All prices are in US dollars.

Toshiba showed its first DVD-Audio player in Indianapolis, the $1999 SD9200, which includes progressive-scan video capabilities.

Another first DVD-Audio player, the Onkyo DV-S939 (top component in top picture, $1799) is THX Ultra certified and offers progressive-scan video. Integra Research is Onkyo's upscale brand name, which may explain why the RDV-1 ($3000) is also a THX Ultra-certified, progressive-scan DVD-Audio/DVD-Video player -- but with a couple of high-end-audio twists, like a low-jitter master clock developed by Apogee Electronics and dual power supplies.

This 13" Philips color TV set, the Somba 13PT30L ($249), has a lighted clock and feet.

We first reported on the Anthem AVM 2 processor ($2599) because of a chance visit to the Sonic Frontiers headquarters in Canada. The company had the production version on display in Indianapolis, and there always seemed to be a crowd around it.

Joseph Audio's RM33 speakers ($5500 per pair) sounded very fine playing Aimee Mann tunes from Magnolia, the best music we heard in Indianapolis. Jeff Joseph said the new speakers were his "most holographic other than the Pearl." The black square on the side is a grille that hides an 8" woofer.

CEDIA was packed with high-cost video products, but the First International Digital iMAXSCAN-2000 image processor and line-doubler/quadrupler ($349) was very effective at making DVDs look more film-like. The company had a simple display -- an unprocessed/processed, side-by-side test.