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Bringing the Theater Home

Big-screen bliss begins with DLP projectors from Sharp, NEC, and InFocus
- By Al Griffin
- Posted October 27, 2003
Photos by John Wilkes

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3 Roads to HDTV

Tubes are still here, but new TV technologies offer even more paths to high-def viewing pleasure
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted September 16, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza

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Sony KV-34XBR910 34-inch HDTV Monitor
- By Al Griffin
- Posted September 16, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza The good old cathode-ray tube (CRT) is up against some stiff competition these days. Leading the charge are sexy flat-panel plasma and LCD TVs that can be mounted on the wall like a picture.

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Zenith R49W36 49-inch HDTV Monitor
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted September 11, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza A newcomer to HDTV has to face so many new abbreviations and technical terms that he could end up feeling like a freshman at MIT. Competing for your hard-earned buck are technologies like LCD, DLP, plasma, LCoS, and CRT - all of which can be found in sets that feature 1080i, 720p, and 480p scanning, ATSC tuners, and DVI with HDCP.

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Philips 60PW9383 60-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted July 8, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza

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LCD for Less

Light up your life with one of these affordable, compact LCD front projectors
- By Al Griffin
- Posted June 23, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza
You hear a lot of buzz lately about how inexpensive digital TVs have become. Prices for big-screen rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) have leveled off to the point where even high-definition models cost about what analog RPTVs cost before TV started to go digital.

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Toshiba 57HLX82 57-inch 1080p LCoS HDTV Monitor
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted June 2, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Television is here to stay, but the days of the tube are numbered. Admittedly, cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), the devices that create the entertaining, enlightening, and sometimes mind-numbing images in nearly every American living room, will likely remain for many years in direct-view sets with screens that measure 40 inches or less (diagonal).
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Mitsubishi WT-42311 42-inch Rear-Projection HDTV Monitor

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- By David Katzmaier
- Posted April 16, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza When buying a 42-inch widescreen HDTV, you pretty much have two cut-and-dried choices. On one hand, you could plunk down around seven grand for the privilege of owning a plasma monitor, with its ultra-thin design and futuristic cachet.
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Plasma Action!

Three sets to check out on your quest for plasma perfection.
- By Al Griffin
- Posted March 10, 2003
Photos by Tony Cordoza Cutting-edge tech your thing? Flat-panel plasma TVs are where the action is! Over the past few years, the image quality of these space-saving sets has improved tremendously, and prices have moved steadily downward.
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Gateway GTW-P42M102 42-inch Plasma TV

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- By Al Griffin
- Posted February 11, 2003
Competition in the computer business has heated up over the past few years, with companies slashing prices to the bone in order to move product. You can now get a PC with a speedy processor and huge hard drive for only $399, and they'll undoubtedly cost less than that by this time next year. What's a forward-thinking computer company to do?
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RCA Scenium HD61W140 61-inch HDTV

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- By Al Griffin
- Posted January 21, 2003
(Photos by Tony Cordoza) Sometimes just watching TV isn't enough. There I am, sunk deep into the couch, remote in hand, when a Happy Days episode comes on. Suddenly, I'm seized by a fierce desire to know as many details as possible about Pat Morita, the actor who plays Arnold, owner of the drive-in restaurant where Potsy and his posse hang out.
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PLUS

Piano Avanti HE-3200 Front Projector
- By David Katzmaier
- Posted December 3, 2002
Photos by Tony Cordoza
Riding the bus to school was always a drag, so it felt great to be able to slide behind the wheel of my new car and drive there on the morning of my 16th birthday. Each day after that I'd wake up late, then get halfway home before all the losers who didn't have wheels even got on the bus.

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