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HT Staff | Dec 03, 2003

For every price-no-object home theater there are potentially hundreds of smaller systems in need of space-saving components.

Audio Video News

HDTV Sales Jump 50%

HT Staff | Dec 03, 2003

Falling prices and improved availability of programming combined to boost sales of high-definition television sets by 50% during the past year, according to figures recently published by Port Washington, NY-based research firm NPD Group.

Audio Video News

And the Boxed Set Goes to . . .

HT Staff | Dec 02, 2003

Congratulations to Daniel McGauley of Austin, Texas. His unique answer to our call for unique DVD bonus features in the November 2003 issue earned him a free copy of the Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken DVD boxed set:

Audio Video News

TV Ownership Compromise

Barry Willis | Dec 01, 2003 | First Published: Dec 02, 2003

Give-and-take is the essence of politics. On Monday evening, November 24, demonstrating that it's better to compromise than to lose entirely, US lawmakers agreed to cap broadcast ownership at 39% of the national market of potential viewers—less than half-way between the old limit of 35% and a new one of 45% approved by the Federal Communications Commission last June. Some Democratic lawmakers decried the 39% deal as a betrayal by their Republican colleagues.

Audio Video News

Industry Roundup

Barry Willis | Dec 01, 2003 | First Published: Dec 02, 2003

HP entering TV business? The line between the computer and consumer electronics industry gets blurrier by the day. During the last week of November, computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it would begin offering its own brand of large flat-screen TVs. Already in discussions with several Asian manufacturers, HP will deliver both LCDs and plasma display panels (PDPs) under its own name, probably by spring.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

DVDs: Sci-Fi Sequels

Steve Simels | Dec 01, 2003

Custom Installation How-To

Hewlett-Packard dc3000 DVD Movie Writer

Michael Antonoff | Dec 01, 2003

Ever since I got my DVD player and video hard-disk recorder, I've been itching to throw my VCR in the garbage. I haven't done it, though, since I have no other way to play my many VHS tapes - or even VHS-C tapes without using a camcorder.

Hitachi 57T500 57-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor

David Katzmaier | Dec 01, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza

Other Tech

Speaker, Speaker on the Wall (full lab data)

Tom Nousaine | Dec 01, 2003

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Accessory Reviews

Philips TSi6400 iPronto

Darryl Wilkinson | Dec 01, 2003

The best thing to happen to home theater since the DVD.

Quick, what do your home theater system's remote control and your underwear have in common? (If your answer is that they both require batteries, I don't want to hear about it.) The correct answer is that they both need to be a comfortable fit (physically in the case of the underwear and ergonomically/functionally in the case of the remote) or else they'll annoy the hell out of you all evening long. Unfortunately, while the standard remote controls that come with most home theater components may be able to control multiple devices, when it comes to using them on a daily basis to operate an entire home theater system, they're usually about as cozy as a tight pair of burlap boxers.

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