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NFL in 3-D, Coming to a Theater Near You
SV Staff  |  Nov 24, 2008  | 
Already bored with your Sunday football game in HD? Ready to turn it up a notch? Ready to turn it up 3 notches? Are you ready for some 3-D football? Lucky industry insiders in LA, NY, and Boston will get an interesting opportunity to check out...
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NFL on FOX now showing in 16:9
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2010  | 
For years, FOX has shown NFL games in 4:3, even when in high-def. This was fine for SD TV users with old-fashioned 4:3 screens, but for widescreen HDTV users this meant two huge bars on either side of the screen, wasting space that could better be...
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NFL Playoffs In HDTV
HT Staff  |  Dec 19, 2002  | 
In January, football fans will get an unprecedented opportunity to explore high-definition television thanks to an agreement reached December 20 between CBS Television and Thomson Multimedia's RCA division. The partners have signed a deal for sponsorship of American Football Conference Divisional Playoff games on January 11 and 12, 2003, and the AFC Championship game on January 19, 2003.
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NFL-DirecTV Deal Includes HDTV Games
 |  Dec 15, 2002  | 

One of high definition TV's biggest draws will grow even more compelling thanks to a recent agreement between the <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com">National Football League</A> and <A HREF="http://www.directv.com">DirecTV, Inc</A>.

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NHK and BBC coomplish the first super-high-resolution broadcast from UK to Japan
SV Staff  |  Sep 30, 2010  | 
1080p high-definition is nice. 4K (4096 x 2160) is even better, but only a few theaters have projectors that use that resolution yet. Super Hi-View is even better than that, with a resolution of 7680 x 4320, 4 times greater than 4K and 16 times...
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NHK's 8K Gold
SV Staff  |  Jun 24, 2008  | 
Before the world has fully adopted high-def, NHK is pushing the barriers even further. Not even happy going to 4K, Japanese manufacturer NHK is showing a prototype system with 8K resolution. For those of you doing the math, that's 7,680 x 4,320...
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NHT Goes Independent
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 05, 2008  | 
NHT is out of the woods. The very reputable speaker manufacturer has endured a long series of acquisitions since it was founded in 1986. Its latest owner finally sold the company to its employees and it will be known as NHT Audio LLC.
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NHT Is Back
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2009  | 
NHT, the formidable speaker brand that "went quiet" four months ago, is back with a web-based strategy that will reduce prices by 30 percent, just what the recession-battered consumer may need.
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NHT Is Going Quiet
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 25, 2009  | 
NHT, a well-regarded speaker manufacturer, is taking a break for awhile. Though the company has had many owners, it is not bankrupt--just "going quiet" while it mulls over "a change in strategy," no doubt prompted by the rocky economy. We received the following email from co-founder and co-owner Chris Byrne, reproduced below in its entirety:
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NHT Makes Another Move
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 29, 2003  | 

Arizona-based <A HREF="http://www.rockfordcorp.com">Rockford Corporation</A> announced last week that it has acquired loudspeaker designer <A HREF="http://www.nhthifi.com">Now Hear This</A> (NHT) from Recoton Corporation. Previous Rockford acquisitions include Fosgate, Hafler, Acoustat, and MB Quart, and the company says that specific terms of the new agreement are confidential.

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NHT Revamping Product Line
HT Staff  |  Jun 02, 2001  | 
Loudspeaker manufacturer NHT is slimming down its offerings in more ways than one. The Benicia, CA-based company has announced that its new lineup will be reduced from the current 30 models to only 18. The new speakers themselves will be smaller than their predecessors, according to vice president and general manager Chris Byrne, thanks to advances in woofer technology that allow deeper bass to be generated from smaller cabinets with narrower front baffles.
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NHT updates its SubZero speaker to 2.0
SV Staff  |  Oct 13, 2010  | 
NHT has announced an update to its long-running SubZero monitor in the form of the SubZero 2.0. The new speaker has a 4.5-inch pulp cone woofer and a 1-inch silk dome tweeter, and boasts a response range of 100 Hz to 22 KHz. According to NHT, the...
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Nice Rack
SV Staff  |  Aug 08, 2008  | 
Are you interior-space challenged? Are your audio/video aspirations bigger than the cubby hole you call home? Do you live in Europe? Then Sharp has the answer to your prayers. The AN-PR1500H home cinema rack system is a triumph of form and function....
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Nice Try, Westinghouse
SV Staff  |  May 27, 2008  | 
Westinghouse is a name everyone knows; from home heating to garage door openers, it's a name you know. What you might not know is that they're in the consumer electronics biz, and hoping to become as known for TVs as they are for coffee pots. See...
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Nielsen Evolves with Ever-Changing TV Landscape
SV Staff  |  May 28, 2018  | 
TV audience-measurement company Nielsen is now including detailed viewership data from YouTubeTV in the local TV-audience measurement data it provides to media companies and advertisers.
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