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ViewSonic N4060w 40-inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Sep 04, 2006
What We Think
After some tweaking, this LCD panel looked great on high-def sports, but less so with DVDs and regular TV channels
You've got to hand it to LCD technology for it
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Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p Plasma Monitor
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006

Over the past 2 years, new flat-panel LCD TVs with 1080p resolution have turned up in stores regularly, causing plasma-TV enthusiasts like me to wonder: Where are all the 1080p plasmas? A number of such sets have been announced, but the one I've been waiting for is the Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p plasma monitor.

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Screen Innovations Viságe Front-Projection Screen
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006

Aside from a huge, costly flat-panel TV, the easiest way to put a big video image up on your wall is to buy a front-projector/projection screen combo. And with good high-rez front projectors now selling for as little as $2,000, that option can be particularly budget-friendly.

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Geneva Lab Sound System Model L iPod Speaker System
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006

The ongoing iPodification of audio has generated a huge number of products designed to sync up with, amplify, and otherwise expand the possibilities of Apple's ubiquitous player. Many first-wave iPod add-ons got the cosmetic part right (white plastic cabinet? check!) but failed to impress when it came to music reproduction.

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Anthem AVM 50 Preamp/Processor and MCA 50 Amplifier
Al Griffin  |  Oct 04, 2006

Anthem's AVM-series home theater audio preamp/processors are considered among the best - if not the best - for the money. An enthusiastic review in these pages back in November 2004 made much of the AVM 30's THX Ultra2 certification, multichannel analog input with full bass management, and extensive list of surround modes.

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Sim2 HT3000 1080p DLP Front Projector
Al Griffin  |  Oct 04, 2006

Video front projectors have always been the best way to watch movies at home, and now that new 1080p models capable of unveiling all the detail in high-def sources have arrived, there's even more reason to get keyed up about the category.

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Sony Bravia KDL-40XBR2 40-inch LCD HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Nov 03, 2006

the listSony used to be king of the direct-view TV biz, churning out high-performance tube sets for which discerning viewers happily paid extra.

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How to Buy Speakers
Al Griffin  |  Nov 05, 2006

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Optoma HD81 1080p DLP Front Projector
Al Griffin  |  Nov 03, 2006

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DVD Insider: Beastie Boys
Al Griffin  |  Jun 07, 2001

Working at Sound & Vision, we sometimes wonder if the artists who make the music and movies we play on our tweaked-out systems have the same gear fetish we do. When we heard that the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch had asked the prestigious Criterion DVD label to work with him on a collection of the trio's music videos, we suspected he might be a kindred spirit.

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