Weekly Site Roundup (09/22/03)
ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT
27-inch Flat Tube TVs: Top Picks
Big screen and Plasma televisions have been getting all the attention lately, but for those that don't have the room or the budget, there is a whole category of high-performance 27" screen size TVs. Here are some of my current favorite picks.
HOME ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
Philips Exec: TV Copy Block Won't Work (Stereophile Guide To Home Theater)
Three Killed In VCR 'Bomb' Blast (Ananova)
DVD Market Veers From Wide To Full (L.A Daily News)
Pioneer Announces First DVD-Audio And SACD Player With HDMI (Widescreen Review)
Is Blockbuster Doomed? (MSN)
Circuit City Loss From Continuing Operations Widens (TWICE)
Look Ma, No Projection Screen (WIRED)
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Panasonic PV-DF2703 TV/DVD/VCR Combo
Start with a Panasonic 27" flat picture tube stereo TV, add a 4-head HiFi stereo VCR, a DVD/CD player (with CD-R/RW/MP3 Playback and optical audio output), and an FM radio, put it all in one cabinet, and you have a great space-saving one-piece home entertainment system. You gotta check this one out. Great for a second room or group living setting, such as a dorm common room or fraternity house.
FEATURED LINKS THIS WEEK
Bag End Speakers
Makers of quality loudspeakers and subwoofers for both professionasl and consumers.
Featured in the Loudspeakers Subject Page.
Stewart Filmscreens Corporation
When buying a video projector, don't scrimp on the screen. Check out the quality home theater filmsscreens from Stewart Film
Featured in the Home Theater Subject Page.
FROM THE HOME THEATER FORUM
3:2 Pulldown...
From GFOKER:
What exactly does this (3:2 Pulldown) mean and how does it affect my decision when it comes to purchasing a home theater projector?
Join in on the discussion.
FROM THE MAILBOX
From RR:
I've been getting a lot of spam lately claiming that I can convert my regular TV to a big screen projection TV for $30 or so in under an hour.
(Example: http://www.yourownbigscreen.com/)
Is this for real, or just a scam to get my credit card number? I can't seem to find any information on the net except these ads. Nobody seems to have a "hey, I did this cool thing to my TV" comment on a blog or anything.
From Your Guide:
Basically, systems like these use your TV picture tube as an image projection tube -- the problem is that your standard TV picture tube cannot generate enough light at a distance to project a high contrast image onto a screen -- also, since you don't have separate projection tubes for each primary color -- color accuracy would also lessen at a distance. Also, your side-to-side viewing angle is limited due lack of proper light disperson. Lastly, even if all of the other factors were eliminated -- the resolution of the projected image from a standard size picture tube (unless you are starting out with an HDTV picture tube - with an HDTV signal source) would be fairly low once projected onto a large screen.
BTW -- These systems have been around since the 50's -- if they were that good, just about every one would have one.
FINAL WORDS
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