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DVRs Vote Survivor off the Hard Drive
SV Staff  |  Apr 13, 2008
Like millions of Americans, I have totally ditched my VCR and now solely rely on my DVR to record my favorite shows while I'm away from home. And the vast majority of time, my Scientific Atlanta box has my back. From Lost, to Prison Break, to The...
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DWIN TransVision DLP Projector and Processor Take HT to the Next Level
HT Staff  |  Mar 06, 2001
If thirteen thousand bucks doesn't sound too steep for a video projector and processor, DWIN Electronics has just what you're looking for. The Burbank, CA-based manufacturer has packed the most advanced features into its TransVision DLP projector and dedicated processor for what are claimed to be "film-like images."
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DWIN TransVision TV3
HT Staff  |  Sep 25, 2003
Dwin continues to push the envelope with its TransVision TV3, the company's third-generation Digital Light Processing (DLP) projector.
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Dynamic Duo
Chris Chiarella  |  Apr 24, 2005
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Dynamic Range Day 2011
Michael Berk  |  Mar 22, 2011

 

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Dynaudio Joins In-Wall Movement with New IP 24
HT Staff  |  Aug 27, 2001
Not content to simply repackage some of its many models of drivers for in-wall applications, Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio went back to the drawing board to come up with some totally new designs.
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Dynaudio Updates Contour Loudspeaker Lineup
Al Griffin  |  Apr 27, 2020
The last time Dynaudio updated its mid-range Contour speaker lineup was back in 2016. Since then, the company launched a retooled version of its high-end Confidence series that uses all-new drivers and revamped baffle design, along with updated cabinets and crossovers. Some tech from that effort has trickled down into Dynaudio’s just-announced Contour i series speakers, which consists of the Contour 20i bookshelf ($5,250/pair), Contour 30i ($8,250/pair) and Contour 60i towers ($10,750/pair), and Contour 25Ci center channel ($3,750 each).
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Dynaudio Updates Entry-Level Emit Speaker Series
Bob Ankosko  |  Jun 29, 2021
Danish speaker specialist Dynaudio has updated its entry-level Emit series with five models ranging in price from $799 to $2,249/pair.
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E-VSB Technology Announced at NAB
Jon Iverson  |  Apr 22, 2001

At the insistence of renegade broadcasters led by the Sinclair Group, the Federal Communications Commission began <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?639">reviewing the specifications</A> for over-the-air 8-VSB digital television (DTV) signal transmission back in 1999. Even though tests demonstrated that there may be <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?553">weaknesses</A> in the standard chosen by the Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC), the FCC <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?641">reaffirmed its commitment</A> to 8-VSB a little over a year ago.

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E3 2012: The Big News from Gaming's Big Three
Timothy J. Seppala  |  Jun 06, 2012

With the first day of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo behind us, it's time to make sense of what the three console manufacturers showed at their annual media briefings. What was shown is just as important as what wasn't and reading between the lines is key.

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E3 2013 Highlights
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jun 12, 2013

I'm the wrong person to cover E3. I loathe it. True, I'm a gamer of the 1st degree, but being a E3 has nothing to with being a gamer. It has everything to do with the shouty, misogynistic, terrified-of-the-new, big-business industry of gaming.

Also, I fraking hate crowds of aimlessly wandering people. Haaaaaaaate.

That said, this year was less horrible than year's past. Here are some pictures and highlights. 

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Each Month, the Strategy Becomes More Clear . . .
Jon Iverson  |  Dec 06, 1998

Software titan <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</A> has big eyes <I>and</I> a big stomach, as evidenced by the company's announcements at the Western Cable Show in Anaheim, California, last week. It's no secret that the software giant has been eyeing consumers' living rooms for years, hoping to get Windows CE (WinCE), a junior version of the ubiquitous Windows operating system, into portable devices and TV sets.

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Early audiophile?
Michael Berk  |  Apr 18, 2011

Looks like paleontologists have at last pinned down the emergence of the middle ear from the lower jaw during the Mesozoic; it remains to be revealed what Liaoconodon hui—the earliest mammal yet found to possess the distinct malleus, incus, and ectotympanic bones involved in mammalian hea

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Earmuff Headphones For Wintery Walks
SV Staff  |  Feb 12, 2009
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and alas, another few weeks of winter for most of us. You'll need to keep your ears warm and toasty, but most earmuffs get in the way of your earbuds. Bummer.For about $20, you can get these Earmuff...
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Earn Style Points with this Home Theater PC
SV Staff  |  Mar 31, 2008
One of the difficulties in swallowing Microsoft's home theater PC concept is the ugliness associated with plopping a boxy tower anywhere near your sleek living room set-up. This post is neither the time nor place to discuss the merits of HTPCs and...
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