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Hitachi 51SWX20B HD-ready CRT projection television
Thomas J. Norton  |  Nov 21, 2002

While the cabinet of Hitachi's new 51SWX20B 51-inch TV isn't exceptionally large by widescreen rear-projection CRT standards, its weight of almost 250 lbs is still intimidating. But as the delivery men were about to schlep it into my den, we discovered the first of many welcome new features, one that's almost unheard of in RPTVs: convenient carrying handles. Well, not actual handles, but well-positioned handholds, two on each side, fore and aft. If they don't exactly make carrying the set a pleasure, they at least make it less of an ordeal than usual.

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Cambridge SoundWorks MegaTheater 510 DVD System
Rich Warren  |  Nov 20, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Spend $850 on a used car, and in a few days you'll spend another $850 on repair costs. Invest $850 in the stock market, and in a few weeks you'll have $600 worth. Spend $850 on Cambridge SoundWorks' new MegaTheater 510 DVD home theater system, and in a few minutes you'll have more entertainment than you bargained for.

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Gear for Giving
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Nov 18, 2002
Photos by Jayme Thornton
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Spouses, children, in-laws, out-laws, parents, siblings, business associates, mailmen, mailwomen, girlfriends, and boyfriends all deserve a little something from you when the holidays roll around.
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Apple's Expansive iMac
Al Griffin  |  Nov 18, 2002
Photo by Tony Cordoza

When Apple introduced its lower-priced line of iMacs in 1998, it made a big step toward its goal of getting Macintosh computers in the hands of a wider range of users. The line has undergone a number of changes since then, with new iMacs sporting everything from psychedelic candy-color cases to powerful built-in video editing capabilities.

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Reviewer's Choice Awards
SV Staff  |  Nov 17, 2002
Checking out the Sound & Vision Reviewer's Choice Awards is probably the quickest way there is to get a reading on the state of the home entertainment art. The 1999 awards featured the groundbreaking Rio MP3 player, Philips's first-generation TiVo hard-disk-drive recorder, and the first Super Audio CD player.
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Toshiba/TiVo Combo Player
 |  Nov 17, 2002

<A HREF="http://www.tivo.com">TiVo</A>'s stand-alone digital video recorders (DVRs) may not have taken the market by storm, but the core technology&mdash;a hard-disk recorder&mdash;has begun to appear in a range of new products now on the market or to be introduced soon.

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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Nov 17, 2002

Thomas J. Norton takes a look at the huge <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?62">Fujitsu Plasmavision SlimScreen PDS-6101 high-definition plasma display</A>. As TJN notes, this 61" flat screen presents an enormous picture in an easy-to-manage slim package. But he finds there might be a peeve or two among the pixels.

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Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi On DVD
Michael Metzger  |  Nov 17, 2002

<I>Koyaanisqatsi: Directed by Godfrey Reggio. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (full-screen). Dolby Digital 5.1. 1983. MGM 1003766. NR. 97 minutes. $19.99.</I>

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EchoStar May Raise Rates
 |  Nov 17, 2002

<A HREF="http://www.echostar.com">EchoStar Communications Corporation</A> is reeling in the wake of its recent failure to win approval for its proposed acquisition of competitor <A HREF="http://www.directv.com">DirecTV</A>. The Federal Communications Commission and the US Justice Department have both blocked the $18 billion merger. A trial over the issue is expected early next year.

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Sharp Drops AQUOS Prices
Barry Willis  |  Nov 17, 2002

Just in time for the holidays department: On November 13, <A HREF="http://www.sharpusa.com">Sharp Electronics</A> announced steep price cuts and attractive rebates for its AQUOS series of liquid crystal television sets, including its widescreen 22" and 30" models.

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