Audio Video News

JBL
Now this is what we call a deal. With JBL's new Cinema Vision system, you get a 7.1-channel loudspeaker package, a 50-inch plasma HD monitor, and an A/V system controller that includes a five-disc DVD-Audio/-Video changer, a surround receiver, and a digital amplifier. The 16:9 monitor works with the A/V controller to automatically display any video source in widescreen mode. The A/V controller has a rated power output of 100 watts times seven, and the JBL Digital Link maintains all-digital audio and video signal paths. Each speaker uses multiple 5.5-inch woofers, along with a 0.75-inch titanium-laminate dome tweeter. The Cinema Vision is available as a system only, for $15,000.
JBL
(516) 496-3400
www.jbl.com

Sharp

With DVD's explosion onto the home theater scene, it's only natural that manufacturers would start including more-advanced capabilities in their products. Sharp's new DV-RW350U is a progressive-scan DVD player and recorder that also features a VCR in the same unit, so you can transfer your existing VHS tapes to DVD or dub DVD content to VHS tapes (copy protection permitting). The $480 device records in the DVD-R/-RW formats. With the advanced editing functions, you can even customize your home DVD movies by adding chapter marks, changing thumbnail images, or erasing recorded sections.
Sharp
(201) 529-8200
www.sharpusa.com