Fred Manteghian

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Optoma HD-8000, the HD-80's Big Brother
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  0 comments

Optoma's HD-80, <a href=" http://www.optomausa.com/product_detail.asp?product_id=331" target="new">a single chip 1080P DLP one-piece projector</a> ($2,699) has been shipping since June, so it's not necessarily news, but the $500 more HD-8000, a step-up unit based on the same frame, certainly is.

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Optoma's Anamorphic Solution
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  0 comments

Optoma is shipping the HD-81LV, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio single chip 1080P projector. The projector is a light saber, achieving 2,500 Lumens and it's ISF certifiable. But the real reason for this projector is the anamorphic lens assembly. For a total of $12,000, you get the projector, the lens assembly and a separate video processor box for easier connection (you route only an RS-232 and HDMI cable to the projector). The system uses Gennum VXP technology and looked outstanding showing a clip of <i>Casino Royale</i> on a large screen.

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Optoma's Big Vision
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2007  |  0 comments

When Optoma first showed their Big Vision rear projection DLP system, they thought it would a hit in new build residential applications. As it turns out, two years later, it's the business market that's most interested in this 30" deep assemblage that can be built into board rooms, conference rooms and yeah, in a pinch, a home theater.

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Power Amplifier Reviews
Outlaw 950 & 770-preamplifier-processor & 7-channel power amplifier
Fred Manteghian  |  Jul 12, 2003  |  0 comments

Yippie-i-o-ki-ay, separates-lovers! The Outlaw Model 950 preamplifier-processor is the good five-cent cigar every home-theater bandito has been craving, and the 7-channel Model 770 amplifier is fit to be corralled, cable-tied, and hauled to your mountain hideout as well. The Model 950, in particular, shuns any of the boutique-brand weirdisms you might expect from a mail-order-only outfit like Outlaw. On the contrary, its pleasingly simple front panel conceals a wealth of features that's not a single, solitary letter shy of the latest list of home-theater acronyms. This li'l dogie's got it all!

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Pan2
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 03, 2008  |  0 comments

I guess you have to say it a few times in a sentence before it starts to click, but damn, I'm excited. (Show floor pics to follow, I promise!)

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Panasonic Moves Into AVR Territory
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 03, 2008  |  3 comments

7.1 Channels, 130 wpc, 3 HDMI inputs, available in the Fall for $799. the SA-BX500 is shown here as part of an entire (almost) single supplier system.

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CES 2009
Panasonic Viera
Fred Manteghian  |  Jan 06, 2008  |  0 comments

People rightly say Panasonic builds some of the best plasma's out there. Friends ask, I say "Pioneer or, if you're on a budget, Panasonic."

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Panasonic's AVR - Caught in the Wild
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 06, 2008  |  0 comments

It's for real! More details further down (way way way further down) in the show report.

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Paradigm Signature surround speaker system
Fred Manteghian  |  Nov 05, 2004  |  0 comments

Canadian speaker manufacturer Paradigm Electronics is but a 90-minute drive from Niagara Falls, New York, home of the classic heart-shaped-tub honeymoon suite. The few months I spent with the Paradigms were a honeymoon of sorts. An Armenian and a sextet of Canadians&mdash;and they said it wouldn't last! Now, after two months, the honeymoon may be over&mdash;but will the magic go on?

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Paradigm Studio Series v.5
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 05, 2008  |  0 comments

Members of the Studio series (the lower tier of Paradigm's Reference series) get a refresh starting this year into next. Here's what the new line will look like.

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