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PlayStation3 To Include Dolby TrueHD Decoding
 |  Oct 04, 2006  |  First Published: Oct 05, 2006

Sony's PlayStation3 is looking like a better deal all the time. The latest revelation is that the Blu-ray Disc based game console will include the ability to decode up to 7.1-channels of Dolby TrueHD. TrueHD is a so-called "lossless" audio codec that attains compression rates as high as 4:1, but reconstructs the original signal bit-for-bit on playback. Although there have been delays announced for the European availability of PS3, the premium version of the console is due to hit US stores on November 17th at a price of $599.

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PLUS "Piano" Projector: Affordable DLP Arrives
HT Staff  |  Oct 28, 2001
Many home theater fans have been holding out for affordable DLP projectors. Until recently, "affordable" was merely wishful thinking, with many Digital Light Processing™ -equipped projectors priced well above $10,000.
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Plus Audio Unveils High-End All-in-One Record Player
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2017
Fresh off a successful Kickstarter campaign that more than doubled the company’s funding goal, London-based Plus Audio is unveiling a turntable-based all-in-one music system next week at the New York Audio Show.
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Plus Corp.'s New DLP Projectors
HT Staff  |  Feb 19, 2002
Last year, Plus Corporation of America rocked the home theater world with the introduction of the Plus "Piano" HE-3100, a compact DLP video projector with great specifications. Home Theater's Mike Wood gave the little projector two thumbs up, saying all the right compromises were made to get it to market at a ground-breaking price of $3000 retail.
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PMC Brings Studio Magic to On-Wall Speaker & Sub
SV Staff  |  Sep 11, 2019
U.K.-based PMC is bringing its studio magic to CEDIA Expo in the form of shallow-depth on-wall speakers that incorporate proprietary technologies used in its award-winning professional monitors.
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Point: Blu-ray's Already Over
SV Staff  |  Mar 26, 2008
[THE FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST STANCE IN A POINT-COUNTERPOINT DEBATE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF BLU-RAY. THE OPINION IS THAT OF TECH WRITER COREY GREENBERG. TO READ THE REBUTTAL, CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE END.] I don't know if I'm the first CE writer to say...
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Poison TV Rumor Hotline
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008
Wait! Stop! Don't be afraid of your LCD TV! The rumors about its toxicity are waaay overblown. The guy in the next-door cubicle has probably already warned you about nitrogen trifluoride, and how it makes your TV into a ticking greenhouse time bomb....
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Polishing Apple TV
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2008
It was a blow to Apple TV owners when they realized their beloved extenders couldn't tap into the hot new rental service from iTunes that was announced at Macworld Expo last month. A fix is now available, according to Macworld, which says "if...
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Political Planetarium Projector
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2008
We try to stay away from politics here - my mom said to never mix business and politics. Sorry Mom, I'm about to break that rule. The curious folks over at Gizmodo picked up on something during the last presidential debate. Apparently, in an...
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Politics In Your TV: Obama on DTV Switch
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2008
While there are lots of items that Prez-Elect Obama will have to deal with, one of the first will be the digital transition on February 17, 2009, just weeks after his inauguration.  Last week, Obama's transition team met with...
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Polk Announces $299 Entry-Level Subwoofer
Bob Ankosko  |  Nov 15, 2022
Polk today announced plans to expand its popular Monitor XT Series of speakers with an entry-level subwoofer rated down to 24Hz.
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Polk Announces Birth of Home Theater Quintuplets
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Aug 09, 2004
A proud Polk Audio recently announced the birth of quintuptlets: four new RM Series six-piece, five-channel home theater speaker systems wrapped in swaddling plastic bags, protective styrofoam packing, and beautifully overprinted cardboard cartons. The new arrivals feature slim satellites and powered subwoofers. The cute and cuddly satellites in the new RM6800, RM6900,and RM7300 were selectively bred to be wall-, shelf-, or stand-mounted; and, for the very first time, this new RM Series includes a system (RM7400) with a pair of floorstanding front speakers.
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Polk Announces its Most Advanced Speakers Ever
SV Staff  |  Sep 06, 2019
Polk Audio today introduced a new flagship line of speakers it says are the “most sophisticated and intensively engineered speakers” the company has ever produced.
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Polk Audio Ups Price:Performance Ante with DS 7660 System
HT Staff  |  May 29, 2001
Not everyone wants or needs a cost-no-object home theater. Many movie fans are completely content with affordable systems, and companies like Polk Audio are working hard to keep them happy.
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Polk Audio, Def Tech Preview Black Friday Deals
SV Staff  |  Nov 23, 2016
Polk Audio and Definitive Technology have announced a series of Black Friday deals, a few of which extend into December.
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