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Loudspeakers
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 05 November 2007 |
 Venerated Scottish loudspeaker manufacturer Tannoy has released details on their new line of residential loudspeakers.
The Tannoy Revolution Signature line consists of two floorstanding models, two bookshelf models and two center channels. The Revolution Signature line utilizes Tannoy's dual concentric drivers, which provide point source, time coherent delivery from their titanium dome tweeters and paper cones. Audiophile crossovers further ensure fidelity as the drivers hand off to each other. For those interested in additional top end air, Tannoy's patented fifth ground post is provided. Curved sidewalls on the enclosures reduce standing waves, and are available clad in Espresso and Light Oak real wood veneers.
The series is available with either 4" or 6" drivers, and the top of the line DC6 T floorstanders will set you back about $2000.
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Guides
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Saturday, 03 November 2007 |
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You bought a big high definition television that has a beautiful
picture. After that, you spent a little money putting together a 5.1
audio system. Movies and games look and sound better than you ever thought they could in
your home. Are you finished? Nope. There is still one piece of the
puzzle missing before you can enjoy theater-beating sound in your home.
A subwoofer.
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Format War
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Friday, 02 November 2007 |
 Nationwide retailer Kmart won't be stocking Blu Ray players anytime soon, citing the high cost of Blu Ray hardware.
Kmart will instead focus their high definition area on rival HD DVD. High pricing that drives the demand for Blu Ray players away from the mass market toward home theater enthusiasts is specified as the motivation for embracing HD DVD and shunning Blu Ray in Kmart retail outlets.
Blu Ray advocates state the recent low price announcements regarding HD DVD hardware are a sign of desparation. The low prices may mean the difference between wish list and shopping cart to holiday shoppers this Christmas season, and it will be interesting to see how much market share HD DVD can leverage from the price cuts. |
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HD DVD
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Thursday, 01 November 2007 |
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 People looking to buy into high definition optical on the cheap will be in luck this Friday at select Wal-Mart locations across the country.
Wal-Mart is advertising the Toshiba HD-A2 as one of their secret specials. Prices go into effect Friday at 8AM, and are limited to available quantities. A Toshiba HD-A2 for $98.87, down from $200, is quite a bargain, and a major milestone in the high def optical war.
If you're in the market to dive into high def at mass market pricing, check your local Wal-Mart this Friday, but get there early.
*Update 1Nov07
Not to be outdone by Wal-Mart, retailer Best Buy has jumped on the sub-$100 bandwagon, offering the Toshiba HD-A2 for $99.99. Quantities are limited and will only be available in-store, as the Best Buy web front shows the item as sold out. |
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BluRay
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
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 Pansonic has released some details about their forthcoming Profile 1.1 Blu Ray player, the Panasonic DMP-BD30.
The Panasonic DMP-BD30 will be the second player available that supports Blu Ray Profile 1.1, following in the footsteps of the LG BH200. Among the features the $499.95 DMP-BD30 will sport is inclusion of an SD card slot that will allow users to playback AVCHD high definition content from their SD cards, in addition to functioning as an image viewer. HDMI 1.3b and 1080p24 compatible, the DMP-BD30 features the secondary video decoder mandatory in Profile 1.1 players, so DMP-BD30 users will be able to enjoy interactive content that requires PIP.
It sounds like a lot of player for the price, and is a step in the right direction for Blu Ray. With $200 players on the other side of the fence, the Blu Ray camp is going to have to get these prices down if they are serious about adoption. |
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Misc
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Tuesday, 30 October 2007 |
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 Nielsen released their estimates today of what percentage HDTVs occupy in the market, based on their latest quarterly samples.
According to their findings, only 13.7% of TV households in the U.S. have HDTV capability. Only 82.5% of those households are actually utilizing the high definition capabilities of their TVs, whether due to disinterest or lack of availability. The city with the highest percentage of installed HDTVs was Los Angeles, where high definition televisions accounted for 20.4% of all television households. This illustrates the problem that Blu Ray and HD DVD face in supplanting DVD as the de facto optical media standard. In addition to the low percentage of high definition households at this time, the number of Blu Ray and/or HD DVD households is significantly lower. Recently the HD DVD release of Transformers made waves when it sold 190,000 copies in it's first week of release. Contrast that to 8.3 million copies flying out retailer's doors on DVD, HD DVD accounted for a paltry 2% of disc sales. |
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