Scott Wilkinson
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4K, Online Content, AVR Upgrade
Ask Home Theater
Scott Wilkinson • Dec 08, 2010 • 12 comments
Whither 4K?
When I got my first
 real job, I decided to buy a 
big TV, so I got a 65-inch Mitsubishi rear-
projection TV that accepts 1080i signals. As the years have passed, 1080p showed up as 
well as HDMI and other features. I started looking around and decided I wanted a Pioneer Kuro, but then Pioneer stopped making them. From everything 
I've read, Panasonic plasmas can't match the Kuro in picture quality, and I couldn't 
care less about 3D.

So, here are my questions.

 Should I wait for 4K to become mainstream? Do you know 
when such TV sets might become available? Do you have any idea
 what the 2011 line of Panasonics will be?

Matt Hedges

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7.1 vs. 5.1, HTIBs, Dolby Headphone
Ask Home Theater
Scott Wilkinson • Jul 14, 2009 • 20 comments
More Channels
With Blu-ray's storage capacity, lossless codecs, and 7.1 receivers, why aren't the vast majority of Blu-ray movies released with 7.1 audio? Are movie distributors/production companies just cheap or lazy? Did I just waste my money installing a 7.1 setup?
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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Scott Wilkinson • Aug 02, 2004 • 0 comments

Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series
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HQV Benchmark Now Available to Consumers
News
Scott Wilkinson • Aug 22, 2005 • 0 comments

Silicon Optix, a leading developer of video-processing technology, has now made its HQV Benchmark test DVD available to consumers. HQV Benchmark lets anyone objectively evaluate the picture quality of various video products, including HDTVs, DVD players, and video scalers before the purchase.
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HTD Nominated for Maggie Award
News
Scott Wilkinson • Mar 09, 2009 • 0 comments
The Western Publishing Association has announced that Home Theater Design, a quarterly spin-off from Home Theater, is one of four nominees to receive the Maggie Award for best new trade or consumer publication. HTD blends high technology and high style, bringing theater inspiration into the home.
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Megamind in Imax 3D
3D Technology, The Big Picture
Scott Wilkinson • Nov 18, 2010 • 8 comments
On Tuesday evening, Tom Norton and I went to see Megamind in Imax 3D, and I have to say it's one of the best animated 3D movies I've seen to date. The delightful, touching, often hilarious story is an original and unexpected riff on good vs. evil—and how the boundary between them is often not so clear—and the voice acting by Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, and Brad Pitt is superb.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Collector's Edition, Seasons 1–3
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Scott Wilkinson • Mar 14, 2004 • 0 comments

Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, Cirroc Lofton, Colm Meaney, Armin Shimerman, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 54 hours 31 minutes. 1992–1995. Paramount Home Video 056454, 05893, 05894. NR. $139.99 per season.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Collector's Edition Page 1
Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Scott Wilkinson • May 17, 2003 • 0 comments

Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 48 discs. 132 hours. 1987–1994. Paramount Home Video. NR. $139.99 per season.
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Tron: Legacy Ultimate Preview
3D Technology, The Big Picture
Scott Wilkinson • Dec 16, 2010 • 1 comments
It's nice to have connected friends. Last night, I got to attend a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) screening of Tron: Legacy, which opens in theatrical release tomorrow, as a guest of member Nina Goldin, a talented voice actress and singer/songwriter. The screening was held at the Main Theater on Disney Studios' backlot in Burbank, CA, where security was pretty tight—metal-detector wands to prevent any cell phones or cameras (or sound-level meters) in the theater.
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UAV Editor on TV in LA
Scott Wilkinson • Jul 03, 2008 • 0 comments

If you happen to be in Los Angeles and you're looking for something to do after you get back from watching fireworks on July 4, tune in to KTTV 11 at 10:30 PM or KCOP 13 at 11:30 PM that night. Both channels are airing a half-hour special called "Digital Conversion: What You Need to Know" in which I am featured as an on-camera expert talking about TVs and home theater.
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