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Three-Way Deal Boosts EchoStar's Potential
Barry Willis  |  Dec 05, 1998  | 

Two new satellites, 28 new digital broadcasting frequencies, and a new broadcast-operations center are among the trophies <A HREF="http://www.echostar.com/">EchoStar Communications Corporation</A> will take home in a stock-swap agreement with Rupert Murdoch's <A HREF="http://www.newscorp.com/">News Corporation</A> and <A HREF="http://www.mci.com/">MCI WorldCom</A>. The agreement with News Corp. brings litigation between the two companies to an end, and it is expected to substantially strengthen EchoStar's position as a leader in direct broadcast satellite (DBS). <A HREF="http://www.directv.com/">DirecTV</A> and <A HREF="http://www.ussb.com/">USSB</A> are the only other serious contenders in the North American DBS market.

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Through the Grapevine: Def Tech Deals on the Way
SV Staff  |  Oct 28, 2015  | 
Every now and then we get word about an awesome deal that’s worth passing along. Like this one, heard through the grapevine…
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Throw Your Anchors Away!
Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 19, 2004  | 
I've spewed countless compliments upon this movie, or more accurately the DVD, in the print magazine over the past year, and like a good consumer my fondness eventually gives rise to the question, "What else can I BUY?" Not all of my favorite movies have Star Wars in the title, and some (Die Hard, The Hunt for Red October) have yielded precious little tie-in merchandise, and so when an unusual product like the Old Century Master and Commander game is released, I am compelled to take note.
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Throwback Thursday: 10 Landmark Speakers
SV Staff  |  Mar 03, 2016  | 
John Strohbeen is an audiophile through and through. In 1964, he founded the legendary Boston-born retailer Tech Hifi and after serving as president for 14 years, went to work for Ohm Acoustics where he has served as president and chief designer since 1978.
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Throwback Thursday: On the Set of Back to the Future Part III
SV Staff  |  Oct 08, 2015  | 
Check out the behind-the-scenes camcorder footage from the set of 1990’s Back to the Future Part III. You’ll definitely want to use the slider bar to buzz through some of the shaky parts of the 20-minute video. Toward the end (about 18:17) Michael J. Fox does a meet and greet with neighborhood kids.
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Throwback Thursday: Remember HD DVD?
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 19, 2015  | 
Nothing quite like a good old format war. Ten years ago this month we reported on Toshiba’s decision to postpone the U.S. launch of HD DVD from December 2005 to early 2006.

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Throwback Thursday: The Iconic Yamaha DSP-A1
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2015  | 
Yamaha’s iconic DSP-A1 was named one of the year’s best products in the December 1998 issue of Stereo Review, predecessor to Sound & Vision.
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Thunderbolt Ups the Ante for HTPCs
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 24, 2011  | 
Intel and Apple today announced the introduction of a new computer I/O technology called Thunderbolt, which makes its debut on the latest MacBook Pro laptops. Yet another connection might seem the antithesis of cool, but this is big news for home-theater PCs.
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THX & Eighth Day Aim to Improve Concert Sound
SV Staff  |  Nov 08, 2016  | 
How many times have you gone to a live concert and been thoroughly appalled by the quality of the sound? The bass is super boomy, vocals are muffled, and those intricate guitar fills you long to hear are lost in what comes out as sonic mush.
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THX and LG Salute Jack Cardiff
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 20, 2010  | 
In a daylong event last week, THX Ltd. and LG Electronics brought a number of journalists to its San Mateo, California headquarters. The main feature was the showing of the documentary Camera Man: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff from independent filmmaker Craig McCall, but THX also took the opportunity to bring us up to date on its THX certification program, including its work with LG on the latter's LCD and plasma sets.
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THX Announces New Spatial Audio Platform
SV Staff  |  Feb 26, 2018  | 
THX today announced a new end-to-end “positional audio solution” said to be flexible enough to support emerging immersive audio formats, open standards, and legacy content across mobile, PC, and consumer electronics devices.
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THX Certification Comes To Desktop PC Products
Jon Iverson  |  Nov 26, 2000  | 

Last week, <A HREF="http://www.lucasfilm.com/">Lucasfilm THX</A> announced the availability of the first THX certified PCs under a newly created THX program that the company says is designed to deliver "the best picture and sound to date on a personal computer." A Lucasfilm press release states that "with consumers increasingly turning to the PC for entertainment content, a THX certified PC ensures that movies, music, games and more will be enjoyed with a sound and visual impact that will satisfy the most demanding multimedia user."

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THX Introduces Loudness Plus
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 13, 2007  | 
THX has a new trick up its sleeve. In addition to Blackbird, that is.
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THX Joins Streaming Video Alliance to Advance the Online Experience
SV Staff  |  Apr 17, 2017  | 
THX, the company founded in 1983 by filmmaker George Lucas to deliver best-in-class entertainment experiences through technical certification, has joined the Streaming Video Alliance where it will use its experience benchmarking and setting quality standards to advance the quality of streaming.

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THX Now Certifies Smartglasses
SV Staff  |  Jun 02, 2017  | 
THX is branching out beyond its traditional AV core with a certification program that “ensures a world-class viewing experience for augmented and virtual reality wearable devices.”
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