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New Product: Mitsubishi WD-65731 1080p DLP HDTV
Peter Pachal  |  Jul 06, 2006

COLOR ME RAD Six primary colors? That can't be right, yet Mitsubishi insists on calling its state-of-the-art TV color control the 6-Primary Color System, since it creates yellow, cyan, and magenta directly, rather than by mixing red, green, and blue. The upshot: a wider range of richer, more vibrant colors.

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New Product: JVC Everio GZ-MG505 Hard-Disk Camcorder
Peter Pachal  |  Jul 06, 2006

NO FOOTAGE JVC's Everio camcorders ditch those archaic videotapes in favor of recording to a hard disk. The 30 gigs onboard the flagship model will hold 10.5 hours of DVD-quality material - captured in eye-catching color, thanks to the three CCD image sensors (cheaper cams have just one).

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Other Tech
Step By Step: How to Install a Music Server
John Sciacca  |  Jul 06, 2006

Step 1: Check file compatibility While computers can accept a variety of music file types, servers have more limited compatibility. If your server isn't "friendly" with your formats, you'll either have to re-rip, download, or buy them all over again, or convert them to a compatible format, which will cause additional compression artifacts.

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Inner Workings: Inside a Video iPod
James K. Willcox  |  Jul 06, 2006

With its eye-catching design and seamless integration with the iTunes Music Store download service, Apple's iPod has taken the portable-music market by storm. But once you get beyond the iPod's distinctive, sexy styling and crack open its case, you'll find a collection of off-the-shelf components not all that different from those used in other personal media players.

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Live & Kickin’
Ken Richardson  |  Jul 06, 2006

Recommending a recent gig by Franz Ferdinand, The Village Voice said the Scots "generate an in-person intensity that you just can't download." Or get from a CD. Sure, you can go digital or disc to sample these acts, but Austin's 20th South by Southwest proved once more that the show makes the band.

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BackTalk: John Lithgow
Jamie Sorcher  |  Jul 06, 2006

As a performer, you've done everything. Do you prefer TV, movies, singing, or the stage? I would say the Broadway theater - it's so much at the heart of things. But I just signed on to do a new sitcom on NBC, Twenty Good Years, and it's incredibly fun. We're going to have a ball on that show. It's a real treat to vary my diet.

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Fred Manteghian Blog
Burn Baby Burn!
Fred Manteghian  |  Jul 06, 2006

A few weeks ago, I reported the Plasma Display Coalition (PDC) paid consultants to test their plasma sets independently (see <a href="http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/fredmanteghian/061406torment/" target=new>Tormenting the Plasma</a>). This week, I got my hands on the actual report and the results are fascinating. Just a bit of background. Everyone I know that buys an LCD TV says, when I ask why not a plasma, that the LCD won't "wear out," "burn up," or words to that effect. Turns out, debunking that myth was only one of the study's goals.

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Arcam FMJ AV9 Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2006

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<LI>Price: $5,749</LI>
<LI>Output channels: 7.3-channels (seven main channels, three subwoofers), single-ended</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: Five coax and two toslink digital audio, five HDMI three component video, one 7.1-channel analog, MM phono, RS-232, 12V trigger</LI>
<LI>Highlights: THX Ultra2, damped Acousteel "Full Metal Jacket" chassis, HDMI and component video switching, multi-source/multi-zone, programmable backlit learning remote </LI>
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Anthem Statement D2 Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2006

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<LI>Price: $6,699</LI>
<LI>Output channels: 7.1-channels, single-ended and balanced</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6/DTS 24/96</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: Seven coax and three toslink digital audio, one AES/EBU, four HDMI and four component video, one 5.1-channel analog, RS-232, eight S-Video, three 12V triggers</LI>
<LI>Highlights: HDMI ver. 1.1 switching with Gennum video processing with transcoding of composite and S-Video and component video to HDMI, 24/192 A-D and D-A conversion, dual DSP engines, AV sync delay, multi-source/multi-zone, learning remote (not backlit!)</LI>
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Anthem AVM 50 Preamp/Processor: First Look
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jul 06, 2006

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<LI>Price: $4,699</LI>
<LI>Output channels: 7.1-channels, single-ended and balanced</LI>
<LI>Decoding: DD, DD EX, ProLogic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES Discrete/Matrix/Neo:6</LI>
<LI>Ins and outs: Seven coax and three toslink digital audio, one AES/EBU, four HDMI and four component video, one 5.1-channel analog, RS-232, eight S-Video, three 12V triggers</LI>
<LI>Highlights: HDMI switching with Gennum video processing with transcoding of composite and S-Video and component video to HDMI, 24/96 A-D and 24/192 D-A conversion, automated setup and EQ with integrated microphone, AV sync delay, multi-source/multi-zone, learning remote (not backlit!).</LI>
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