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Mitsubishi VS-4571 "Tabletop" Rear-Projection TV. (Evaluation)
January 1, 1994... MITSUBISHI IS THE FIRST company to offer a 45-inch tabletop rear projection TV. The new model, designated VS-4571, weighs only 130 pounds and takes up the same shelf space as a 27-inch direct-view set. Ironically, the set is only 21 inches deep, which is about 30% less slimmer than...

Panasonic PV-M2043 TV/VCR Combo. (Evaluation)
January 1, 1994... TV/VCR COMBOS CONTINUE to be the hottest category in color TV sales. The wisdom of buying a TV/VCR combo--a hybrid TV and VCR--is offered by many companies, but Panasonic has historically (admittedly, TV/VCRs comprise a short history) deepest and broadest line. At one time or another they...

Sony EV-C100 8MM/Hi8 HiFi VCR. (Evaluation)
January 1, 1994... WITH THE PROLIFERATION of 8mm and Hi8mm camcorders in the hands of home movie makers, 8mm home VCR decks could not have been far behind. And here they come. While shipments of new 8mm camcorder command fully half the camcorder market, the question arises "is a home deck really...

Gemstar's VCR Plus+ Remote Control with "CallSet." (Evaluation)
January 1, 1994... Gemstar's VCR Plus+ has unveiled the next generation of VCR PLUS+ programming. Looking eerily like the communicator Mr. Spock used to call Captain Kirk, the VCR Plus+ includes a cool new technology designated "CallSet. " The "CallSet" feature allows for total unit set-up and...

The soaring sound of home theater ... and the programming that goes with it! (Editorial)
January 1, 1994... Those of us whose birthdays coincide roughly with the early days of television--the 1950s--grew up in a time when test pilot Chuck Yeager was strutting his right stuff in edge-of-the-envelope aircraft technology coast to coast. Back then, it was not unusual to look up to see a jet streaking...