Onkyo Announces New 7.1 and 5.1 HTiB Systems
Written on Feb 11, 2011 by Charles Jefferies and filed under Featured, News, Onkyo
Onkyo has announced two new home theater in a box (HTiB) systems: the 7.1-channel HT-S5400 and the 5.1-channel HT-S3400. The receivers feature four HDMI inputs and one output plus support for 3D video.
Samsung Intros Blu-ray Home Theater Systems
Written on Jan 8, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News, Samsung
CES 2010 – Samsung has unveiled its latest Blu-ray home theater systems, the HT-C6730W, which received a CES “Best of Innovations 2010″ award, the HT-C7530W, and the HT-C6500. All three models have a new “no grill” speaker design and DLNA connectivity for content sharing with other DLNA-compatible devices.
Panasonic Announces Home Theater Systems, Soundbars
Written on Jan 7, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News, Panasonic
CES 2010 – Panasonic introduced several audio products including Blu-ray home theater systems and a soundbar with integrated subwoofer.
Sony Intros New Blu-ray Home Theater Systems, 3D Capable
Written on Jan 7, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News, Sony
Sony has launched three new home theater in-a-box systems with Blu-ray players. All three systems feature 1000 watt 5.1 surround sound audio systems with wireless rear speakers and wireless 802.11 connectivity for BRAVIA streaming Internet video. Additional features include DVD upscaling and codec support for Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio.
Polk Audio Intros New SurroundBar Multi-Driver Speakers
Written on Jan 7, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News, Polk Audio
Polk Audio today announced two new additions to its SurroundBar integrated home theater speaker lineup, the SurroundBar 3000 and 6000SDA. The SurroundBars have a very shallow two-inch depth that compliments the design of flat-screen TVs.
LaCie Intros Full HD WiFi Media Center
Written on Jan 7, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News
LaCie has unveiled its latest home entertainment device, the LaCinema Mini HD. The device is an all-in-one Wi-Fi HD media center in a DVD-sized footprint. It delivers HD movies, photos, and music to HDTVs in full 1080p resolution.
Monster Intros New Products at CES 2010
Written on Jan 6, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News
Monster is introducing several new products at CES 2010 including home theater remote controls, home theater power supplies, and new cable solutions.
Sling Media Intros New Products at CES 2010
Written on Jan 6, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under News
Sling Media today introduced four new OEM products at CES 2010.
Roku Player Adding Porn
Written on Dec 27, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
There’s no other way to say it…the Roku player is adding porn to it’s channel offering. About a month ago Roku opened up their hardware platform by adding nearly a dozen content providers – mainstream providers you know, like Pandora and Facebook. Now they’re using their content network to deliver the “other” kind of content, porn, via EroticVision.TV. If nothing else, perhaps Roku owners will buy a second unit for the bedroom?
Yamaha YHT-S400 Soundbar Features Subwoofer Embedded in the Receiver
Written on Dec 22, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Yamaha
Yamaha has introduced another lifestyle home theater system, this one with quite a twist. If you don’t have room for speakers, they’ve got you covered with an ultra-thin soundbar. No room for a subwoofer either? Problem solved; Yamaha has embedded the subwoofer in the receiver for a truly unique space-saving solution. How it all sounds will be another question.
Amazon Disc + On Demand Program Launched
Written on Dec 10, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
Amazon has launched a new program called Disc + On Demand which will give consumers who buy one of a select bunch of DVD and Blu-ray titles instant access to the digital version on Amazon’s Video On Demand service. Buyers will now have both immediate access to the title on Amazon VOD, along with the hard copy of the disk.