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Monsters, Inc.: Collector's Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 06, 2002

<I>Voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly. Directed by Peter Doctor, David Silverman. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1, 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX, DD Surround 5.1 sound-effects-only track, THX-certified. 94 minutes. 2001. Buena Vista Home Entertainment 93968. G. $29.99.</I>

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Projector Reviews
Marantz VP-12S1 DLP Projector
Kevin Miller  |  Oct 05, 2002  |  First Published: Oct 06, 2002
The Marantz VP-12S1 1,280-by-720 one-chip DLP projector is certainly a contender for the best product in its category. The new crop of high-resolution, 16:9, one-chip DLP projectors delivers significantly better picture quality than the earlier 4:3-chip designs. The VP-12S1 is extremely well built, provides superb video processing for NTSC sources, falls in the middle of the category's price range, and therefore represents a really solid value.
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Custom Installation How-To
Design the Ultimate Home Theater- On a Budget
Mike Wood  |  Oct 05, 2002  |  First Published: Oct 06, 2002
We did it...with a little help.

How many people have purchased high-performance sports cars only to drive them in bumper-to-bumper traffic? Sure, they might attract attention, but they certainly aren't taking advantage of the car's performance benefits. The world of home theater isn't all that different. Your listening environment can noticeably affect your system's performance, for better or for worse. Changing that environment may cost nothing, or it may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Then again, we review plenty of subwoofers and amplifiers that cost thousands of dollars. Perhaps spending a little on room acoustics may not be such a bad idea.

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Home Entertainment in Review
The Editors  |  Oct 05, 2002  |  First Published: Oct 06, 2002
What did you miss at this year's Home Entertainment Show? The Word Is Out
Does the saying "A good time was had by all" sound slightly cliché? I don't care. We really did have a fabulous time at the Home Entertainment 2002 show in New York City late last May. By "we," I don't just mean we magazine folk, as we definitely weren't alone. There were about 15,000 readers of Home Theater and our sister publications—Home Theater Buyer's Guide, Stereophile, Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, and Audio Video Interiors—in attendance. Everyone was looking for the latest and greatest home theater gear to purchase in the year ahead.
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Pioneer Elite PRO-1000HD Plasma HD Monitor
Ron Williams  |  Oct 05, 2002  |  First Published: Oct 06, 2002
High-tech meets classical art.

In the home theater display realm, "some day" has finally arrived. As you've read in past issues of Home Theater, the world of technology is advancing, and we're all the better for it. We now reap the benefits of the microchip's evolution. Several audio DSP chips offer improved sound processing, and advanced video-processing chips have helped display technology take large steps forward.

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
RBH Signature Series surround speaker system
Michael Fremer  |  Sep 30, 2002

RBH Sound has been around for 25 years, but don't think you're out of the loop if you haven't heard of the Layton, Utah company. My introduction came only a few years ago, and I've been in the loop a long time. RBH built speakers for other brands for many years, but began concentrating on establishing its own brand name about six years ago, when the home-theater boom began. Today their products are sold through 400 dealers and custom installers. After spending a few months with one of RBH's top-performing, most expensive systems, I can tell you that finding one of these dealers will be well worth your while.

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Projector ReviewsVideo Processor Reviews
Reference Imaging CinePro 9x Elite & Teranex HDX Cinema MX
Thomas J. Norton  |  Sep 30, 2002

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
Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Sep 29, 2002

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

<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

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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