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Fred Manteghian Apr 19, 2009 1 comments

I spend a lot of time in earphones, or should I say, they spend a lot of time in me. I've been on a lose-weight-slash-get-healthy kick for about nine months now. The dead of winter found me hardwired to what would otherwise be the mindless machinations of an elliptical machine that even a hamster would eventually find boring were it not for an iPod (for me, not sure how the hamster would feel). Now that the New England spring has sprung, I can get back to the more exhilarating activity of running America's roadways while under the influence of endorphins and my own personal soundtrack. I know running under the influence (of music) sounds dangerous as you forge ahead against traffic, but I've only been car tagged five times in hundreds of miles of jogging, and to be fair, two of those incidents were probably my fault.

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Fred Manteghian Aug 29, 1999 0 comments

The following review was scheduled for publication in the print edition of SGHT, but we were recently told by Sony that the VPH-20U has been discontinued. Although this review won't run in SGHT, we thought some of you might find it useful if you're interested in purchasing a projector soon, as there will undoubtedly be some VPH-20Us in stores for a few weeks.—Ed.

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Fred Manteghian Aug 29, 1999 0 comments

This is Part 2 of a two-part review of the Sony VPH-20U CRT projector. Click HERE for Part 1.—Ed.

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Fred Manteghian Oct 03, 2006 0 comments

With the image paused, no one in the room saw anything amiss with the SED display from Toshiba/Canon. But the camera has a different take on things.

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Fred Manteghian Dec 11, 2005 0 comments

Looking for home theater on the cheap? The 1280x720 InFocus ScreenPlay 5000 LCD projector can be had at Costco for $999. Follow the directions glued to the box and they’ll mail you a 72” screen as well. Not that the guy in front of me in the checkout line was going to bother with a screen. Last year he bought his first projector and just painted his basement wall white. This second InFocus projector was for his kid (click here to download adoption papers).

CEDIA 2006
Fred Manteghian Sep 15, 2006 0 comments

Anyone familiar with whole house music servers knows that they're not inexpensive. But Escient's FireBall FP-1 Music Manager can give you a taste of the good life for a pittance (well, at least compared to their full blown servers.) The FP-1 does this by using your iPod as the storage device, instead of a rack of servers. Best of all, all your favorite music is already on it. I think they're tapping a huge, uh, untapped market for their products.

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Fred Manteghian Nov 01, 2007 14 comments

I remember sitting in a CES press conference sometime in the year $149 D.V.D. listening to Toshiba whine about how no one was making any money selling DVD players any more. But moments later, they were announcing new models with new features and even lower price points. I guess you can't blame them. After all they had a lot of competition back then.

CEDIA 2008
Fred Manteghian Sep 06, 2008 0 comments

You can see the 4-in 1-out HDMI connections to the right of the component video connectors.

CEDIA 2008
Fred Manteghian Sep 06, 2008 0 comments

The front panel LCD screen is an integral part of the new SSP220. It looks great, as does the rear panel connection which feature both single-ended and balanced outputs. Video processing includes converting component to HDMI up to 1080p. It's good to see some high end companies like Halcro getting into the home theater game, even if the SSP220 is $12,000!

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