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DLP DarkChip4 Technology - First Impression DLP DarkChip4 Technology - First Impression We investigated the newest DLP technology from Texas Instruments which included their latest DarkChip4 chips. On location at CEDIA during our visit was a DLP projector from SIM2. This was a 3 chip,…
Speaker Spikes and Cones – What’s the point? Speaker Spikes and Cones – What’s the point? In recent years it has become common for items of audio equipment to be mounted using “spikes” or “cones”. These come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and materials, at all kinds of prices. The Hi-Fi…
LIFI Lamp Technology Primer LIFI Lamp Technology Primer Luxim Corporation has announced that it is partnering with Panasonic to integrate its new LIFI, or Light Fidelity, lighting unit (lamp system) into their rear projection LCD TVs. The LIFI system…
HDMI 1.3 and Cables Part 1: It's All in the Bitrate HDMI 1.3 and Cables Part 1: It's All in the Bitrate With the advent of HDMI v1.3 and 1.3a, consumers are starting to really get confused about cables and what they need to worry about when selecting a product that's going to be compatible with the new…
Vertical vs Horizontal Center Speaker Designs Vertical vs Horizontal Center Speaker Designs This article discusses performance tradeoffs of vertically vs horizontally mounted drivers in center channel speakers. We show how off-axis lobing can negatively affect performance of horizontal MTMs.
Glossary of Electronics Terms Glossary of Electronics Terms Audio terminology can be very confusing and ambiguous. We talk about things all the time that our readers may not be able to fully understand. Back by popular demand, we've reconstituted our Glossary…
Building Great Bass Response In Your Home Theater Building Great Bass Response In Your Home Theater If you are searching for the utmost listening experience in your room with your system it is time you consider how your space is constructed. It is the purpose of this article to show you how the…
What's the Matter with HDMI? What's the Matter with HDMI? HDMI, as we've pointed out elsewhere, is a format which was designed primarily to serve the interests of the content-provider industries, not to serve the interests of the consumer. The result is a…
HDMI Audio Transmission for Blu-ray and HD DVD HDMI Audio Transmission for Blu-ray and HD DVD Ever wonder how the new surround formats are transmitted from the next generation DVD players to the receiver/processor? Our quick interview session with Craig Eggers from Dolby Labs helps shed some…
1080p and the Acuity of Human Vision 1080p and the Acuity of Human Vision 1080p can be significantly better that 1080i, 720p, 480p or 480i. But, (there’s always a "but") there are qualifications. The most obvious qualification: Is this performance improvement manifest…