Author Archives: Stephen Dawson

I’m back, plus a beaut link

Posted on February 10, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

What can I say? Sorry. But now the kids are back at school so I’ll try to be a bit more regular here. For those interested in the evolution of audio systems used in cinemas, have a look at Nick’s … Continue reading →

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Dictionary of Home Entertainment now (more or less) complete

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

At long last I have gotten around to finishing off my Dictionary of Home Entertainment. The remaining ‘coming soon’ entries have been defined. A few others corrected. Some misspellings and word repetitions corrected. There are now 380 terms defined. But, … Continue reading →

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Abbey Road Studios goes DEQX

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

A few posts ago I mentioned the Sydney-developed DEQX speaker correction system. Now the famed Abbey Road Studios has installed three of the PDC-2.6 systems (each is stereo, so three provide six channels). The studios are apparently not availing themselves … Continue reading →

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Tuggeranong finally fully digital

Posted on January 8, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

As of yesterday, the rather tardy Southern Cross Capital 10 TV station finally got its digital retransmission station for Tuggeranong running. Hurrah! That means that all five stations are now available (Prime 7 went on just before Christmas). It is … Continue reading →

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A place worth checking for DVI cables and information

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

International Dynamics has drawn to my attention the DVI Gear Web site at which various DVI cables may be bought. Better yet, follow the ‘Learn About DVI’ link to find some excellent material (some quite technical) on DVI and HDCP.

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The Onion speaks on religion

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Back from a Christmas Holiday with the family, my attention is drawn by my brother to this highly amusing and disconcertingly accurate satire on DVD aspect ratios in The Onion. Worse, in my view, than ‘full screen’ renditions of widescreen … Continue reading →

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New article posted — home theatre receiver setup

Posted on December 26, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

This is a piece I did for Appliance Retailer earlier in the year. It ought to be useful for people who are totally lost when it comes to making the necessary adjustments to their home theatre receivers. Go here.

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Listen to me on 2UE, Saturday afternoon

Posted on December 24, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Got a call from Sydney radio station 2UE this morning. They want to do a short piece on Saturday afternoon on how to set up your new Christmas DVD player etc. So they’ll be interviewing me Saturday morning and broadcasting … Continue reading →

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Another Australian Technological triumph

Posted on December 24, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

A couple of years ago Sydney-based Lake Technology developed audio processing algorithms and hardware to make headphones sound like they’re producing surround sound. The success of this enterprise is attested to by the fact it was was duly licensed by … Continue reading →

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The CD jukebox syndrome

Posted on December 16, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Get the rockiest CD you can think of where the music thereon was recorded in, say, the 1970s, and play it. Then get just about any modern pop recording. Which is louder? The latter. This is not for no reason. … Continue reading →

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