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So Many Discs, So Few Working Players
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

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

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Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p Plasma Monitor
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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New Products
Eclipse AVN5495 DVD Receiver
Doug Newcomb  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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Other Tech
Screen Innovations Viságe Front-Projection Screen
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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Other Tech
Geneva Lab Sound System Model L iPod Speaker System
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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Other Tech
CableCARD: What Happened?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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Other Tech
Step By Step: How to Set Up an A/V Receiver
John Sciacca  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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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How to Choose a Custom Installer
John Sciacca  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

You've finally done it: You've decided to hire a custom installer to ensure your project goes off with nary a hitch. So now what? Where do you begin, and how do you find the installer who's right for you? If your install is relatively simple - like mounting a flat-panel TV or connecting an existing audio system - it shouldn't be too hard.

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Other Tech
Niles IntelliControl ICS Multiroom Audio System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

the listAudio distribution is the custom-installation industry's bread and butter. Sure, home theaters are sexier, but with only five or seven speakers, they can't compete with the ten, 20, 30, or more that need installing for a housewide music system.

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Crestron Adagio Entertainment System
John Sciacca  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

the listAnd the Trojans wheeled the great wooden horse into their city and shut the gates. Later, while the city of Troy slept, Greek warriors slipped out from inside the horse and pillaged the city.

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