Other Tech

Sort By:  Post Date TitlePublish Date
Other Tech
Kaleidescape Movie & Music Server
John Sciacca  |  Oct 02, 2006  | 

the listNearly 3 years have passed since my first encounter with Kaleidescape. It was the first real hard drive-based movie player, and, at $32,000, monstrously expensive.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Installations: Custom Fit
Michael Gaughn  |  Oct 02, 2006  | 

•Photo Gallery

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Halloween for Audiophiles!
Ken Richardson  |  Oct 01, 2006  | 

Who says that Halloween isn't for A/V enthusiasts? In the next few pages, Sound & Vision will present an appropriate selection of ear and eye candy for trick-or-treaters.

Snakes on a Plane: The Album (Decaydance), with emo/rock tracks and Samuel L. Jackson's immortal M-line.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
October Web Extras
 |  Sep 30, 2006  | 

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
CEDIA Expo 2006: Highlights — Part 2
SV Staff  |  Sep 17, 2006  | 
Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD player
In high-def disc news, Toshiba unveiled two new HD DVD players - the $499 HD-A2, an entry-level model available in October, and the top-of-the-line HD-XA2, which will arrive in December at $999.
Continue Reading »
Other Tech
CEDIA Installer Boot Camp: Making the Grade
Rob Sabin  |  Sep 14, 2006  | 
It all began with my obsession with snakes. Not the slithering, on-a-plane type; I mean the kind that pull wires through walls. What is it about hidden cables that so impresses people? As A/V buffs, we conquer the imposing web behind our racks with hardly a bored yawn from our wives or girlfriends.
Continue Reading »
Other Tech
CEDIA Expo 2006: Highlights - Part 1
SV Staff  |  Sep 13, 2006  | 
Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR3 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV
If the first-day press conferences at the 2006 CEDIA Expo, being held in Denver this week, are any indication, 10
Continue Reading »
Other Tech
S&V Q&A - September 2006
Ian G. Masters  |  Sep 05, 2006  | 

HDMI Upgrade?

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Installations: The House That Jim Built - Part Two
James K. Willcox  |  Sep 05, 2006  | 

•Photo Gallery

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
URC MX-900, TX-1000, & MX-3000 Universal Remotes
John Sciacca  |  Sep 05, 2006  | 

Ever drive a car where the controls just didn't feel right? Recently, my wife and I were shopping for a small SUV, and we looked at the Honda CRV. But at nearly 6-foot-4, I was unable to get my knees under the steering wheel. It might be the best SUV in the world, but ergonomically, it just didn't work for me.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
The Gadget Girl: Acoustic Research's Home Décor Line Lets You Hide Your Speakers in Plain Sight
Jamie Sorcher  |  Sep 05, 2006  | 

0609_gg200Getting a new TV can be both a blessing and a curse. It can mean redecorating a room or at the very least figuring out what kind of speakers will best complement it. You guys tend to want big tower speakers that can overwhelm a space while us girls want something that's, uh, more attractive.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Inner Workings: Inside a Movie Theater Screen
David Katzmaier  |  Sep 04, 2006  | 

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.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
Beyond HDTV
Eric Taub  |  Sep 04, 2006  | 

In 1936, the BBC introduced its viewers to high-definition TV. (Well, that's what they called it, anyway.) The Beeb's new broadcast system produced a blurry, black-and-white 405-line image. Still, it was a lot better than the 30-line standard it replaced. Seventy years later, the name's the same; only the specs are different.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
S&V's Guide to Movie Downloads
Michael Antonoff  |  Sep 04, 2006  | 

Finally! The studios have wised up and realized that if they don't offer movies as electronic bits you can legally download and watch whenever you like, savvy computer users will get them anyway.

Continue Reading »
Other Tech
The Future of Flat-Panel TVs
Al Griffin  |  Sep 03, 2006  | 

After it was introduced in the middle of the last century, the TV set remained basically unchanged for decades.

While there were minor design variations along the way, it wasn't until flat-panel plasma and LCD sets arrived that manufacturers finally gave us a new take on the tired old tube.

Continue Reading »

Pages

X