Category Archives: Equipment

DVI interoperability

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Derek writes: I have recently purchased a Hitachi 42 pd 5000ta plasma screen which has a DVI input. I have also recently purchased the Samsung HD DVD-937. My question is in regards to compatability, I have been told by Hitachi … Continue reading →

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Dual Layer DVD recording about to arrive

Posted on April 1, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

I had a long lunch yesterday with Gordon Kerr, Sony Australia‘s Group Sales and Marketing Manager for Recording Media, Energy and Optical. The main focus was on the new dual layer DVD recording format, but our discussions turned out to … Continue reading →

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Samsung DVD-HD937 DVD player availability

Posted on March 27, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

A number of people have contacted me about the Samsung DVD-HD937 about which I’ve previously written. Well, I made some calls — or rather attempted to make some calls — to the powers that be at Samsung here in Australia. … Continue reading →

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Denon’s DVD-2200 Universal Disc Player does nearly everything

Posted on March 26, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Denon has released its latest Universal Disc Player, the DVD-200, with an Australian RRP of $1,299. Naturally it supports both DVD Audio and SACD in addition to the more common disc formats. It also does bass management for both of … Continue reading →

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HD dilemmas

Posted on March 23, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

For the last entry I was using a VisionPlus DTV card to check out the new WIN high definition TV transmission. As of today I’m using a high definition (1080i) CRT-based RPTV and a HD set top box, and this … Continue reading →

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DVD Recording convergence, or LG goes quad

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

For the last couple of years I’ve been arguing that the multitude of recordable DVD formats (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM) do not threaten a repeat of the Beta/VHS wars of two decades ago. To put it simply, unlike the … Continue reading →

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Is separate boxing for video switching necessary?

Posted on February 25, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Rod, the chap who maintains the extremely useful Chopping List Web site (on movie censorship), asks: While reading your informative A/V blog yet again, I was reminded of a question which you may be able to help me with. I … Continue reading →

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Is CRT on the way out?

Posted on February 25, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Sony Australia says that it has stopped importing and selling CRT computer monitors. From now on, it’s LCD all the way. The reason? According to GfK independent research statistics, in Australia the LCD market has grown by 183% by volume … Continue reading →

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G-Code and Showview and standards confusion

Posted on February 22, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Australia is an odd market for home entertainment equipment. We are small (20 million) but the market here has mixed and matched the standards used in the US and Europe, each of which are huge (300-ish million). One example is … Continue reading →

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Harman Kardon DVD 30 revisited

Posted on February 20, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Yesterday I received the most recent edition of Sound and Image which, as usual, contains a number of my articles. Amongst others it has my rave review of the Harman Kardon DVD 30 DVD video/audio player. I like this player … Continue reading →

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