Home theater: it's hot out there, so watch something nice and cool on something nice and shiny in your new home theater.Wow--Samsung's doing the whole "bigger is not necessarily better' thing right with another superslim, high-power TV. The Samsung LTP LTP Long Term Potentiation LTP Local Transport Plan LTP Laptop LTP Linux Test Project LTP Liturgy Training Publications LTP Long Term Prediction LTP Last Traded Price LTP Learning Technologies Project (NASA) LTP Long Term Plan 468W LCD HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ($8,000) is a 46-inch HDTV that manages to pull off stunning crispness and massive size without needing a two-ton TV stand. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The death of the VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. is imminent, and you can finger the Toshiba RD-XS32 HDD-DVD Recorder ($500) as one of the prime culprits. This DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. player-recorder features an 80-gig hard drive that lets you keep shows before you burn them to expensive DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). discs. But exercise your power wisely--maybe you really won't want a permanent copy of Mansquito. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of our new favorites is the Belkin PureAV Remote TV ($500), which lets you wirelessly send a signal from one TV in your house to another, with little or no resolution loss. You can even change channels on the primary entertainment system using your remote on the "satellite" TV. Nifty. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If your world includes receivers, DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , video game systems, and the occasional VCR, then you'd better bite the bullet and get yourself a universal remote. The Sony RM-AV2500 Integrated Remote Commander ($150) features a touchscreen display, lots of versatility, and--thankfully--easy-to-program menus. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Philips MX6000i Wireless Home Entertainment System ($500) is a sexy little 450-watt DVD-receiver-speaker set--but more importantly, it wirelessly networks to your PC so you can play and watch your favorite digital media without all those cable. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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