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THX Remakes Iconic ‘Deep Note’ Trailer
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2019  | 
THX is commemorating its 35th anniversary with a remake of the iconic “Deep Note” trailer that has wowed movie-watchers since it debuted with the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi way back in 1983.
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THX Tackles Home Theater Issues
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 24, 2007  | 
THX is about to take its home theater involvement to a new level with a new program whose working name is Blackbird. If the THX folks pull it off, Blackbird could resolve several issues that plague home theater buffs.
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THX to Bridge Content-Hardware Divide
SV Staff  |  Jan 09, 2008  | 
THX wants to take the headaches and confusion out of the audio/video/gaming experience for consumers. The company is meeting with journalists and companies at CES to promote its fledgling Media Director program that's designed to take the digital...
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THX to Certify 3D Blu
user  |  Aug 12, 2010  | 
THX and BluFocus are getting together to "build an ecosystem of services to address the technical challenges of 3D post-production," a press release says. Their certification program will address a/v quality, artistic fidelity, viewer fatigue, and interoperability of discs and players.
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THX, HAA Create Elite Home Theater Training
SV Staff  |  Aug 02, 2016  | 
THX has partnered with Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA) to create a new high-level home theater training intended to enhance the THX Certified Professional Training Program.

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THX-Certified . . . Doors?
SV Staff  |  Sep 02, 2008  | 
THX-certified drywall too. No, really - we're not making this stuff up. Serious Materials is a company that makes acoustic doors and drywall for home theaters, recording studios, cinemas and more. The QuietHome line of soundproof doors are...
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THX: Calibrate Your Display and Save
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 21, 2009  | 
Here's one more reason to calibrate your video display: It'll cut the set's energy use by up to 50 percent, according to a study by THX.
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TI Announces New 16:9 DLP Chip
 |  Aug 12, 2001  | 

<A HREF="http://www.ti.com">Texas Instruments</A> continues to push the envelope of high definition video. On August 8, the Dallas-based technology company announced a new version of its HD-1 Digital Micromirror Device (DMD). The semiconductor chip is the heart of TI's Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology, considered by many to be the best choice for creating high-quality images.

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TI Won't Cave to Sony
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jun 07, 2004  | 

Add "Texas Instruments 2K DLP microchip" to your technophile lexicon.

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TI's New Digital Amplifiers
 |  Aug 18, 2003  |  First Published: Aug 19, 2003  | 

The next generation of home theater equipment is likely to be smaller and more efficient, thanks to recent developments in digital amplification at <A HREF="http://www.ti.com/">Texas Instruments</A>.

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Tidal Adopting Hi-Res FLAC for HiFi Plus Subscribers
Mark Henninger  |  Apr 11, 2023  | 
Today, Tidal revealed on Reddit that HiFi Plus subscribers will soon have a new streaming option: high-resolution FLAC. This announcement follows closely behind MQA's entry into "administration," the British equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This development suggests financial difficulties for MQA and raises questions about its future.
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Tidal and Dolby Bring Atmos Music to Home Theaters
Al Griffin  |  May 29, 2020  | 
The presence of music in Dolby Atmos format on Tidal has been something of a well-kept secret since the streaming service started adding it in December 2019. Why? I suspect it’s because Atmos support so far has been limited to select Android smartphones and tablets—not exactly a premium method to experience immersive music. But things changed big time this week with Dolby and Tidal’s joint announcement that Tidal Hi-Fi subscribers can now stream Atmos music to home theater systems via an Apple TV 4K, Fire TV Stick, NVIDIA Shield TV, or other compatible device.
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Tidal High Fidelity Music Streaming Service to Launch in U.S.
SV Staff  |  Sep 03, 2014  | 
Service to Include HD Music Videos and Editorial Content from Music Journalists

WiMP HiFi, the Scandinavian music streaming service, today announced it will introduce Tidal, a high fidelity streaming service in the U.K. and U.S. later this fall with a monthly subscription of $19.99.

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Tidal Launches MQA-Ready iOS App
SV Staff  |  Mar 11, 2019  | 
The music streaming service TIDAL today launched an iOS app that supports the playback of high-resolution MQA-encoded music on the iPhone and other Apple devices
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Tilt and Deliver
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Jul 25, 2005  | 
Anyone who has ever tried to integrate a pair of floor-standing or even a pair of bookshelf speakers into a living room or bedroom knows that it's virtually impossible to make them invisible. Multiply that single pair by 2.5 (or more) for a home theater system, and you've got the makings of a decor disaster. Wall-mounted speakers eliminate the use of valuable floor space, but even the best visual designs suffer from being visible. In-wall speakers are about as close to seamless, seen-less speaker integration, but they're not always practical in terms of wall space thanks to little things like doors, windows, fireplaces, picture frames, indoor plants, and other decorative items. The final frontier for the heard-but-not-seen speaker is the ceiling where there's plenty of available space, and, when mixed in with the various light fixtures and vents, the speakers look absolutely natural.
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