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Marantz VP-15S1
Tom Norton  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

I didn't get in to see the new 1080p Marantz VP-15S1 today. The wait was too long, but I'll have a better chance tomorrow. In the meantime, the projector is available either au natural or with an optional anamorphic lens. The PJ itself is half the price of Marantz' VP-11S1 flagship ($20,000), which remains in the line.

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Marantz and Lens
Tom Norton  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

Don't get sticker shock, but good lenses are obviously expensive.

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Notable Bravia
Tom Norton  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

The new 70" Sony SXRD—that is, <I>Bravia</I> SXRD, was producing a great picture previewing the upcoming (late October) Blu-ray release of <I>Spider-Man 3</I>. For details on the display see the entry below.

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Bravia Notes
Tom Norton  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

Details on the Bravia SXRD

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Ferrari – the Radio
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

What can I say - it plays CDs, has an AM/FM radio, 80 watts of power in a 2.1 system, uses Meridian DSP processing and, best of all, it has a clock. The sample cuts we heard were more lush than any "radio" you've ever heard. The Meridian F80 is available in Ferrari red, black, white, silver and yellow.

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Runco Sold to Planar Systems
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

Planar knows a lot about video displays – how to get them into hospitals, tanks and now, home theaters. The deals was inked 101 days ago. Planar's more global positioning will help expand Runco heretofor minimal international presence.

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It's Like Your Barbeque Pit and Kitchen Range Had a Baby!
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

Richard Schneider, founder of Terrestrial Digital, is right about one thing: there's plenty of free over-the-air high definition signals out there for anyone willing to try. And the signal quality is generally better than anything off a small satellite or cable. Terrestrial Digital's new line of ClearStream antennas are small and practically invisible compared to the 14' Yagi monster I've got on my roof.

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Catch 22
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  First Published: Sep 07, 2007

Terrestrial Digital is making an HDTV tuner / antenna similar in design to the LaCrosse Micron antennae, except of course it has a built in high definition tuner. How good is the tuner? Who knows, who cares, because the unit only outputs composite video or s-video with two channels of analog audio.

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Audio Video News
It's All about the Music
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2007
I was at the CEDIA show this week wearing a path between the restroom and the press conference room of the Colorado Convention Center when I heard what sounded like a live guitar performance wafting out of Room 304. When I walked into the room and...
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Other Tech
Anatomy of an HDTV Test Report
Al Griffin  |  Sep 06, 2007

Newcomers to Sound & Vision's HDTV test reports are likely to come across some tech talk that might seem confusing or arcane at first. The truth is, video technology has become much more complex since TV started to go digital and high-def nearly a decade ago, and a side effect of all that increased picture resolution and clarity has been mounds of strange new jargon.

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