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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
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`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
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`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 91
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`GAMES IN BRIEF The Atlanta Journal and Constiturion November 12, 2000, Sunday,
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`Copyright 2000 The Atlanta Constitution
`The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
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`November 12, 2000, Sunday, Home Edition
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`SECTION: Personal Technology; Pg. l1Q
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`LENGTH: 489 words
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`HEADLINE: GAMES IN BRIEF
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`BYLINE: Staff
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`SOURCE: A]C
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`BODY:
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`‘COMMAND & CONQUER: RED ALERT 2'
`Company: Electronic Arts
`A detailed war game strategy sequel putting players in control of military management.
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`Grade: B-plus
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`Pros: Smart and fun missions; interesting weaponry; addictive tactical battles.
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`Cons: Not very innovative
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`Verdict: A real treat for the real —time strategy fan --- just don't expect a brand new experience.
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`Platform: PC
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`Price: $ 39.99
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`'BALDUR'S GATE 2'
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`Company: Interplay
`An epic Dungeons & Dragons style role-playing game featuring over 80 hours of game play.
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`Grade: A-minus
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`Pros: Nice graphics and voice acting; huge variety of characters, weapons and monsters;
`immersive story; lots of miniquests.
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`Cons: game play may be too long for some.
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`Verdict: A great and seemingly—endless role-playing game, but be prepared to spend a lot of time
`playing.
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`Platform: PC
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`Price: $ 44.99
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`'TlTUS THE FOX‘
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`Company: Titus
`A cutesy platform-hopping title featuring a fox, ironically named Tltus.
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`Grade: D
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`Pros: Nlce graphic style; can utilize Link Cable for two players
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`Cons: Poorly designed levels; vague storyline
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`Verdict: With its different artistic style and cute hero, "Titus the Fox" looked like it had potential
`but the poor game play and level design leave it flat.
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`Platform: Game Boy Color
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`Price: $ 24.99
`
`‘MEDAL OF HONOR: UNDERGROUND’
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`Company: Electronic Arts
`A historical World War ll-themed, first-person shooting game composed of a series of missions.
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`Grade: B—plus
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`Pros: Intriguing, intelligent mission objectives; crafty computer opponents; authentic historical
`touches.
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`Cons: Game graphics a bit dark at times.
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`Verdict: Definitely not your typical first-person shooting game. Interesting missions and
`historical flavor make it a cut above.
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`Platform: Play Stati on
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`Price: $ 39.99
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`DREAMCAST MARACAS
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`Company: Sega
`Sega's musical instrument accessory designed for use with their rhythm game, "Samba de
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`Amigo."
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`Grade: C
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`Pros: Durable and well-designed; perfect party tool when combined with " Samba de Amigo."
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`Cons: Expensive; only compatable with one game.
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`Verdict: Ifyou enjoy "Samba de Amigo" and you have the funds, the maracas are the perfect
`peripheral. If not, then they're basically an $ 80 dust collector.
`
`Platform: Dreamcast
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`Price: $ 79.99
`
`See review, Q10
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`GANIELINK 300 S-VIDEO CABLE
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`Company: Monster Cable
`Premium PlayStation video cable for televisions or receivers with S-video ports.
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`Grade: B-plus
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`Pros: extra long 10 foot cable which is thick, rugged and insulated; video quality is superior to
`standard video and slightly better than other competitive S-video cables; gold contact connectors.
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`Cons: Expensive
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`Verdict: A good investment for those who want the best picture quality for their PlayStation 2,
`but at three times the price of a normal S-video cable, casual gamers may pass.
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`Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
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`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
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`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 92
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`Page 1
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`.@ LexisNexis”
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`Copyright 2000 Newsday, Inc.
`Newsday (New York)
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`November 22, 2000, Wednesday ALL EDITIONS
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`SECTION: PLUGGED IN; Page C09
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`LENGTH: 762 words
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`HEADLINE: @ PLAY/ SONY'S PS2 GIVES MOVIE FANS THEIR OWN TICKET
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`BYLINE: Ioseph Gelrnis. Joseph Gelrnis can be reached by e-mail at j gelrnis@earthlink.net.
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`BODY:
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`KNOW ANY NON-GAMERS who aren't happy about having a noisy PlayStation2 video game machine plugged
`into a TV set?
`
`Tell them their kid, mate or roornie has done them a favor. When it's not being used for playing games, they can
`watch DVD movies on the PS2 console.
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`After they've popped a 5-inch compact disc into the PS2's tray and seen the difference ir1 picture quality between a
`movie recorded on DVD versus a VHS videocassette, they're apt to unplug the VCR.
`
`If they do, they won't be missing any of the big new movie releases. Many of the same video stores that rent mov-
`ies on cassettes also rent movies on DVDs.
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`They'll find the largest inventories of DVD movies at specialists catering to home theater aficionados, such as
`Laserland, with three stores on Long Island (Carle Place, Farmingdale and Huntington Station), which rent DVDs for $
`2.50 a night.
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`Even game-sellers, such as Electronic Boutique, have-since the arrival of the PS2-begun test- marketing the rental
`of movies on DVD in selected metropolitan-area stores.
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`Why? DVD packs twice the resolution of videotape and offers either stereo sound or the same surround sound-
`track heard in theaters (accessible by home audio systems with digital receiver/decoder and multiple speakers).
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`An estimated 10 million U.S. homes already have DVD players. And 20 percent of the 7.2 million whose PCs are
`equipped with DVD-ROMS rent and/or buy movie discs, according to research by the International Recording Media
`Association.
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`Most PS2 households, says analyst Bob Alexander of Alexander & Associates, a Manhattan-based market re-
`search company, are new to DVD. That's what prompted this column. Though the console is being introduced this fall
`into 1.3 million US. homes as the world‘s highest—tech gaming machine, non-gamers stand to be the most immediate
`beneficiaries.
`
`Sony envisions that as game developers learn to harness the computing and graphic power of the PS2, they'll pro-
`duce rnovie-quality animated interactive experiences. But games on that evolutionary path-such as Metal Gear Solid 2:
`Sons of Liberty -aren't due for another year.
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`Meanwhile, the sports, driving, fighting and combat games playable on the PS2 are familiar franchises with im-
`proved graphics. None has the technical finesse or the range of emotional experiences of movies viewable on the con-
`sole.
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`Wednesday
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`At the moment, therefore, the most artful entertainment showcasing what the PS2 can deliver are recent DVD re-
`leases of blockbuster movies. Movies such as DreamWorks' "Gladiator," a spectacular historical epic from Ridley Scott
`director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner"; Paramount's "Mission Impossible 2," dazzlingly choreographed by master ac-
`tion filmmaker John Woo; and Disney-Pixar's deluxe three- disc boxed set of the state-of-the-art, cornputer-generated
`"Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2."
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`As a bonus, these DVDs provide a wealth of material for buffs-various insights into the making of the movie, in-
`cluding rumiing commentaries by the filmmakers (on secondary audio tracks). The be11ind- the-scenes features of
`"Gladiator" and the "Toy Story" set are so immense they've been packaged on separate discs.
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`If non-garners get hooked on DVD. they should be aware that as good as the PS2's picture is, it can be even better.
`The console ships with the lowest-quality (i.e., composite) video connectivity. Look behind the TV set. Good sets will
`lave an S—video slot, offering a big jump in picture quality. Higher—end sets add a third alternative-component video—for
`the highest—fide1ity picture available today.
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`To enhance their DVD movie-watching experience -and, at the same time, contribute something of value to the
`console's owner-non-gamers should consider making a gift of a PS2 S-video cable from the most trusted name in con-
`nectivity, Monster Cable Products. (Don't consider a component video cable unless the TV set is already hooked to a
`Dolby Digital Surround Sound system.) The $ 35 Monster S-video cable for PS2 is sold at many of the same places that
`rent video games and DVD movies.
`10 Worst PC Games Ever
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`1. Frogger 3D (1998)
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`2. Battlecruiser 3000 A.D. (1996)
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`3. Spec Ops 11: Green Berets (1999)
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`4. Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 (1998)
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`5. South Park Rally (2000)
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`6. Test Drive: Off-Road (1997)
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`7. Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor (1998)
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`8. Prince of Persia 3D (1999)
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`9. Star Wars: Force Commander (2000)
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`10. Descent to Undermountain (1998)
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`SOURCE: www.gamecenter.com
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`GRAPHIC: Chart - 10 Worst PC Games Ever (see end of text)
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`LOAD—DATE: November 22, 2000
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
`
`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
`
`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 93
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`BOLT OUT OF BLUE CAN BE JOLT TO POCKETBOOICHOMEO WNERS NEED TO
`PROTECT THEIR ENTERTAINIVIENT SYSTEMS, APPLIANCES FROM LIGHTNING AND
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`POWER SURGES, EXPERTS SAY. Orlando Sentinel (Florida) July 21, 2001 Saturday, METRO
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`Copyright 2001 Sentinel Communications Co.
`Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
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`July 21, 2001 Saturday, METRO
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`SECTION: AT HOME; Pg. G1
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`LENGTH: 830 words
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`HEADLINE: BOLT OUT OF BLUE CAN BE JOLT TO POCKETBOOK;
`HOMEOWNERS NEED TO PROTECT THEIR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS,
`APPLIANCES FROM LIGHTNING AND POWER SURGES, E)G’ERTS SAY.
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`BYLINE: By Chris Cobbs, Sentinel Staff Writer
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`BODY:
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`If you are a regular viewer of the evening news on local TV, you've been bombarded with early
`warning radar messages about stormy weather.
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`Odds are, you're weary of hearing about Doppler, Super Doppler and their cousins.
`
`Sorry, but you owe it to your TV, computer, home theater -- and even appliances such as the
`washer, dryer and dishwasher -- to listen up when Dave Marsh or Pamela Brady broadcasts a
`warning.
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`With so much thunderstorm activity in Central Florida, homeowners are urged by experts to
`protect entertainment and labor—saving devices from lightning and power surges.
`
`As more people invest in home cinema, high-speed Web connections and home networks, their
`susceptibility to big losses from lightning strikes increases.
`
`Lightning and power surges can enter a home through cable TV and satellite connections as well
`as phone lines and electrical lines.
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`Adding a quality surge suppressor can help forestall damage in the thousands of dollars in the
`case of extensive home electronics systems. A second line of defense is provided by a lightning
`protection system at the electrical service panel, typically found in a garage or a utility room,
`experts said.
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`It's the old mantra, "Pay me now or pay me later." By spending $75 to $200, homeowners can
`achieve peace of mind when it comes to their investment.
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`"Unless you've suffered a lightning hit, you may try to save 100 bucks by declining to add surge
`protection and service-panel protection," said Rick Arnold, vice president of CTEEC
`Communications, a professional services and technology consulting firm.
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`"Bad idea."
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`As a general rule, a homeowner can't have too much protection from lightning, said Ted
`Hollander, vice president and co-owner of Absolute Sound in Winter Park.
`
`"You should obtain the best surge suppressor available to protect every point of entry into your
`home-theater system," he said.
`
`"We recommend surge protection products from Panamax and Monster Cable. They cost about
`$75 and offer a warranty for devices plugged into the device. Typically, the warranty will
`underwrite damages not covered by insurance."
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`Homeowners insurance policies vary on lightning damage, experts said. It's advisable to check
`your policy to determine whether you need extra coverage, especially if you have thousands of
`dollars worth of electrical equipment.
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`Adding a $200 protective device at the electrical-service panel adds another level of protection
`and also helps safeguard appliances, Arnold said.
`
`Many home entertainment systems offer extended warranties that cost about 10 percent of the
`system price and are in effect for three to five years, said Craig Fennessy, vice president of sales
`for Millennium Sound & Design of Casselberry.
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`Along with warding off power surges, audio and video enthusiasts should consider upgraded
`wiring and cables to get the most out of their systems.
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`Better quality cables don't cost much more, yet many people tend to pinch pennies, often
`incurring a performance penalty in terms of interference in their music and TV/DVD pictures.
`
`"Wiring is the least expensive part of any home entertainment system," Arnold said. "I can't urge
`people strongly enough: Don't skimp on wiring. It's only $30 to $45 per room for new
`construction, and about twice that much to retrofit an older home."
`
`Ifyou're a fairly competent handyman, you can probably tackle drilling holes and installing
`wiring for in-wall speakers in the front and rear of a surround sound system.
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`However, if you have misgivings about your abilities, make a sketch of your room, with the
`seating arrangements and where the TV is located, and take it to an appliance or electronics
`store. Professional advice can help you select the optimum components to fit the acoustics and
`other features of your room.
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`An on-site visit to survey wiring, acoustical and component needs will cost about $65 an hour,
`which may be applied to the price of your purchase, Hollander said.
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`Also, get advice from the pros about the different interconnect cables, such as RCA audio, S-
`video, composite and component cables.
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`Buying quality, shielded cables and upgraded copper wiring -- 10 gauge or 12 gauge instead of
`the common 14 gauge wiring in most homes -- makes a noticeable difference in what you see
`and hear, said Paul McGowan, CEO of PS Audio, a Colorado-based audio and power equipment
`firm.
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`"When you hook up a bi g-screen TV and a power amp, the voltage drops, which affects the
`brightness of the TV and makes it dimmer," he said. "You need steady voltage provided by the
`heavier copper wires."
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`Even the obscure power outlet can make a difference, McGowan said.
`
`"A typical outlet is made of brass and corrodes quickly in a humid environment like Florida," he
`said. "When that happens, conductivity goes down and your TV picture degrades.
`
`"You add a hospital-grade outlet from Home Depot for $15 to $20 and avoid this problem. It's
`not important to your toaster, but your TV does care."
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
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`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
`
`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 94
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`BEST SPEAKER CABLES AREN'T AL WA YS MOST EXPENSIVE Hartford Courant
`(Connecticut) September 13, 2001 Thursday, STATEWIDE
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`Copyright 2001 The Hartford Courant Company
`Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
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`September 13, 2001 Thursday, STATEWIDE
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`SECTION: CAL; Pg. 21
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`LENGTH: 927 words
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`HEADLINE: BEST SPEAKER CABLES AREN'T ALWAYS MOST EXPENSIVE
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`BYLINE: By KEVIN HUNT; Courant Staff Writer
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`BODY:
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`If, as some suggest, buyers of a sound system should allocate at least 10 percent to speaker
`cables, here are a few recommendations for systems from $5,000 to $500 and downward.
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`Monster M2.2S
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`Manufacturer: Monster Cable
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`Price: $450 for 6-foot pair with spade termination
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`Type: multiple—gauge wire networks
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`Infonnation: www.monstercable.com; 415-840-2000
`
`Comment: Monster Cable and its self-styled "Head Monster," Noel Lee, are credited with
`starting the premium-speaker-cable business more than 20 years ago. If you're not using lamp
`cord or cheap "zip" cord, you're probably using Monster.
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`The M228 is Monster's challenge to some of the absurdly priced audiophile cables -— $450
`sounds like a bargain compared with someone else's ungodly $15,000 special edition. It's a
`testosterone-heavy design, with a bulky, garden-hose thickness and mgged, silver-plated
`"Monster Network Terminator" network. Monster won't say what's in that network, which
`separates the garden hose from the two lengths of speaker cable that attach to the back of the
`loudspeaker. (Most such networks have some sort of capacitor designed to optimize impedance
`and lower noise.) These are the most striking cables in this survey.
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`The Sound: Decent soundstage (the way the music spreads across the room on an imaginary
`stage), average depth, good midrange smoothness with just a hint of edginess in the upper
`frequencies. Doesn't draw attention to itself, like other cables. A nice, inoffensive cable that does
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`the job of many costlier competitors. I've been using a pair of these, purchased secondhand, for
`the past year.
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`Analysis Plus Oval Nine
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`Manufacturer: Analysis Plus Inc.
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`Price: $285 for 6-foot pair
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`Type: flexible, braided oxygen-free copper in hollow-oval design
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`Information: www.analysisplus.com; 810-659-6448
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`Comment: Not long ago, Analysis Plus was exclusively in the analysis business. It designed
`electromagnetic shields for anti-lock-brake sensors for Ford, did electromagnetic interference
`design for Motorola and even designed piezoelectric dental tooth cleaners.
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`It also tested and analyzed cables for some top cable manufacturers, including Monster.
`Analysis Plus told Monster it could build an inexpensive cable for audiophiles that would
`embarrass far more expensive models. Monster passed, so Analysis Plus started making its own.
`These hollow-core Oval cables -- each cable takes an hour to make by hand and the spade
`termination that connects to the speaker post is milled form a solid block of copper —— have
`attracted considerable attention in the performance-for-the-price department.
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`The Sound: This survey would have been completed weeks ago were it not for the extensive
`break-in required by the Oval Nines. It took a staggering 300 hours of musical signal coursing
`through these cables before they sounded fully mature. The lesson: Don't give up on these cables.
`
`Soundstage was comparable to the Monster's, but depth was something else again. Music
`pushed way, way out into the room. Midrange wasn't overly sweet.
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`Given the price of top audio cables, the Oval Nine is an excellent value. Analysis Plus Oval 12, a
`scaled-down version of the Oval Nine, must qualify as a best buy at $145 for a 6-foot-pair.
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`Top to bottom, the best cable in this group.
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`Kimber 8TC
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`Manufacturer: Kimber Kable
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`Price: $216 for 6-foot pair with spade termination; about $12 a foot for bare wire
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`Type: Eight blue and eight black braided copper conductors, various diameters
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`Information: www.kimber.com; 801-621-5530
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`Comment: Kimber could be the underground Monster -— the most popular cable manufacturer
`among audio fanatics looking for value in the hi gh-end stratosphere.
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`The Sound: A longtime favorite. Kimber's 8TC combines excellent bass with a smooth midrange
`and slightly rolled-off highs that translates into an alluring immediacy without a hint of fatigue.
`A great solution for speakers, or CD collections, that might sound a bit bright. Another excellent
`buy frequently available in the used marketplace (I bought a 3-foot pair of bare 8TC for $25 at
`www.audiogon.com). A similar cable called 4TC with four copper wires instead of the 8TC's
`eight is available for about $7 a foot. Same sound, less substantial bass.
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`StraightWire Rhythm II
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`Manufacturer: Straight Wire
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`Price: $3 a foot
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`Type: Four 32-gauge OFHC (Oxygen-Free High Conductivity) strands in a "quad twist."
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`Information: www.straightwire.com; 954-925-2470
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`The Sound: Muddier bass, not quite the 3-D presentation of 8TC. Laid-back; a little thin up top.
`Greater presence, more bass weight that standard speaker wire. A good choice for a home
`theater. With four individual wires wrapped in a single jacket, it can be used to biwire speakers
`that have two sets of speaker points. In this setup, the top set goes to the tweeter and the bottom
`set to the woofer. This can result in a cleaner sound, but I would not recommend using such thin
`wire in a biwire configuration if you're using long cable lengths. Better to twist together the two
`"red" wires and the two "black" wires.
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`Radioshack Solid-Core Speaker Wire
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`Manufacturer: Radio Shack
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`Price: $4.99 for 30-foot spool
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`Type: 18—gauge stranded wire (catalog No. 278-1602)
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`Information: www.radioshack.com
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`Comment: A little less of everything. It lacks the 8TC's immediacy in the midrange, is much
`lighter in the bass and a little muted in the higher frequencies. Depth nowhere near as good. But
`a nice balance anyway. Great choice for a minisystem or small home theater.
`
`Kevin Hunt's e-mail address is hunt@courant.com.
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`GRAPHIC: PHOTOS: (2B&W); PHOTO: KIMBER 8TC speaker cables, at left, and Analysis
`Plus Oval Nine at right
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`COLUMN: ON TRACK
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`LOAD-DATE: September 20, 2001.
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
`
`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
`
`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 95
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`49ers now play in Monster Park The Kansas City Star September 29, 2004 Wednesday 2
`EDITION
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`Copyright 2004 The Kansas City Star
`All Rights Reserved
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`The Kansas City Star
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`September 29, 2004 Wednesday 2 EDITION
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`SECTION: D; BRIEF; Pg. 2
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`LENGTH: 336 words
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`HEADLINE: 49ers now play in Monster Park
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`BODY:
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`The sound system for San Francisco 49ers games better be something special.
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`The team announced Tuesday a four-year agreement with Monster Cable Products Inc. that will
`change the stadium's name to Monster Park.
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`Monster Cable is based in the Bay area city of Brisbane and is best known for its high-
`performance stereo speaker cables. It beat out Oracle, Virgin USA, Wells Fargo, Macromedia
`and Organic Inc. among companies seeking the naming rights.
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`Team officials said the company's name was a good fit for a professional sports stadium, noting
`the Chicago Bears’ legendary "Monsters of the Midway" defense and Fenway Park's fabled left
`field wall, "The Green Monster."
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`"It plays well," said David Peart, the 49ers’ vice president of sales and marketing. "Monster
`Cable has a culture that's very aggressive, really upbeat -- they call it ‘monster attitude.‘
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`"We feel the 49ers have had that monster attitude, as well."
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
`
`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
`
`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 96
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`In Reverse; From the Stereo to the Hard Drive The New York Times January 24, 2002 I71ursda)/
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`Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company
`The New York Times
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`January 24, 2002 Thursday
`Late Edition - Final
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`SECTION: Section G; Column 1; Circuits; Pg. 5
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`LENGTH: 311 words
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`HEADLINE: In Reverse;
`From the Stereo to the Hard Drive
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`BYLINE: By Peter Meyers
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`BODY:
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`What about all those songs trapped on cassette tapes and records? Is it possible to transfer them
`to a PC?
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`With a little time and effort, the answer is yes. The basic idea is to reverse the flow of sound and
`send the music out of your stereo and into your PC (and then record it using a music-editing
`program).
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`To get started you will need an audio cable from a vendor like RadioShack or Monster Cable.
`Insert the red and white stereo plugs into the stereo‘s outputjacks. (On a tape deck, they might be
`labeled Line Out or Play as opposed to Record.) If your stereo does not have output jacks, it is
`possible, with some loss of sound quality, to channel the sound through a headphone jack. In that
`case you will need to use something called a Y-Adapter, which converts the two red and white
`plugs on the audio cable into one plug. Make sure to buy one marked "stereo," not "mono."
`
`Then plug the other end of the audio cable into your PC's Audio In port. Apple owners, most of
`whose machines aren't equipped with an Audio In port, can use Griffin Technology's iMic (www
`.griffintechnology.com), a $35 adapter.
`
`Finally, you need a program to record the incoming music. PC owners can use Cool Edit 2000,
`which you can download and purchase for $69 on the Web (www.cooledit.com) and which
`comes with a tutorial. Apple owners can use Sound Studio, available for $35 online
`(www.feltt1'p,com). A caution: when recording, remember to turn oif other programs that may be
`running, like automatic e-mail checkers, because any sounds they emit may cause skips or
`hiccups.
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`The process works equally well whether you are recording tapes, records or radio broadcasts.
`Remember, however, that even when you are using compression formats like MP3, audio files
`can take up lots of space. You may wish to invest in a separate hard drive to store your audio
`collection. Peter Meyers
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`Monster Cable Products, Inc.
`v.
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`Monster Memory and More, Inc.
`Cancellation No. 92054446
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`Declaration of Anna Balishina Naydonov
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`Exhibit 97
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`Coming soon: the digitalfun house;Computerized entertainment networks are ready to debut in
`homes - almost The Dallas Morning News February 19, 2002, Tuesday
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`The Dallas Morning News
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`February 19, 2002, Tuesday SECOND EDITION
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`SECTION: SPECIAL; Pg. lF
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`LENGTH: 1483 words
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`HEADLINE: Coming soon: the digital fun house;
`Computerized entertainment networks are ready to debut in homes - almost
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`SERIES: CONNECTIONS 2002
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`SOURCE: Staff Writers
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`BYLINE: VIKAS BAJAJ and DOUG BEDELL
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`A coming wave of electronics aims to join your computer and broadband connection to your TV
`and stereo in techno-matrimony. All that's left is for the two to get off to a splendid first date.
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`Technology industry chiefs from Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates on down envision a future where
`music and video flow freely from the Internet to your computer, then into surround-sound
`speakers and onto a bi g-screen television screen. It is, the industry giants say, a natural extension
`of broadband lines that already stream audio and video to your desk.
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`But the movement to a networked home is in its infancy. Some skeptics say the technology
`remains too complicated for average consumers, and many don't even have speedy Internet
`connections. Not to mention that early adopters lured in by networking's prowess find little rich
`media content online.
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`The home networking clarion call came early this year when Mr. Gates unveiled a slew of
`products and ideas at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. A host of others such as
`Pioneer Corp. and Sony Corp. chimed in with their own set-top devices and wireless networking
`gear.
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`"Entertainment and information, which are right now sequestered and separated, are going to be
`blended in a new way," said James Katz, a Rutgers University communications professor.
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`But for the two worlds to come together, companies must figure out how to make money from
`content regardless of how it is distributed and consumers must change their behavior.
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`"Economics and the human psychology also are going to be agglomerated in a different way. It's
`not just an issue of connecting one end of the wire to another," Mr. Katz said.
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`The industry's challenge will be to persuade wary consumers to immerse themselves deeper into
`often baffling wired and wireless technologies. Many will resist entangling simple, stable TVs
`and stereos with powerful, but finicky, personal computers.
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`"There's no room for a PC at the center of entertainment experiences," said Josh Bemoff, a
`Forrester Research analyst. "Vendors should focus on set-top boxes instead."
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`Said home networking guru David Strom: "The reason is simple: Most of us already have a
`digital hub for our homes, and it is called a TV.
`There isn't enough room in the living room or
`home theater surround system for a PC to poke its ugly head into this mix."
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`At the Consumer Electronics Show, computer and software makers attempted to prove their
`products are best for the long haul. Sony trotted out its $ 2,800 Vaio MX desktop computer,
`which is designed to take the place of stereos and digital video recorders in the home
`entertainment center.
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`Consumer electronics manufacturers rolled out "entertainment gateways" that take over some
`computing functions in stand-alone, "smart" set-top appliances.
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`Moxi Digital Inc., a start-up run by former WebTV developer Steve Perlman, presented Media
`Center, a set-top box that will be marketed to cable and satellite companies. It combines a DVD
`player, CD player, MP3 player and the ability to record, play back and manipulate incoming
`Video, much like TiVo or ReplayTV set-top recorders.
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`"We're probably going to enter a three— to five-year battleground where the PC itself continues to
`thrive, while all the activity shifts to the heart of the living room," says Tim Bajarin, president of
`Creative Strategies Inc. of Campbell, Calif, an expert on home electronic trends.
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`"We see a fundamental war between the smart DVD systems, game systems and set-top boxes to
`try to be the heart of the entertainment hub," he said.
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`The rapidly expanding ability of home computers to store and process digital entertainment
`presents consumers with unique challenges.
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`As home users begin compiling massive catalogs of music on their hard drives in the home
`office, how can they feed their favorite music to the stereo entertainment center in an
`inexpensive way? And why can't that home video, so carefirlly prepared and edited, be piped to
`the television for viewing?
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`A Consumer Electronics Association survey found more than half of 1,067 Internet-connected
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`homeowners were interested in creating a network for distributing audio and video throughout
`the house.
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`But only the most inventive and well-heeled have solved the difficulties on their own.
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`"I have had different levels of success hooking up home networks," said Kathie Hackler, a vice
`president at research firm Gartner Inc. "It's still not something the average person thinks about
`putting on their shopping list."
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`As manufacturers wrestle with standards and newfangled set-top options, home users can create
`links between PC and entertainment centers using products already on the market.
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`"There is a lot of cool stuff happening all of a sudden," said Mike Grannan, director of Internet
`data services at SBC Communications Inc.'s Technology Resources division in Austin. "There
`are a lot of things available today and more coming in the next year."
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`Stringing wire throughout the house is daunting, especially if the PC is situated far from the
`entertainment center. However, most electronics stores now sell long lengths of standard audio
`cable designed for transferring sound from the PC sound card to stereos.
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`The $ 40 MP3 Jukebox kit from Monster Cable contains a 20-foot audio cable plus a copy of
`MusicMatch Juke Box, which can be used to organize playlists and sort though PC-based music
`collections. Alternatives include the Stereo-Link Model 1200 (www.ste reo-link.com), a box that
`hooks into the PC via USB port, then sends it to the stereo via a cable connection.
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`Other manufacturers make small wireless transmitter-receiver units that can beam either audio or
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`video through walls.
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`Although many of these units advertise effective ranges of 100 feet or more, performance can
`degrade over long distances. Because they operate on the same radio frequencies as some
`microwave ovens and cordless phones, interference can be a problem.
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`However, many high-end video and audio buffs have found products such as the Wavecom
`Senior, Leapfrog WaveMaster 20 by Terk and Kima KS-110 Wireless Audio System to be
`delightful alternatives to hard—wiring their homes.
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`Most transmitter-receiver pairs sell for $ 100 or less.
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`Eventually, Mr. Baj arin said, consumer electronics manufacturers will have to find a common
`standard for wireless networking.
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`Some pundits say Wi-Fi (802. 1 lb or the faster, 802.1la) connections will be built into more set-
`top boxes. Others say devices will use the emerging Bluetooth short—range radio protocol
`developed by LM Ericsson AB.
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`Home entertainment systems, including Pioneer's new Digital Library system, are being rigged
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`with 802.1 lb capabilities. The center of the Digital Library is a set-top box, which catalogs all
`available music, movies and videos stored on its own hard drive and the hard drives of personal
`computers in the home.
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`When more devices have built-in networking capabilities, home networks will emerge without
`much consumer intervention.
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`"You will see more and more customers buy these devices off the shelf, plug them in and, in a
`perfect world, they won't even know they have a network," said Kurt Scherf, vice president of
`research at Dallas-based Parks Associates. "They will see a lot of value in it."
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`But experts say two thorny issues must be resolved before the promise of networked homes is
`realized: Media companies must license their content for online consumption, and more
`Americans must sign up for broadband.
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