S&v Staff

Multichannel Wish List

24 albums we'd love to hear in surround

By S&v Staff
Posted December 19, 2002

This magazine has been a constant, vocal, and, above all, passionate supporter of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD since they were first introduced. And we want to do everything we can to make sure these multichannel audio formats not just survive but thrive.But we haven't always been thrilled with the releases during these critical first years.

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New Products / May 2001

Hot gear from the world of entertainment Note: All prices and product information are supplied by the manufacturers. Dealers prices may vary. (Originally published in: Sound & Vision, May 2001)

By S&v Staff
Posted June 11, 2001

Canon

"Point and click" may be the World Wide Web's catch phrase, but it could just as well apply to Canon's ES8200V Hi8 camcorder. Thanks to its six programmed auto-exposure modes, capturing the action isn't much harder than aiming and pushing a button.

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New Products / July 2001

Note: All prices and product information are supplied by the manufacturers. Dealers prices may vary. (Originally published in: Sound & Vision, June 2001)

By S&v Staff
Posted July 24, 2001

Hitachi

FHP, a joint venture of Fujitsu and Hitachi, has donated some plasma to Hitachi's UltraVision TV line. Inconveniently designated the CMP4120HDUS, the 42-inch, 3 1/2-inch-deep widescreen HDTV can accept 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i signals through its high-definition inputs, which include RGB+H/V, wideband component video, and VGA.

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New Products - Sept. 2001

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment

By S&v Staff
Posted August 27, 2001

SONY

Pushing the upper size limits of a cathode-ray tube (CRT), Sony's 40-inch KV-40XBR700 Wega is the largest direct-view CRT set on the market. It's also an HDTV monitor and has two wideband component-video inputs, 2:3 (also called 3:2) pulldown capability to improve the look of film-based material, and aspect ratio control.

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New Products - Oct. 2001

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment

By S&v Staff
Posted October 4, 2001

Marantz

Just add speakers and a DVD player for 6.1-channel surround sound: Marantz's SR7200 receiver can decode Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES (both Matrix and Discrete) soundtracks, as well as 5.1-channel Dolby Digital and DTS, and deliver a rated 105 watts (into 8 ohms) to six speakers.

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New Products -- June 2002

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment.

By S&v Staff
Posted June 11, 2002

Green Design Prefer your TV not in view when not in use? Green Design's Series 2 media armoire can keep it out of sight, but the beautifully finished solid cherrywood cabinet may catch your eye anyway. The top part can hold most 36-inch direct-view TVs, and the lower shelves are adjustable for the height of your gear.

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New Products - July-August 2002

Hot gear fom the world of home entertainment.

By S&v Staff
Posted July 10, 2002

Sharp Flat-panel LCDs are starting to light up the TV world, and Sharp's 30-inch Aquos LC-30HV2U is one of the largest so far. With its wide 16:9 screen and 1,280 x 768-pixel (WXGA) resolution, the set is a respectable HDTV monitor, and its 3 1/2-inch depth makes it suitable for wall mounting.

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New Products -- September 2002

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment.

By S&v Staff
Posted September 10, 2002

Harman Kardon

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New Products -- October 2002

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment.

By S&v Staff
Posted October 8, 2002

Kenwood

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New Products -- November 2002

Hot gear from the world of home entertainment.

By S&v Staff
Posted November 4, 2002

Sunfire Forget about separate power amps for your back surround speakers-Sunfire's Ultimate Receiver is rated to deliver 200 watts each to seven channels, which should satisfy even the most demanding Dolby Digital EX or DTS-ES soundtrack.

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