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Audio Video News
Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Mar 06, 2003
OmniMount
You can't get much more elegant than the clean combination of aluminum and glass, both of which OmniMount has incorporated into their Cosmic Series of A/V racks and TV stands. The Cosmic AT-5 tower shown here features five polished-glass shelves, each of which supports up to 50 pounds. The 63-inch-tall rack can house components up to 19.5 inches wide and 20.75 deep. The AT-5 comes with a cable-management system, as well as adjustable aluminum feet, a feature that anyone with uneven floors is sure to appreciate. The Cosmic Series also includes the VT-3 and VT-2 TV stands, which retail for $400 and $450, respectively. The AT-5 tower sells for $500.
OmniMount
(800) 668-6848
www.omnimount.com
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Back To The Future: The Complete Trilogy
Richard Lehnert  |  Mar 05, 2003

<I>Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, James Tolkan. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). Three discs. Universal 22121. PG. $56.98.</I>

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A Real-World Plasma Face Off
Mike Wood  |  Mar 05, 2003  |  First Published: Mar 06, 2003
Eight plasma displays go head to head.,

Yes, you heard right, kiddies. The plasma antichrist (me) is performing a comparison of eight mostly industrial-strength plasma displays. Will I deride them all? Probably. Will their beauteous splendor turn me to the dark side? Possibly. Will I lose my mind in the process? Read on to find out.

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HDTV SetupHDTV Tech
Got HDTV?
Peter Putman  |  Mar 05, 2003  |  First Published: Mar 06, 2003
Home Theater's guide to using indoor and outdoor antennas to pick up digital TV broadcasts.

It's funny how everything old is new again. Forty years ago, you might have watched from the backyard as Dad carefully climbed up a ladder to the roof, strapped a bracket onto the chimney, and attached a large T-shaped television antenna so that you could watch those glorious black-and-white (and sometimes color) images from I Love Lucy, Bonanza, The Wonderful World of Disney, Gunsmoke, and other TV programs of that era.

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Home Theater Systems Reviews
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater 505 HTIB
Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 05, 2003  |  First Published: Mar 06, 2003
A home-theater-in-a-box means different things to different people. For some, it's the total DVD experience for dummies (or the slothful), in terms of both purchasing simplicity and ease of use. For others, it's a real bargain, compared with the cost of individual components plus the many necessary odds and ends. For Cambridge SoundWorks, it's about the speakers.
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Bookshelf Speaker Reviews
Jamo D 7PEX Speaker System
Michael Trei  |  Mar 05, 2003  |  First Published: Mar 06, 2003
Yah mo b there.

Having lived in Denmark for a couple of years as a kid, I guess I've learned a little about the Danish mindset. Many Danes display a self-effacing modesty, to the extent that Carlsberg will only say that theirs is "probably the best beer in the world." Yet, in their typically understated way, this little country (with a population about equal to that of Missouri) has made deeper inroads into the lives of Americans than most people think. Just don't blame them the next time you step on one of your kid's Lego blocks.

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Audio Video News
Got HDTV? - Update
HT Staff  |  Mar 03, 2003
In the March 2003 issue, Pete Putnam discusses the ways to receive HDTV and refers to station allocation tables on various websites. These tables are admittedly difficult to find on these sites.
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Audio Video News
Coming Soon: Sony Blu-ray Recorder
Barry Willis  |  Mar 03, 2003

<A HREF="http://www.sony.com">Sony Corporation</A> has beaten its competitors off the starting line again.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Reign of Fire
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 03, 2003

<I>Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), DTS 5.1. Touchstone Home Entertainment. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Vienna Acoustics Strauss surround speaker system
Steven Stone  |  Mar 03, 2003

Vienna Acoustics likes to name their speakers after composers and classical musical forms. So far, they've covered Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Brahms, Haydn, Mahler, Mozart, Schoenberg, and Waltz. The Strauss, Oratorio, and Waltz are Vienna's three most recent additions to this distinguished list, and they form the heart of a new home-theater and surround-music system designed for folks who demand great sound without completely gutting their 401(k)s. Batons ready? And ah-one and ah-two . . .

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