Thomas J. Norton

RCA Scenium HDLP50W151
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 15, 2004  |  0 comments

After a brief flirtation with LCoS, Thomson has chosen Texas Instruments' DLP for their high-end RCA Scenium line of rear-projection televisions. Even CRT fans must admit that DLP has some advantages. It usually produces a sharper, brighter image than any but the best, most expensive CRT designs. Big-screen DLP models are smaller and weigh less than their tube-based counterparts. And it's even possible to build DLP sets that are almost as shallow as plasmas. Thomson plans to introduce such thin DLP models this fall.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
In America
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 15, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger. Directed by Jim Sheridan. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3 (full screen). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround (Spanish, French). 105 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2221671. PG-13. $27.98.

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Projector Reviews
NEC HT1100 DLP video projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 08, 2004  |  0 comments

NEC's HT1100 DLP projector is the follow-up model to the company's well-received HT1000, reviewed in the July/August 2003 SGHT (review available at www.UltimateAVmag.com). Based on an NEC business design but refitted for home-theater use and remarkably compact for the performance it provided, the HT1000 went on to become our Editor's Choice Gold Award winner for 2004 (SGHT, January 2004).

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Missing
Thomas J. Norton  |  Aug 08, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround (French). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 02543. $28.95.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
American Splendor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 25, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis. Directed by Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman. Aspect ratio: 1.77:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 101 minutes. 2003. HBO Video 92031. R. $27.95.</I>

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Projector Reviews
BenQ PE8700 DLP video projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 25, 2004  |  0 comments

The PE8700 DLP projector from BenQ has to qualify as the surprise product of early 2004. The first surprise is that it's made by a company I'd barely heard of before late last year. But with a claimed 13,000 employees worldwide, BenQ isn't exactly small. Its main corporate headquarters are in Taiwan, where the PE8700 is built.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Matrix Revolutions
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 11, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. Directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 129 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Entertainment 33209. R. $29.99.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 04, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany. Directed by Peter Weir. Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 (anamorphic). DTS (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (Spanish). Two discs. 138 minutes. 2003. 20th Century Fox Home Video. PG-13. $39.98.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Taken
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 27, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). DreamWorks Home Entertainment 90555. NR. $119.99.</I>

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Planet of the Apes:35th Anniversary Widescreen Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jun 20, 2004  |  0 comments

<I>Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, James Whitmore. Directed by Franklin Schaffner. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono (Spanish), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French). Two discs. 112 minutes. 1968. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2220754. G. $26.98.</I>

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