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The Gift of Giving
HT Staff  |  Nov 16, 2009  | 
Home Theater’s writers and editors step out of line to help you find the perfect tech gifts that will make this a holiday season to remember.
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Gadget Gary: Calibrating Your HDTV
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Nov 10, 2009  | 

I've often heard people who claim to be experts in the A/V business sing the praises of calibrating your TV. Me, I've always been skeptical. Why would I need to adjust something I just paid a ton of money for that's brand new? Isn't that like asking me to take in my factory delivered Porsche for a tune-up before I even put a mile on it? Why would I need that?

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Gadget Gary: JVC Everio X
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Nov 10, 2009  | 

Whenever I'm going to a big event that I want to document for all posterity - like my sons' concerts or championship football games - I find myself staring at my arsenal of weapons. For these events, a really good video camera is a must. I already have several on hand, so I usually take the one that has a good zoom and takes high-quality video.

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Inside The Making Of The Beatles Remastered Catalog
Ken Richardson  |  Nov 02, 2009  | 

I've come to Electric Lady Studios in New York City for - what? Yet another remastering of the Jimi Hendrix catalog? Actually, that's coming next year (I kid you not). But the subject at hand, after a 22-year wait, is the Beatles making only their second appearance on CD. And it's time for a first listen to a handful of songs and a chat with some members of the remastering team.

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Guide To LED Technology
Brent Butterworth  |  Nov 01, 2009  | 

LEDs have risen from their original occupation as humble indicator lamps to serving as the light source for some of today's most advanced TVs. Electronics engineers prize the LED for its brightness and cool-running efficiency. Environmentalists and utility companies tout its low power consumption. Videophiles are warming to it for the performance enhancements it facilitates.

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Lincoln MKT THX II Sound System
Brent Butterworth  |  Oct 08, 2009  | 

It's not often that someone tosses me the keys to a new car, tells me to take it out for a few hours, and encourages me to crank up the stereo as loud as I want. But that's just what happened last week at the press junket that marked the debut of the new Lincoln MKT crossover vehicle.

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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Speakers
Frank Doris  |  Oct 06, 2009  | 

Let's get right to the point: For home theater, a good audio system is just as important as a good video display. Sure, large-screen LCD, plasma, and DLP TVs and video projectors look spectacular.

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2009 Holiday Gift Guide
 |  Sep 21, 2009  | 
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Gadget Gary: Verizon MiFi 2200
Gary Dell'Abate  |  Aug 20, 2009  | 
One of my pet peeves when I travel is the plethora of fees I pay to connect to the Internet. Sometimes I can do it for free in the airport, but other times I can't.
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Breaking Down The NFL Instant Replay System
Patrick Parker  |  Aug 10, 2009  | 

During the past 10 years the National Football League's instant replay system has changed a lot. From upgrades to its overall rules, to the equipment that the officials use, it has been hard for a fan to keep track of all the changes from season-to-season.

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25 A/V Twitters Worth Following
 |  Aug 06, 2009  | 

You can't escape Twitter. Even if you don't use it, you're bound to hear people talking about it. But, amongst all of the updates about what people are eating for breakfast, is a heap of good info. Here's a starter list to get your feed working for you.

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Battle of the Sub-$300 Blu-ray Players
Al Griffin  |  Jul 30, 2009  | 

When the Blu-ray Disc format was first announced, a feature that industry execs liked to pimp in their PowerPoint presentations was BD-Live. With your player plugged into a home network, we were told, a BD-Live-enabled disc could access all manner of wonders by way of the Internet -things like games and extra scenes and commentaries not included on the original disc.

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Tune In, Turn Down, Turn On!
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jul 14, 2009  | 
THX, Dolby, and Audyssey deliver reference-level punch at lower volumes.

You know the drill. You’re just getting into the latest action blockbuster on your new home theater rig when a still, small voice wafts gently into your SPL-addled ear. “Isn’t that a bit loud?” Or perhaps the voice comes screeching in from another room. “I can’t hear myself think in here.” Or there’s a knock at the front door from the men in blue, demanding that you surrender your assault rifle in exchange for a fun stay in the slam with Tony the Hammer.

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Midtown Movie Palace
Will Greenwald  |  Jul 13, 2009  | 

Clearview Cinema's Ziegfeld Theater in midtown Manhattan is one of New York's last remaining movie palaces. While the city has a ton of many-screened, IMAX-equipped, state-of-the-art multiplexes, few have as much character as the single-screen Ziegfeld.

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The HTPC Primer
Will Greenwald  |  Jun 25, 2009  | 

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the world of technological convergence. While they were once restricted to the desktop, PCs have all the power and functionality necessary to make them a vital part of the home theater experience. They can play DVDs and Blu-rays, run video games, load streaming audio and video from the Internet, and store a tremendous amount of media.

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