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Mythbusting Plasma TV Performance Mythbusting Plasma TV Performance The digital television market is rife with misinformation and inaccurate perceptions of the performance capabilities of different display technologies.in particular, plasma televisions. Through…
Speaker Break In: Fact or Fiction? Speaker Break In: Fact or Fiction? Driver "break in", "burn in" or "run in" is a topic that's been debated in various forums for years. This topic continues to ignite occasional flame wars, fueled by the contributions of both…
VESA DisplayPort Standard v1.0 VESA DisplayPort Standard v1.0 DisplayPort is an extensible industry standard intended to consolidate both external (box-to-box) and internal (LCD panel) display connections. The Promoter Group (made up of ATI, Dell, Genesis…
Dolby Digital LIVE Technology Overview Dolby Digital LIVE Technology Overview We are consistently asked about connecting a PC to a home theater system. It's not as easy as it sounds. For example, while many sound cards on the market can pass Dolby Digital and DTS "raw" signals…
DTS Interactive Technology DTS Interactive Technology Many people have asked us about connecting a PC to a home theater system. It's not as easy as it sounds. For example, while many sound cards on the market can pass Dolby Digital and DTS "raw" signals…
HDMI Interface - A Beginner's Guide HDMI Interface - A Beginner's Guide Starting around 2003 we saw a rapid adoption of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) across the digital consumer market. This included DTVs, high definition set -top boxes and computer graphics boards.…
Lowering Mechanical Noise Floor in Speakers Pt 2 Lowering Mechanical Noise Floor in Speakers Pt 2 The mechanical & acoustical performance of a loudspeaker cabinet's panel will be assessed at various stages of construction, with an eye to noting any improvements along the way. This report will…
Designing a Listening Room - Rives Audio Designing a Listening Room - Rives Audio This article should provide a good understanding of what can be expected in terms of the process of designing a listening room. There are five phases to most design projects. Some of the phases may…
HDTV Past, Present and Future - Part I History HDTV Past, Present and Future - Part I History It has been nearly 80 years since the first public demonstration of television took place in a crowded laboratory in London . Since that time television has advanced from blurry black and white…
Human Hearing - How We Hear and Perceive Audio Quality Part 4 Human Hearing - How We Hear and Perceive Audio Quality Part 4 This article summarizes the 3 part series discussing how the human ear perceived amplitude, phase and distortion to determine sound quality.