Weekly Site Roundup (04/12/04)
ARTICLE SPOTLIGHT
Video Resolution: An Overview
When you shop for a television, DVD player, or camcorder, your discussion with the salesperson always seems to touch a lot on factors revolving around resolution. It's lines this and pixels that and so forth... After a while, none of it seems to make sense. In the above article, I shed some light on this topic, hopefully making the nature of video resolution more understandable.
HOME ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY NEWS HEADLINES
Pioneer to Accelerate Flat-Screen Capacity Expansion (Bloomberg.com - Japan)
Hitachi Forecasts Bullish Year For Plasma, Projection TV (TWICE)
Should You Put Your Home Theater In Your Mortgage? (Audio Revolution)
Sears Exiting Seven CE Categories, Revamping Departments (TWICE)
Pioneer DV-563a DVD-Audio Compatibility Issues (High Fidelity Review)
Wal-Mart, Kmart To Sell Parent-Friendly DVD Players (TWICE)
Consumer Electronics: Price War Hotting Up (The Hindu Business Line)
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Panasonic DMR-E55S DVD Recorder
The Panasonic DMR-E55S DVD recorder is the latest in a trend towards less expensive (under $350) entry-level DVD recorders. However, despite its entry-level status, this DVD recorder offers wealth of features, including DVD-R and DVD-RAM format recording, progessive scan playback, two channel playback of DVD-Audio discs, CD-R and CD-MP3 playback, and both composite and S-video inputs. If you are considering a DVD recorder, but are on a budget, you might want to check this unit out.
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FEATURED LINKS THIS WEEK
Vampire Wire
Makers of audio and video interconnects for your home theater components.
Featured in the Subject Page.
FROM THE HOME THEATER FORUM
DVD Recording
From SUPERSPY31:
(1)When a recording is made on a write once DVD+/-R disc on a DVD recorder, for example recording a football match..Does it have to be recorded on hard disc first then burned to disc or is it recorded live? (2)What is finalising? (3)What happens to the quality when a DVD is extended to long play mode?
Join in on the discussion.
ELSEWHERE ON ABOUT.COM
About Stereos/Audio
Check out About.com's latest site, About Stereos, hosted by Anthony Armstrong, which emphasizes two-channel audio for both entry level and audiophile consumers.
FROM THE MAILBOX
From JM:
My brother is shopping for a new A/V Surroundsound Receiver and asked me if any home receivers have AM Stereo tuners? I did not know of any and would like to know if you did?
From Your Guide:
Unfortunately, with the advancement of new technologies, such as satellite radio, internet radio, digital radio, and high definition radio, AM stereo is pretty much in the back seat these days -- I am not aware of any current AV receivers equipped with AM stereo tuners, however, here is a link to the most comprehensive current resource on the state of AM Stereo and AM Stereo products that I know of:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kevtronics/
In addition, you might check in with Corey Deitz, About.com's Radio Guide to see if he has any more info:
radio.guide@about.com
Let me know if this info helps.
FINAL WORDS
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Stereophile Guide To Home Theater.
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