WEEKLY SITE ROUNDUP (6/11/02)
ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT
Guide Picks: 60-Inch and Larger Rear Projection Widescreen TVs
If you have the space and the pocketbook, then check out my favorite picks for 60-inch and larger rear projection widescreen TVs.
HOME ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
Retailing: Good Present, Bright Future (Stereophile)
SonicBlue Wins Appeal (Video Business)
DVDs Show Their Playful Sides With Computer Games (USA Today)
Sony Turns To NEC For Flat-Plasma Displays (CNET-REUTERS)
Hollywood Studios Unveil First Wave Of D-VHS® Titles (Widescreen Review)
NAD Adding Custom-Install Features (TWICE)
LucasFilm Sell THX Division (High Fidelity Review)
HE 2002: Update On DVD-Audio....(High Fidelity Review)
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Pioneer DV-47A DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Player
This is one versatile player that is getting a lot of attention in the marketplace. Not only does it play DVDs and CDs, but also plays both SACD (Super Audio CD) and DVD-Audio discs. Also, with its progressive scan video output capability, the DV-47A is one of the best values in a high-end DVD player available.
FEATURED LINKS THIS WEEK
Edge Electronics
Makers of high-performance audio amplifiers and preamps for the discrminating Audiophile.
Featured on the Audio Components Subject Page.
Custom Home Theater
Impress your friends and family with your own home theater intro DVD. Include your own logo, fun visual graphics, and movie trivia info. Check this site on how to order this fun home theater accessory.
Featured on the Home Theater Subject Page.
Plinius Audio
Based in New Zealand, Plinius products an innovative product line of audio amplifiers.
Featured on the Audio Components Subject Page.
FROM THE HOME THEATER FORUM
System Setup
From MONTUORI1:
I'm sure that I'll have many more questions, but right now as we try to set up our existing TV, receiver, DVD player and VCR with a new Boston Acoustics 9000 II speaker system, we are stumped as to where to hook the cable (as in cable TV) to? None of the books mention that. The only place for a coaxial cable on our receiver says it's for FM reception. Do we hook it to the TV? The VCR?
Join in on the discussion.
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Portable Entertainment/Electronics: Rio's Music Riot
Check out this unique product that can store and catalogue thousands of songs, using hard drive storage. Report by Ric Manning, About Portable Entertainment/Electronics Guide.
FROM THE MAILBOX
From Jessie:
My problem is similar to the ones that you have written about but I am looking at trying a different solution. The problem is that my 36in TV does not have audio-out connections. I would like to play the TV sound through my DVD surround sound system but without the audio-out, as you already know, it can not be done. At the present time, I am going through my VCR from the TV to the DVD system. This works great but the problem is that I have a VCR that shuts off after 2 hrs if there is not a playing tape in the VCR. The solution that I would like to try is using a A/V receiver and routing everything through it. Is this possible? The A/V receiver would have to have a coaxial connection to hookup the cable but how do I go about connecting everything else to the A/V receiver? I would like the VCR to go through the receiver also. I would like to set the system up so that the only time I would have to turn the VCR was to play a tape. Thank you for any solutions or light that you can shed on this problem.
From Your Guide:
Everything can be routed through the AV receiver, except for a coaxial cable for TV signals -- one solution, if you are on cable or satellite and the decoder box has AV outputs -- you could rout that through the AV Receiver.
FINAL WORDS
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