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DVDO iScan Ultra, DreamVision Optimizer, & Focus Enhancements CenterStage CS-1 Three Video Processors

Steven Stone | Dec 07, 2003

The most common form of video pro-cessor, the deinterlacer-scaler, serves two primary functions. First, it acts as a video switcher, so you need to run only one cable to your display. More important, a video processor converts standard-definition 480i (NTSC) sources either to 480p or a higher resolution, depending on the needs of the video display.

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Rotel RSDX-02

HT Staff | Dec 03, 2003

For every price-no-object home theater there are potentially hundreds of smaller systems in need of space-saving components.

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HDTV Sales Jump 50%

HT Staff | Dec 03, 2003

Falling prices and improved availability of programming combined to boost sales of high-definition television sets by 50% during the past year, according to figures recently published by Port Washington, NY-based research firm NPD Group.

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And the Boxed Set Goes to . . .

HT Staff | Dec 02, 2003

Congratulations to Daniel McGauley of Austin, Texas. His unique answer to our call for unique DVD bonus features in the November 2003 issue earned him a free copy of the Steven Spielberg Presents: Taken DVD boxed set:

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TV Ownership Compromise

Barry Willis | Dec 01, 2003 | First Published: Dec 02, 2003

Give-and-take is the essence of politics. On Monday evening, November 24, demonstrating that it's better to compromise than to lose entirely, US lawmakers agreed to cap broadcast ownership at 39% of the national market of potential viewers—less than half-way between the old limit of 35% and a new one of 45% approved by the Federal Communications Commission last June. Some Democratic lawmakers decried the 39% deal as a betrayal by their Republican colleagues.

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Industry Roundup

Barry Willis | Dec 01, 2003 | First Published: Dec 02, 2003

HP entering TV business? The line between the computer and consumer electronics industry gets blurrier by the day. During the last week of November, computer giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it would begin offering its own brand of large flat-screen TVs. Already in discussions with several Asian manufacturers, HP will deliver both LCDs and plasma display panels (PDPs) under its own name, probably by spring.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

DVDs: Sci-Fi Sequels

Steve Simels | Dec 01, 2003

Custom Installation How-To

Hewlett-Packard dc3000 DVD Movie Writer

Michael Antonoff | Dec 01, 2003

Ever since I got my DVD player and video hard-disk recorder, I've been itching to throw my VCR in the garbage. I haven't done it, though, since I have no other way to play my many VHS tapes - or even VHS-C tapes without using a camcorder.

Hitachi 57T500 57-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor

David Katzmaier | Dec 01, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza

Other Tech

Speaker, Speaker on the Wall (full lab data)

Tom Nousaine | Dec 01, 2003

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