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Reference Imaging CinePro 9x Elite & Teranex HDX Cinema MX
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 30, 2002  |  0 comments

When a video product is arguably the best of its kind, it's hard to find the right words to describe it without blubbering. "The Next Best Thing to Being There" sounds vaguely familiar. "The Real Thing" might perk up your thirst, but doesn't quite gel. And "Must See TV" is only two-thirds right. With the Reference Imaging CinePro 9x Elite CRT projector and Teranex HDX Cinema MX video processor, we're definitely not in TV-land anymore.

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Audio Video News
Used Cars on DVD
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 29, 2002  |  0 comments

<I>Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Joe Flaherty, Deborah Fuchs, Frank McRae. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 2.0 (English, French, Portuguese). 113 minutes. 1980. Columbia TriStar 05851. R. $19.95.</I>

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Audio Video News
Cable Rates Drop
Barry Willis  |  Sep 29, 2002  |  0 comments

EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen has hyped his company's proposed acquisition of DirecTV as "competition against cable" rather than a "monopoly in the sky." Merger or not, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) services have steadily eroded cable's subscribership, a situation that is beginning to yield benefits for consumers in some parts of the US.

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Audio Video News
DGA vs CleanFlicks
Barry Willis  |  Sep 29, 2002  |  0 comments

Do self-appointed censors have the right to delete objectionable portions of feature films and offer altered versions for sale? <A HREF="http://www.cleanflicks.com">CleanFlicks of Colorado, LLC</A> and a dozen similar companies believe that they do.

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Intertainer Launches Antitrust Suit
 |  Sep 29, 2002  |  0 comments

Hollywood studios are going to have to defend their jealously protected distribution systems in an antitrust suit filed in US District Court in Los Angeles.

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Audio Video News
Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Sep 29, 2002  |  0 comments

In his review of the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?41">Sony Grand Wega KF-60DX100 rear-projection TV</A>, Tom Norton points out that "while the plasma and DLP technologies have been generating much of the latest buzz, the less glamorous LCD remains a serious contender." TJN reveals just how serious in his report.

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Accurate Imaging Technologies
HT Staff  |  Sep 27, 2002  |  0 comments
Accurate Imaging Technologies has launched a complete lineup of new products as part of their Digital Pathway Series. The new products were debuted at the CEDIA EXPO 2002 in Minneapolis September 27-29.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
B&W CM Series surround speaker system
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 26, 2002  |  0 comments

A company with B&W's resources, experience, and technical know-how can pretty much build what it wants. What B&W chose to do in the CM Series is blend good looks, high build quality, and typically rich "British sound" into an affordable package&mdash;something easier said than done.

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Panasonic TH-50PHW3 & Pioneer PDP-5030HD
Joel Brinkley  |  Sep 26, 2002  |  0 comments

Pioneer and Panasonic are veterans in the world of plasma displays. I reviewed the first Pioneer high-definition plasma, the PDP-501MX, more than three years ago, in the June 1999 <I>Guide</I>. Plasma displays have made tremendous strides in the years since&mdash;picture quality and features have improved, and prices have dropped.

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Nirotek Launches Niro Two 6.1 System
HT Staff  |  Sep 23, 2002  |  0 comments
Consumers typically have just two objections to surround sound: the proliferation of loudspeakers and their cost. Torrance, CA-based Nirotek America appears to have solved both problems with the ingenious Niro Two 6.1 System, available in October.
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