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Hard-Drive Dreamin'
Daniel Kumin  |  Jan 27, 2003
(Photos by Tony Cordoza) Let me tell you about my very first hard-disk drive. It was about the size of a VCR and made as much noise as a small refrigerator. It cost about as much as a refrigerator, too-but who cared?
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Harman Kardon TC30 Universal Remote
John Sciacca  |  Jul 05, 2006
The Short Form
$299 / 8.9 x 2.1 x 1 IN / 4.6 OZ / harmankardon.com / 516-496-3400
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Harmony 520 Universal Remote
John Sciacca  |  May 31, 2006

Ed. Note: This remote was also featured in our Ultimate Gift Guide

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Harmony SST-768 Remote Control
John Sciacca  |  Aug 04, 2003

The quest for the perfect remote control has earned a place in the pantheon of noble but futile human endeavors alongside those for the Holy Grail or a fabulous "undiscovered" wine under $10. For some people, remotes are a necessary evil, creating clutter and increasing complexity until it seems you have to solve a puzzle like Rubik's Cube just to watch a movie or play a CD.

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HD Download Lowdown
Rob Medich  |  Jun 01, 2007

It was an epic effort requiring superhuman vision and hearing and, above all, heroic resolve. For in order to download the high-definition version of Superman Returns onto Microsoft's Xbox 360 at the Sound & Vision video lab, I, too, would have to return - and return, and return ...

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HD DVD and Blu-Ray First Releases
 |  May 06, 2006
These listings were accurate as we went to press, but both release dates and titles could change.

1st HD DVD releases

APRIL 18 The Last Samurai (Warner) Million Dollar Baby (Warner) The Phantom of the Opera (Warner)

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HD DVD Players Headline Toshiba Announcements
 |  Jan 04, 2006

Toshiba's $800 HD-XA1 HD DVD player will be available in March.

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HD DVD Versus Blu-ray
Gary Merson  |  May 25, 2006
What's the difference?

The next generation of prerecorded video content is here. The new machines use a blue-violet laser to read discs with far more storage capacity than current standard-definition DVD, and they can play high-definition content in full 1,920-by-1,080 resolution. The big attraction is the promise of the best picture quality you have ever seen on a display. The prerecorded, high-definition content offers pristine, near-perfect images with fewer artifacts (noise and blocking) than is possible today with broadcast or D-VHS content.

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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: LeaderSpeak
James K. Willcox  |  May 05, 2006
Bob Chapek President, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Because of his position at Buena Vista, which is responsible for the home-video products for the various Walt Disney companies, Bob Chapek has been a tireless advocate for Blu-ray Disc.
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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: The Format War Goes Nuclear
James K. Willcox  |  Apr 05, 2006
Remember when the DVD was introduced? Remember how all the hardware companies and Hollywood studios played nice together, bringing out a steady flow of players and movies? Well, you can forget about that when the HD DVD and Blu-ray high-def disc formats debut over the next few months.
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HD DVD/Blu-ray Info Center
 |  May 31, 2007

•Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD Player Toshiba's second-generation HD DVD player improves on the original in every way.

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HD Radio Pushes Forward
Rich Warren  |  Jan 07, 2006

The Boston Acoustics Recepter Radio HD AM/FM/HD table radio

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HD Radio: Ready for Prime Time?
Ivan Berger  |  Nov 06, 2005

Digital sound from FM and AM? It's here, in the form of HD Radio, which drapes digital data like saddlebags over the existing FM and AM carrier waves. Broadcasters already use that added digital capacity to enhance their signals' sonics, to carry several programs at once, and to tell you what they're transmitting.

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HDMI 1.3 Wobbles Out of the Gate
John Sciacca  |  Jan 10, 2007

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HDMI 1.3: The Missing Link
Al Griffin  |  Dec 05, 2006

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