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Humax HFA 100 Digital Tuner
Joel Brinkley  |  May 15, 2005  |  First Published: May 16, 2005  |  0 comments

Stand-alone DTV tuners may become an extinct species in the not-too-distant future, when the government's mandate to include one in almost every television takes effect in the months ahead. But for now, several million people own high-definition monitors that cannot receive free, over-the-air digital broadcasts without an outboard box. Some of these monitors are still for sale. As an example, Fujitsu still sells plasma monitors.

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Audio Video News
HD DVD Expands its Offerings
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 15, 2005  |  0 comments

At the Media-Tech Expo in Las Vegas last week, Toshiba announced the development of a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read-only) disc with a data capacity of 45GB, which is enough to hold 12 hours of high-definition content on a single disc. The new disc joins the existing HD DVD lineup that includes 15GB (single-layer, single-sided) and 30GB (dual-layer, single-sided) versions.

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Audio Video News
At the Premier: Star Wars Episode III
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 14, 2005  |  0 comments

It was a night like any other Hollywood premier: lavish parties, hundreds of fans crowding police barricades surrounding the theater, stars sauntering down the red carpet, paparazzi yelling at them: "Turn to the right! No, <I>my</I> right!" But few premiers feature Imperial Storm Troopers, Wookies, and Darth Vader himself working the crowd.

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Object of Desire
David Katzmaier  |  May 11, 2005  |  0 comments

New TV technologies crop up almost as often as new reality-TV shows, but among all the Celebrity Fear Factors, Obnoxious Bosses, and Strange Loves, there's only one American Idol - the kind of show that can save a network and bury the competition.

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Big-Screen Bargains
 |  May 11, 2005  |  0 comments
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Audio Video News
HD DVD Turns Up the Heat
Darryl Wilkinson  |  May 11, 2005  |  0 comments
Despite rumors of a pending peace treaty, the possibility of a much desired agreement between the HD DVD zealots (led by Toshiba) and Blu-ray partisans (led by Sony) creating a single high-definition DVD standard look about as likely as the re-unification of North and South Korea thanks to multiple HD DVD-related announcements over the last few days.
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Tiny Killer Subs extended lab
 |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
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Inside Tech: Blu-ray & HD DVD
David Ranada  |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
No home-entertainment technology in years has been as eagerly anticipated as the upcoming Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition disc systems. In fact, the last time we techie types were this excited about something new was when the CD was introduced.
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Custom Installation How-To
Humax DRT800 DVD/TiVo Recorder
David Ranada  |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
The latest DVD recorders have so many advanced features that they can be daunting to use. Just pick up the instruction manual, and you'll likely find yourself slogging through pages of editing commands as well as countless rules for recording on different disc formats.
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ReQuest VideoReQuest Digital Video Controller
John Sciacca  |  May 10, 2005  |  0 comments
The problem with DVDs is they're just too damn cool. With their pristine pictures, multichannel digital sound, and cheap prices, what's not to love? Storing and managing your collection, however, can be a problem. Though I don't consider myself a huge collector, I have amassed close to 100 DVD movies. My current storage solution is a trunk my wife picked up at a yard sale for $3.
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