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Projector Reviews
Elite Video EV-4600 CRT projector
John J. Gannon  |  Sep 02, 2002

As the Greek mathematician Zeno stated more than 2400 years ago, traveling half the distance toward one's destination, then half of the remaining half, and so on, might mean that one never gets there. The ability to re-create visual reality on a video screen improves with each generation of whichever new technology you choose—LCD, DLP, D-ILA—but they seem to be merely continuing to halve the distance remaining from the still-unrivaled performance of the decades-old cathode-ray-tube (CRT) projector. Longtime readers might think that I sound a bit like a skipping CD, but even this late in 2002, the CRT video-projection technology continues to reign as the king of video fidelity.

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Audio Video News
Get In the Game
 |  Sep 01, 2002

<A HREF="http://www.cedia.com">CEDIA</A>, <A HREF="http://www.montecarlogameroom.com">Monte Carlo Game Room</A>, and <I>Audio Video Interiors</I>, <I>Home Theater</I>, <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I>, and <I>Stereophile</I> magazines challenge you to "Get in the Game" as they host this year&rsquo;s Elf Foundation Charity Raffle and Blackjack Tournament at CEDIA Expo 2002.

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Audio Video News
A Beautiful Mind: Awards Edition on DVD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 01, 2002

<I>Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Josh Lucas, Anthony Rapp, Christopher Plummer. Directed by Ron Howard. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 136 minutes. 2001. Universal 21450. PG-13. $29.98.</I>

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Audio Video News
Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Sep 01, 2002

Meridian's chief designer and chairman, Bob Stuart, is passionate about musical truth and obtaining it with an audio system. In <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?33">For the Love of Music</A>, Lawrence B. Johnson profiles both the man and his quest for audio's Holy Grail.

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Audio Video News
Networks Pump Up HDTV
 |  Sep 01, 2002

The fall television season will be more high definition intensive than ever, thanks to a beefed-up HDTV schedule from ABC and CBS.

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Industry News Roundup
Barry Willis  |  Sep 01, 2002

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (<A HREF="http://www.cablelabs.com">"CableLabs"</A>) has issued a new set of specifications for high-definition-compatible set-top converter boxes. The Louisville, CO&ndash;based organization released its "Advanced Host and High Definition STB Host" specifications last week, describing requirements for retail set-top boxes that decode all formats of high definition signals used on digital cable plants. The specs are available to manufacturers, content developers, and the public through the <A HREF="http://www.opencable.com">OpenCable website</A>.

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Audio Video News
Get In the Game
HT Staff  |  Aug 28, 2002
CEDIA, Monte Carlo Game Room and Audio Video Interiors, Home Theater, Stereophile Guide to Home Theater and Stereophile magazines challenge you to "Get in the Game" as they host this year’s Elf Foundation Charity Raffle and Blackjack Tournament at CEDIA Expo 2002.
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Audio Video News
Princeton Graphics SENergy 981
HT Staff  |  Aug 28, 2002
Desktop theater, anyone? Princeton Graphic Systems, Inc., has announced a new 19" LCD monitor with a high contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, and improved performance for full-motion video.
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Samsung TANTUS Plasma TVs
HT Staff  |  Aug 28, 2002
Within the past year, Samsung Electronics has made major headway with flatscreen televisions. The company's new lineup of plasma displays is worthy of the attention of any movie or sports fan.
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Audio Video News
CEA May Challenge Tuner Ruling
Barry Willis  |  Aug 25, 2002

The <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA) is considering a legal challenge to the <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov">Federal Communication Commission</A>'s (FCC) recent ruling requiring manufacturers to begin including digital tuners in new television sets.

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