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Chinese DVD Makers Facing Lawsuits
Barry Willis  |  Mar 24, 2002  | 

In the past three years, Chinese-made DVD players have flooded the market, bringing low-cost, high-quality video to millions of consumers. Their success has also brought millions of dollars to Chinese electronics manufacturers. Now those same manufacturers are being asked to pay their fair share for the technology that is making them rich.

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HD-DVD Getting Closer
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 24, 2002  | 

In <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showvote.cgi?224">poll</A> after <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/showvote.cgi?217">poll</A>, <I>Guide to Home Theater</I> readers suggest that some form of high definition DVD will be one of the key developments needed to give HDTV a real kick in the pants. It may be a while before the copyright issues are resolved sufficiently to make it happen, but the technology appears to be on its way.

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More HDTV Cable
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 24, 2002  | 

Things continue to look up for HDTV fans wedded to a cable provider. Following close on the heels of a similar <A HREF="http://www.guidetohometheater.com/shownews.cgi?1244">recent announcement</A> from Comcast Cable, <A HREF="http://www.charter.com">Charter Communications</A> announced last week that high definition television (HDTV) programming will be made available to some of its customers during the second quarter of this year.

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Problem Solver: Ultralink Converter Cable
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2002  | 
Have you ever needed to connect a source to your display but had used up all the composite inputs? That S-Video input was still available but . . .
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Sharp Unveils 1st Widescreen LCD TVs
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2002  | 
Ask anyone, home theater fanatic or man in the street. All agree that flatscreen televisions are the coolest thing since ice cream.
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Big Picture
HT Staff  |  Mar 18, 2002  | 
Although front projectors usually get the nod from home theater elitists, rear projection sets are one of the most popular display solutions. Integrating the light source and the screen in a single unit seems to make the most sense for most home theater fans.
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Up and Down In January
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Although broadcasters still have until 2006 to implement DTV, the <A HREF="http://www.CE.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA) is reporting that manufacturer-to-dealer sales of digital television (DTV) products continued to beat past year performance. For the latest figures, DTV products are defined to include integrated sets and monitors displaying active vertical scanning lines of at least 480p and, in the case of integrated sets, receiving and decoding ATSC terrestrial digital transmissions.

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Surround Sound All Around
 |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Surround sound used to be a rare experience available only in the best commercial theaters and the most exotic home theaters.

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Wired For HDTV
 |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

<A HREF="http://www.comcast.com">Comcast Cable Communications</A> announced last week that it will make high definition TV (HDTV) programming available to subscribers in its major markets by the end of 2002, beginning in the Washington Metro/Virginia region this summer.

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Philips Responds to Hostage Incident
 |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Top management at <A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics NV</A> has expressed sympathy for victims of an eight-hour siege that took place last week at Amsterdam's Rembrandt Tower.

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Sony Pictures: Guilty as Charged
Barry Willis  |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Perhaps more than any other art form, movies are about blurring the line between reality and fantasy. For the sake of entertainment, film scripts take great liberties with historical figures and events, and the film industry spends millions on each production to create effects that could never happen in life.

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Director's Edition
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

<I>William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Persis Khambatta, Steven Collins. Directed by Robert Wise. Aspect ratio: 2.35 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0. 136 minutes. 1979. Paramount Home Video 08858. PG. $29.99.</I>

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AT P-2000: Do-it-all Processor/Preamp
HT Staff  |  Mar 10, 2002  | 
Looking for a great home theater preamp that won't break the bank? Atlantic Technology's new A/V preamplifier/processor will perform flawlessly with "every consumer surround-sound processing format currently known to man," according to a recent announcement. It will also do so a price far below some of its big-ticket competitors. The P-2000 carries a suggested retail price of only $1699.
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Integra Debuts First DLP Projector
HT Staff  |  Mar 10, 2002  | 
Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing is high-resolution video's hottest technology. Integra is the latest name to join the DLP fraternity with its DLV-1000 video projector, a product that---when combined with its companion processor, the Faroudja FPV-1---should make even the most demanding movie fan ecstatic.
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HDNet: Long Haul Venture
Barry Willis  |  Mar 10, 2002  | 

Journalists and television industry analysts have stated from the outset that three types of content would drive high definition television: adult fare, blockbuster movies, and sports.

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