Monthly Archives: January 2008

Blu-Ray Wins the HD Format War?

January 06, 2008 (IDG News Service) — The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the electronics industry abuzz. Announced on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the move put a single question in the minds of thousands of industry insiders heading to the event in Las Vegas: Could the high-definition format war be over?

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Bowers & Wilkins Announces Return To CES Floor

CES 2008 will see the Bowers & Wilkins name prominently positioned in the Las Vegas Convention Center, at South Hall 20544, with a stunning new booth designed to highlight today’s B&W, and the far more varied activities, products, and expertise that the firm has developed over the decade-and-a-half interval.

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Anthony Gallo Acoustics To Demo All-New Reference 5Ls Loudspeaker

LAS VEGAS, January 7, 2008—Anthony Gallo Acoustics (AGA), an award-winning manufacturer of high-end stereo and home theater speakers, will display and demo its all-new Reference 5LS line source loudspeaker at CES 2008 in the Venetian Hotel in room #29-334. Scheduled to be shipping by the second quarter of 2008, the towering speaker stands 78” tall, boasts an incredible 12 custom aluminum 4” sub-woofers and features seven of AGA’s proprietary CDT II tweeters, which possess power-handling, off-axis response and efficiency that approach the textbook definition of ideal. In addition, the Reference 5LS has eight 4′ carbon fiber midrange drivers, each housed it its own 5′ spherical enclosure. All enclosure parts utilize brushed stainless steel and cast aluminum throughout.

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Stewart Filmscreen Introduces Starlift For Starglas Screen

CES Las Vegas, NV and Torrance, CA – January 6, 2008 - Stewart Filmscreen Corporation®, the industry leader in precision projection screen technologies for the home cinema and commercial markets, announces the availability of the StarLift, a motorized mechanism designed to raise and lower the innovative StarGlas rear projection screen.

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