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Microdisplays and Big Screens
 |  Sep 15, 2002

Although most consumers think ultra-flat-panel TVs and monitors have a high "cool factor," rear-projection televisions (RPTVs) continue to be very popular. The trend could determine the future for microdisplay makers, as big-screen RPTVs move away from CRTs and toward microdisplay image sources such as LCDs and DLP chips.

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Audio Video News
Intersil's Blu-Ray Laser Driver
 |  Sep 15, 2002

An advancement in integrated circuit technology could boost the recording capacity of single-sided optical discs from 4.7 gigabytes to 27GB, according to a September 9 announcement from Irvine, California&#150based <A href="http://www.intersil.com">Intersil Corporation</A>. One likely result is the rapid development of consumer HDTV and PC-based optical recorders.

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Custom Installation How-To
The DVD Variety Show
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 09, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza

Jump ahead: Features Checklist In the Lab

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Marvelous Monsters
Laura Evenson  |  Sep 09, 2002
Photos by Terry Schmitt; Character images courtesy of Disney Enterprises

Also see: Measuring up Monsters

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New Products
New Products -- September 2002
SV Staff  |  Sep 09, 2002

Harman Kardon

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Surround at Work - Part 1
Ken Richardson  |  Sep 09, 2002

This is the first installment of our three-part Surround at Work special feature.

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Loewe Aconda Direct view 16:9 HDTV monitor
Scott Wilkinson  |  Sep 09, 2002

The successful transition to digital television depends on several factors. For one thing, broadcasters, satellite providers, and cable companies must upgrade their equipment to transmit DTV signals. In addition, consumers must upgrade their video screens to accept and display DTV images. Unfortunately, this is a chicken-and-egg problem: content providers are reluctant to invest in the upgrade until a significant number of homes have DTV reception, and consumers are unwilling to spend extra money on a digital television until there is a significant amount of programming to watch on it.

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Earthquake SuperNova MKIV-15
Steven Stone  |  Sep 09, 2002

Boom. Thud. Crash. What would a movie be without low-frequency effects? Even non-macho films like <I>Sense and Sensibility</I> have their share of carriage-wheel rumblings and horse-hoof thuds. Without a serious subwoofer that extends down to a solid 30Hz, and preferably even lower, a home-theater system can hardly be called "high-end."

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Audio Video News
HT-in-a-box Takes Off
HT Staff  |  Sep 09, 2002
The past year has been a boom time for the home theater industry, with business exploding at all price points. From January to May of 2002, DVD-based home theater sales grew by 988 percent during the past year, according to a study by NPD Techworld. One huge growth area has been so-called "home-theater-in-a-box" (HTiB) systems, typically a package with disc player, surround sound receiver, five speakers and powered subwoofer---typically priced at under $1000. Such systems are intended for use with Dolby Digital 5.1 or DTS films.
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Audio Video News
Marantz DV8300: All-Formats Disc Player
HT Staff  |  Sep 09, 2002
Home theater fans and music lovers have been praying for a high-quality single-box disc player that will handle every optical disc format now available. Marantz may have answered their prayers with the introduction of the DV8300.
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