General Home Theater News
I’m not sure if this increase has as much to do with content available or simply the convenience and decrease in cost of television hardware, but it’s a positive sign for TV manufacturers for sure. CEPro via Nielson Nielsen finds that the average American home has 2.86 TVs, which is about 18 percent higher than in 2000 (2.43 sets […]
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If you haven’t been keeping up with the super fun HDMI revision changes, you’re missing out on a lot of fun things which are sure to cause manufacturer’s even more headaches than 1.3’s fun-filled revision caused. Luckily nothing seems close to being released, so we still have time to get more 1.3 devices before they’re outdated. Engadget Destined […]
Read moreLooks like another good episode from the new HD Nation gang of Robert and Patrick. I thoroughly enjoyed the first episode and am downloading this one as we speak. If you have enjoyed the crew from past TechTV shows, no doubt you will enjoy this show (of course, being HTPC geeks helps as well). Revision3 This week’s Final Pick is […]
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I love the move so many companies are making for "greener" and more power efficient products. If this sees the light of day, it might upset surge protector manufacturers that promote cutting power when off, but for everyone else it’s great news and should help lower electricity bills if only a little. Engadget As Tech-On! reports, both companies are hard […]
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A unique idea from a company you wouldn’t expect it from, Epson apparantly is selling a $6000 home theater in a box…but not a traditional HTIB, this is actually all the components you would need for a full blown home theater. Pretty unique thought and good idea for those that are…um…too lazy to individually purchase their components. ProjectorCentral Overall, […]
Read moreI’ve been a huge fan of the old TechTV crowd, but always itched for more home theater content, especially from Robert Herron who has a scary amount of knowledge about all things HDTV. This first episode covers a number of topics, most interesting was the education on new 240Hz television sets, gigantic tv sets, and more! This might be more […]
Read moreThis is a pretty quick read that I thought had some good ideas for tweaking your Home Theater. I always like articles like this that help you get the most out of your investment. 2) Invest in a receiver with an auto calibration mode. These modes in receivers can do wonders for the audio in your room. Some use a […]
Read moreMLB has generally been pretty against technology innovations. The K-Zone was created to help judge umpires for the casual viewer, but each umpire still has their own strike zone making life nice and confusing. I think it’s just a matter of time though before they adopt instant replay…not a big difference making a 3 hour long game going 3 hours […]
Read more…and finds a bright blue light! Ok, just kidding…some cool stuff to learn about the folks at Dolby and their formats. EngadgetHD Specifically, we received several field reports about sonic differences between decoding the TrueHD track in the player (sending LPCM to the receiver) versus bitstreaming the TrueHD to the receiver for decoding. Well, you can take off your tinfoil […]
Read moreThis was too funny (and true) from Ben to not post here as well…here’s a snip of the list… You actually know what OAR stands for and won’t watch anything but. You believe edge enhancements are a crime against humanity. You understand that contrast is the most important video spec. You know that more P isn’t always better — as […]
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