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My Next TV
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

Pioneer blew everyone away with their new 60" plasma prototypes. They claim better than 20,000:1 contrast. They say they can't measure it any higher given todays test equipment. I wonder what Toshiba is using to measure the 50,000:1 contrast they claim they've achieved with SED?

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How Do I Know This One Will Work Any Better?
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

If only it were that easy.

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I Think These Are Power Rangers
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

Just one "O" away from an Audi

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Joogle
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

Google won't let me get to www.google.com. It forces me to www.google.co.jp when I use my Mozilla Firefox browser.

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The Invitation Said No Guests, So I Thought of You
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

Mitsubishi, Philips, Sharp, Panasonic, Pioneer and Hitachi were showing protype BluRay players they think they might build.

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Luxman Lives
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

I remember Luxman products fondly. In the eighties, they had a classy look and feel that set them apart from many of their Japanese counterparts.

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Sidecars Are For Bitches
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

Microsoft's HDMI-less HD-DVD-less XBox 360 has a tumor of an add-on. For $200, you can only play HD-DVD discs <i>through </i> your 360's component output. The sign in front of the unit summarizes my thoughts on the subject succinctly.

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So Many Discs, So Few Working Players
Fred Manteghian  |  Oct 04, 2006

The blue packaging used for BluRay releases in the US market is skipped in Japan.

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Other Tech
Ask the Expert: Din in the Den
 |  Oct 03, 2006

Q. I'm moving into a new home, and the den that will house my home theater is 24 x 18 feet. What can I do myself to treat the room acoustically? There's a fireplace on one of the short walls, and our 60-inch rear-projection HDTV will go on the other. The long walls have a sliding glass door on one side and a picture window opposite that.

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Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p Plasma Monitor
Al Griffin  |  Oct 03, 2006

Over the past 2 years, new flat-panel LCD TVs with 1080p resolution have turned up in stores regularly, causing plasma-TV enthusiasts like me to wonder: Where are all the 1080p plasmas? A number of such sets have been announced, but the one I've been waiting for is the Pioneer Elite PRO-FHD1 50-inch 1080p plasma monitor.

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