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Onkyo Intros First 3D Home Theater with THX Certification

Written on Jul 23, 2010 by Charles Jefferies and filed under Featured, News, Onkyo

Onkyo has introduced the first 3D-ready home theater in a box (HTiB) system with THX I/S certification.

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Samsung HT-BD8200 Soundbar with Blu-ray and Wireless Subwoofer Announced

Written on Jan 7, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Samsung

Samsung has announced the HT-BD8200, the first soundbar to feature both Bu-ray and a wireless subwoofer. The system offers full HD 1080p playback and virtual 5.1 surround sound.

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Polk Announces SoundBar SDA with Wireless Subwoofer

Written on Jan 6, 2009 by Brian and filed under News, Polk Audio

Polk, who seems to love making soundbars, has announced another one, the SoundBar SDA instant home theater solution. Polk’s soundbars are actually very nice, but still lack the bass that many consumers want. That is, until now. The SDA also includes a wireless subwoofer in addition to the four 3.5″ mids.

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Review: ZVOX Z-Base 550

Written on Jan 2, 2009 by Steve and filed under Reviews, ZVOX Audio

The ZVOX Z-Base 550 is a new low profile sound-bar style sound system that doubles as a base for your TV. ZVOX has several “Single Cabinet Suround Sound System” products, but the Z-Base 550 is the first one that is meant for this double-use. If you’re looking for a compact sound system that offers better audio than your TV, the Z-Base 550 may be an option for you.

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Yamaha DVX-700 2.1 HTiB System Announced

Written on Dec 26, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, Yamaha

Yamaha has added to their home theater in a box system lineup with the new DVX-700. The 2.1 system comes with a 1080p upscaling DVD player, 70W satellites, 70W subwoofer and Yamaha’s Air Surround Xtreme for simulated surround sound.

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VIZIO Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer Announced

Written on Dec 21, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, VIZIO

VIZIO has announced the VSB210WS soundbar with wireless subwoofer. The VSB210WS features four 3” mid/bass drivers and a single 1″ tweeter for each channel. Toss in a wireless 6.5″ subwoofer and easy install and VIZIO might have something with this system.

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ZVOX Audio Releases Z-Base 550

Written on Dec 17, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, ZVOX Audio

The Z-Base 550 is essentially a soundbar that’s built into a base platform for flat panel TV sets that use a stand. ZVOX has long proven that great sound can come out of a small package, and the Z-Base 550 promises to be no different.

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Focus Enhancements Seeks to Make HTiB Systems Wireless

Written on Dec 10, 2008 by Brian and filed under News

Wireless speakers are showing up in several home theater systems. But thus far it’s generally just the two rear satellites in 5.1 or 7.1 systems that are set up to be wireless. At CES this coming January, Focus Enhancements will be showing of a new wireless multichannel audio technology that they claim will produce nearly identical sound to wired systems.

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Are Movie Theaters Being Killed Off by Home Theaters?

Written on Nov 29, 2008 by Brian and filed under News

Every so often it becomes popular for mainstream media types to declare the death of the movie theater because of some new technology innovation. The movie theater system has died a few times due to Betamax, VHS, DVD and now Blu-ray. But really, as good as home theater systems are these days, they’re still not a replacement for movie theaters.

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Don’t Buy Your Next HTiB Out of the Back of a Van

Written on Nov 28, 2008 by Brian and filed under News

Sure, times are tough, but resorting to buying goods out of a shady-looking van is never a good idea, as one person recently found near Scranton. If a guy in a parking lot near Best Buy is offering a great deal on a home theater system, it’s probably stolen, fake or in this case, missing parts.

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LG Announces New HTiB Systems

Written on Nov 19, 2008 by Brian and filed under LG, News

LG has announced several new home theater in a box systems for the Asian markets. The expectation though is that LG will soon update their US offerings, of which the most recent product (LG LHT888) was announced in January at CES. The new systems all offer 5.1 channel sound, with the high-end Scarlet HT953TV punching out 1,000 watts of sound and a 10.1 Virtual Sound Matrix function. None of the systems come with Blu-ray, but all offer a DVD player with 1080p upscaling and LG’s beautiful champagne flute speakers.

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