Affordable Projectors for Non-Dedicated Home Theater Rooms - Mitsubishi HC5500 & Elite Cinema Screen
A Secrets Projector Review
Written by Ross Jones   
Saturday, 27 December 2008

Mitsubishi HC5500 I am continuing my journey into the world of affordable front projector systems, with a special emphasis on systems that are suitable for multi-use rooms.  My first foray, the Sanyo PLV-Z2000, was a success. But I didn’t have anything to compare it to, at least in my own home environment. Now comes the first challenger, the Mitsubishi HC5500, another affordable 1080p projector. These projectors use the same basic display technology (LCD panels), so provide a pretty good apples-to-apples comparison. We also review the Elite Screens ezCinema Plus Pull-up Projection Screen.

Tags: 1080p, LCD, Projectors,
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A Collection of New Vinyl Releases - December, 2008
Secrets Music Reveiws
Written by Jason Crawford   
Monday, 01 December 2008

Vinyl Reviews Bob DylanWhat is there to say about Bob Dylan that hasn't been said already?  His fans pore over his every word, dissect every couplet, and assign their own meaning to an artist that has made a career out of evading definition.  Every release is studied and reported upon in chat rooms, barrooms, and living rooms. 

Tags: LPs, Vinyl,
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DVDO Edge Video Processor
A Secrets Video Processor Review
Written by Ofer LaOr   
Thursday, 18 December 2008

dvdo-edge-video-processor-img-4903-leadin.jpgMany years ago, CRT projector owners had an annoying problem, if they increased their projection area, scan lines would become visible. The idea of line doubling – duplicating the number of lines to avoid the empty spaces between the scan lines became the first consumer video processing technique available. Since all of our video sources at the time were video, but were originally film – Yvves Faroudja introduced the world to the concept of 3:2 pulldown de-interlacing. De-interlacers were able to double lines but effectively turned the image into a progressive one – a single image that contained data from both interlaced fields at once. Many video processors have come to market since that time to improve on this basic technology, adding many more features than simply de-interlacing. Anchor Bay Technologies has produced numerous processors over the years, and the DVDO Edge is their latest model. It is priced at only $799. Ofer LaOr dissects this new processor and gives us his views on its performance. 

Tags: Processors, Video,
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