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Intercontinental Digital Cinema
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 30, 2005  |  Published: Mar 31, 2005

Earlier this month, a new distribution system for the delivery of digital-cinema content across continents was tested between the US and Singapore. The system, called Cross-Continent Digital Content Transmission, or CCTx, is the result of collaboration between the Singapore government, an industry association called Singapore infocomm Technology Federation Digital Media Chapter (SiTF DMC), and the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at the University of Southern California. Other partners involved in the pilot program included Thomson Technicolor (consulting); GlobeCast, StarHub, and 1-Net (international and local circuit and data storage); and Christie, Dell, Texas Instruments, and XDC (technology).

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Internet Apps in TV & Player
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 31, 2011
I have a 47-inch TV with Internet apps. Is there an advantage to getting a DVD player with Internet apps as well?

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Audio Video News
Internet TV Takes Another Step
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 14, 2005

Veoh Networks, Inc., the first Internet television peercasting network, last week announced it has completed a Series A round of financing led by Shelter Capital Partners. The company's goal is to create a new category of television networks that take advantage of existing broadband infrastructure to deliver standard-definition, full-screen video programming directly from producers to consumers.

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CES 2012
Intersil/D2Audio Mighty Cat Audio Enhancement
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 13, 2012
In collaboration with Mark Levinson (the man, not the company), chip maker Intersil and its subsidiary D2Audio are developing a suite audio-enhancement algorithms called Mighty Cat. The idea is to use mastering tools to optimize the performance of audio hardware, such as soundbars, computer speakers, and TVs; manufacturers would "tune" the algorithms specifically for each individual product and then embed the code in the firmware of that product.

The demo I heard was played on a pair of inexpensive Logitech computer speakers. The ultimate goal is to make the Logitech speaker sound like the $25,000/pair Daniel Hertz M7 on which it is sitting in this photo—an impossible dream, to be sure, but the processing did improve the Logitech's sound dramatically, making it much richer and fuller. Intersil is in negotiations with various manufacturers to incorporate this technology into their products.

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Introducing Top Picks
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 19, 2011
Here at HomeTheater.com, our primary mission is to help you choose the best audio/video gear for your needs and budget, and then get the most out of it when you set it up at home. The first step in that process is deciding which product to buy from among the myriad options available, which is where our product reviews come in. Of course, we review a lot of products, far more than any shopper would be willing to wade through to find the gems—so we've done it for you in our new section called Top Picks.
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The Big Picture
Investing in Yourself
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 05, 2008

I got home from my THX adventure on Saturday, after three <I>long</I> days of hard-core tech training in a darkened room while the most perfect weather I can imagine beckoned just beyond the walls. But it was worth it&#151;although I already knew most of the material, I did learn a number of useful things, and I got to observe the course itself to see what aspiring calibrators can expect if they take it.

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Is 3D Conversion of Existing Movies Worthwhile?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 13, 2012
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Is 3D Here To Stay?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 08, 2011
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Is Frame Interpolation a Godsend or the Devil's Spawn?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Dec 31, 2010
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Premiere Design
Is it Live or Wilson?
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 13, 2009

<A href="http://www.wilsonaudio.com">Wilson Audio</A> is well known for ultra-high-end speakers, but most of its products are designed for 2-channel listening. To create a full surround system, all you need do is mate any of Wilson's superlative L/R models with a center, surrounds, subwoofer, and controller from the WATCH (Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home) lineup.

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