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Converging in the Desert
Chris Chiarella  |  May 28, 2004  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2004  |  0 comments
There's always something different at CES.

The Consumer Electronics Show is sort of the Super Bowl of our industry, as manufacturers of just about everything that accepts AC, DC, or batteries descend upon Las Vegas each winter to parade what's new and what's coming soon. Given the presence of all the wonderful new products that blur the lines between consumer electronics and computers at this year's show, it looks like I've got my work cut out for me as convergence editor. Here's a quick look at some of the most interesting arrivals.

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Other Tech
Sounds Terrific
John Sciacca  |  May 27, 2004  |  0 comments

Every day, in audio/video superstores across this great land, the same scenario plays out with frightening regularity. Someone, lusting after high-definition TV, spends thousands of dollars on the set of his dreams. And then, having been turned on to surround sound by hearing his buddy's home theater, he asks the salesman to recommend a speaker system.

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Custom Installation How-To
Sharp DV-HR300 DVR/DVD Recorder
David Ranada  |  May 27, 2004  |  0 comments

For a lot of reasons, a DVD recorder equipped with a hard-disk drive makes a lot of sense. Sharp's stylish DV-HR300, which contains a drive with an 80-gigabyte (GB) capacity, is a good example of the advantages of such an arrangement.

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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Atlantic Technology System 4200 Home Theater Speakers
Daniel Kumin  |  May 27, 2004  |  0 comments

High-tech wonders like the DVD and Dolby Digital get much of the credit, but the home theater revolution owes just as much to a more mundane development: compact, affordable subwoofer/ satellite speaker systems.

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Audio Video News
Added to the Archives This Week
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 24, 2004  |  0 comments

Can you really have it all with a single disc player? Michael Fremer plugs in the <A HREF="/dvdplayers/304linn">Linn Unidisk 1.1 universal player</A> to find out. MF notes, "The war of the high-resolution audio formats has ended in an unofficial truce."

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Audio Video News
HE 2004 Day Two
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 23, 2004  |  First Published: May 24, 2004  |  0 comments

Among products dazzling home theater fans at HE 2004 are several new models of Tetra loudspeakers. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Tetra is launching its gear in the US in cooperation with its newest US dealer, Spectra Audio Design Group of New York, owned by Michael Goodrich.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Freaky Friday
Fred Manteghian  |  May 23, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray. Directed by Mark S. Waters. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1. 93 minutes. 2003. Disney 31852. PG. $29.99.</I>

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Linn Unidisk 1.1 universal player
Michael Fremer  |  May 23, 2004  |  0 comments

The war of the high-resolution audio formats has ended in an unofficial truce, with both sides declaring face-saving victories. Not everyone has won. Consumers who took sides and bought either a DVD-Audio or SACD player lost big time, because they're left unable to access all of the great software available in the other format.

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Audio Video News
New Toshiba Gear
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 23, 2004  |  0 comments

Just one day before the start of HE 2004 in New York, Toshiba America hosted its own new line show in Austin, Texas. Among the new products arrayed there were DVD recorders, combo TVs with disc players, digital media servers, and more.

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Other Tech
Shopping Made Simple: HDTV For Less
Peter Pachal  |  May 21, 2004  |  0 comments

Been to your local electronics store lately? If you have, you've probably noticed that price tags on HDTVs don't hit you with the same sticker shock that they used to. Even those sleek plasma and LCD models - once reserved for people who spend as much on a TV as a new car - have prices a lot less coronary-inducing.

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