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	THX 1138
		THX 1138 was written and directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
		THX begins to feel ill and he suspects that LUH is poisoning him, so he goes to a unichapel to speak with Ohm.
		THX is sentenced to be mentally and physically conditioned and then placed in a holding area until his body parts are needed for transplantation.
	www2.latech.edu /~mike/thx.html (713 words)

	THX
		THX strove to recreate the experience the director had and intended as he and his staff created and edited the movie.
		THX also certifies laserdisc and DVD players, equalizers, receivers, and acoustically transparent projection screens (screens with microscopic holes allowing speakers to be placed behind them with little or no sound quality degradation).
		THX has served to enhance and advance the state of the art in home theater systems, and a THX system using good quality components is a sure-fire way to get a top-notch movie theater experience at home (when the system is properly installed and designed to meet the needs of a particular space).
	www.orionstudios.com /D5/THX.htm (825 words)

	THX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		THX also provides certified theaters with a special crossover circuit whose use is part of the standard.
		THX Ltd., the company that licenses THX and the associated technology, is based in San Rafael, California.
		The first theater THX was used in was at the University of Southern California's Bovard Auditorium as a part of USC's acclaimed film school.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/THX (711 words)

	thx
		THX are not in competition with Dolby, THX are a complementary technology to Dolby Processing.
		The premium quality of a THX theatre is often well-demonstrated by "special-effects-extravaganza" films, because they are mixed with a very wide dynamic range and a lot of "loud" or "low" sounds that might distort when played back through a lesser system.
		THX theatres are especially well-equipped to handle the demands of the new digital theatre soundtracks (like "Cinema Digital" and "SR-D") because of their high performance and headroom.
	www.filmsound.org /terminology/thx.htm (689 words)

	Star Wars: Episode IV \| Before A New Hope: THX 1138
		THX 1138 was George Lucas' first feature film and first crack at science fiction.
		THX 1138 was a unique filmmaking achievement that remains compelling and relevant to today's audience, and should be of interest to Star Wars fans.
		THX and LUH begin to crack under the strain of their rigid life, they stop taking drugs, they start having illegal sexual urges for each other.
	www.starwars.com /episode-iv/bts/article/f20040810/index.html (900 words)

	Surround Basics - LucasFilm THX [SMR]
		To meet the THX criteria of NC-30 (NC ratings are measurements of the ear’s sensitivity in relation to frequency and background noise), a theatre must have a background noise below 58dB at 63Hz, and 29dB at 2kHz.
		THX suggest dipoles for all four, arranged so that adjacent drivers are in phase, but monopole Surround Back loudspeakers could be used as a compromise for upcoming discrete music formats such as DVD-Audio and SACD.
		The THX test signal remains even in the final software and is again evaluated by LucasFilm engineers (who have the power to reject the entire inventory) at this stage.
	www.smr-home-theatre.org /THX (2753 words)

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		THX is said to be the best actual home theater system available, maybe no more since AC-3 is now released.
		THX certified logos on films and recordings indicate that the final DolbyMP-compatible mixdown was done with the recording console and engineer located in the famous Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio, California (part of Lucasfilm ltd).
		THX is implementing new algorithms claiming that AC-3 will never be at home as your hear in a Movie Theater for the same reasons as Pro-logic.
	membres.lycos.fr /tessier/thx.htm (2106 words)

	Classic Science Fiction Reviews: THX 1138
		THX and SRT steal cars, but the techno-illiterate hologram can't figure out the controls and doesn't make it out of the parking lot.
		This leaves THX alone in a last-ditch effort to evade the android cops and escape the city.
		In one scene THX is subjected to agonies from various implants while, in voice-over, two operators argue about settings and troubleshoot glitches ("Wait, this knob is loose").
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue109/classic.html (599 words)

	THX Select & THX Ultra2 Certification Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		THX directs this single source signal to the two back speakers equally or mixed with information from the side surrounds, or run through the ASA circuit depending on whether you have Select or Ultra2 products and the speaker configuration and choice of THX Cinema or THX Music.
		THX Cinema mode is SL to SL, SB to SBL and SBR equally, SR to SR.
		In THX land, the BGC is a carefully chose compromise.
	www.audioholics.com /FAQs/THXp2.html (1769 words)

	THX Select & THX Ultra2 Certification Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		THX is the only third-party company specializing in quality assurance programs and technologies for home theatre component manufacturing.
		A: Every THX Certified component is guaranteed to add to a system's ability to accurately present movies the way they were mixed by the filmmaker on the dubbing stage.
		THX doesn't care if you want more bass, you paid for the system and should listen to it in whatever way suits you.
	www.audioholics.com /FAQs/THXp1.html (1392 words)

	THX 1138 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film written and directed by George Lucas.
		It is primarily about two residents of a dystopian future-state where a high level of control is exerted upon the residents through the ever-presence of faceless, android police-officers and the mandatory, regulated use of special drugs that suppress emotion and sexual desire.
		Upon exiting the limbo, THX attempts to find LUH and learns that her identity has been reassigned to a foetus in a growth chamber.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/THX_1138 (3000 words)

	THX Ultra2 press release - TimeForDVD.com
		In the new THX Ultra 2 Cinema mode or THX MusicMode, all program material with 5.1 channels or more is auto-detected and proprietary processing is applied that blends the directional and ambient surround information prior to replay through four surround speakers — two at the side and two at the back.
		THX Ultra2 has an emphasis on response smoothness and high output with low distortion, so we felt that our XA1900 LCRs, AMC900 surrounds and new subwoofer would be ideally matched to the specification.
		THX has drawn on its considerable experience in the design and certification of professional mixing and monitoring facilities to redefine the performance standards needed for the highest quality home speaker systems.
	timefordvd.com /news/pr/2001/sw/THX_Ultra2.shtml (693 words)

	THX Sound - Gizmo Highway Technology Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		THX sound is like a quality standard proposed by Lucas Film for the optimal playback system of sound effects in either the film studio or the dubbing studio and the theatre.
		THX is the standard for the sound effects, not for the soundtrack formats as with Dolby Digital and DTS.
		If THX films recorded using Dolby Digital or DTS are played back with a Dolby Digital or DTS amp that is uses the THX system, the result is even better sound effects.
	www.gizmohighway.com /hifi/THX_sound.htm (415 words)

	THX 1138 (2004) - MovieWeb
		THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) and his mate, LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie), are factory workers, building the robotic police that keep order in their stark world.
		There are electronic confessionals for workers to admit to mistakes theyâve made, and THX uses these outlets to express his unhappiness with his life.
		Separated, THX embarks on a journey to find her with the help of rebel SEN (Donald Pleasence) and hologram SRT (Don Pedro Colley), eventually attempting escape to the outside world.
	movieweb.com /movies/film.php?2493 (276 words)

	Lingo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		THX is a Lucasfilm company that is certifying films, software and hardware, and as such making sure the presentation quality meets certain standards.
		THX certified films or equipment are not necessarily better than parts that do not carry THX’s seal of approval, but at least you have some kind of a guarantee that it meets certain quality aspects.
		THX EX THX EX is the name of a new Dolby Digital sound format, using 6.1 channels.
	www.dvdreview.com /html/lingo.shtml (1710 words)

	HTadvice.com: On Gear: Speakers THX
		While THX is a heavy buzzword in the industry, it is not the only criteria to base your buying decision on.
		The THX specification ensures that the speakers will be able to produce all the high and low frequencies while retaining clear and crisp sound.
		THX speakers use duplicate drivers (such as two tweeters) that produce a beamy localized sound that simply doesn't cut it for music listening.
	www.htadvice.com /on_gear/speakers_thx.html (666 words)

	THX - what it is and is NOT
		Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies The following is a repost of an article written by laura ackley - formerly of THX - that i first posted a couple of years ago, and that i recently posted to alt.video.laserdisk.
		THX is a set of implemented design and quality control standards for theatre sound presentation.
		Once a theatre is accepted for the aforementioned preliminary THX criteria, the owner must choose the equipment to be used from a list provided by us.
	www-2.cs.cmu.edu /Unofficial/Movies/THX.html (900 words)

	THX Certified Multimedia Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		While computer speakers and systems have the potential to deliver high quality pictures and sound, compatibility problems, complicated set-up procedures, and non-intuitive user controls are some of the problems that have limited the potentially awesome playback that is possible.
		When you purchase systems or components carrying the THX logo, you’re assured that the awesome special effects, graphics, and robust audio intended by film producers, musicians, and game developers are accurately - and astoundingly - reproduced on your PC.
		The THX stamp of approval guarantees the highest possible fidelity for your MP3s, CDs, DVDs, games, and digital audio sources, and you can enjoy a cinema-quality experience right at your own desktop.
	www.thx.com /mod/products/multimedia.html (242 words)

	Welcome to CES Tech page!
		Image distortion due to the horizontal or vertical projection angle should be less than 3%, the maximum preferred, with 5% distortion the maximum accepted for THX Certified Theatres.
		The angle subtended by the left and right edges of the Cinemascope image and the farthest seat in the auditorium is recommended to be 36 degrees.
		The vertical viwing angle is measured at seated eye height from the front row center seat to the top of the tallest projected image.
	www.cinemaequipmentsales.com /athx2.html (531 words)

	THX Optimode - Introduction
		THX Optimode, developed by the THX Digital Mastering Program (the same folk who are responsible for THX software) was introduced on June 6th 2000 with the region 1 DVD release 'Fight Club'.
		To be fair to THX, they have recently stated that the Optimode calibration noise should not be used to assess the output levels of a system, although this advice does contradict the original Optimode press release which reads: “THX Optimode provides tests for speaker level, speaker phase and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel crossover.”;
		THX, THX Optimode and THX Optimizer are trademarks of LucasFilm THX, Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
	www.smr-home-theatre.org /optimode/index.html (302 words)

	THX -- The Way The Force Was Meant To Be. -- THX
		THX -*- The Way The Force Was Meant To Be.
		Many members of the THX Clan hope to become a Jedi, and that's why they joined.
		We will be holding elections for The THX Government ten days after the official release date of Star Wars Galaxies.
	www.angelfire.com /theforce/thx (413 words)

	THX
		THX ensures the highest possible quality in home cinema, THX defines stringent picture and sound track criteria for film-to-DVD (and film-to-VHS) transfers.
		THX has dramatically improved home theater performance, bringing critically-acclaimed sound and visual presentations of movies, music and games to the home.
		Every THX Certified Home Theater Product is engineered and rigorously tested to guarantee your home entertainment is experienced exactly as the filmmaker, recording artist or game developer intended.
	www.cavemanhometheaters.com /thx.htm (335 words)

	THX Goes the Indie Route
		THX (San Rafael, Calif.), formerly a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., announced that it has been spun off as an independent company, THX Ltd. Lucasfilm will remain as an investor in the newly formed, privately held company, along with other corporate and private investors.
		THX Cinema works with the exhibition and post-production communities around the world to deliver the ultimate cinema experience by designing and building certified theaters that adhere to comprehensive and proprietary THX standards.
		THX performance is also available in automotive entertainment systems through THX Mobile, and for computer games and game consoles through THX Games.
	mixonline.com /news/audio_thx_goes_indie/index.html (253 words)

	THX Select explained
		THX has been renamed THX Ultra and to bring the total sound track into the smaller spaces of the average home, THX standards were modified to produce THX Select.
		The exacting THX specifications mean that THX certified components are reliable and durable.
		THX Select technology is the latest refinement of THX Ultra technology.
	www.virtualmags.com.au /Sofa/technology/thx_select.htm (450 words)

	THX Ultra explained
		THX Ultra began as 'Home THX', a patented multi-channel surround sound system engineered to maintain all the nuance and dynamics of an original film sound track when it's reproduced in your home.
		THX Ultra is designed to make it possible for a sound track to sound the same at home as it does in a theatre.
		There is a complete range of THX Ultra components, but LucasFilm maintains that you will notice the difference if you add just one THX component to your existing sound system.
	www.virtualmags.com.au /Sofa/technology/thx_ultra.htm (479 words)

	Monster THX Cables - Europe
		This THX certified speaker cable is for highest performance hookup of home theatre system, AV receiver, or amplifier to home theatre speakers.
		This THX Certified digital coax audio cable is for hookup of DVD and other components using Dolby Digital Surround Sound or high performance DTS.
		This THX Certified Fiber Optic Cable is for hookup of DVD player or other fiber optic sources to AV receiver for Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Sound.
	www.monstercable.com /UK/THX (773 words)

	What Does being THX®-Certified Mean? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		THX Ltd, is the leading developer of quality assurance programs, services and products for the entertainment and consumer products for the entertainment and consumer electronics industries.
		These THX performance standards were originally developed in response to George Lucas'; personal desire to insure that the original Star Wars™; soundtracks, heard in the cinema, matched those created on the sound stage.
		All multimedia products seeking THX Certification must meet these rigorous performance requirements and quality standards before they can carry the THX logo which is your guarantee that the THX certified Multimedia product will give you performance and reliability, second-to-none, for years to come.
	www.soundblaster.com /resources/read.asp?articleid=53910&page=1&cat=0 (353 words)

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