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...your home-entertainment needs may be fulfilled by an inconspicuous cube that sits in the center of your living room. For now, if you want to do all the cool things modern consumer electronics allow--record DVDs, watch movies in HDTV, save your favorite TV shows for later viewing (with or without the commercials) and load all your CDs onto a hard drive for easier organization--you need space for a wall of sound and video...
...Dylan and Natalie Merchant have rereleased classic albums in the Super Audio CD (SACD) or DVD Audio formats, which take full advantage of surround-sound systems. Finally, upgrade your TV. Your old set probably isn't ready for the new high-definition programming (see "I Want My HDTV!"). Once your basic system is in place, you'll be ready to plug and play for years--or until that cube becomes a reality...
Here's the sales pitch: Wouldn't you like a TV so clear you could count the stitches on a baseball as it crossed the plate? Or watch individual snowflakes kiss the sidewalk? That's what we've been hearing ever since high-definition television (HDTV) arrived as a consumer product in 1998. And if you've ever seen it firsthand, you know it's true. HDTV really is that good, with a picture resolution six times as rich as ordinary analog TV--some 2 million pixels. Colors pop, and edges are crisp and distinct, revealing every hair and wrinkle...
...PANASONIC PT-40LC12 Despite its girth, this 40-in. HDTV-ready rear-projection system does not come with an integrated HDTV tuner. What's cool about it? A picture-in-picture feature that lets you view two shows (or a PC desktop and a TV show) side by side. www.panasonic.com...
...HITACHI 65XWX20 This is tomorrow's TV today. Hitachi's 65-incher has built-in HDTV tuners, VirtualHD for improving TV and DVD signals, and a system for remote control of other home-theater components. It's also got 12 interfaces, including FireWire and DVI. www.hitachi.com...