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Parasound Shipping Halo C1 Controller
HT Staff  |  Jan 26, 2003
At the end of January, San Francisco-based Parasound will begin shipping its highly anticipated Halo C1 audio/video controller. The Halo C1 and its sibling, the Halo C 2, are said to allow audiophiles to control their acoustic environment in ways never before possible with consumer products. The two new models are THX Ultra2-certified, multichannel A/V controllers with sophisticated DSP engines, and are claimed to deliver "previously unattainable levels of performance and control, while remaining exceptionally easy to set up and operate."
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2003 Editor's Choice Awards Page 1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 25, 2003

As you read this, winter has set in and indoor diversions, including home theater, have taken center stage. Is it really that time of year again? The time <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> announces its annual Editors' Choice awards from among the dozens of products we've reviewed in the past year? The time we agonize over our choices? The time the editor makes his first-cut nominations and discusses them with the other writers, carefully factoring in their opinions?

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Audio Video News
Pioneer 43" Plasma Still Hot
HT Staff  |  Jan 23, 2003
On the market for half a year now, Pioneer's 43" Elite PRO-800HD plasma display is still among the best.
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Projector Reviews
Epson PowerLite TW100 LCD front projector
Peter Putman  |  Jan 22, 2003

Epson's entrance into the home-theater projector arena has long been anticipated. For years, Epson has had the best color-management system of any maker of LCD projectors, and their ability to tame the uneven spectral output of short-arc metal-halide lamps has been impressive.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial:Limited Collector's Edition Page 1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 22, 2003

<I>Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX (English, French), DTS 5.1 Surround ES. Two discs. 121 minutes. 1982. Universal 22257. PG. $29.98.</I>

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RCA Scenium HD61W140 61-inch HDTV
Al Griffin  |  Jan 20, 2003
(Photos by Tony Cordoza) Sometimes just watching TV isn't enough. There I am, sunk deep into the couch, remote in hand, when a Happy Days episode comes on. Suddenly, I'm seized by a fierce desire to know as many details as possible about Pat Morita, the actor who plays Arnold, owner of the drive-in restaurant where Potsy and his posse hang out.
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Audio Video News
Recommended Components
 |  Jan 20, 2003

The annual "Recommended Components" is easily our most popular issue, with our editors and writers duking it out until the ultimate home theater products list is produced.

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Audio Video News
Ice Age: Special Edition On DVD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 19, 2003

<I>Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary. Directed by Chris Wedge. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (French, Spanish). Two discs. 81 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004664. PG. $29.98.</I>

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Audio Video News
Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Jan 19, 2003

Steven Stone fires up the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?81">SIM2 Grand Cinema HT300 DLP video projector</A> and explains why "DLP projectors are the future."

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Audio Video News
Copyright Ruling: CEA Responds
 |  Jan 19, 2003

On January 15, the US Supreme Court refused to overturn a 1998 Congressional decision to extend previous copyright protection by twenty years.

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