Scott Wilkinson

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3D Tech
Panasonic 3D Briefing
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2010  |  Published: Jun 11, 2010

Tom Norton and I must have very bad traffic karma. After Wednesday's slog to Sony Pictures Studios for the Sony 3D Launch, we faced a similar hurdle yesterday on the Ventura Freeway as we made our way to a 3D briefing from Panasonic at the Hotel Intercontinental in Century City. Fortunately, it wasn't as far as the Sony event, and I had a few alternate routes up my sleeve, so we made our appointment on time.

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3D Tech
Sony 3D Launch
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 10, 2010

Traffic on the San Diego Freeway and surrounding surface streets was among the worst I've seen in many years as Tom Norton and I slowly made our way to Sony's big 3D launch event yesterday at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. We finally got past the accident—after a medevac helicopter landed right next to us on the freeway—and arrived shortly before Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer said, "Thanks for coming!"

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Ask S&V
Optimize Your New TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 09, 2010
Out of the Box
For the average consumer who takes a new LCD TV out of the box, what is the best way to set it up for home use? What is the name of the DVD used for adjusting and fine tuning?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 23: Tom Norton
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 08, 2010  |  Published: Jun 09, 2010
Tom Norton, Senior Editor and Video Technical Editor of Home Theater magazine and contributor to UAV, celebrates 20 years working for Stereophile and its sibling publications, talks about his ongoing Blu-ray player tests as reported on UAV, answers listener questions about 3D, four-color displays, OLED, and more.

Run Time: 49:35

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Premiere Design
Edge NL Reference Monoblock Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 08, 2010

Is the NL Reference from Florida-based <A href="http://www.edgeamp.com">Edge Electronics</A> just another high-power, high-priced monoblock power amp? I think not.

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Premiere Design
SWSpeakers Magic Flute Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 07, 2010

Of all the various types of audio and video products, speakers seem to offer the most potential for design variation. Case in point&#151;the Magic Flute from Swedish maker <A href="http://www.swspeakers.com">SWSpeakers</A>.

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The Big Picture
Bigger is Better
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 04, 2010

I just saw <I>Shrek 4D The Final Chapter Forever After...whatever</I> in Imax 3D. (I really wish DreamWorks had settled on one name for its marketing campaign!) I went because I want to see as much 3D as possible, but after reading several lukewarm reviews, I was prepared to be unimpressed, at least with the story.

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3D Tech
Dolby 3D
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 03, 2010

As I wrote in a previous blog entry, there are two approaches to 3D that use passive glasses, and I explained one of them—polarization—in that entry. Here, I'll explain the other one, which is marketed by Dolby Labs and called, appropriately enough, Dolby 3D.

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Ask S&V
Panny Troubles, D/A Conversion, LED Illumination
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 02, 2010
WTF?
I just bought a Panasonic TC-P58V10 plasma to replace a Panasonic TH-42PA20 that I've had for about six years. I was expecting an even better, crisper picture with more detail, but it's not even close to being as sharp and detailed as my old TV! Both DirecTV HD and my library of more than 600 DVDs look awful in comparison. What's wrong?
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Premiere Design
Pivetta Opera One Multichannel Power Amp
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 01, 2010

There are power amps, and there are power amps&#151;and then there's the Pivetta Opera One. Standing six feet tall and weighing over half a ton, this monster is designed by Pivetta Andrea (pictured here with his creation), built by the Italian company bearing his given name, and distributed worldwide exclusively by <A href="http://www.higherfi.com">HigherFi</A>.

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