Tag: General Home Theater News

It'll be interesting to see how this develops. There's some interesting ways to interpret, and some good news, and some bad news. Oddly enough though, it says the new act would allow people to skip commercials? Um….pretty sure I do that already and am not breaking the law. But, there's some bad too: In fact, consumers could not copy DVDs […]

What this article boils down to is getting the most out of your A/V investment! Why pay several thousand dollars for a setup and not enjoy it to it's fullest! It is getting to be easier and easier to tweak your own equipment, and EH is here to give you a few tips. From the article: 5 Tips for Calibrating […]

$230 is a very affordable price for a quality player. We've reviewed this Oppo player here and were very pleased with the quality & performance. The OPPO Digital DV-981HD bridges the gap between standard DVD quality and Blu-ray/HD-DVD, in terms of what you see on the screen. This DVD player brings out the most from standard DVD, courtesy of its on-board […]

While the idea of brining entertainment into your kitchen sounds nice, perhaps some areas of the house are best left the old fashioned way? Nahhhh. My most recent attempt at entertainment was brining a laptop into kitchen and running Sage Client to listen to music from my server :), and even a little TV while prepping supper. Parents will especially […]

Common sense, long since gone from the RIAA, seems to have come to at least one major label. EMI has begun discussions with online retailers to sell DRM free mp3s. Although EMI has not confirmed anything, it is good to see this kind of buzz receive positive feedback from the industry. Whats next? An open CableCard standard? From the article: […]

It is hard to make a rebuttal in this case, I agree with what Chris has to say. However, I am sitting here knowing that I will wait for HDMI 1.3. Why? I think it is a function of the computer upgrade days. I want it to be future proof, even though I know 1.4 will be in the works […]

No TV performs as though it was in the dark when exposed to copius amounts of daylight. However, TVs have come alooong way in the last few years in solving these types of problems. Electronic House has a few tips to improve your HT environment both for visual and acoustics. From the article: Problem #3: No Space for Speakers Speakers […]

Below is a small clip from the press release. The press release itself is not very interesting, in fact it just makes mention that some executive was interviewed in a trade publication. However, I thought it was a perfect excuse to ask you guys what antenna you are using. I am using an amplified version of the Silver Sensor with […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (IBS Booth # W4259), Feb. 7, 2007  – Sony is showing an updated line of whole-home, high-performance A/V entertainment systems and debuting new in-wall/in-ceiling speakers here at the International Builders Show this week. The customizable home entertainment systems integrate a 7.1 surround sound high-definition home theater and distribution of content to multiple rooms throughout the house. Three of […]