Tom Norton

CES 2009
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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CES 2009
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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CES 2009
Relax
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009
After a hard day at CES. You can even follow it up with....
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CES 2009
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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CES 2009
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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CES 2009
Mitsubishi HD8000
Tom Norton  |  Jan 08, 2009
Mitsubishi's new high brightness projector could light up your life.
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CES 2009
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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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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CES 2009
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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CES 2009
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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