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Plasma vs. LCD
Al Griffin  |  Feb 01, 2005

Way up on the list of reader questions we field on a regular basis is, "Which is better, plasma or LCD?" Compared with more affordable tube-type TVs, both technologies are relatively new. But their flat form factor, combined with an ultra-bright picture that looks good from any position on your couch, gives many folks a spasm of techno-lust.

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S&V Entertainment Awards
Ken Richardson  |  Feb 01, 2005

Mandate? We'll leave that topic to the political arena. But in the realm of our annual S&V Entertainment Awards, ten music and eight movie critics have voted, and in each department the majority has ruled: Brian Wilson's SMiLE is the best CD of 2004, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the best DVD. Interesting.

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New Products
New Products - February/March 2005
SV Staff  |  Feb 01, 2005
Toshiba Connect Toshiba's RD-XS52 DVD/hard-disk recorder to your TV by its digital HDMI output, and it'll upconvert standard-def video from TV programs, DVDs, and even camcorder footage to the 1080i or 720p HDTV formats.
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Joel Brinkley Blog
Defining Visions: The End is Nigh!
Joel Brinkley  |  Feb 01, 2005
Washington is chomping at the bit to shut down analog broadcasting; has the time finally come to let go of the past?
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Utopia Theater: Who's VOOMing Whom?
Michael Fremer  |  Feb 01, 2005

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/headshot150.mf.jpg" WIDTH=150 HEIGHT=180 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT><I>The king of HD satellite service sells some of its assets to competitor EchoStar.</I>

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Test Tool Reviews
IE-33 Audio Analyzer
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 01, 2005

<I>Audio test gear meets the pocket computer</I>

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Custom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
Home Theater On the Plains
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 01, 2005
Lawrence, Kansas, about an hour's drive west of Kansas City, is an unlikely spot to start a loudspeaker company. But it's the home of Kansas University, and in 1979, former KU students Gayle Martin Sanders and Ron Logan Sutherland (now you know the origin of the MartinLogan name) teamed up to design and build electrostatic speakers.
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2005 Consumer Electronics Show Pictorial
 |  Feb 01, 2005

<B>Thomas J. Norton</B>

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BackTalk: Michael Richards
 |  Jan 31, 2005

A lot of the Seinfeld props were recently donated to the Smithsonian. Was Kramer's Merv Griffin set included?You know what went that was mine? The puffy shirt - that's it. But I would have gladly given them my shoes.

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Audio Video News
Super Bowl XXXIX in HD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 31, 2005

On Sunday, February 6, 2005, the 39th annual pigskin pig-out known as the Super Bowl is scheduled to kick off, with the Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots in Jacksonville, FL. The game has become one of the biggest reasons that people buy an HDTV (and one of the biggest selling points for retailers), and those who have taken the plunge will not be disappointed&mdash;as long as they can receive the HD signal. This year, the Super Bowl will be broadcast in 720p on the Fox network via terrestrial and cable channels. DirecTV will also carry the high-def signal, but only in markets where the Fox HD station is owned and operated by Fox (for example, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia, but not San Francisco or Miami).

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