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The Ultimate Guide to HDTV
SV Staff  |  Oct 31, 2004
PDF: What's on Free TV Here's what the major broadcast networks have to offer. PDF: What's on Pay TV Blockbuster movies, mega sports events, and premium-channel series are just the tip of the high-def
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The Wonderful World of Wi-Fi
Al Griffin  |  Oct 20, 2003
Most new A/V trends are slow out of the gate. It seemed like forever before high-definition TV got off the ground, and audio formats like DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD are still struggling for recognition. By contrast, radical advances in computer technology seem to take the world by storm at least once a year. First there was the Web, which bleary-eyed users accessed via sluggish dial-up modems.
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Theo and Walt: Genius You Can Sit On
John Sciacca  |  Apr 29, 2009
When two titans of industry join forces, you expect the results to be something special.
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Theory of Speaker-lution
Michael Trei  |  Feb 02, 2008

The video-tech evolution has been swift and in-your-face. From the square little black-and-white picture tube, we went to "in living color," rear projection, and the flat-ering DLP, plasma, LCD, and OLED. And on these displays we've watched broadcast, cable, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD (and the occasional porno - okay, that's neither here nor there).

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Three for the Money
Gear Guy  |  Jun 26, 2002

A lot has changed since a year ago, when I was last given the chance to offer some advice in these pages. Home theater systems in general - and DVD players in particular - have gotten a lot cheaper; new formats like DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, and recordable DVD are becoming established; and convergence gear like hard-drive audio and video recorders is cheaper and more common.

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THX Certified
John Sciacca  |  Oct 21, 2002
Illustration by Chris Gould; room photo by Tony Cordoza

See if this doesn't sound familiar: You don't just love movies, you love the whole moviegoing experience. When the time comes to check out a film, you drive miles out of your way to go to the best theater around-one with stadium seating, digital surround sound, and that awesome THX trailer that comes on before the movie.

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THX Demonstrates "Blackbird" Automatic System Adjustment Technology
John Sciacca  |  Jan 10, 2007

January 11, 2007 - Modern A/V systems are so complex, it's easy to miss a setting and end up with an experience that is less than ideal. Setting aspect ratio is a perfect example.

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TiVo Coming to Comcast DVRs
Michael Antonoff  |  Jan 10, 2007

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TiVo HD DVR
Michael Antonoff  |  Oct 03, 2007

Now that cable operators are required to separate access and security from the tuner(s) in new set-top boxes, you have the opportunity to buy a digital video recorder that's potentially more stylish and capable than the one you might be leasing.

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TiVo Series 2 DVR
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 14, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza

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TiVo Series3 HD Digital Media Recorder
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 04, 2006

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Tivoli Audio NetWorks stereo Internet/FM radio
Michael Antonoff  |  Mar 15, 2009
The Short Form
$750 / TIVOLIAUDIO.COM / 866-848-6544
Snapshot
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To Give and To Get
Michael Antonoff  |  Nov 25, 2001
It's the week before Christmas. You've taken a good look at your extended family, gotten all of the naughty and nice stuff out of the way, and finally arrived at a list of who's deserving of a little holiday cheer. But you're drawing a big blank when it comes to little Susie, big brother Ned, and jolly Uncle Phil.
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To the Victor Go the Spoils?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 11, 2008

After 4 years of testy hostility and 2 more years of bare-knuckled conflict, the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc came to an abrupt end. Hours before the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Warner Bros. announced that it was abandoning HD DVD. Warner is the largest studio in the home-entertainment market, and its decision tipped the scales.

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Tommy Shaw's Summertime Playlist
Mike Mettler  |  May 31, 2006

Like the Rolling Stones, Styx continues to gather no moss. Singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw has been a member of these perennially successful road warriors - perhaps best known for enduring rock hits like "Renegade," "Come Sail Away," and "Too Much Time on My Hands" - for 30 years and counting.

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