"All in all, the Samsung BD-P1500 is a solid Blu-ray player offered at a great price. With a street price as low as $250, it's one of the least expensive Profile 2.0 players you can currently buy." - Adrienne Maxwell
Introduction
Every AV enthusiast is different and we each use our systems for different types of music and movies. Many of us listen to a wide array of musical genres and must strive to get the best sound for each and every one we listen to ...
"The Marantz AV8003 is easy to recommend to someone seeking better performance than what a receiver can offer, but who is not yet ready to invest $10,000 in a single component." - Brian Kahn
"The fact that the AppleTV Take 2 no longer requires the use of a home computer is huge in terms of gaining market share. It also makes the AppleTV more of a standalone product than a glorified media extender." - Andrew Robinson
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 |
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You better sit down for this one. Samsung has announced that they are entering the mass production phase of the brightest LCD Panel. The LCD panel measures 70 inches, with a 200,000:1 contrast ratio. In addition it sports a 2000 cd/m2 brightness rating. To top it all off it is of course a 1080p display panel.
Wisdom Audio is pulling out all the stops with their L150i in-wall loudspeakers. Each speaker consists of two cabinets. One cabinet contains one dozen 6-inch woofers to handle the bass frequencies. The other cabinet contains a ribbon to handle the rest of the audio spectrum. Each cabinet is 76-inches tall and 8-inches wide.
Audiovox's Acoustic Research is releasing a system that will convert any 5.1 system into a wireless surround array. The company aims to market the device to those consumers that are frustrated by running wires to a receiver. The Acoustic Research W51 uses point-to-multipoint technology.
Avocent announces the MPX1550 HD Wireless Media Extender. The box has the ability to wirelessly transmit DVI, HDMI, and VGA signals to other hardware. The MPX1550 also has the ability to transmit audio. The audio and video sent via the IEEE802.11n standard, guaranteeing the ability to transfer higher bitrates.
Sharp introduces a new lineup of LCD displays with extended abilities. The PN-S525 and PN-S655 are designed to be used as landscape or portrait positioned monitors. The LCDs also feature a faster image refresh rate, improving resistance to image retention. Sharp has also updated the number of inputs, as well as adding a RJ-45 port for network connectivity.
Epson's Powerlite Home Cinema 700 projector could be the secondary projector that you can afford. The 700 is a 3LCD projector with a 720p resolution. The projector boasts 2,000 lumens and a 2,000:1 contrast ratio.
NuVo Technologies, a designer of multi-room audio systems has announced that they will integrate with home automation pioneers, Life|ware. The NuVo Grand Concerto control panel can now also control Life|ware home automation scenes. In addition to controlling their audio, users can now control lighting, shades, climate, security, and more with one control panel.
YouTube, a Google-owned website, has entered into agreement with MGM to offer full-length movies and television shows on their website. MGM will start the partnership by offering episodes of the original "American Gladiators."
Silicon Mountain? Allio? That's right, Silicon Mountain releases the Allio 42-inch HDTV with built-in PC and Blu-ray Player. Silicon Mountain has blended the media center pc concept directly into the HDTV viewing medium. The Allio offers a host of features.
JVC and Sensio 3D join forces to offer consumers the first 3D solution for the home theater. In order for viewers to receive 3D treatment, they must utilize two JVC HD-ILA projectors and a media server that integrates the Sensio 3D decoding technology.
