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NHT Is Back
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 23, 2009  | 
NHT, the formidable speaker brand that "went quiet" four months ago, is back with a web-based strategy that will reduce prices by 30 percent, just what the recession-battered consumer may need.
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DTV Transition Brings Peculiar Responses
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 22, 2009  | 
The DTV transition has prompted some, ah, um, interesting responses.
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Down-Res to Plug BD's Analog Hole
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 19, 2009  | 
Are you using a Blu-ray player to feed high-def images to a first-generation HDTV via component video? Guard that player well. In a few years, new players will be required to down-res high-def images fed via component video, effectively turning older high-definition TVs into standard-definition TVs.
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DTV Weak? Try Double Rescan
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 18, 2009  | 
Has your television reception survived the DTV transition not quite fully intact? Here are a few tips from the Federal Communications Commission, including one we haven't heard before.
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Managed Copy Will Be Mandatory in Blu-ray
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 17, 2009  | 
Managed Copy, until now an option in the Blu-ray disc format, will become a requirement next year.
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Better Bass
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 15, 2009  |  First Published: Jun 16, 2009  | 

Anyone with a home theater knows how difficult it is to integrate a subwoofer with the rest of the audio system. And if there's more than one sub, the problems are multiplied. Fortunately, these problems could be a thing of the past thanks to the latest product from Audyssey called the Sub Equalizer, which is scheduled to become available on July 1.

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FCC Gets 900,000 DTV Panic Calls
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 16, 2009  | 
The Federal Communications Commission has fielded more than 900,000 calls since analog television broadcasting was shut down on Friday June 12.
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1080p Wasted on Most Viewers
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2009  | 
Many viewers are sitting too far from their HDTVs to enjoy the full resolution of a 1080p display, according to a poll by the good folks at Gizmodo.
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Analog TV Dies: Good Riddance
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 12, 2009  | 
The nation's analog broadcast television standard, known as NTSC, died today after a long illness. It was 68 years old and should have died years ago.
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Mitsubishi's Big Sound
user  |  Jun 10, 2009  |  First Published: Jun 11, 2009  | 
Mitsubishi made a big splash at the CEA Line shows with LaserVue and conventional RPTVs (click here for more on those) as well as a new line of LCD TVs dubbed Unisen. All feature the Immersive Sound Technology soundbar that made its debut last year, though none use LED backlighting.
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DTV Transition Deadline Is Tomorrow
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2009  | 
Tomorrow, June 12, 2009 is the final deadline for the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. Here's the DTV transition thought of the day: Does it matter?
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EU Parliament Gets First Pirate Member
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
File-sharing enthusiasts are rejoicing with the news that Sweden's Pirate Party has captured a seat in the European Union's Parliament.
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Toshiba Delivers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 

When Toshiba unveiled its flagship SV670 series of LED-backlit LCD TVs with local dimming at CES last January, all who saw it eagerly awaited its availability. Six months later, that wait is nearly over—the company announced at the CEA Line Shows today that it will ship this month with two sizes: 46 and 55 inches ($2300 and $3000, respectively).

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Mitsubishi Marvels
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 

Things were jumping in Mitsubishi's room at the CEA Line Shows today. First up was the resurrection of LaserVue, a DLP rear-projection TV illuminated with red, green, and blue lasers instead of conventional lamps or even LEDs.

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Lotsa Monster
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2009  | 
Monster Cable had a lot to discuss at the CEA Line Shows in New York today. First and foremost was the world's first THX-certified HDMI cables, which meet or exceed the new HDMI 1.4 spec's bandwidth rating of 10.2Gbps as measured by Simplay Labs.
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