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Fred Manteghian | Oct 04, 2006

I remember Luxman products fondly. In the eighties, they had a classy look and feel that set them apart from many of their Japanese counterparts.

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Sidecars Are For Bitches

Fred Manteghian | Oct 04, 2006

Microsoft's HDMI-less HD-DVD-less XBox 360 has a tumor of an add-on. For $200, you can only play HD-DVD discs <i>through </i> your 360's component output. The sign in front of the unit summarizes my thoughts on the subject succinctly.

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So Many Discs, So Few Working Players

Fred Manteghian | Oct 04, 2006

The blue packaging used for BluRay releases in the US market is skipped in Japan.

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Ask the Expert: Din in the Den

| Oct 03, 2006

Q. I'm moving into a new

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home, and the den that will house my home theater is 24 x 18 feet. What can I do myself to treat the room acoustically? There's a fireplace on one of the short walls, and our 60-inch rear-projection HDTV will go on the other. The long walls have a sliding glass door on one side and a picture window opposite that.

Reading » Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p Plasma Monitor Al Griffin | Oct 03, 2006

Over the past 2 years, new flat-panel LCD TVs with 1080p resolution have turned up in stores regularly, causing plasma-TV enthusiasts like me to wonder: Where are all the 1080p plasmas? A number of such sets have been announced, but the one I've been waiting for is the Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p plasma monitor.

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Eclipse AVN5495 DVD Receiver Doug Newcomb | Oct 03, 2006

NAV AT IT Car stereos with hard-disk drives (HDD) made a splash a few years ago - then quickly sank into obsolescence beneath the rising tide of iPods. But the double-DIN Eclipse AVN5495 DVD receiver is buoyed by its split personality: Its 30-gigabyte HDD doubles as a navigation database in addition to functioning as a music server.

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Screen Innovations Viságe Front-Projection Screen Al Griffin | Oct 03, 2006

Aside from a huge, costly flat-panel TV, the easiest way to put a big video image up on your wall is to buy a front-projector/projection screen combo. And with good high-rez front projectors now selling for as little as $2,000, that option can be particularly budget-friendly.

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Geneva Lab Sound System Model L iPod Speaker System Al Griffin | Oct 03, 2006

The ongoing iPodification of audio has generated a huge number of products designed to sync up with, amplify, and otherwise expand the possibilities of Apple's ubiquitous player. Many first-wave iPod add-ons got the cosmetic part right (white plastic cabinet? check!) but failed to impress when it came to music reproduction.

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CableCARD: What Happened? Ken C. Pohlmann | Oct 03, 2006

Point the finger almost anywhere you want. After all, there's plenty of blame to go around. Cable companies didn't really support it. TV manufacturers charged extra for it. The people who designed it left out a few things. And the federal government - it started the whole mess.

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Step By Step: How to Set Up an A/V Receiver

John Sciacca | Oct 03, 2006

A receiver is your home theater's brain as well as its brawn. It doesn't just power your speakers; it's also the switching center for your gear and decodes the various surround sound formats. After connecting your speakers and components, here are the steps to take to ensure your receiver produces all the sound you paid for.

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