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Audio Video Revolution Contest Enter to win a $995 Sunfire True Subwoofer Super Jr.! Click below to enter to win today... http://www.avrev.com/audiorevolutioncontest Sony Cineza HS-51 Three-Chip LCD Video Projector Reviewed No sector of the home theater is hotter than HDTV and, with recent advances in video technologies, it is now possible for the mainstream consumer to buy a projector that is capable of beaming a gigantic picture onto a screen that is nearly twice the width of even the largest big screen sets. Historically, it cost tens of thousands of dollars to accomplish this feat in rooms that were dedicated for home theater use. Today, thanks to technologies like DLP, LCD and D-ILA, you can enjoy a bright, beautiful picture from a projector that weighs less than Paris Hilton¹s dog and fits in a Jimmy Choo shoebox. The Sony Cineza HS-51 video projector is a three-chip LCD machine that is priced relatively affordably at $3,495.00. The HS-51 includes a number of unique features that contribute to its overall success as a terrific home theater projector. One of these features is the incredibly bright 135 watt UHP bulb, which allows one to create images as wide as 16.6 feet (200 inches, according to the manual). Installation and set-up for the mainstream user is pretty simple, thanks to the manual vertical and horizontal lens offsets. This allows the projector to be extremely far off-center and still create a beautifully square image without the usual keystone effects. Positioning of the projector can be as far off as the sides of the screen. A manual zoom (1.23-1.46) and focus ring provide quick adjustments that will let you create an image on a wall or screen in less than five minutes. The input complement features options for composite, S-Video, Component (YPrPb SD and HD 480i, 480p, 720 p, 1080i), D-Sub 15 (computer/Sat RGB input) and HDMI. The arrangement is physically a little tight, but it is far better than the extension cable input that has been featured with earlier Cineza projectors. Click below to read more... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/equip/sonyhs51/index.html Read more video reviews below... http://www.avrev.com/equip/video.html Check out the AVR review archives... http://www.avrev.com/equip/equipmain.shtml Revolution Home Theater Feature Film Reviews Batman Begins Reviewed By Bill Warren Rating: Three and a half stars ³Batman Begins² is a good Batman movie, but not the great Batman movie fans have been hoping for. It¹s too long, the fight sequences are ruined by the standard action-movie overdone MTV-type editing, and the script covers more stuff than it should. There¹s also something askew in the style of the Batman sequencesyes, he¹s a creature of the night, he¹s the Dark Knight, but these scenes are often much too dark. And we don¹t get enough looks at Batman in action. However, it does many more things right than it does wrong. The last two movies in the previous Batman series, both directed by Joel Schumacher, were grotesquely overdone, largely smirking action comedies styled more like the Adam West TV series than the two Tim Burton-directed movies that began the big-scale series. Since then, the many movies based on Marvel Comics heroes have generally been enormous blockbusters, even the much-maligned ³Hulk.² Warner Bros. is now owned by the same company that owns DC Comics, Marvel¹s long-time rival, so they¹ve had access to the two most famous superheroes of all, Superman and Batman. Warners has made reasonable use of Superman in the ³Lois & Clark² and ³Smallville² series, with a new feature now in production, and both have been given lively workout in TV animation. And, of course, the comic books themselves are still published. Click below to read the full review. http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/movies/revs/batmanbegins.shtml Your System Will Sound Like It Does at Midnight, 24/7 A recent test report on the PurePower 1050 began by reminding audiophiles that their systems have always sounded their best at midnight. Why? At that hour, the local power utility is delivering its cleanest, most accurate power. At midnight, the current flows and system dynamics can be reached that at other hours of the day are impossible. Until now. PurePower is the first and only power conditioner in the world that takes the inbound AC power from the utility, converts it to DC, then back to perfect voltage sinewave with no noise, distortion, spikes, or sags, even if the inbound voltage is ZERO. Its built-in batteries protect and isolate your system from the local utility in a way that no other conditioner can, giving you that ³midnight² sound quality every time you listen, regardless of the time of day. Click below to learn more... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/audiophileaps.html And now for something completely different... The Qsonix Q100 is an Apple iPod on steroids! Imagine storing up to 500 CD¹s (on one unit no larger than the average CD player) with lossless compression (i.e. audiophile sound quality)! Or store up to 3,000 CD¹s compressed. That¹s a lot of music either way you cut it. All music selections or albums are easily searched and played at the touch of a button. You¹ve must experience the Q100 for yourself! As an Evolution Audio & Video exclusive, you can order the Q100 with the 15² touch screen panel and receive the panel ($1,795 retail) absolutely free. Come into Evolution Audio & Video for an amazing demonstration! Call (818) 879-1312 or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further information. Revolution Home Theater Featured DVD Reviews Read Two More Christopher Nolan DVD Reviews on RHT... Memento "Memento" is movie production as a unique art form. The concept of vengeance is an old one, presumably brought into being directly following the first act of aggression triggered by jealousy and hate. Vengeance has been a driving force of several movies, and all of the action heroes that have pursued the satisfaction of revenge through celluloid worlds owe a certain part of their career to this raw emotion. When discussing "Memento," the word "elegance" pops up immediately. "Memento" possesses a stripped-down, fist-in-your-face kind of elegance that few other movies have ever had to this degree. The audience is sucked into the storyline, wide-eyed with wonder and awe because the first few minutes of the film are truly what would be the end of most other movies, yet the audience doesn¹t even know the characters, doesn¹t even know what¹s at stake except for the details printed on the DVD case. Click below to read the full review... http://www.avrev.com/dvd/revs/memento.shtml Insomnia Released theatrically earlier this year, "Insomnia" is a keenly intelligent thriller with some great textured details that give it a distinctive, enveloping atmosphere. Adapted from a 1998 Norwegian thriller (which is in turn adapted from a novel), "Insomnia" puts a famed big-city homicide detective in the middle of nowhere on a murder case, where old questionable judgment, new tragedy and complications threaten to destroy him in the course of doing his job. Adding to the detective¹s woes is the fact that he suffers from insomnia, which is considerably worsened by his new environment a corner of the world so near the Arctic Circle that at this time of year, there is sunlight 24 hours a day. Detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and his partner Hap Eckhardt (Martin Donovan) are summoned to the tiny town of Nightmute, Alaska by the local police chief (Paul Dooley), an old colleague who has both his own and Will¹s best interests at heart. Click below to read the full review... http://www.avrev.com/dvd/revs/insomnia.shtml Check out our DVD review archive. Click below... http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/dvd/main.shtml Introducing the completely redesigned RBH MC Series Mark II Designed for both audio and home theater enthusiasts, the MC Series features RBH's proprietary aluminum cone technology; the same technology in their flagship products. Because of the inherent stiffness, low mass and self-damping properties found in aluminum, these advanced drivers deliver crisp, clear sound with the immediacy and accuracy needed to deliver the realism of today's high-definition music and movies. Computer optimized crossover networks allow smooth integration between drivers while increasing power handling and minimizing distortion. To learn more click below... http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/rbh1004.html Please visit this week's sponsors: http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/classe.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/sonos050305.html http://www.avrev.com/splashpage/polk_xm.html To be removed from the RevolutionHomeTheater.com weekly email list click here and follow the simple on-screen removal instructions. http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/newsletter/index.html The AudioRevolution Inc. and its publications are compliant with Business & Professional Code SECT 17529. To be removed from the AudioRevolution.com weekly email list call us toll free at 866.235.0069. Privacy Policy http://www.revolutionhometheater.com/privacypolicy/index.html
