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A National Treasure
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 05, 2006  |  0 comments

Hideo Takada, General Manager of the JVC's Recording & Engineering Division discusses the acoustical characteristics of Studio 302. Takada-san has 37 years of experience in sound recording and judging by his youthful appearance, it's a great line of work!

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So Many Discs, So Few Working Players
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

The blue packaging used for BluRay releases in the US market is skipped in Japan.

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Sidecars Are For Bitches
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  1 comments

Microsoft's HDMI-less HD-DVD-less XBox 360 has a tumor of an add-on. For $200, you can only play HD-DVD discs <i>through </i> your 360's component output. The sign in front of the unit summarizes my thoughts on the subject succinctly.

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Luxman Lives
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  1 comments

I remember Luxman products fondly. In the eighties, they had a classy look and feel that set them apart from many of their Japanese counterparts.

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The Invitation Said No Guests, So I Thought of You
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

Mitsubishi, Philips, Sharp, Panasonic, Pioneer and Hitachi were showing protype BluRay players they think they might build.

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Joogle
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

Google won't let me get to www.google.com. It forces me to www.google.co.jp when I use my Mozilla Firefox browser.

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I Think These Are Power Rangers
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

Just one "O" away from an Audi

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How Do I Know This One Will Work Any Better?
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  0 comments

If only it were that easy.

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My Next TV
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006  |  2 comments

Pioneer blew everyone away with their new 60" plasma prototypes. They claim better than 20,000:1 contrast. They say they can't measure it any higher given todays test equipment. I wonder what Toshiba is using to measure the 50,000:1 contrast they claim they've achieved with SED?

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Come for the Sushi, Stay for the Show
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 03, 2006  |  0 comments

When JVC graciously invited me to Japan to the CEATEC show as their guest, I only hesitated for an instant before saying yes. I've gone to a lot of shows this year, but the opportunity (and desire) to see Japan was too strong. The twenty-eight hour trip from my home in Connecticut to our hotel in Tokyo was taxing and the three hours sleep I managed before I awoke at 3:00 AM local time with a sudden desire to check my mail have put me a little on edge on my first full day here, but I've seen plenty to write about already, so let me fill you in.

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