CES 2009

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Premier Rising
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
If you want to hide your flat panel, Premier Mounts makes this riser that will conceal it within a custom cabinet, and elevate it when needed. Premier makes the automated riser in various sizes; the custom cabinet work is up to you.
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Dollars and Hisense
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Hisense was seen at CES last year, too. We don't know much about them (they don't advertise widely, and aren't found in Best Buy or Circuit City). But they're persistent at doing CES. This year they had a prominent spot right in front of the entrance to the South Hall.
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Dolby Moves On Up
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Dolby has added a new format. It's called Pro Logic IIz, and it adds two height channels to an existing surround setup. Special processing adds a convincing illusion of height to the front channels.
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New Optomas
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
The new Optoma HD8200 offers Dark Chip3 DLP technology from TI, a specified brightness of 1300 ANSI Lumens, and a peak contrast ratio of 20,000:1 with Dynamic Black iris control. $5000. The new HD808, with the same cosmetics, and only slightly less impressive specs (but no DarkChip3) is $3500. Both projectors are expected to ship this month
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Bright Mitsubishi Part 2
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Here are the vital stats on the Mitsubishi shown above. The peak contrast isn't particularly impressive, and the price high by today's standards, but the ANSI brightness will fill a lot of screen.
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Mitsubishi HD8000
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Mitsubishi's new high brightness projector could light up your life.
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They're Baaack
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Turn your back for a second and they're here again. Mutating everywhere. Be Afraid. Be very Afraid.
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Hot Stuff
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
You can even get a sauna at CES (well, at least you can buy one)
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Relax
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
After a hard day at CES. You can even follow it up with....
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The Pod People
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
The folks from Scandyna bring you these cute little critters. Should have called them Papa bear, Mama bear, and Baby bear.
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Emotiva
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
This prototype of a new A/V pre-pro from the folks at Emotiva (AV123.com) was spotted lurking in the Dolby booth. Why there? It's one of the new products to incorporate Dolby Volume.
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How Much Was That, Again?
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
Here are the vital stats on the Pure Audio speakers shown above. We're still scratching our heads over the price. For all 5 speakers?? But the center, surrounds, and subs weren't nearby. Maybe they're kits!!
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How Much Was That?
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
All this, 5 speakers in the package, and a high gloss finish, too. It's a joke, right?
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This Just In: DTV Transition Delayed
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
The Obama transition team has asked that the DTV transition be postponed beyond its previously scheduled February 17, 2009 deadline. We'll cover this story in our News section next week when we have time to breathe.
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So Dreamy
Debbie Stampfli  |  Jan 08, 2009  | 
DreamVision just unveiled its Dream Bee projector ($5,295), a three-chip beauty with 1080p resolution and a massive 15,000:1 native contrast ratio. It features 2.35 Theatre Mode and HQV video processing to make your favorite movies stand out on your projector screen. Its processing also provides detail enhancement, digital noise reduction, and an Automatic Film and Video mode detection.
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