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Reviewer's Choice Awards
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2002  |  0 comments
Checking out the Sound & Vision Reviewer's Choice Awards is probably the quickest way there is to get a reading on the state of the home entertainment art. The 1999 awards featured the groundbreaking Rio MP3 player, Philips's first-generation TiVo hard-disk-drive recorder, and the first Super Audio CD player.
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New Products
New Products -- November 2002
SV Staff  |  Nov 03, 2002  |  0 comments
Sunfire Forget about separate power amps for your back surround speakers-Sunfire's Ultimate Receiver is rated to deliver 200 watts each to seven channels, which should satisfy even the most demanding Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES soundtrack.
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New Products
New Products -- October 2002
SV Staff  |  Oct 07, 2002  |  0 comments

Kenwood

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New Products
New Products -- September 2002
SV Staff  |  Sep 09, 2002  |  0 comments

Harman Kardon

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S&V Picks
SV Staff  |  Jul 21, 2002  |  0 comments
Illustration by Scott Angle

Planning a summer vacation doesn't have to mean skimping on your entertainment needs anymore.

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New Products
New Products - July-August 2002
SV Staff  |  Jul 09, 2002  |  0 comments
Sharp Flat-panel LCDs are starting to light up the TV world, and Sharp's 30-inch Aquos LC-30HV2U is one of the largest so far. With its wide 16:9 screen and 1,280 x 768-pixel (WXGA) resolution, the set is a respectable HDTV monitor, and its 3 1/2-inch depth makes it suitable for wall mounting.
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New Products -- June 2002
SV Staff  |  Jun 10, 2002  |  0 comments

Green Design Prefer your TV not in view when not in use? Green Design's Series 2 media armoire can keep it out of sight, but the beautifully finished solid cherrywood cabinet may catch your eye anyway. The top part can hold most 36-inch direct-view TVs, and the lower shelves are adjustable for the height of your gear.

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The Cutting Edge
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Until recently, no self-respecting home theater nut would even consider giving a permanent berth to a videogame console in his main system. But Microsoft's Xbox ($299) is suddenly finding itself cohabiting with A/V gear on component racks across the country.

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New Products - May 2002
SV Staff  |  May 01, 2002  |  0 comments

Yamaha Taking over the flagship position in Yamaha's receiver fleet is the RX-Z1. It decodes Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES (Matrix and Discrete) and performs Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS Neo:6 processing to deliver surround sound from stereo sources.

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High-Def Discs and Tapes
SV Staff  |  Apr 02, 2002  |  0 comments

Wild Blue Yonder Okay, I know I shouldn't gloat. But I told you so. The breathtaking, commercial-free imagery of a packaged HDTV medium would persuade people to watch less broadcast and cable TV. That new medium has arrived.

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