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.
Onkyo HT-S5200 and HT-S3200 Entry Level HTiB Systems Announced
Written on Mar 17, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Onkyo
Onkyo has announced two new home theater in a box systems designed to give those on a tight budget good value for their dollar. While Onkyo systems don’t come with DVD players, they do tend to offer nice sound for the dollar. The HT-S5200 is a 1200W 7.1 system complete with 4 HDMI inputs, iPod connection and 290W subwoofer. The HT-3200 brings 660W in a 5.1 home theater system with 3 HDMI inputs and an 8″ subwoofer.
Review: Yamaha DVX-700 Home Theater
Written on Mar 17, 2009 by Steve and filed under Reviews, Yamaha
The Yamaha DVX-700 home theater system consists of the DVR-700 DVD player, NS-P700 satellite speaker pair, and the NS-PSW700 subwoofer. This 2.1 channel system provides surround sound via Yamaha’s Air Surround Xtreme technology with four surround modes: music, movie, sports, and game. Can a 2.1 system, even with Air Surround Xtreme technology, stand up to a true surround system?
Panasonic Details Pricing and Availability for SC-BT200 and SC-BT300 Home Theater Systems
Written on Mar 11, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Panasonic
Panasonic launched new home theater in a box systems at CES this year, the SC-BT200 and SC-BT300 are powerful 7.1 Blu-ray systems, but they didn’t talk specifics about release date or pricing. Today they resolved both issues and those wanting a great feature set from a known brand name are going to love what Panasonic has to offer.
Sherwood Integrating Bluetooth into Home Theater Line
Written on Mar 9, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sherwood
Sherwood recently announced a new A/V receiver, the RD-7503. While we don’t normally focus on receivers alone, this one has an interesting feature that we expect to see more of as devices continue to converge and interact with one another – Bluetooth audio streaming via optional BT-R7 receiver.
Sony BDV-E300 and BDV-E500W Announced – 5.1 Blu-ray Home Theater in a Box Systems
Written on Mar 3, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Sony
Sony has announced two new Blu-ray home theater in a box systems, the BDV-E300 and BDV-E500W. Both are 5.1 channel systems and include Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players. The BDV-E500W features wireless rear speakers via Sony’s S-AIR technology, while the BDV-E300 is S-AIR ready. These new HTiB systems will be available this summer.
Yamaha Home Theater in a Box Systems Announced – YHT-791, YHT-591, YHT-491 & YHT-391
Written on Mar 2, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Yamaha
Yamaha has announced for new home theater in a box systems. The YHT-791 and YHT-591 are 7.1 and 5.1 systems respectively and while they don’t include a Blu-ray player, they do offer HD audio decoding. The YHT-491 and YHT-391 are more value-oriented 5.1 systems that don’t skimp, each tosses in an 8″ 100 watt subwoofer.
Gefen Wireless HDMI Extender is Now Shipping
Written on Feb 24, 2009 by Brian and filed under News
A few weeks back Gefen announced an ultra wideband (UWB) wireless solution to help people set up their HDMI connections. Designed largely for hard to reach places, like projectors mounted to ceilings, the wireless HDMI extender solves a lot of problems and is able to handle the high bandwidth needs of high definition video.
Vizio Kicks Off Million Dollar Event – Giving Away 500 55″ HDTVs
Written on Feb 5, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, VIZIO
Today Vizio announced the launch of their new contest that’s going to be giving away 500 of their $2000 55″ HTDVs. They’re certainly gaining a lot of attention lately. This effort in combination with their Super Bowl commercial and new products, like home theater sound bars, really has Vizio’s visibility at an all-time high.
Klipsch Announces HD Theater 1000, 500 and 300 5.1 Speaker Packages
Written on Feb 4, 2009 by Brian and filed under Klipsch, News
Klipsch has announced three new 5.1 home theater speaker systems that are ready to be connected to a receiver. The new packages, HD Theater 1000, HD Theater 500 and HD Theater 300 will give listeners high quality sound at some of the lowest prices Klipsch has ever offered. Prices are $899, $599 and $399 respectively.
Yamaha DVX-700 Home Theater First Thoughts Review
Written on Jan 31, 2009 by Steve and filed under Reviews, Yamaha
We just got the Yamaha DVX-700 home theater system in-house to put through its paces. We haven’t had enought time to crank out the full review, but thought that a “first thoughts” was in order for this system. This 2.1 channel system provides surround sound via Yamaha’s Air Surround Xtreme technology. Read on for our first thoughts and check back in a few weeks for our full review.