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Winter 2003/Spring 2004 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Bridging the Gap: Wireless Networking Gear

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
If your media room has a connectivity problem, chances are somebody has a solution. And if not, they are working on it, and you will see it soon.

Consoles: Not Just for Gaming Anymore!

by Roger Wyatt
We live in a world of electronic convergence, where all the boundaries are out the window and everything is able to connect to everything else. Product categories are no longer specific, defined and limited. Today's information, media and communication platforms have overlapping functions. Play games on your computer and surf the Web on your game console. And why not? It's all digital.

All You Need is Ears: Music on the Internet

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
100 percent free music may be a thing of the past on the Web, but for many, so are the days of paying $15.95 for a CD with one great song and a lot of filler.

Remote Connections

by Roger Wyatt
You can replace all of your remotes with one advanced, multi-purpose, programmable, universal remote.

Text to Speech in the Living Room

by Terry Borst
As the computer invades the home entertainment space, it's reasonable to ask whether there is a place for speech synthesis in the living room. The answer is decidedly yes.

Departments

New Gear

by Charles Fulton
  • Pioneer DVR-810H TiVo/DVD Burner
  • XM PCR
  • cd3o Network MP3 PlayerMicrosoft Plus! Digital Media Edition
  • Kenwood Here2Anywhere Sirius Radio
  • Panasonic DMR-E100H Set-Top DVD Burner
  • Universal Remote Control Home Theater Master MX-3000
  • Gateway Connected DVD Player
  • Griffin Technology Total Remote
  • Turtle Beach AudioTron
  • Netgear WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
  • Linksys WMA11B Wireless Media Client

Video In

by Charles Fulton
  • Terry Tate: Office Linebacker
  • MP4.com
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures
  • Instant Films
  • ABC Motion
  • QuickTime-What's On
  • Movielink

Smart Discs

by Chris Raley
  • Final Destination II
  • John Q
  • T2: Extreme DVD
  • Treasure Planet
  • Dragon's Lair: 20th Anniversary Special Edition

Columns

Editors View: What About the PAR?

by Matthew York
The proliferation of TV channels in the past 10 years has certainly improved the value of TV.

Black Boxes: TiVo Home Media Option

by Stephen Muratore
TiVo 2

Black Boxes: HP Digital Media Receiver en5000

by Charles Fulton
HP Home Networking

Black Boxes: Niveus Media ONEbox Media Center

by Charles Fulton
One Box is Enough

Black Boxes: Gateway Media Center PC

by Charles Fulton
The Home Gateway

Black Boxes: RCA Lyra Wireless RD900W

by Charles Mohnike
Clutter Fighter

Black Boxes: Philips DVDR80 DVD+RW Recorder

by Charles Fulton
Boss Basic Burner

Black Boxes: V, Inc. Bravo D1 DVD player

by Charles Fulton
The HD/DivX Multi-Tasker

Black Boxes: eVGA.com nVidia Personal Cinema

by Joe McCleskey
Low-Cost TV-PC Solution

Interactive TV: DirecTV and DISH Network Provide More Interactivity

by Jim Mikles
DirecTV and DISH Network Provide More Interactivity

Summer/Fall 2003 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Coming Soon to a Home Theater Near You: Media Friendly Computers

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
Thanks to today's specialized video cards, fast processors and inexpensive RAM, the day of the media-friendly PC has arrived at long last.

Get Smart, DVD Recorders That Is

by Roger Wyatt
Smart DVD recorders are a new home media technology which combines the capabilites of DVDs, DVRs and venerable VCRs into an innovative product category that yields capabilities greater than the sum of the parts. Cool.

DVRs: Tune In, Turn On, Uplink and Network

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
If you thought the digital video recorder (DVD) that mates a hard drive with a TV tuner was sophisticated now, then watch out: it's about to get a whole new set of super smarts.

Getting It to You

by Terry Borst
Media clients bring sound and pictures from your computer to any room.

Departments

Audio In

by Tony Kilcollins
  • Exploitika!
  • Vincent Voice Library
  • Kid's Internet Radio
  • FindSounds.com
  • Music of the Holocaust
  • Oil and Gas Radio
  • The TRACON.com

Noise

by Charles Fulton
The latest news in interactive technology

New Gear

by Charles Fulton
  • Terk TV44 Off-air Antenna
  • RCA Alert Guard TVs
  • Samsung DVD-P731M DVD/Memory Card Player
  • GoVideo DV2730 Networkable DVD Player
  • ViewSonic airpanel Smart Displays
  • Interact-TV Telly Home Entertainment Server
  • Toshiba RD-X2 DVD Burner/Hard Drive Recorder
  • Microsoft Broadband Networking Equipment
  • BroadQ Qcast Tuner Gold

Video In

by Charles Fulton
  • DivX
  • Britshorts
  • Captiol Records
  • Comedy Central
  • Major League Baseball
  • Guerrilla Filmmakers
  • Maakies
  • Scour

Smart Discs

by Chris Raley
  • 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
  • Barbershop
  • XXX
  • Liberty's Kids

Columns

Editor's View: New Products, New Terminology

by Matthew York
We're lacking standard terms to define this new technology.

Black Boxes: Hitachi 51SWX20B 51" Rear-Projection TV

by Charles Fulton
Big and In Control

Black Boxes: Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai DVD Player

by Stephen Muratore
Team Player

Black Boxes: Prismiq MediaPlayer

by Charles Fulton
A Little Media in Your Den

Black Boxes: Philips ProntoLite remote control software for PalmOS

by Charles Fulton
Philips ProntoLite remote control software for PalmOS

Black Boxes: Sony Vaio PCV-RZ14G

by Charles Fulton
Sony Vaio PCV-RZ14G

Black Boxes: JVC HM-DH30000U D-Theater VCR

by Charles Fulton
JVC HM-DH30000U D-Theater VCR

Black Boxes: Terk WaveMaster 30 Transmitter-Receiver (LF-30S)

by Stephen Muratore
Terk WaveMaster 30 Transmitter-Receiver (LF-30S)

Interactive TV: A Survey of Interactive TV

by Jim Mikles
ITV in 2003 - A Survey of Interactive TV

Home Networking: Ubiquitous Audio and Video at the Panasonic Center, Tokyo

by Stephen Muratore
Ubiquitous Audio and Video at the Panasonic Center, Tokyo