Scott Wilkinson

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Surround Formats, Defeating Overscan, Glassesless 3D
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 05, 2010
It's What's Up Front That Counts
I have an Onkyo TX-NR807 receiver, which provides seven channels of amplification, and it can do 7.1, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, and Audyssey DSX. Which of these surround formats do you recommend?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 19: Etienne Fortin
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 04, 2010  |  Published: May 05, 2010
Sensio CTO Etienne Fortin talks about the process of creating, encoding, delivering, and decoding 3D content as well as Sensio's 3D codec, 3D movies, one reason why active-shutter glasses are so expensive, and more.

Run Time: 58:27

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3D Tech
Orson Scott Card on 3D
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 04, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, Tom Norton sent me a link to a blog entry on the website of Orson Scott Card, one of my favorite sci-fi authors who wrote the Ender and Alvin Maker series of books as well as many other fascinating stories, such as Songmaster and The Worthing Saga. In this particular blog entry, Card writes about why he hated Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and why he hates 3D in general.

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Acapella Sphäron Excalibur Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 03, 2010

Audiophiles who want to impress their friends&#151;and I seriously doubt there are any who don't&#151;would be hard pressed to do better than a pair of Sph&#228;ron Excalibur speakers from German horn specialist <A href="http://www.acapella.de/en/">Acapella</A>. But you'd better have a pretty big room to comfortably house these beautiful beasts, which stand over seven feet tall and weigh 1364 pounds each.

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Samsung 3DTV Briefing
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 30, 2010

On Tuesday, I visited Samsung's QA (Quality Assurance) Labs in Los Angeles to discuss the company's 3D technology in some detail. Of course, there was a Samsung 3DTV on hand—the UN55C7000 LED-edgelit LCD—along with a BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray player and a high-def media server with some additional 3D content.

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Scaena Model 1.4 Speaker System
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 29, 2010

I've written about line-array speakers in this blog several times, and for good reason&#151;tall stacks of drivers deliver smooth horizontal dispersion and sound levels that fall off more gradually than point-source speakers, creating a coherent, open soundstage. That's the idea behind the so-called iso-linear speakers from American maker <A href="http://www.scaena.com">Scaena</A>, whose name is Latin for "stage."

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Cracked Screen, Bitstream Indicators, Ceiling Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 28, 2010
Superkid
I recently bought a 58-inch Samsung plasma for only $1200, and I loved it—that is, until my 4-year-old threw a small toy and cracked the screen. This totally disabled the TV; it would not even turn on. Is it normal for plasma screens to crack so easily, and if so, are LCD TVs more durable? Thank goodness I was able to return the TV and get a full refund, but I do not have the money to take another chance like that. I have a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old in the house, so what should I do to protect the TV?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 18: Joel Silver
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 27, 2010  |  Published: Apr 28, 2010
Joel Silver, founder and president of Imaging Science Foundation, discusses the importance of video calibration, ISF training of Best Buy techs, calibration as a career, overscanning, color gamuts, 3D, and more.

Run Time: 1:24:39

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Studio Electric Type Two Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 27, 2010

If you've ever seen photos of the 1939 New York World's Fair, you might recognize the inspiration for these Art Deco-esque speakers from American boutique maker <A href="http://www.studio-electric.com">Studio Electric</A>. With a design based on the Trylon and Perisphere, two signature buildings at the fair, the Type Two is handcrafted from stainless steel and aluminum by master metalsmith <A href="http://electronluv.com">Josh Stippich</A>.

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3D Tech
Welcome to Ultimate 3D
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 26, 2010

The hype about 3D these days is overwhelming, with manufacturers and studios hailing it as The Next Big Thing. And the technology has come a long way from the red-and-cyan anaglyph glasses of the 1950s. But it still has a few drawbacks, leading some to predict it will be The Next Big Flop. Remember quadraphonic sound?

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