Scott Wilkinson

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Color Calibration, Dynamic Contrast, Best Performance
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 24, 2010
Dire Need
I have an old Akai 55-inch HDTV rear-projection TV. Is there a calibration program I can download to a DVD and use to calibrate the color? It is in dire need. Other than that, it works well, and I really don't want to get a new TV as long as this one works.
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 13: Josh Kairoff
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 23, 2010  |  Published: Mar 24, 2010
Josh Kairoff, Chief Technologist of Display Enginering, Inc. and former Director of Display Engineering at Pioneer, discusses the demise of Kuro, the Panasonic black-level problem and how Pioneer got it right, how plasma TVs work, what's really going on in 120Hz and 240Hz LCDs, and more.

Run Time: 59:27

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The Big Picture
Paranormal Cables
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 23, 2010

I recently posted an item in the Ultimate Gear blog about <A href="http://blog.ultimateavmag.com/ultimate-gear/nordost_odin_cables">Nordost Odin audio and power cables</A>, the company's flagship, ultra-expensive line. What do I mean by "ultra-expensive"? How about $20,000 for a 3-foot pair of speaker cables? As you might expect, this stimulated many contentious comments about whether or not such cables can possibly affect the sound enough to justify such an exorbitant price tag.

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Premiere Design
Moon Audio Signature Titan Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 22, 2010

In my never-ending quest for the best performing, most beautiful, and/or most expensive A/V gear, I recently happened upon the Signature Titan speaker from <A href="http://www.moonaudio.com">Moon Audio</A>. Said to be the first in a series of "ultra-limited-edition functional-acoustic artworks," only three pairs will ever be made.

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Premiere Design
Engström & Engström The Lars Amplifier
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 19, 2010

When Lars Engstr&#246;m built his first first amplifier at age 12 in his native Sweden, he could hardly have foreseen where it would take him. But his passion and talent for audio engineering eventually led him to found <A href="http://www.thelars.se">Engstr&#246;m & Engstr&#246;m</A> in 2009 with his nephew Timo, an industrial designer whose skills complement those of Lars perfectly.

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Premiere Design
Hansen Audio Grand Master Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 18, 2010

Among the myriad speakers introduced at CES 2010 was the Grand Master, the new flagship of Canadian maker <A href="http://www.hansenaudio.com">Hansen Audio</A>. A behemoth standing over six feet tall and weighing 650 pounds, it's packed with proprietary technology that promises exquisite sound.

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Signal Switching, Tactile Transducers, Blu-ray Audio
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 17, 2010
So Many Questions!
I am buying a new TV soon, and I'm looking at the Samsung B8000, but on Leo Laporte's radio show, you keep talking about the B8500. Is the 8500 really $500-$1000 better than the 8000? Am I going to notice the difference?
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Home Theater Geeks Podcast
Podcast 12: Gene Dolgoff
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 16, 2010  |  Published: Mar 17, 2010
Digital-projection inventor and 3D maven Gene Dolgoff talks about several of his inventions, including digital projection, 3D printing, a new 3D compression algorithm and filter technology, a prototype projector that renders 3D images in midair without glasses, and more.

Run Time: 1:16:54

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Premiere Design
Expand the Music in Your Brain
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 16, 2010

The human hearing system is exquisitely sensitive to directional cues that let us instantly determine where a sound is coming from. This was critical for our survival in prehistory when the snap of a twig or a low growl might be the only harbinger of impending doom in the jaws of a hungry predator.

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Premiere Design
Vivid Audio Giya Speaker
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 15, 2010

When it comes to hotbeds of high-end audio, South Africa is not the first place that comes to mind. Yet this is the home of <A href="http://www.vividaudio.com">Vivid Audio</A>, maker of beautifully curvaceous speakers, including the flagship Giya, which is available in two versions&#151;the original G1 and the new, smaller G2 introduced at CES 2010.

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