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What Could He Possibly Have Been Thinking?
Wes Phillips  |  Mar 04, 2001  | 

F<I>red A. Leuchter, Jr. Directed by Errol Morris. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 2.0. 91 minutes. 1999. Lionsgate Films 20717. PG-13. $24.98.</I>

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Blockbuster Will Share Retail Space with RadioShack; Will Distribute Universal Flix
Barry Willis  |  Mar 04, 2001  | 

Many of <A HREF="http://www.blockbuster.com/">Blockbuster Inc</A>.'s 5100 US video outlets will soon become satellite stores for <A HREF="http://www.radioshack.com/">RadioShack Corporation</A>, thanks to a partnership agreement announced by the retailing giants February 27.

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Study: Cable Stumbles While Satellite Leaps Ahead
 |  Mar 04, 2001  | 

The direct broadcast satellite industry is making great progress over cable providers in the digital TV arena, according to a recently published study by research firm <A HREF="http://www.strategyanalytics.com"> Strategy Analytics</A>. Worldwide, more than twice as many new subscribers to digital television signed up with DBS services than with cable last year, the study finds.

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Apocalypse Yet Again
Jon Iverson  |  Mar 04, 2001  | 

Obviously taking the concept of a "director's cut" quite seriously, Francis Ford Coppola announced this week that he will soon be releasing a radically different version of his 1979 classic <I>Apocalypse Now</I>. The new version of the film will feature 53 minutes of new material and will debut at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival in France May 9&ndash;20.

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SineLock AC Conditioner Improves Audio and Video
HT Staff  |  Feb 27, 2001  | 
Camarillo, California-based SineLock has introduced the first of a series of advanced AC conditioners intended for use in both the consumer and professional markets. The devices provide a minimum of -80dB reduction in line-borne noise and -50dB of isolation between outlets dedicated for either digital or analog gear. The result: better audio detail and clearer video images.
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Philips 34" Widescreen Monitor Does 480P, 1080I
HT Staff  |  Feb 26, 2001  | 
There is sufficient doubt about digital television transmission standards that few manufacturers are putting tuners inside their monitors. Not even Philips will do that. The Dutch electronics giant will, however, take its latest video display as far into the future as possible while still making it compatible with the past.
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"Future Proof" Yamaha RX-V3000 Does 7.1, 6.1, 5.1 and Stereo
HT Staff  |  Feb 25, 2001  | 
Two thousand bucks buys a lot of technology these days. Yamaha's RX-V3000 is a good example: with seven channels of amplification, auto-detect surround sound decoding, and a learning touchscreen, it's hard to beat.
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Fiber Optic Transmission Better for HDTV than Satellite, Company Claims
Barry Willis  |  Feb 25, 2001  | 

An Asian telecommunications company has successfully transmitted uncompressed HDTV and SDTV video between Japan and the US using fiber optic cable. The results prove the superiority of fiber optics over satellite transmission, the company claims.

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Turning Swords Into High-Rez Plowshares?
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 25, 2001  | 

Scientists at the Department of Energy's <A HREF="http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/">Los Alamos National Laboratory</A> say they have developed a technology that could make the coming transition from current analog television to high-definition television a whole lot easier. The scientists describe the technology as a new transmission algorithm capable of compressing a HDTV data stream to the point where the HDTV and analog TV signals can be broadcast over the same channel.

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Home Entertainment Show 2001 Coming to New York City
 |  Feb 25, 2001  | 

For the first time in five years, New York City will play host to the largest hi-fi and home theater show in the US. Home Entertainment 2001 promises to be the largest and most comprehensive such event to date when it takes place this spring at the Hilton New York & Towers Hotel on May 11-13, 2001.

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One More Time For Wall Street
Michael Metzger  |  Feb 25, 2001  | 

M<I>ichael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Hal Holbrook, John C. McGinley, James Spader, Terence Stamp, Sean Young. Directed by Oliver Stone. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1. 126 minutes. 1987. 20th Century Fox 2000633. R. $24.99.</I>

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CORIOgen Eclipse Puts Pro Video Tools in Hobbyists' Hands
HT Staff  |  Feb 19, 2001  | 
The popularity of camcorders is proof positive that video hobbyists want to do more than watch movies. They want to make them too.
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Jazz on a Summer's Day Brings Newport Jazz Alive
Wes Phillips  |  Feb 18, 2001  | 

L<I>ouis Armstrong, Anita O'Day, Thelonious Monk, Chuck Berry, Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington. Directed by Bert Stern. Aspect ratio: 4:3 (full-screen). Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (remastered). 84 minutes. 1958. New Yorker Video 16500. NR. $29.95.</I>

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More VOD Movies Ahead
 |  Feb 18, 2001  | 

The video-on-demand saga marches on, as <A HREF="http://www.intertainer.com">Intertainer</A> and Universal Studios' Pay-Per-View division announced last week that they have signed a long-term output agreement that will deliver the studio's film content over Intertainer's digital VOD cable platform. The companies say that Universal movies will become available on the Intertainer service starting this month.

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Mixed Results for Video Equipment Sales
Jon Iverson  |  Feb 18, 2001  | 

There's some good news and then there's some bad news for video manufacturers so far this year. According to figures released last week by the <A HREF="http://www.ce.org">Consumer Electronics Association</A> (CEA), DVD sales were up 55% last month over those from January 2000, with sales of 570,000 units. The trade organization says that sales of DVD players seem poised for another year of record growth in 2001, as the "fastest selling consumer electronics product of all time".

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