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Pure and Perfect?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 02, 2008

Audiophiles laughed when the CD was first marketed as "Perfect sound forever." They rejected the notion that digital was better than analog, or that the CD sounded better than the LP. Today, it's generally accepted that 44.1-kHz, 16-bit files (with modern improvements such as noise shaping) can challenge the ability of most listeners to detect aural format flaws.

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Front Projectors Hit New Lows -- and Highs
Kevin James  |  Sep 02, 2008

Over the past 18 months, prices for entry-level 1080p front projectors have fallen faster than the Super Bowl repeat hopes of the NY Giants. As a result, you can get a pretty awesome DLP or 3LCD model for about $3,000, while an entry-level 1080p LCoS projector from Sony (SXRD) or JVC (D-ILA) will set you back about $4,500 to $5,000.

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Audio Video News
Sony's Bravia: All Washed Up?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
We talk a lot about TV features. Who has the biggest screen? Who has the thinnest screen? But, who has the wettest? What? The Sony XDV-W600 is a small, portable Bravia TV. Plasma or LCD, you ask? This little guy has a 4" LCD panel. Don't...
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Audio Video News
Sony HD Camcorders On Sale!
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
Just in time for back-to-school home video projects, Sony has slashed prices on two of their new HD camcorders by $200. The models are the HDR-UX20 and the HDR-UX10, both are high def digital video cameras with still capabilities. This sale...
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CEDIA 2008 Coverage Coming Soon
 |  Sep 02, 2008

We will have live reports from the floor of the show starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.

CEDIA 2008 Coverage Coming Soon
CEDIA 2008  |  Sep 02, 2008
We will have live reports from the floor of the show starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
Audio Video News
THX-Certified . . . Doors?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008
THX-certified drywall too. No, really - we're not making this stuff up. Serious Materials is a company that makes acoustic doors and drywall for home theaters, recording studios, cinemas and more. The QuietHome line of soundproof doors are...
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The Big Picture
Press Conference Hell
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 02, 2008

Dang! Tom Norton stole my thunder by blogging about the upcoming CEDIA Expo just one day before I was going to. Oh well, I can still add my two cents before I head off to Denver for the annual confab dedicated to custom consumer-electronics installation.

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Audio Video News
BDA: HD Claims Misleading
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 02, 2008
Full HD, a.k.a. 1080p, is every videophile's highest ideal. That's probably why satellite operators and so many others claim to supply it. But these claims are "irresponsible" and "misleading," says the Blu-ray Disc Association.
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Other Tech
The Basement Home Theater Jim Built in the House that Jim Built
James K. Willcox  |  Sep 01, 2008

For nearly a decade I've been profiling custom home theaters for Sound & Vision, and in all that time I've never really had my own - or even a space carved out exclusively for watching movies or listening to music. And let me tell you, envy can be an ugly thing.

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