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Pioneer Gets Darker
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2007

Shane Buettner posted a Blog late last night about Pioneer's new technology, designed for richer colors, good performance in various lighting environments, deeper blacks, improved video processing, and smooth handling of motion. At the press conference, they announced that new Pioneer plasma designs (42", 50" and 60") incorporating these improvements will appear in stores in Summer 2007. Photos were not available (the photo printed here is of the current model, and odds are it will look similar). And since no specific mention was made of the Elite line, presumably the technology will be made available in all Pioneer models.

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Blu-ray and HD DVD? LG Does Both!
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 07, 2007

LG was the first press event of the day, and at 8AM the assembled press corps was suitably bleary-eyed. But the big news (which had broken a few days before the show) drew a huge crowd and kept all of them awake. Oh, LG did announce 12 new 1080p displays, including 9 LCDs and 3 plasmas. But it was their Super Multi Blue player that shook up the opening of the 2007 CES.

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Toshiba Introduces New $599 1080p HD DVD Player
Shane Buettner  |  Jan 07, 2007

Toshiba not only provided more details on its recently released second gen HD DVD players, the HD-A2 ($499) and HD-XA2($999), it shocked the throng of press by announcing the HD-A20, a $599 1080p player that will be available later this year.

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Double Secret Plasma Technology From Pioneer
Shane Buettner  |  Jan 06, 2007  |  First Published: Jan 07, 2007

In case you're wondering why I snapped a photo of Pioneer's electronic door sign, it's because they wouldn't let me take a picture of the new plasma technology I'm about to tell you about.

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Other Tech
Reality Bytes: Flat Is Phat
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 06, 2007

Someday you'll tell the grandkids about the old days when TV sets were thick. There was something called a "cathode-ray tube," and it stuck out from the wall and had a tiny screen. Then, along about 2008 or so, people pretty much stopped buying CRTs.

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New Products
New Products for January 2007
 |  Jan 06, 2007

•Mitsubishi WD-57732 57-inch 1080p Rear-Projection DLP HDTV •Philips Pronto TSU9600 Remote Control •SpeakerCraft MODE DJ Music Server and Keypad •PSB Stratus G-Series

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The Best of the Best: Ultimate AV's 2006 Top Ten Product of the Year Awards Introduction
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 06, 2007

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/107poty.1.jpg" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=279 HSPACE=4 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT><I>UAV</I>'s annual Editor's Choice Awards have now morphed into the <I>Ultimate AV Top Ten Products of the Year</I>&mdash;our top choices in ten different categories for the products that impressed us the most this past year.

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Tower Speaker Reviews
Triad InRoom Platinum Speaker System
Steven Stone  |  Jan 06, 2007

When I say, "horn loudspeaker," what do you think of first? Most longtime audiophiles immediately visualize big corner-mounted Klipsch K-Horns or Altec Lansing "Voice of the Theater" speakers. Although horn-mounted technology is not as common today as it was during the golden age of mono in the '40's and '50's, it still exists. The Triad InRoom Platinum speaker system ($29,850 as tested), for example, is very much here and now.

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DataColor Hosts Training Classes
Randy Tomlinson  |  Jan 06, 2007

Datacolor is promoting their <I>Spyder TV</I> hardware and software by providing FREE hands-on training classes at the Sahara Hotel (Suite 2244) at 10AM and 2PM daily. <I>Spyder TV</I> products are designed to automate and simplify video setup for the end user seeking the best possible picture from his or her display. Calibration essentials include optimizing all user controls both with and without DataColor instruments. Nearly every display technology is represented. Instruction is provided by Gregg Loewen and Michael Chen, two of the most experienced ISF calibrators in the world. More advanced instruction with <I>Spyder TV Pro</I> and <I>ColorFacts</I> software is also being provided for installers and industry professionals.

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Other Tech
Installations: A Place In The Sun
 |  Jan 05, 2007

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