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12
Apr
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Consumer products manufacturer Syntax-Brillian Corp. said Friday it will seek a review of a nearly $1.3 million fine for importing and shipping television receivers that are not compatible with next year’s switch to digital television.
The Federal Trade Commission reduced the fine from $2.9 initially imposed in May 2007. It [...]
1
Apr
The good: Solid video quality and reception; easy-to-use design, especially for digital TV amateurs; good aspect ratio controls for handling widescreen programs on standard TVs; attractive design; remote can control the TV’s power…
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9
Dec
Are you ready for 2009? That’s when broadcasters will pull the plug on old-fashioned standard definition TV, and with few exceptions, we’ll all be moving to the brave new world of digital HDTV.
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14
Nov
Reams of paper have been devoted to writings by technical historians in argument as to the “inventor” of television. In truth, there was no single “inventor” of television such as recognized by seminal technical advances such as the light bulb, airplane and the telephone. Several individuals representing many generations of scientific discoveries and enabling technologies [...]
29
Oct
Kickin’ butt and takin’ soundfield names For as long as I can remember , Yamaha has been a strong player in the AV receiver game.
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3
Oct
HDMI 1.3 compatibility; converts analog video sources to HDMI; onboard Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding; excellent automatic speaker calibration; switches as many as six high-definition video …
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