Resource Center: Surround Sound Page 3
 |  Jul 28, 2005

Believe it or not, it's possible to get surround sound at home that's every bit as thrilling as what you experience in a movie theater. Get the right receiver and surround sound speakers, and you may never leave home!

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Resource Center: Surround Sound Page 4
 |  Jul 28, 2005

Believe it or not, it's possible to get surround sound at home that's every bit as thrilling as what you experience in a movie theater. Get the right receiver and surround sound speakers, and you may never leave home!

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Resource Center: Surround Sound Page 5
 |  Jul 28, 2005

Believe it or not, it's possible to get surround sound at home that's every bit as thrilling as what you experience in a movie theater. Get the right receiver and surround sound speakers, and you may never leave home!

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Audio Video News
NASA Chooses JVC
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 28, 2005

NASA has geared up for the space shuttle's return to flight with an upgrade of the visual-analysis equipment at its Ice/Debris Image Analysis Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The JVC DLA-QX1 will be used to analyze flight data in conjunction with the SGI Onyx visualization system from Silicon Graphics.

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Other Tech
Variations
 |  Jul 26, 2005
In the Lab
Sensitivity (SPL at 1 meter) front left/right 92 dB center 89 dB surround 86 dB Impedance (minimum/nominal) front left/right 4.1/5 ohms center 4.1/6 ohms surround 4.7/12 ohms
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