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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''THX''' is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1983 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off as its present-day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed, '''''THX''' 1138''. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi''. THX officially stands for "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; [[THX#14th | '''THX''' is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1983 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off as its present-day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed, '''''THX''' 1138''. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi''. THX officially stands for "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; [[THX#14th Trailer (Tex 3: Action) (June 9, 2006-2007)|''Brave Story'']] in Japan and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp2Ov3TDzBs ''Pan's Labyrinth''] in [[THX (France)|France]] only) until around late 2012, as well as [[THX Certified Games|video games]] until 2010. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Technology, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer on October 17, 2016. | ||
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