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The "mad scientist" of Sony audio

The engineer who guides development of Sony audio electronics—right down to the choice of solder
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted March 19, 2013
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When we think about how electronics products are developed, we might imagine huge teams of faceless engineers, executives embroiled in endless discussions in elaborate conference rooms, and an almost Kafkaesque process that no one person really understands or controls.

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Contrast ratio vs black level

Tied together, but not the same importance.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted March 16, 2013
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I occasionally peruse Internet A/V forums to see what the techier web denizens have to say about the latest news and reviews.
One thing I’ve noticed a lot of lately, especially after our big projector 3fer, is a fixation on black level, with no mention or thought about contrast ratio.
This is a big deal, as black level without contrast ratio can result in some pretty terrible picture quality.

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Calculating Projector Brightness for Your Screen

Some math, some physics
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted February 19, 2013
Every once and a while I get an email questioning our choice of using a 100-inch screen to measure projectors. I feel this size is the best way to judge the performance of a projector, while at the same time offering you, our fair readers, a way to judge how bright the projector will be on your own screen.
This is easy to do, but it involves the maths.

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