DVD Players

There are essentially two types of high-resolution audio: that which comes out of a high-end player and that which doesn't. Now, before I go on extolling the virtues of high-end players—and when I say high-end, I'm not talking about price alone—I...

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Because the performance of any product in an audio, video, or home theater system is dependent to some degree on the products it's mated with, all of our reviews here at Ultimate AV include a list of associated components used in the evaluation. But we...

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The 2004 Home Entertainment East Show was chock full of cool, new high-tech goodies, but I found myself returning again and again to the Arcam/Gallo Acoustics room. This was all the more surprising because I'm pretty familiar with Arcam's uncommonly...

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The Kaleidescape System is a media storage and distribution system that allows you to record, store, organize, sort, and play back every DVD you own, any time you want, on any display in any room your house. Think of it as TiVo for DVDs. Among its...

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Middle to Pro users will probably not be satisfied with the limited range of input/output interfaces or sound output power of the Vision HTX and will look to other high powered solutions. Of course, high output power solutions may cost double to triple...

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Time was, you had to choose between SACD and DVD-Audio if you wanted to hear high-resolution, multichannel music. And the players weren't cheap. Those days are gone, and a format war has been averted, thanks to universal players that don't care what...

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As for the price hurdle. . .well, that $1,800 price tag might cause more than a few mainstream consumers to stumble. If you're willing to give up 40 GB of drive space, you can enjoy the same features in the DVR-810H for $1,199, but that's still pricey...

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Introduction Since its spectacular debut in the mid-1990's, the price of DVD players have steadily dropped while the quality and features that these players provide have continued to amaze even jaded AV enthusiast. With home theater sales booming like...

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