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 |  Jan 26, 2003  | 

Thomas J. Norton surveyed the field, talked with the reviewers, and carefully selected the best home theater equipment released over the last year in order to come up with the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?82">2003 Editors Choice Awards</A>. As Norton notes, "The Platinum Award is for price-no-object performance. The Gold Award weighs both performance and cost."

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CEA Adopts DVD Test Standard
 |  Jan 26, 2003  | 

A <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA) technical subcommittee has announced that it is adopting a standard method for measuring the performance of DVD-Video players. The new standard will make it easier for manufacturers, reviewers, and consumers to compare the functionality of DVD players, the trade group believes.

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2003 Editors' Choice Awards
 |  Jan 26, 2003  | 

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the <I>Stereophile Guide to Home Theater</I> hosted a ceremony and breakfast for the 2003 Editors' Choice award winners. The winners are pictured below with Editor Thomas J. Norton.

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EchoStar Raising Rates
Barry Willis  |  Jan 26, 2003  | 

Last year, during <A HREF="http://www.echostar.com">EchoStar Communications</A>&rsquo; prolonged and unsuccessful campaign to acquire Hughes Electronics&rsquo; DirecTV, EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen promised that if the merger weren&rsquo;t approved, subscription fees would almost certainly increase.

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Pioneer 43" Plasma Still Hot
HT Staff  |  Jan 23, 2003  | 
On the market for half a year now, Pioneer's 43" Elite PRO-800HD plasma display is still among the best.
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Recommended Components
 |  Jan 20, 2003  | 

The annual "Recommended Components" is easily our most popular issue, with our editors and writers duking it out until the ultimate home theater products list is produced.

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Home Entertainment 2003
HT Staff  |  Jan 19, 2003  | 
San Francisco, California will open its Golden Gates to welcome the Home Entertainment 2003 Show, June 5-8, 2003. The event will take place at the Westin-St. Francis Hotel in the heart of downtown San Francisco. HE2003 marks the fourth time this event has been held in San Francisco. Previous events were held in 1989, 1993, and in 1997.
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Samsung’s DynaFlat TVs
HT Staff  |  Jan 19, 2003  | 
Samsung is making a huge push into the television market. At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, the Korean giant offered an amazing array of new displays – including plasma and LCDs in large sizes.
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Ice Age: Special Edition On DVD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 19, 2003  | 

<I>Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary. Directed by Chris Wedge. Aspect ratios: 1.85:1 (anamorphic), 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (French, Spanish). Two discs. 81 minutes. 2002. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2004664. PG. $29.98.</I>

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 |  Jan 19, 2003  | 

Steven Stone fires up the <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showarchives.cgi?81">SIM2 Grand Cinema HT300 DLP video projector</A> and explains why "DLP projectors are the future."

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Copyright Ruling: CEA Responds
 |  Jan 19, 2003  | 

On January 15, the US Supreme Court refused to overturn a 1998 Congressional decision to extend previous copyright protection by twenty years.

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Charter in Trouble in SC
Barry Willis  |  Jan 19, 2003  | 

Cable customers have long complained about inexplicable, inflated fees on their monthly bills and requirements by cable suppliers that they rent set-top converter boxes and other equipment even when it wasn't needed or wanted.

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Newcomer V Inc. Goes for the Gold
HT Staff  |  Jan 18, 2003  | 
Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show, previously unknown companies make their debut. One that caught our attention this year is Fountain Valley, CA-based V Inc. This year, the company hopes to leverage its expertise in the computer display field with a foray into home entertainment, with a line of affordable plasma displays and an MPEG-4 DVD player.
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Sonicblue May Bail
Barry Willis  |  Jan 18, 2003  | 

<A HREF="http://www.replaytv.com">ReplayTV</A> may have a strong following, but not enough strong followers to save it from a crushing load of debt.

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1080i/720p DVD Player
HT Staff  |  Jan 16, 2003  | 
Samsung Electronics is going where no manufacturer has gone before, but where many are certain to follow.
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