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CEA Adopts DVD Test Standard
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

A <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA) technical subcommittee has announced that it is adopting a standard method for measuring the performance of DVD-Video players. The new standard will make it easier for manufacturers, reviewers, and consumers to compare the functionality of DVD players, the trade group believes.

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2003 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> hosted a ceremony and breakfast for the 2003 Editors' Choice award winners. The winners are pictured below with Editor Thomas J. Norton.

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EchoStar Raising Rates
Barry Willis  |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

Last year, during <A HREF="http://www.echostar.com">EchoStar Communications</A>&rsquo; prolonged and unsuccessful campaign to acquire Hughes Electronics&rsquo; DirecTV, EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen promised that if the merger weren&rsquo;t approved, subscription fees would almost certainly increase.

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New D-VHS Titles Due in February
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

Hollywood studios are throwing more weight behind the Digital VHS format. Several new titles will appear as high-rez videotapes in the coming weeks, including <I>Gosford Park</I> and <I>Basic Instinct</I>.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 26, 2003  |  0 comments

Thomas J. Norton surveyed the field, talked with the reviewers, and carefully selected the best home theater equipment released over the last year in order to come up with the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?82">2003 Editors Choice Awards</A>. As Norton notes, "The Platinum Award is for price-no-object performance. The Gold Award weighs both performance and cost."

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2003 Editor's Choice Awards Page 1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 25, 2003  |  0 comments

As you read this, winter has set in and indoor diversions, including home theater, have taken center stage. Is it really that time of year again? The time <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> announces its annual Editors' Choice awards from among the dozens of products we've reviewed in the past year? The time we agonize over our choices? The time the editor makes his first-cut nominations and discusses them with the other writers, carefully factoring in their opinions?

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Pioneer 43" Plasma Still Hot
HT Staff  |  Jan 23, 2003  |  0 comments
On the market for half a year now, Pioneer's 43" Elite PRO-800HD plasma display is still among the best.
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Projector Reviews
Epson PowerLite TW100 LCD front projector
Peter Putman  |  Jan 22, 2003  |  0 comments

Epson's entrance into the home-theater projector arena has long been anticipated. For years, Epson has had the best color-management system of any maker of LCD projectors, and their ability to tame the uneven spectral output of short-arc metal-halide lamps has been impressive.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial:Limited Collector's Edition Page 1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 22, 2003  |  0 comments

<I>Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX (English, French), DTS 5.1 Surround ES. Two discs. 121 minutes. 1982. Universal 22257. PG. $29.98.</I>

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RCA Scenium HD61W140 61-inch HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Jan 20, 2003  |  0 comments
(Photos by Tony Cordoza) Sometimes just watching TV isn't enough. There I am, sunk deep into the couch, remote in hand, when a Happy Days episode comes on. Suddenly, I'm seized by a fierce desire to know as many details as possible about Pat Morita, the actor who plays Arnold, owner of the drive-in restaurant where Potsy and his posse hang out.
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