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AV Receiver Reviews
Sunfire Ultimate II AV Receiver
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 11, 2005

"Name a product the 'Ultimate' anything and you've opened yourself up to a world of potential hurt and ridicule. The name's a boast and it's bound to instigate a challenge. That's what I thought as I unpacked Bob Carver's latest brag, months before this publication was renamed <I>Ultimate AV</I>, and I'm not changing my lead because of that."

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Projector Reviews
Fujitsu LPF-D711W LCD Video Projector Take 2
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 11, 2005

In my recent review of Fujitsu's remarkable <A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/videoprojectors/505fujitsu/">LPF-D711W LCD projector</A>, I commented:

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Digital Stream HD3150 HDTV Tuner
Gary Merson  |  Jul 10, 2005
The Short Form
DIMENSIONS 14 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches PRICE $229 MANUFACTURER Pro Brand International,
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Cost Control
David Ranada  |  Jul 10, 2005

Designers of surround sound receivers have a tough job. In a multikilobuck flagship model they can use the best parts, the most advanced signal processing, and the most elaborate construction to deliver the features and performance specs users want.

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Utopia Theater: What's Wrong With This Picture?
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 10, 2005

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/headshot150.mf.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=180 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Out-of-the-box product failure is an unfortunate fact of life for both consumers and reviewers. Failure curves for most consumer-electronics products spike early and then drop sharply to residual levels (unless they're lemons) until late in their life expectancies when they once again begin to rise, though gradually this time.

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Audio Video News
Intel Invests in Online Movie Distribution
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jul 08, 2005

Intel Corporation announced on Wednesday that they will invest in a new venture with Revelations Entertainment, an entertainment-development company headed by actor Morgan Freeman and producer Lori McCreary. The deal is based on the formation of a new digital entertainment company called ClickStar, Inc., which will focus on distributing premium movies directly to consumers over the Internet, connecting filmmakers to film fans worldwide.

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Audio Video News
Space Shuttle Lifts Off Live in HD
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jul 07, 2005
It's the next best thing to being there - or maybe even a better thing - for space buffs, ultimate gear heads, and just plain ordinary folk who want to see the United States manned space program get back on orbit. When the Space Shuttle Discovery launches with its crew of seven astronauts at 11:00 AM (EDT) on July 13th (the currently scheduled launch date), HDNet will be in Cape Canaveral, Florida to provide exclusive, complete high-definition coverage of the historic event (NASA mission STS-114).
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Other Tech
Belkin Pure AV RemoteTV AV55000
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 06, 2005
The Short Form
belkin.com / 800-223-5546 / $500 / transmitter and receiver, 4.375 x 8 x 7.5 in.
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The Custom Installer: The Lost Art of the Demo
John Sciacca  |  Jul 06, 2005

When I'm on vacation, I peruse the local phonebook for A/V stores. It's a great opportunity for me to go rub shoulders with other installers, trade war stories, get ideas on how to set up our showroom or solve a problem I've run across - and to get wowed by a killer demo.

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Other Tech
iPod Extreme
 |  Jul 06, 2005

Minisystems by Al Griffin

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