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- Home Theater
- An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear....
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- Onkyo HT-S7200 photos
- While its bulky design isn't for everyone, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more full-featured and better sounding all-in-one 7.1 home theater system for the price than the Onkyo HT-S7200. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Home Theater, Photograph, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-27
- Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?
- Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- Sony reveals Vaio CW; family home theater laptop for $799
- Sony's new Vaio CW laptop is geared for family home theater and multimedia, offering a 14-inch system with dedicated Nvidia graphics, Windows 7 and optional Blu-ray for $799. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Sony Vaio, Laptop Computer, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows 7, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware, product photos, Sony, Vaio, CW, laptop, netbook, notebook, multimedia, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-10-09
- LG debuts WIDEBOOK 16:9 HD media laptops
- LG on Thursday unveiled its new WIDEBOOK notebook lineup of five models that feature 16:9 HD LED-backlit displays and Intel Core 2 Duo processors for home entertainment. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: LG Electronics Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Home Entertainment, Notebooks, Processors, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, product photos, LG, laptop, notebook, multimedia, home theater, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-09-17
- Pioneer's Project ET networked entertainment concept phones home (theaters)
- After bailing out of the plasma HDTV market, Pioneer seemed destined to selling Blu-ray players and A/V receivers, but it has a bigger idea in mind with its Entertainment Tap or Project ET networked concept player. At its heart, it's a streaming media box that plays files from your networked...
- Tags: Home Theater, Phone, built-In, Blu-ray, Entertainment, Home Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Web Site Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-09-12
- Netgear introduces latest Digital Entertainer Live networked media player
- Netgear's Digital Entertainer Live streaming device has predated connected TVs and Blu-ray players in the living room by a couple of years, but it needed to step up its game to compete with the new services these other products are offering. Its new EVA2000 can't let...
- Tags: Netgear Inc., Home Theater, HDMI, Media Player, EVA2000, Ethernet, Home Networking, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- Oppo BDP-83 photos
- The Oppo BDP-83 is an outstanding universal disc player with excellent performance on Blu-rays and DVDs and lightning-fast operational speed, but most home theater fans will balk at the high price. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Home Theater, Disc, Photograph, Oppo BDP-83, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-09-02
- Okoro OMS-BX300 home theater PC delivers high performance, high price
- While companies like Dell and Lenovo are trying to enter the home theater PC market at the low end, with unassuming processors and nary a Blu-ray drive to brag about, Okoro is heading in the opposite direction with its new OMS-BX300 "Blu-ray Digital Entertainment System." Forget an Intel Atom or...
- Tags: Home Theater, PC, High-performance, Price, Blu-ray Drive, Blu-Ray, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, DVD, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-08-23
- The big boys eye home theater PC market: Dell Inspiron Zino HD, Lenovo Q700
- A couple of surprises popped up today in the home theater PC market, involving two of the biggest computer makers in the world. Gizmodo is showing an image presumably shot at a press event of what can definitely be called Dell's Apple Mac Mini-killer: The Inspiron Zino HD. It may...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Home Theater, PC, Lenovo Group Ltd., Apple Inc., Dell Inspiron, Lenovo Q700, Home Entertainment, Wireless LANs, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Personal Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Netgear unveils 4-port XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection Kit
- If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that network-ready HDTVs and other home theater devices almost exclusively rely on an Ethernet port for their Internet connectivity, even if most people don't have an Ethernet jack into their living room and would find built-in Wi-Fi far more useful....
- Tags: Netgear Inc., Home Theater, Powerline, Ethernet, Home Entertainment, Network Technology, Networking, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Sony BDV-E500W
- Now that Blu-ray players are officially a $100 commodity, it's no surprise that manufacturers are trying to cram the technology into home theater systems at the lowest price possible. Sony's BDV-E500W ($800) takes a decidedly more high-end approach, offering Blu-ray playback in a 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box HTIB system, with step-ups like...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, surround speaker, Sony BDV-E500W, Sony Corp., speaker, home theater
- Product reviews 2009-07-20
- LaCie introduces 500GB LaCinema Rugged HD external drive
- LaCie has upgraded its LaCinema Rugged external hard drive/multimedia player with 1080p output, thus claiming a new "HD" in its product name. It's intended for users to access and play multimedia files on any HDTV -- television shows, movies, music and photo slideshows. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: LaCie, Photograph, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, product photos, hard drive, storage, external, multimedia, home theater, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-07-09
- Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499
- Harman Kardon is one of the most respected names in home theater products, primarily for its audio lineup, though it's also offered DVD players in the past. The company has finally decided to stick its toe into the Blu-ray pool, announcing its first unit in the BDP 1....
- Tags: Home Theater, Digital Audio, Blu-ray, Harman Kardon, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Ethernet, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTV
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTVGPS features - streets and golf coursesI want a GPS that combines street maps and features with golf course maps.
- Tags: Home entertainment, GPS, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Consumer electronics, Sharp AQUOS HDTV, Klipsch, Sharp Aquos, Magellan GPS, Gadget Gal, Sharp Corp., home theater, HDTV
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Magellan GPS, Klipsch home theater, Sharp AQUOS HDTV
- A Magellan Maestro GPS navigator, a Klipsch home theater system, and a 32-inch Sharp AQUOS LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, June 9, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Magellan Maestro 4350 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth & Integrated Traffic from...
- Tags: Home Theater, HDTV, Sharp Corp., GPS Unit, Vann, Com, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, TVs, GPS, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theater
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theaterBetter Deal on Asus EEE PCFirst off, it's worth noting that the Asus EEE PC being offered by Woot is the 900A, not the 900. Yeah, I know, the headline of the deal there says it's...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Mwave, DVD, ASUS Eee PC, Asus EEE, ASUS, Gadget Gal, home theater, netbook, TomTom, GPS, Philips Electronics N.V.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Asus Eee PC netbook, TomTom GPS, Philips DVD home theater
- An Asus Eee PC netbook, a TomTom GPS navigator, and a Philips DVD home theater system. Here are your daily deals for Monday, June 8, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Woot's deal of the day is sure to go fast. Get the Asus Eee PC 900...
- Tags: ASUS, Home Theater, TomTom, PC, Netbook, DVD, Philips Electronics N.V., Woot, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, GPS, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Handhelds, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Pioneer launches trio of new A/V receivers with iPod/iPhone support
- Pioneer may have abandoned HDTV production, but it hasn't left the home theater entirely. In addition to continuing to churn out new Blu-ray players, the electronics company still produces A/V receivers, including three new models that are reasonably priced and certified to work with iPhones. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Home Theater, Apple iPod, Video, Home Entertainment, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Okoro Media Systems introduces OMS-AX100 HTPC with built-in amp
- Okoro's latest living room PC makes it possible to ditch another component from your home theater setup. The OMS-AX100 includes a 5.1 amp that delivers 100 watts per channel, which means you can attach passive speakers to it and avoid buying a separate receiver. The...
- Tags: Home Theater, Media Center PC, built-In, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Okoro, OMS-AX100, Media Center PCs, Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Philips rolls out 2009 U.S. home theater lineup. Will anyone buy?
- While a major force in Europe, the Philips brand has never caught on in the same way across the pond, unable to compete with the Samsungs and Sonys in reputation or the Vizios in cut-rate pricing. Philips disclosed pricing and availability details on its 2009 lineup of U.S. home theater...
- Tags: Home Theater, Philips Electronics N.V., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
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