From August 29 to September 3, the international audio and video equipment exhibition Internationale Funkausstellung-2003 took place in Berlin

Passing the gallery

Materials prepared: Elena Prytula, Boris Bezel

Text: Olga Korotkova

Magazine: N11 (78) 2003

From August 29 to September 3, the international exhibition Internationale Funkausstellung-2003 took place in Berlin. Music lovers of all countries, spectators, film buffs, critics and experts, lifejackers, as well as drivers, passengers, pets - the most diverse consumer series, as it turned out, is now covered by such a narrow application area as audio and video equipmentQuick reading technique At its press conference, ONKYO presented the world's first AV receiver TX-NR801E with the ability to connect to the Internet. ONKYO also demonstrated a novelty for music lovers, whose passion for music is a real passion, in which quality goes into quantity and vice versa. The hard disk of the HTC-501 system, including the SR501E AV receiver and the DV-SP501 DVD player, can hold up to 400 CDs. But that's not all: the quick search system allows you to find the right music for negligible time. Fantastically fast and convenient. The sound quality is not discussed.Beauty is required ... American design is a dubious concept for many. But not for "having ears." Thiel speakers in addition to impeccable sound quality are renowned for their perfect design. It is curious that the tree in the decoration of acoustic equipment is no longer perceived as retro ... For example, the Mirage acoustics.Better for a man not Almost all companies are taking care of a comfortable stay of the driver in traffic jams. Now this attention extends to passengers. Judge for yourself. In a car equipped with BLAUPUNKT, a passenger in the front seat watches a movie on a monitor mounted in a torpedo (or moving out over his head), and comrades in the back row enjoy their favorite programs from small screens built into the headrests of the front seats. It remains to guess for whom the televisions in the rear headrests are intended. Probably for pets? At least it is understandable, for which it is possible to “combine” the functions of a mirror in the bathroom and a regular TV: shaving will be much nicer!Closed society The leitmotif of the exhibition is digital news. Regarding technology, transmitting the image (to put it simply, TVs), the conclusion is one - there is a widespread transition to plasma and liquid crystal displays (LCD). The latest trends in this area - an advanced screen in combination with computer technology. The company LOEWE, which presented among its new products Articos-55 TV with built-in 80 GB hard drive, promises to supply all its larger-screen TVs with similar devices by 2004. Such a technique can be used as a multimedia terminal for surfing the Internet, as well as for controlling smart home systems. There is no need to talk about the functions of a home theater: God himself, as they say, ordered. The new plasma panel from Fujitsu impressed the audience with its parameters: with a thickness of 4 "diagonal 50". The test image on the panel was accompanied by the inscription "Standard Solution". This is the standard ...What are the legs! This exclamation is inevitable when looking at the new LCD panel Mimo 15 from Loewe. The elegant flat screen is located on the same elegant legs. The advantages of this model are not only in design and usability (this portable charm can be transferred from place to place and watch movies and news wherever it pleases - both in the bedroom and on the front lawn). Because the VU 29 model from NAKAMICHI has only one leg, not three, it does not look worse: but what! And the profile also looks great. The movable screen mounting mechanism allows you to adjust it up and down and left and right. Very comfortably. A high-contrast display (600: 1) and high-quality digital image processing (thanks to Faroudja's proprietary technology) make such a TV not only desirable, but very desirable.Reliable shoulder Design "support" for equipment, if not half of success, then its important part. The kings in the production of various kinds of equipment stands - Spectral and Li Ko Design - pleased the knowledgeable visitors with new achievements. Particularly durable glass and immaculately processed metals still lead in the television fashion: the counters for both CD and multi-storey complex equipment are made primarily of these two materials. Very beautiful.