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Panasonic unveils new PT-AE7000U full HD 3D home theater projector

, Jul 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

Panasonics has home theater gear ranging from TVs to Blue-ray players and projectors. The line of home theater projectors has grown by one-step today with the unveiling of the new Panasonic PT-AE7000U projector. The new projector is interesting because it offers full HD resolution and 3D in one unit. Many of the 3D projectors out there are only 720p. Read The Full Story

Sonos CEO: Apple’s AirPlay “doesn’t work very well”

, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Sonos may have only just revealed its PLAY:3 speaker, the company's bargain $299 entry-level streaming music system, but it already harbors big ambitions for other home audio implementations. CEO John MacFarlane has been eyeing the home theater market, he tells This is my next, finding it "awfully attractive [because currently] it's horribly done"; however, he also spares some fighting talk for Apple's AirPlay, suggesting that even when it comes to decent AirPlay speakers, the PLAY:3 will "absolutely blow them out of the water." Read The Full Story

Kaleidescape Vault M700 Robotic Storage For Your CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray Discs

, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you have a massive collection of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Ray discs that you'd like to have automatically stored and archived for easy access, then you might consider a robotic disc loader like the new Kaleidescape M700 Disc Vault. The M700 Disc Vault is a movie server that swallows your discs into a precision carousel, copies the content onto the Kaleidescape System, and easily plays back what you want when you want it---no more wasting time rummaging through your collection. Read The Full Story

7Gbps WiGig wants to kill your cables

, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

I think one thing we can all agree on when it comes to home theater and other gear in the living room or office despite what brand we prefer is that cables suck. In an ideal world, we would just put the gear where we want it and connectivity will be wireless and things just work. As it is now there, wireless tech we have doesn't always do a great job of connecting sans wires. WiGig looks like it might change all that with a huge increase in connectivity between the devices. Read The Full Story

Maxell maxsound Soundbar is small and compact

, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you have a small TV in your office or a dorm room and you want better sound and not much room the Maxell maxsound Soundbar might be the ticket for you. This small soundbar is the curved bit of plastic you see in the horrible product shot courtesy of Maxell. The stand is designed to slip under your TV and can hold up to 55 pounds on top. Read The Full Story

Boxee Remote DSM-22 by D-Link Officially Announced

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

Everyone's favorite path into the internet, the internet that's full of TV shows, movies, music, and photos that is, is getting an officially excellent remote. D-Link is stepping up their game with a Boxee Remote Control for PC and Mac, offering all users the innovation and cool control previously unavailable to anyone without a Boxee Box. This device is a two-sided controller with full QWERTY keypad that will allow you to interact with Boxee software seamlessly, allowing you to use your Mac or PC computer to bring all your favorite media to your TV. Read The Full Story

Pirate home theater would be at home on the Black Pearl

, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

I am a big home theater fan and have a decent theater set up in my media room. It's nothing compared to the home theaters that some of the rich folks out there get. These rich geeks don’t stop at just getting the most awesome projector and sound system they can find. These well-heeled fans of movies at home go all out and put themed theater rooms inside their houses. I am particularly fond of the Star Wars themed theaters that we have seen in the past. Read The Full Story

Acer outs H9500 DLP home theater video projector

, Jun 6th 2011 Discuss [4]

The last time we talked about a new projector from Acer was back in February when the P5403 debuted. Acer is back with another new projector today called the H9500. The projector is suitable for use in your home theater and has full HD resolution with a 16:9 native aspect ratio. Acer packs the projector with tech to improve image quality. It has DynamicBlack to fine tune each scene for optimal black levels without reducing the brightness of the images. Read The Full Story

Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver packs Full 4K upscaling

, May 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Onkyo has a wide range of home theater receivers and more that it sells. The company makes quality goods in the entry-level all the way to the high-end range where the receivers can run thousands of dollars. Onkyo has debuted a new receiver today called the TX-NR809 and it is packed with all sorts of features and slots into the mid-range. It will land this month and sell for $1,099. The big feature of this will be important to any of you that have a projector in your media room that supports 4K resolution. We have also talked before about a consumer camcorder that can record native 4K resolution video from JVC. Read The Full Story

Andi One universal remote runs Android 2.1

, Apr 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

There are a bunch of different apps on the market today that will turn your iPhone and Android device into a universal remote control. What we don’t see a bunch of are universal remote controls that run the Android operating system. The Conspin Andi One universal remote is just such an animal. Read The Full Story

Onkyo Announces Six New Offerings

, Apr 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

Onkyo just announced their new line of products including four home theater in a box kits (HTiB), a new mid-line receiver, and a 3D Blu-Ray player. None of them have any code names or anything, they all are listed only by their model numbers. Cool. The new HTiB's are the HHT-S6400, HT-S7400, HT-S8400, and HT-S9400THX. The receiver is the TX-NR709, and the 3D Blu-Ray player is the BD-SP309. Read The Full Story

Motorola launches VAP2400 video bridge for streaming HD content to TVs

, Apr 5th 2011 Discuss [7]

Motorola has been making hardware for TV fans for a long time. Many cable companies use DVRs from Motorola and Motorola also makes a bunch of the cable modems and other hardware you might use in your home. The company has announced a new HD video bridge called the VAP2400 that streams HD video wirelessly to any TV in the home. Read The Full Story
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