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Screen Maker Hits Century Mark
 |  Feb 24, 2002  |  0 comments

One of the home theater industry's premier makers of projection screens is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

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CEA Lauds Copyright Review
Barry Willis  |  Feb 24, 2002  |  0 comments

The Supreme Court's recent announcement that it will review an extension of copyright terms enacted during the Clinton administration has won praise from the <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A>.

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Tron: 20th Anniversary Edition On DVD
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 24, 2002  |  0 comments

<I>Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes. Directed by Steven Lisberger. Aspect ratio: 2.20:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. Two discs. 96 minutes. 1982. Walt Disney Home Video 23569. PG. $29.99.</I>

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Kenwood Sovereign DV-5700 DVD-audio/video player
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 24, 2002  |  0 comments

Kenwood's new Sovereign line features three DVD players. The DV-5700, a 5-disc carousel model, is compatible with most consumer-format 5-inch optical discs: DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, CD, and MP3. SACD is the most obvious omission, but not much else is left out. There are onboard Dolby Digital and DTS decoders for that shrinking group of consumers without such decoders in their surround processors or A/V receivers.

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Wharfedale Pacific surround speaker system
John J. Gannon  |  Feb 24, 2002  |  0 comments

Wharfedale is a name that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue of the average American audiophile. It should. This British firm's long, distinguished history dates back to the early 1930s and includes a good number of industry firsts, including the use of ceramic magnets. Once one of the most popular brands of British loudspeakers on this side of the Atlantic, Wharfedale has enjoyed only limited exposure in North America in the past 20 years. By introducing cutting-edge designs at affordable prices, they're now obviously aiming to change that.

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NCAA Finals in HDTV
 |  Feb 23, 2002  |  0 comments

College basketball fans will get right in the midst of the high definition action when the NCAA men's 2003 basketball championship series begins next month.

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Audiophile Theater: Totem Acoustic Dreamcatcher 5.1
HT Staff  |  Feb 21, 2002  |  0 comments
Ontario's Totem Acoustic is a company known throughout the audiophile world for its excellent, musical two-channel designs. Less well known is the fact that the company also makes multichannel home theater products that sound very good.
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Faroudja Digital Cinema Source Due in March
HT Staff  |  Feb 20, 2002  |  0 comments
One of the most respected names in video is pushing the performance envelope again. Faroudja, a division of Sage, Inc., has introduced the Digital Cinema Source (DCS), an innovative new Native Rate Series video processor.
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Meridian 800/861: "World's Best"
HT Staff  |  Feb 19, 2002  |  0 comments
British audio technology company Meridian Audio, Ltd. has announced important upgrades to Version 3 of its 800 optical disc player and 861 reference surround controller, including proprietary encryption and signaling technology.
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Plus Corp.'s New DLP Projectors
HT Staff  |  Feb 19, 2002  |  0 comments
Last year, Plus Corporation of America rocked the home theater world with the introduction of the Plus "Piano" HE-3100, a compact DLP video projector with great specifications. Home Theater's Mike Wood gave the little projector two thumbs up, saying all the right compromises were made to get it to market at a ground-breaking price of $3000 retail.
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