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David Ranada | Apr 29, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza Just when you thought you had mastered the intricacies of video connectivity-having sorted out composite video, S-video, and the two flavors of component video (interlaced and progressive-scan)-V Inc.'s Bravo D1 comes along to make life complicated again.

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Ken C. Pohlmann | Jun 10, 2003 |

Opening photo, remotes, and back panels by JaymeThornton.com

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Go-Video D2730 Networked DVD Player

Michael Antonoff | Sep 10, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Using a standalone DVD player in the connected home seems so inappropriately standoffish. Why live by disc alone? That's the thinking behind the Go-Video D2730, a richly featured DVD player that's also adept at playing music or videos, or displaying photos stored on a Windows-based computer.

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Super Recorders David Ranada | Sep 22, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza You know a recording medium is going in or out of fashion when you can't find any blanks on the store shelves. Such a revelation hit me in the aisle for blank DVDs and CDs at a Best Buy here in New York City. There were shelf labels for all five recordable DVD formats - DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM - but precious few of the discs.

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Tapeless Video Recorders Ken C. Pohlmann | Oct 20, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza Not so long ago, the VCR reigned supreme. Much like the proverbial chicken in every pot, there was a VCR in every house. If you wanted to time-shift the soap opera that your job inconveniently caused you to miss, you programmed your VCR. If you wanted to watch a movie, you turned to your trusty VCR.

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Samsung DVD-HD931 Upconverting DVD Player David Ranada | Oct 26, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza You can get a hint of what's up with Samsung's top-of-the-line DVD player from its model number. The "HD" in DVD-HD931 signifies that it has a special output for "upconverted" DVD video signals that closely match the capabilities of high-definition TVs.

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Hewlett-Packard dc3000 DVD Movie Writer Michael Antonoff | Dec 01, 2003 |

Ever since I got my DVD player and video hard-disk recorder, I've been itching to throw my VCR in the garbage. I haven't done it, though, since I have no other way to play my many VHS tapes - or even VHS-C tapes without using a camcorder.

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Denon DVD-2200 Universal DVD/SACD Player Ken C. Pohlmann | Dec 29, 2003 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza When the DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD formats were launched, critics bemoaned the start of yet another format war, knowing that when incompatible formats compete, consumers often don't buy either one. Instead, they wait to see which format is left standing.

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Pioneer DVR-57H TiVo DVR/DVD Recorder David Ranada | Jan 19, 2004 |

Photos by Tony Cordoza Modern consumer electronics is so modular in design and construction that you could almost invent a new component category using the old Chinese-restaurant formula: choose one technology from column A and another from column B.

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Toshiba D-R1 DVD Recorder David Ranada | Feb 16, 2004 |

Equipment photos by Tony Cordoza

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Hitachi DV-RX5000U DVD Recorder

David Ranada | Apr 14, 2004 |

The sense of déjà vu was overwhelming when I started working with Hitachi's DV-RX5000U - and not only because its DVD-RAM capabilities let me play a recording while it was still being made!

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Sharp DV-HR300 DVR/DVD Recorder

David Ranada | May 27, 2004 |

For a lot of reasons, a DVD recorder equipped with a hard-disk drive makes a lot of sense. Sharp's stylish DV-HR300, which contains a drive with an 80-gigabyte (GB) capacity, is a good example of the advantages of such an arrangement.

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Sony DVP-NC685V DVD/SACD Changer

Ken C. Pohlmann | Jul 09, 2004 |

Sure, DVD players are a dime a dozen these days. And even at the cheapest of prices, you can expect perks that were reserved for high-end players just a couple of years ago, like a progressive-scan component-video output. Amazing. But what if you want to spin more than one disc?

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Ready, Set, Record!

Al Griffin | Jul 29, 2004 |

New technologies for time-shifting TV have been multiplying in recent years, making the VCR seem as old-fashioned as the Victrola. Most people know about TiVo and ReplayTV - hard-disk video recorders that seek out and store programs based on your viewing habits. But now there's also PC software like Snapstream's BeyondTV 3 that lets you capture shows on your computer hard drive.

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DVD Distinctions

Ken C. Pohlmann | Sep 08, 2004 |

Now's this for a cutting-edge shopping list: bread, milk, a dozen eggs, strawberries, zucchini, orange juice, chicken, sirloin, DVD player, spaghetti, ice cream, puppy chow. Yep, buying a DVD player these days can be as uneventful as picking up a quart of milk. And with low prices like $49, it is ridiculously tempting to pop one of 'em in your cart.

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