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Tomorrow's Music Today
Ken Richardson  |  Jun 23, 2003

Photos by Ebet Roberts Molotov photo courtesy of Universal Looking through some past Austins: I told you 'bout punk-happy Donnas. You know the place where everything's Norah. . . .

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LCD for Less
Al Griffin  |  Jun 22, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza

You hear a lot of buzz lately about how inexpensive digital TVs have become. Prices for big-screen rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) have leveled off to the point where even high-definition models cost about what analog RPTVs cost before TV started to go digital.

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Great Sound Outdoors
Doug Newcomb  |  Jun 22, 2003
Illustration by Bill Villareal Ah, summer. The warmth of the sun, the smell of fresh-cut grass, the taste of backyard barbeque - and your music playing too softly to hear on the patio but blasting as you walk inside for more ice cubes. As life migrates out of doors at this time of the year, your tunes don't have to get left behind.
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Moving Pictures Outdoors
Doug Newcomb  |  Jun 22, 2003
With the drive-in theater largely a thing of the past, could outdoor video be the wave of the future? Taking video outside isn't very practical unless you live in an area with a mild year-round climate.
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Audio Video News
DVD Pulls Ahead of VHS
Barry Willis  |  Jun 22, 2003

The DVD format reached a milestone in mid-June, out-renting VHS videocassettes for the first time.

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Audio Video News
Audio Show Success
 |  Jun 22, 2003

The Home Entertainment 2003 Show, held June 5–8, 2003, at the Westin–St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, was an event that will stand out for residents, exhibitors, and visiting press as a well-attended showcase of some of the finest products and technologies the consumer electronics industry has to offer.

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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Gets a Boost
Barry Willis  |  Jun 22, 2003

Even though it hasn't been officially submitted to the DVD Forum for approval, the Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format appears to have the inside track for becoming the <I>de facto</I> standard.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jun 22, 2003

From the June issue, Michael Fremer reviews the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?127">Philips 34PW9818 HD-ready direct-view monitor</A> featuring the company's new "Pixel Plus" process. Can regular NTSC now look as good as HDTV? Fremer tells all.

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Senate vs FCC
Barry Willis  |  Jun 22, 2003

It's shaping up to be a long hot summer for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell and his colleagues.

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Philips 34PW9818 16:9 HD-ready direct-view monitor
Michael Fremer  |  Jun 21, 2003

Take an informal survey of HDTV owners and you'll find few complaints about HD- or DVD-sourced picture quality. Most are thrilled by what they see. But ask about the view from standard 480i NTSC cable or satellite and the grumbling begins. Part of the problem is, once you've seen HD, regular television is bound to disappoint. Another issue is screen size&mdash;the bigger the screen, the worse non-HD images look. First-time buyers of HDTV big screens learn what owners of analog big screens have known for years: Blowing up noisy, low-resolution video just highlights and magnifies flaws not readily seen on small screens.

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