David Katzmaier

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Philips Ambilight 42PF9731D 42-inch LCD HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 03, 2006  |  0 comments

As anyone who has ever fallen asleep in front of Leno can tell you, watching a small, bright television from across a dark room can cause headaches. One of the best ways to alleviate this is to reduce the brightness difference between the screen and the rest of your field of vision.

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Inner Workings: Inside a Movie Theater Screen
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 04, 2006  |  0 comments

The screen at your local movie theater is obviously a lot larger than the specialty screens used in home theaters, but they actually have a lot in common. The main difference is perforation. The screens in almost every movie theater have the front left, center, and right speakers behind them, along with a few subwoofers.

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Hitachi 42HDS69 42-inch Plasma HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Oct 02, 2006  |  0 comments

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Inner Workings: Inside a Liquid-Crystal Display (LCD)
David Katzmaier  |  Oct 11, 2006  |  0 comments

The granddaddy of fixed-pixel technologies, LCDs first appeared in pocket calculators in the early 1970s. LCD technology is amazingly versatile, able to power front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays.

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Toshiba 56HM195 56-inch 1080p DLP HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Jan 04, 2006  |  0 comments

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JVC LT-46FN97 46-inch LCD HDTV
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 03, 2006  |  0 comments

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Easy as LCD
David Katzmaier  |  May 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Leave it to Apple to encase the latest technology in a wrapper so irresistible that it appeals both to cutting-edge technophiles and to people who care more about how something looks than how it works.

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David Katzmaier  |  Dec 02, 2002  |  0 comments
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Riding the bus to school was always a drag, so it felt great to be able to slide behind the wheel of my new car and drive there on the morning of my 16th birthday. Each day after that I'd wake up late, then get halfway home before all the losers who didn't have wheels even got on the bus.

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Every Body Loves Plasma
David Katzmaier  |  Mar 20, 2002  |  0 comments

Ever since that Philips commercial where a European-looking couple try hanging their thin TV in every room of a minimalist apartment, finally settling for a spot on the ceiling above the bed, plasma sets have been creating a stir. From airports to movie theaters to corporate boardrooms, these slimmed-down big-screen TVs draw stares from almost everybody.

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Rear-Projection HDTVs
David Katzmaier  |  Dec 18, 2002  |  0 comments
Dreaming about a great big box under the tree this year? Sure there'll be rectangular boxes containing new shirts and maybe a bigger one with a jacket. You'll unwrap packages from the kids filled with golf tees and ties, and maybe even a nice-size box containing a new DVD player. But those miniature thrills just can't compare to what you really want: a big-screen HDTV.
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