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Onkyo Launches Three Progressive Scan Players
HT Staff  |  Sep 18, 2002
Progressive scan DVD players continue to reach new levels of affordability.
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Added to the Archives This Week
 |  Sep 15, 2002

DVD has taken off like no other format in consumer-electronics history. At the end of these first five years of stellar growth for DVD, <I>SGHT</I>'s editors rate the good, the bad, and the ugly in "<A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?37">DVD: Five Years and Still Sizzling</A>." More than 55 DVD reviews in one place, with ratings for sound, picture, and content.

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Kate & Leopold on DVD
Hilary Lynch  |  Sep 15, 2002

<I>Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Bradley Whitford. Directed by James Mangold. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 118 minutes. 2001. Buena Vista Home Entertainment 25391. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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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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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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