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Hi-tech Tv

by Ed Curran

High-definition television is here, but you still need a receiver for that HD-ready set or you’re stuck with expensive static. The new DTV1080 set-top box from Zenith ($800) not only gives you the all-digital broadcast HD signals, it also gets DIRECTV in both HD and standard definition. And with the Advanced Program Guide, Dolby Digital sound, and full parental controls, TV will never look the same again. Find more great gadgets at www.technogadgets.com.



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