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Panasonic DMR-E95H DVD Recorder
HT Staff  |  May 31, 2004  |  First Published: Jun 01, 2004
Panasonic's new DMR-E95H is the company's most feature-rich DVD recorder yet. The latest addition to the 2004 "DIGA" line, the DMR-E95H features a 160GB hard drive capable of up to 284 hours of recording time. It can record onto both DVD-RAM and DVD-R discs.
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New Products
New Products—June 2004
SV Staff  |  May 31, 2004

SamsungHere we go folks - both your video playback and recording needs are handled by Samsung's DVD-VR300 combo DVD/VHS recorder. Each side can record from an external source or from a disc or tape loaded in the other side (though neither will let you dub copy-protected movies).

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Industry Roundup
Barry Willis  |  May 31, 2004

Sony's turnaround plan: The electronics giant has initiated an ambitious plan to achieve a 10% profit margin by March 2007, the company stated in a news conference on May 19. Key product lines in the program include flat-panel television sets and DVD recorders. Sony is in possible buyout discussions with US film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., a move that could significantly affect the corporate bottom line for years to come. Rumored price for the studio and its 4000+ library of titles is $5 billion.

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Added to the Archives This Week
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 31, 2004

Thomas J. Norton lights up the groundbreaking <A HREF="/videoprojectors/504sony">Sony QUALIA 004 SXRD projector</A> to see the latest evolution of LCoS technology. TJN reports from his "daily diary recounting my experiences with the QUALIA&mdash;a close-up-and-personal whirlwind affair with the current state of Sony's art in home-theater projectors."

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Audio Video News
LCos HD Monitor from Brillian
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 31, 2004

<A HREF="http://www.brilliancorp.com">Brillian Corporation</A> is making waves among the HDTV elite with its first-ever rear projection monitor, a 65"-diagonal widescreen unit with exceptional specifications&mdash;among them a 160-degree viewing angle and 2000:1 contrast ratio. At the heart of the new BR6501m/I are three 1280x720 microdisplays, the latest in the company's patent-pending Gen II LCoS line.

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Toshiba DLP Projection TVs
HT Staff  |  May 31, 2004
Toshiba has announced a new lineup of ten big screen rear-projection televisions built around Texas Instrument's HD2+ digital light processing (DLP) chip.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Escape from New York: Special Edition
Steven Stone  |  May 30, 2004

<I>Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Season Hubley, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau. Directed by John Carpenter. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 (French). Two discs. 99 minutes. 1981. MGM Home Entertainment 1005690. R. $29.98. </I>

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Projector Reviews
Sharp XV-Z12000 DLP projector
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 30, 2004

Apart from a slight change in the color of the case, there's little that visibly distinguishes Sharp's new XV-Z12000 DLP home theater projector from its predecessor, the XV-Z10000. The winner of our last Editors' Choice Platinum Award, in January 2004, the Z10000 sailed through the viewing sessions for its coverage in SGHT: a full review in October 2003 and a "Take 2" in November.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Open Range
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 30, 2004

<I>Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening. Directed by Kevin Costner. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 139 minutes. 2003. Two discs. Buena Vista Home Video 32055. R. $29.99.</I>

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Tower Speaker ReviewsSubwoofer Reviews
Atlantic Technology System 6200 surround speaker system
Thomas J. Norton  |  May 30, 2004

Most high-end speaker companies arrived late to the home-theater party. Dedicated to 2-channel music playback, they eventually split into three groups. One group would banish you to the Mines of Moria if you even uttered the words "home theater" in their presence. Another recognized the bottom-line impact of multichannel and reluctantly designed a few home theater pieces&mdash;perhaps a simple center and a subwoofer&mdash;for their dealers to sell along with their 2-channel models. A third developed a little more enthusiasm for home theater and built serious centers, subs, and surrounds to match the sophistication of their traditional designs.

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