LATEST ADDITIONS

Audio Video News
AR HC6: Big Sound, Compact Size, Price
HT Staff  |  Oct 09, 2001
Acoustic Research, one of the most well known names in American audio, is also a major player in the home theater arena. The Lake Mary, Fl-based speaker manufacturer has recently introduced the HC6 system, a six-piece surround array in glossy piano black, with a suggested price below $800.
Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Standesign Rack Solves Install Problems
HT Staff  |  Oct 09, 2001
If you've ever installed a stack of A/V equipment in an armoire or cabinet with a sealed back, you know the meaning of "pain-in-the-neck." Struggling with a hand mirror and a flashlight to hook up cables in a cramped compartment can make you wish you'd never heard of home theater.
Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection On DVD
Dan Yakir  |  Oct 07, 2001

<I>Bus Stop</I>, <I>The Seven Year Itch</I>, and <I>Marilyn Monroe: <I>The Final Days</I></I> are part of <I>Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection</I>, a boxed set from 20th Century Fox that also includes <I>How to Marry a Millionaire</I>, <I>There's No Business Like Show Business</I>, and <I>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</I>.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Aragon Debuts New HT Products
 |  Oct 07, 2001

Absent from the market for more than half a year, Aragon audio products have come back with a bang. Indianapolis-based <A HREF="http://www.klipsch.com">Klipsch Audio Technologies</A>, one of the oldest and most respected names in American audio, <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/shownews.cgi?966">acquired</A> Mondial Designs, maker of both the Aragon and Acurus brands, in a friendly buyout early this year.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
FCC: Cable Can Charge More
 |  Oct 07, 2001

Cable subscribers in some localities may soon find themselves paying higher monthly bills, thanks to a decision by the <A HREF="http://www.fcc.gov">Federal Communications Commission</A> (FCC) on October 4.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Interactive DTV Trials
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 07, 2001

If they build it will you want it? That's the DTV question of the month for <A HREF="http://www.zenith.com">Zenith Electronics</A> and <A HREF="http://www.TriveniDigital.com">Triveni Digital</A>, who are partnering with the <A HREF="http://www.PBS.org">Public Broadcasting Service</A> (PBS) to provide technical support for a new interactive television series, <I>Life 360</I>, which had its debut last week.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
HDTV Gains Airtime
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 07, 2001

Unlike the rabbit advance of DVD, high definition television has been pursuing the slow but steady crawl of the tortoise. More recent announcements are increasing that momentum.

Continue Reading »
Custom Installation How-To
Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD-R/RAM Deck
David Ranada  |  Oct 03, 2001
Less than a year after I reviewed Panasonic's DMR-E10 DVD-RAM recorder in the December 2000 issue, here I am reviewing a follow-up model that, as we've become accustomed in things electronic, has more useful features, equivalent or better performance, and a much smaller price tag - $1,500 instead of $4,000! The drop to a far more realistic price is tre mendous prog ress all by itself.
Continue Reading »
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
/The Phantom Menace/ Hits DVD
Brian C. Fenton  |  Oct 03, 2001
There's Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn, watching helplessly as his trusty lightsaber flies out of his hand and over his shoulder. On Corus cant, we see two pieces of toast pop out of the dual seating pods of an air taxi.
Continue Reading »
New Products
New Products - Oct. 2001
SV Staff  |  Oct 03, 2001

Marantz

Just add speakers and a DVD player for 6.1-channel surround sound: Marantz's SR7200 receiver can decode Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES (both Matrix and Discrete) soundtracks, as well as 5.1-channel Dolby Digital and DTS, and deliver a rated 105 watts (into 8 ohms) to six speakers.

Continue Reading »

Pages

X