DVD arrivals trigger refinement in amps, speakers for home theaters

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The emergence of the digital video disc format has enhanced consumer pleasure in home video viewing and in listening to audio recordings. This trend has made amplifier and speaker manufacturers improve their products to meet consumer demand. Amplifier companies have responded to the demand by offering products with decoders to process Dolby and other digital signals and products that feature input terminals to process 5.1 channel analog signals coming from external decoders. Speaker manufacturers have also upgraded products to meet home THX standards established by Lucasfilm Ltd with certified THX systems, satellite speaker systems and virtual sound systems.

Motion Picture and Video Industries, Audio Amplifiers, Video Discs, Speakers, Headphones & Microphones, Audio equipment, Videodisks

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Comprehensive Platform Elevates Clarion's Car Multimedia Plans

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Clarion Company Ltd's AutoPC platform, introduced on Jan 7, 1998, at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV, is expected to become the standard for automobile multimedia systems. The device, developed in cooperation with Microsoft Corp, uses the Windows CE 2.0 operating system designed exclusively for equipment intended for vehicular use. The Clarion AutoPC, which will be released in Jun 1998, also uses voice recognition technology to promote travel safety.

Japan, Product information

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Clarion drives onward with plans for car entertainment systems

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Clarion Sales Corp plans to develop automobile entertainment systems that will take into consideration the latest trends in the US market. These trends include enhanced price competition, the emergence of new products in new categories, the introduction of rear-seat audio-video systems and the release of MPEG Level 3 audio players. Clarion intends to develop factory-installed equipment such as woofers, speakers and other car accessories.

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