Weekly Site Roundup (6/24/02)
ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT
VHS: Is The End Near?
Circuit City decides to remove pre-recorded VHS movies from its store shelves in favor of DVD, while other retailers cut back on their VHS inventories. With over 90% of consumers still owning VCRs against 35% of consumers owning DVD players is this a premature move?
HOME ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
Pioneer Announces DV-47Ai, Firewire Universal DVD-Audio/SACD Player (High Fidelity Review)
Cable TV Losing Customers (Europemedia)
Netflix Distribution Spreads Out (Video Business)
Mitsubishi Expands Flat-Panel TV Offerings (TWICE)
CDs Get Cheaper As Labels Get Creative To Beat 2002's CD Sales Slump (Audio Revolution)
Crystal View To Replace Vidikron (TWICE)
EchoStar Adds Discovery HDTV Channel (TWICE)
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
RCA HD65W20 Scenium Rear Projection TV
Here is an full featured 65-inch projection TV (brought to my attention by a reader) that just may fill the bill for those looking for a larger size projection TV. A fully integrated 16x9 HDTV, this unit includes a built-in HDTV/DirecTV tuner, 2Megapixel display capability, all the analog and HD inputs you need, and more. This high-end set is definitely worth a look.
FEATURED LINKS THIS WEEK
WireWorld Audio
Makers of high-end cables and AV interconnects for your home theater system.
Featured in theHome Theater Subject Page.
Anthem
Check out the Anthem high-end audio and home theater component alternative for your system
Featured in Audio Components Subject Page.
Midland Audio Exchange
From the UK, check out the best in both new and used HiFi and home theater audio components.
Featured in UK Shopping Resources.
FROM THE HOME THEATER FORUM
Fujitsu PDS5001 vs PDS5002
From WAKE5150:
I'm trying to figure out the difference between the Fujitsu PDS5001 and the Fujitsu PDS5002. The 5001 is the commercial version on the 5002. The 5001 has the Exact same video characteristics as the 5002. The 5001 seems to be sold $2k cheaper. The 5001 might have more RF emmissions (Class A) than the 5002 (Class B) Question: WHY NOT BUY a 5001 and save money??? Anybody research this?
Join in on the discussion.
ELSEWHERE ON ABOUT.COM
Top 7 LCD or DLP Projectors Under 7 Pounds
Check out some great video projectors for business presentation use. Reported by Susan Ward, About Small Business In Canada Guide
FROM THE MAILBOX
From R:
I have been dubbing, from one VCR to another VCR, pre-recorded movies for my own viewing since I purchased my first VCR. Some VHS tapes dub just fine---others do not, (the picture becomes dark and sometimes distorted.). I want to purchase a replacement for one of my VCR's and my question is, what do you recommend that will serve my purpose? Both of my VCR's are pretty old and am hoping there might be a new model that will dub any pre-recorded tape I chose. I only dub movies I want to see repeatedly and am not doing it for any other purpose. Please advise.
From Your Guide:
The reason that many tapes do not duplicate properly is that there is an anti-copy signal embedded on the tapes that prevent you from making copies. There is no single VCR on the market (currently) that can bypass this. There are video stabilizers that can defeat this signal part of the time, but they are not gauranteed to work 100% of the time.
FINAL WORDS
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