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DVD players
Model name: Panasonic DVD-CP67
Product type: DVD player
Availability: June 2002
Cost: $199.95
What's cool about it: Slim 3-inch design; progressive scan; position memory (remembers where you stopped a disc, then resumes at same spot next time you use the player); supports WMA and MP3 files
 
Model name: Panasonic DVD-CP72
Product type: DVD player
Availability: August 2002
Cost: $279.95
What's cool about it: Slim 3-inch design; 5-disc carousel changer; DVD-Audio playback; progressive scan; supports WMA and MP3 files
 
Model name: Panasonic DVD-RP82
Product type: DVD player
Availability: June 2002
Cost: $230
What's cool about it: Progressive scan; supports DVD-Rs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, MP3s, DVD-Audio, and WMA files
 
Model name: Panasonic DVD-XP30
Product type: DVD player
Availability: May 2002
Cost: $300
What's cool about it: Superslim, 2-inch design; progressive scan; supports WMA and MP3 files
 
Model name: Panasonic DVD-XP50
Product type: DVD player
Availability: August 2002
Cost: $350
What's cool about it: Superslim, 2-inch design; progressive scan; supports WMA and MP3 files; plays DVD-Audio
 
Model name: Philips DVD962SA
Product type: DVD/Super Audio CD player
Availability: Spring 2002
Cost: $600
What's cool about it: 3:2 pull-down; Faroudja chip and Philips's proprietary Digital Crystal Clear picture enhancement correct artifacts, optimize video output, and reproduce a sharp, flicker-free picture; supports multichannel SACD
 
Model name: Samsung DVD-V2500
Product type: DVD player
Availability: May 2002
Cost: $350
What's cool about it: Memory Stick slot; DVD/VHS combo; four-head VCR; EZ remote; supports VCDs, MP3 CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, SACDs, DVD-Rs, DVD-As; 3:2 pull-down; headphone jack; shuttle jog dial; optical/coaxial DTS audio out; Phantom Surround Processor for two-channel virtual surround
 
Model name: Sharp DV-NC70U
Product type: DVD/VCR combination deck
Availability: June 2002
Cost: $300
What's cool about it: Combo four-head VCR/DVD deck; supports CD-R/RWs and MP3 format; AC-e/DTS digital output; unified remote; 10-bit D/A video converter; 24-bit/96KHz linear PCM audio
 
Model name: Toshiba SD-4800
Product type: DVD player
Availability: July 2002
Cost: $280
What's cool about it: Progressive scan; comparatively slim casing; optimized for use with wide-screen sets
 
Model name: Thomson RCA BLD548
Product type: DVD player with LCD
Availability: June 2002
Cost: $550
What's cool about it: Designed for use in the kitchen; can connect to a video camera
 
TVs
Model name: JVC i'Art Pro AV36P903
Product type: HDTV monitor
Availability: August 2002
Cost: $2,200
What's cool about it: 4:3 aspect ratio; 36 inches; DVI/HDCP; dual autosensing component-video inputs; two-tuner PIP with nine multiwindow indexing
 
Model name: Samsung HCM series
Product type: HDTV monitors (42-, 47-, and 55-inch models)
Availability: June 2002
Cost: $2,000 to $2,700
What's cool about it: PerfectFocus autoconvergence button to adjust picture sharpness; two-channel 30-watt speakers (5515W comes with built-in shelf to accommodate video-source component)
 



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