Rob Sabin

ZVOX 325 Sound System

By Rob Sabin
Posted February 5, 2007

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Mitsubishi WD-57831 57-inch DLP HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted April 6, 2007

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Test Bench: Mitsubishi WD-57831 57-inch DLP HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted April 6, 2007

Brightness (100-IRE window, before/after calibration): 184.1/85.0 ftL

Grayscale (color temperature, before/after calibration):

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Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD Player

By Rob Sabin
Posted May 2, 2007

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Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint Noise-Canceling Headphones

By Rob Sabin
Posted May 5, 2007

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Test Bench: JVC HD-58S998 58-inch Slip HD-ILA 1080p HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted June 3, 2007

Color temperature (Theater mode, Low color temperature before/after calibration): 20 IRE: 6,562/6,212 K 30 IRE: 6,539/6,137 K 40 IRE: 6,360/5,981 K 50 IRE: 6,717/6,284 K 60 IRE: 7,040/6,650 K 70 IRE: 7,021/6,770 K 80 IRE: 7,107/6,752 K 90 IRE: 7,128/6,780 K 100 IRE: 6,978/6,712 K Brightness (100-IRE window): 69.6/46.9 ftL

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JVC HD-58S998 58-inch Slim HD-ILA 1080p HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted June 3, 2007

While it's no secret that prices keep dropping on flat-panel TVs, the good value and excellent picture quality offered by microdisplay rear projectors continue to drive innovation in that category. Case in point: the new JVC HD-58S998 58-inch HD-ILA 1080p HDTV, one of a new generation of "slim" rear projectors.

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Test Bench: NuVision 52LEDLP 52-in 1080p DLP HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted July 4, 2007

Color temperature (Movie Mode/Warm Color Temperature before/after calibration): 20 IRE: 7,596 / 6,513 K 30 IRE: 7,145 / 6,483 K 40 IRE: 6,914 / 6,363 K 50 IRE: 7,166 / 6,461 K 60 IRE: 7,121 / 6,527 K 70 IRE: 7,189 / 6,463 K 80 IRE: 7,218 / 6,478 K 90 IRE: 7,180 / 6,465 K 100 IRE: 7,169 / 6,908 K Brightness (100-IRE window, before/after): 133 / 113 ftL

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NuVision 52LEDLP 52-inch 1080p DLP HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted July 6, 2007

As the prices of flat-panels keep dropping, the key to survival for rear-projection HDTVs has been their value at screen sizes bigger than 50 inches. So I found it a little strange, not long ago, to be reviewing this 52-inch DLP set at $4,399 - easily $2,000 more than other like-sized 1080p models. Could the NuVision 52LEDLP 52-inch 1080p DLP HDTV possibly be worth it?

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Test Bench: Philips 42PFL7432D 42-inch LCD HDTV

By Rob Sabin
Posted September 3, 1988

Color temperature (Movie Mode/Warm Color Temperature before/after calibration): 20 IRE: 7,482 / 6,703 K 30 IRE: 7,118 / 6,473 K 40 IRE: 7,138 / 6,554 K 50 IRE: 7,236 / 6,718 K 60 IRE: 7,068 / 6,591 K 70 IRE: 6,995 / 6,462 K 80 IRE: 7,081 / 6,562 K 90 IRE: 7,084 / 6,546 K 100 IRE: 6,741 / 6,391 K Brightness (100-IRE window): 61.7 / 43.0 ftL

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