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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Samsung HL61A750 DLP TV Review
CNET has posted a review of Samsung’s latest high-end rear projection DLP TV, the HL61A750. The HL61A750 features a 61in 1080P panel with 3 HDMI, 2 component and 1 VGA input. The reviewer mentioned that even in the “Just Scan” mode the TV still has some overscan which makes it less than ideal [...]
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Olevia 232V LCD TV Review
Audioholics posted a review of the Olevia’s entry in the budget LCD TV market, the 32in Olevia 232V. The Olevia 232V features a 32in 1366×768 LCD panel with an ATI Xilleon Technology Video Processor for scaling and deinterlacing. The Olevia 232V only contains one HDMI input and one VGA input which can accept [...]
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Samsung LN52A750 LCD TV Review
Audioholics has posted a review of Samsung’s latest entry in the high-end LCD TV market, the LN52A750. The Samsung LN52A750 features ample inputs including 4 HDMI, 2 component, and a PC VGA input; these should be enough to satisfy almost any A/V enthusiast. The reviewer was particularly impressed with the off-axis viewing angle, [...]
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Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Roku Netflix Player Review
Audioholics has posted a review of the new Roku Netflix Player. The reviewer was suitably impressed with the video and audio quality at the highest bitrate setting although video is currently limited to 480P and only 2-channel audio is available. The player features HDMI and optical audio connectivity so Dolby Digital/DTS audio and [...]
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Westinghouse TX-52F480S LCD TV Review
PC Magazine has recently posted a review of the 52in Westinghouse TX-52F480S LCD TV. The 1080p LCD TV features 4 HDMI inputs that accept a 1080p/24Hz signal. By taking advantage of the adjustable backlight, the reviewer was able to measure an impressive contrast ratio of 1186:1. The 52-inch TV significantly outperformed the [...]
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Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Oppo Digital DV-983H DVD Player Benchmark
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has benchmarked the video performance of Oppo’s latest DVD player, the DV-983H. The DV-983H utilizes the Mediatek 1989S for MPEG decoding and the Anchor Bay Technology ABT-102 for de-interlacing/scaling; with such a high-end de-interlacer/scaler, one would expect exceptional performance and the DV-983H delivers just that, scoring a [...]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Integra DTC-9.8 SSP Review
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has recently posted a review of Integra’s latest entry in to the midrange surround sound processor market, the DTC-9.8. The Integra DTC-9.8 SSP features balanced inputs and outputs, 4in-2out HDMI 1.3a switching, HQV Reon-VX video processing, Audyssey MultEQ XT speaker setup and room correction, and an HD [...]
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Samsung LN-T4081 LCD TV Review
HD Guru has recently posted a review of Samsung’s most recent entry in to the LCD TV market, the LN-T4081. The LN-T4081 is Samsung’s first attempt at an LCD TV with an LED backlight. LED backlights offer some marked advantages over the traditional CCFL backlights including higher contrast, better black levels, and lower [...]
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Secrets Reviews the Onkyo TX-SR805 A/V Receiver
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has posted a review of Onkyo’s latest entry in to the high-end A/V receiver market, the TX-SR805. The TX-SR805 features a measured 130w x 7 amplifier with a steller pre-amp section that features the Audyssey MultEQ XT system for speaker setup and room correction; Digital to Analog [...]
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Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Secrets Oppo DV-981HD DVD Benchmark
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity has run the newly released Oppo DV-981HD through its comprehensive DVD Benchmark suite. In Oppo tradition, the DV-981HD handles almost all of tests with great aplomb, only failing the “Sync Subtitle to Frames” test and scoring “borderline” on the Recovery Time test. Passing the remainder of [...]
