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Blu's Clues
David Ranada  |  Apr 04, 2004

Almost overshadowing the rich out cropping of standard-definition DVD recorders at this year's CES was the looming presence of several prototype high-definition disc players and recorders. Many of the manufacturers backing one of the two high-def disc systems bitterly contending to become the new international standard were displaying their first go at a machine.

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Digital Audio's Last Frontiers
David Ranada  |  Jan 13, 2003
This CES saw the official introduction of what used to be called the IBOC (in-Band, on-channel) terrestrial digital radio system, freshly renamed HD Radio (for high-definition) by its promotor, iBiquity.
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A Hard Day's Mix
David Ranada  |  Dec 02, 2002
Within seconds of firing up Miramax's DVD release of the classic Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night, I knew that the Fab Four had been deep-sixed by the new set's producers. The image quality is excellent-the movie appears for the first time in a widescreen (1.66:1) video transfer-but the music is another story.
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David's Dartboard: Fashion Statements
David Ranada  |  Mar 14, 2006

03/17/2006 Last weekend I went shopping for a protective jacket for the iPod Nano I bought recently. (Yes, even Sound & Vision reviewers buy gear at retail.) The buzz was that the Nano's high-gloss finish was more easily scratched than the finish on earlier iPods, something I can't verify.

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All Hands On Deck
David Ranada  |  Oct 07, 2005

VCR VCRs might seem like yesterday's news, but they provide a useful point of comparison because practically everybody's had experience with one.

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Pioneer DVD-633H-S DVR/DVD Recorder
David Ranada  |  Nov 03, 2005

The first DVD recorder we ever reviewed, back in December 2000, was a Pioneer, and the company has followed that by a series of ever more versatile and easy-to-use models.

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DVD + HDMI
David Ranada  |  Sep 05, 2005
What We Think
Toshiba SD-5980
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Lite-On LVW-5045 DVD Recorder
David Ranada  |  Aug 02, 2005
Fast Facts
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 17 x 2.625 x 12.5 inches PRICE $399 MANUFACTURER Lite-On USA,
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NAD L70 DVD Player/Receiver
David Ranada  |  May 12, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza Anyone interested in an ultra easy-to-set-up home theater system usually has only one recourse: a system-in-a-box, comprising a combination DVD player and A/V receiver, five satellite speakers, and an optimistically designated "subwoofer." The weakest links in most of these systems are generally the speakers.

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DVD Recorders On the Cheap
David Ranada  |  Jun 07, 2005
Download our tables summarizing features and lab results in handy PDF format.

While DVD recorders have a ways to go befo

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