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Top Story
Certification Develops for HDMI-equipped Products
 Consumer electronics retailers are pushing the adoption of HDMI certification in the hopes of eliminating customer confusion and incompatibilities that have dogged the interface since its introduction to the market. Addressing reporters at a recent press conference in New York sponsored by HDMI Licensing, Silicon Image, and Dolby Laboratories, Mitsubishi product development director David Naranjo said an announcement is pending from a major retailer requiring all HDMI products sold in its stores to have passed a certification program such as Silicon Image's Simplay HD. more>>
In Depth
Bringing the THX Experience Home
 Doherty Design Group's client had an affinity for two things: elliptical shapes and Biedermeier furniture, along with the explicit desire to contain the sound within the theater. Space limitations and acoustical performance concerns prohibited an entirely elliptical room. The design features a theater with a rounded front and rear that are amplified by the three overlapping elliptical ceiling features. The convex acoustical panels nested between the columns in the sidewalls serve as a visual counterpoint to the ceiling feature. more>>
New Products
All-in-one Surround Speaker Console from Soundmatters
 The SLIMstage from Soundmatters is an all-in-one surround speaker console designed to mount beneath a flatpanel TV. Eight amplifiers provide 210W of power from a 39"x3.3"x3.4" (WxHxD) enclosure. SLIMstage delivers stereo and 5.1-channel signals without the need for reflecting walls or an external subwoofer thanks to EuphonyHD virtual surround technology. The enclosure packs nine bass drivers, including three down-firing subwoofers and six mass radiators providing extension down to 45Hz. Four Linear Magnetic Drive main/satellite speakers round out the package. more>>
JVC Introduces New HD Home Theater Projection System
 The JVC DLA-HD1 D-ILA projector boasts a native contrast ratio of 15,000:1 thanks to an optical engine that operates without the use of an iris. The D-ILA device is said to exhibit a reduction in stray light caused by the dispersion and diffraction of reflected light. more>>
Runco LCD TV Brings NTSC to Near HD Quality
 Runco's new Crystal Portfolio series CX-46HD 46in. 1080p LCD TV features Vivix II video processing that's said to boost standard NTSC material to near HD quality. The CX-46HD comes with the Imaging Science Foundation's calibration suite to provide the best image possible in any viewing environment. more>>
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