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Anamorphic Lens Versus Zooming For Constant Height Screens
Mar 11th
A popular thing in home theater today is to use a 2.35:1 aspect ratio screen instead of a 1.78:1 which is what HDTV is. The idea is to present scope movies wider than HDTV without black bars on the top and bottom to provide a more immersive experience for these More >
Emotiva USP-1 2.1 Channel Preamp
Mar 9th
Emotiva has released a 2.1 channel preamp priced at $399. This preamp is unique in it’s ability to manage a subwoofer in a 2 channel system while allowing the same speakers to be part of a home theater system.
It does this by incorporating an analog two channel preamplifier with bass More >
JVC DLA-RS35 Observations
Mar 6th
JVC’s RS35 is the new king of the hill for JVC DILA technology. This unit has excellent light output, contrast and is very sharp.
Compared to the RS20 it has several improvements. The sample I looked at was about 20% brighter than my RS20. It was also sharper and had More >
Using Deep Color On Blu-Ray Players
Mar 6th
Many Blu-Ray players today offer the option of transmitting the video data using Deep Color. Blu-Rays are encoded with 8 bit data for each color so no additional detail will be created with this option so why is it present?
I have found activating 10 or 12 bit data for More >
Wal-Mart Moves Into Movie Downloads
Mar 1st
It was announced last week that Wal-Mart is purchasing Vudu. My experience with Vudu has been very positive. I have not found any other pay-per-view service to have a higher quality video or audio experience. They offer various quality levels with the top level HDX being near Blu-Ray quality in both More >
SRS Labs MyVolume
Feb 24th
SRS Labs has released a new product that I am sure many will want. This device will equalize channel levels on cable and satellite to reduce the level of those annoying commercials. It costs $99.99 from SRS Labs. Note it does not support surround formats.
MyVolume HDMI Interface Specifications
Xrite i1 Pro Maintenance Tip
Feb 24th
I have found that the i1 Pro drifts very little with time, but one place you need to watch is how clean the sensor window is. I would carefully use a cotton swab to clean it when you see dirt on the window.
HDMI 1.4 Potential Cable Problems
Feb 23rd
Transparent Audio’s Josh Clark says, “”We are even more concerned that running an Ethernet signal side-by-side with the primary HDMI audio and video signals may actually degrade the resulting picture and sound quality because of signal crosstalk. For these reasons, Transparent is not planning to build HDMI 1.4 cables with More >
Is ISF Calibration Or Audio Calibration Worth It?
Feb 19th
ISF calibration is a service that can bring your display to peak performance. The truth is that displays and blu-ray players are not shipped with settings that deliver the best picture. Once you have seen an accurate image on a quality display it is a very captivating thing. Poor quality displays, rooms or sources will More >
Surge Protection
Feb 18th
Protecting that home theater system from electrical damage is something you should spend a little time working on. When you look for places that harm can come from you need to look at everything that is connected to your system. These include power, telephone, cable, satellite and outdoor speaker wiring.
The single More >
