Mark Fleischmann

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AV Receiver Reviews
Rotel RSX-1560 A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 22, 2009
Price: $2,599 At A Glance: High-end implementation of Class D amplification • Among first Rotels with HDMI 1.3, lossless surround decoding • Faroudja video processing but no auto setup

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Energy will likely be the defining challenge of our lifetimes. We use a lot of it but need to use less, so the ways in which we use it must become more responsible, creative, and resourceful. Will home theater continue to add to the quality of life in an energy-scarce future by bringing us closer to music and movies? Or will we write it off as just another accessory of sprawl, soon to be ruthlessly un-supersized? Is it possible to enjoy big pictures that are accompanied by big sound, while using less energy? This is the stage onto which the Rotel RSX-1560 A/V receiver walks, before an audience that is holding its breath.

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Audio Video News
DTV Transition Brings Peculiar Responses
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 22, 2009
The DTV transition has prompted some, ah, um, interesting responses.
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Audio Video News
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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Audio Video News
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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Audio Video News
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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Audio Video News
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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AV Receiver Reviews
Arcam AVR600 A/V Receiver
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2009

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Ergonomics
Value
Price: $4,995 At A Glance: Beefy Class G amps deliver gushes of warm, dynamic sound • Dolby Volume enhances quality of low-level movie listening • Utilitarian front panel and basic remote

From Our Audiophile Wing

When you hear the phrase high-end home theater, what’s the first thing you think of? If you’re into home design, your mind might summon up a lavishly appointed screening room with a curtained screen, seating, and a popcorn machine. For you, it’s the wine bottle that’s high end, not necessarily the wine.

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Bookshelf Speaker ReviewsSoundbar Reviews
Vizio VSB210WS High Definition Sound Bar
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 15, 2009
Price: $350 At A Glance: First soundbar to use SRS TruVolume audio processing • Operates on stereo signals • Wireless sub works with no setup hassles

High and Wide

Vizio is:
(a) a flat-panel video brand
(b) an audio brand
(c) a serotonin reuptake inhibitor
(d) a line of rimless eyeglasses
(e) a typographical error

If you guessed (a), you were wrong. The correct answer is (a)+(b).

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Audio Video News
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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Audio Video News
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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