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Industry Roundup
Barry Willis  |  May 17, 2004  |  0 comments

Low-cost TVs: Free trade may be good for American consumers, but it isn't always good for American workers. So concluded a US trade panel investigating charges that Chinese manufacturers have been "dumping" low-cost television sets on the US market over the past three years. On May 14, the US International Trade Commission voted unanimously to impose duties averaging 23% on imports of Chinese-made color televisions (CTVs), an action that could force up retail prices. Acting on a petition brought by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the Industrial Division of the Communication Workers of America (IUE-CWA), and Five Rivers Electronic Innovations, LLC, a TV manufacturer in Greeneville, Tennessee, the Commission found that between 2001 and 2003, total CTV imports from China rose 3000%, from 56,000 units to 1.8 million units. Imports of consumer goods reached an all-time high of $31.3 billion in March 2004, according to Five Rivers president Tom Hopson.

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James PowerPipe 1000
Barry Willis  |  May 17, 2004  |  0 comments

Most movie fans agree that earthshaking bass is an essential part of the home theater experience. They also agree that the presence of one or more high-powered subwoofers required to create it can cause severe fluctuations in domestic tranquility.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Aimee Giron  |  May 16, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Ciarn Hinds, Djimon Hounson. Directed by Jan de Bont. Aspect ratio: 16:9 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English, French). 117 minutes. 2003. Paramount 340724. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Power Amplifier Reviews
Aragon Stage One & 3005 preamplifier processor & 5 channel amplifier
Fred Manteghian  |  May 16, 2004  |  0 comments

The Stage One is Aragon's second-generation surround processor, replacing and retiring the original Stage. The Stage One combines a strikingly machined front panel with the latest thinking in surround processing, including no processing at all for us vinyl buffs. And in a concession to those who think there might still be something on the public airwaves worth listening to in this ClearChannel world, the Stage One also throws in an AM/FM tuner. Visually, the robust 5-channel Aragon 3005 and 2-channel 3002 amps share the Mondial-inspired "M" design with the Stage One.

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Other Tech
S&V Guide to HDTV (Spring 2004)
SV Staff  |  May 13, 2004  |  0 comments

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Audio Video News
Motorola DCT64000 Series STBs
HT Staff  |  May 13, 2004  |  0 comments
Motorola, Inc. has upped the stakes in race to build the next generation set-top box (STB).
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Audio Video News
Bravo D2 and HD1
HT Staff  |  May 13, 2004  |  0 comments
"Better and cheaper" seems to be the mantra in the product development department at V, Inc. The Costa Mesa, CA-based video display maker has announced two new high-performance products - a DVD player and an HDTV receiver - certain to tweak the interest of budget-conscious home theater fans.
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HE 2004 Offers Free Live Music
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 12, 2004  |  0 comments

Live music from popular recording artists is on tap for attendees at the Home Entertainment Show coming to NYC May 20&mdash;23, 2004 at the Hilton New York Hotel. And best of all&mdash;all performances are FREE to all Show attendees!

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HE 2004 Offers Free Live Music
HT Staff  |  May 12, 2004  |  0 comments
Live music from popular recording artists is on tap for attendees at the Home Entertainment Show coming to NYC May 20—23, 2004 at the Hilton New York Hotel. And best of all—all performances are FREE to all Show attendees!
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Other Tech
"Find the Fives!" Contest
 |  May 11, 2004  |  0 comments
As part of our celebration of Sound & Vision's 5th anniversary in the February/March 2004 issue, we offered a chance to win a System 5 speaker system from Paradigm. Readers were challenged to scan the cover of that issue and find all occurrences of the number "5" or the word "five," any collection of five items, or any theme of five.
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