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Apple TV Reborn at $99
HD streaming with $4.99 movies and 99-cent ad-free TV shows.
9.2.10

LG Shows Nano Lighting TV
Full LED array shines through thin film printed with dots.
9.1.10

Dish Content Goes Online
DishOnline.com will offer access to paying subscribers.
8.31.10

Hollywood Rakes It In
Box office revenues and ticket prices both on the rise.
8.30.10

Samsung BD Glitch Fix Coming
New firmware will restore playback of Universal and Warner titles.
8.27.10

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Flat Panels

Plasma and LCD HDTVs keep improving while the prices continue to drop.

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Floorstanding Speakers

So-called "tower" or "full-range" speaker systems. May or may not have a subwoofer.

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Compact Speakers

Small speaker systems that are either all stand or bookshelf mounted. Usually include a subwoofer.

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AV Receivers

The all-in-one devices that take in a signal (from, say, a DVD player) and send it back out to your speakers.

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Disc Players

Blu-ray HD and DVD player reviews.

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Home Theater in a Box

All-in-one systems that usually include the source, amplification, and all the speakers needed in one easy to set up package.

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Front Projectors

For a truly huge image, a front projector is the way to go.

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Ask Home Theater Calibration Training, AVR Connections, Frame Rates How do I become a video calibrator? Why pass video through an AVR? Why the fixation on high-frame-rate flat panels? 9.1.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review ZVOX Z-Base 575 Speaker System Broken in, and set up tastefully, it offers a great deal of technology and performance in a single compact box at a ridiculously low price. 8.30.10 \| Michael Fremer
Review Polk RTi A1 Speaker System The Polk RTi A1 is probably the most well thought-out and elaborately constructed speaker in the budget genre. 8.30.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Ask Home Theater Tube Amps, Best Connections, Ripping Music How can low-power tube amps drive power-hungry speakers? What's the best way to connect my gear? What's the best format to use to rip music for high-quality audio? 8.25.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review Definitive Technology Mythos XTR-50 On-Wall Speaker System At the moment, I don’t think there’s a better combination of size, appearance, performance, and price in any other on-wall speaker you can buy. 8.23.10 \| Darryl Wilkinson
Review Leon Horizon 212 Speaker System Leon Speakers has certainly come up with some provocative ideas for how a soundbar-based system can function. 8.23.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
HD Movie Reviews This Week On Blu-ray Date Night, The Square, Afterlife, Fanboys and more are up for review this week. 8.23.10 \| Kris Deering
Ask Home Theater Wireless Audio, Dynamic Contrast, 3D PJs How can I convert my wired speakers to wireless? What is dynamic contrast? When are we going to get 3D home-theater projectors? 8.17.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review Cambridge Audio Azur 650R A/V Receiver The British may not have their empire anymore, but the Azur 650R definitely rules. 8.16.10 \| Darryl Wilkinson
Review Runco Q-750i LED DLP Projector The set-it-and-forget-it nature of LEDs and this projector’s undeniably terrific performance are worthy. 8.16.10 \| Shane Buettner
Ask Home Theater Sharp Quattron, Hard of Hearing, Kuro Spoilage What's up with Sharp's 4-color technology? How can I help my dad hear the dialog? Can Kuros degrade after extended warehouse storage? 8.11.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
News Wolf Cinema & Best Practices Laboratory Hollywood on the cutting edge. 8.9.10 \| Thomas Norton
Review Quad L-ite Soundbar Speaker System The Quad L-ite LCR, Satellite, and Subwoofer are great products no matter where you move the goalposts. 8.9.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Review Onkyo TX-SR608 A/V Receiver The Onkyo TX-SR608 A/V receiver offers a definitive feature set at an amazingly low price. 8.9.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Ask Home Theater Panasonic Frustration, Lossless Analog, Upgrade Blues Is there any remedy for the Panasonic black-level problem? How do I hear lossless audio with a non-HDMI AVR? Can I use HDMI for audio and composite video at the same time? 8.4.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Sound Matters High Definition Audio For High Defintion Video With all the fuss about the great images on HDTVs, particularly from Blu-ray, it’s easy to forget that sound is half the experience. 8.3.10 \| Thomas J. Norton
Column Long Live the King Suzanne Somers—what a dish, huh?!—once owned a cat that looked a lot like British character actor Charles Laughton. 8.3.10 \| Michael J. Nelson
Review Cambridge Audio Azur 650BD Blu-ray Player I’m not ready to replace my PS3 (my kids would kill me if I did), but if I were, the Azur 650BD would definitely be on my short list. 8.2.10 \| Darryl Wilkinson
Review/3D Samsung BD-C6900 Blu-ray 3D Player To 3D or not to 3D, that is the question. Sorry to go Shakespeare on you, but I’m skeptical as to whether 3D is the next big thing on the horizon. 8.2.10 \| David Vaughn
HD Movie Reviews This Week On Blu-ray Copout, James and the Giant Peach, Operation: Endgame, Rambo: The Extended Cut and more are up for review this week. 8.2.10 \| Kris Deering
Ask Home Theater Picture Presets, AVR Shopping, Soundbar Center Do TVs include presets for a dark room? What's important to think about when shopping for an AVR? Can I use a soundbar as a center speaker? 7.28.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review Arcam AVR500 A/V Receiver If it’s performance you want, this English AVR is like French champagne and Russian caviar: the real thing. 7.26.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Review Yamaha RX-Z7 A/V Receiver When you’re spending this much for an A/V receiver, you want everything to be perfect. 7.26.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
3D Movie Reviews Just Released In 3D Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Monsters vs Aliens, Coraline, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs—all in 3D! 7.26.10 \| Thomas Norton
Ask Home Theater 3D Standards, Speakers & AVRs, PAL Conversion When will 3D be fully standardized? Will a cheap AVR damage expensive speakers? Why is TV on a PAL DVD sped up? 7.21.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
HD Movie Reviews This Week On Blu-ray Clash of the Titans, The Vengeance Trilogy, Road to Perdition, Ip Man, Hung: The Complete First Season and more are up for review this week. 7.20.10 \| Kris Deering
Review/3D Panasonic VIERA TC-P50VT25 Plasma 3D HDTV The Panasonic TC-P50VT25 breaks new ground in the reduction of motion lag and in black level for currently available plasmas. Even without its 3D features, it is an outstanding set. 7.19.10 \| Thomas J. Norton
Review Klipsch Icon WB-14 Speaker System When you can walk into a chain store (or browse Amazon) and come away with a great-looking, great-sounding set of speakers, that’s a pretty positive development. 7.19.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Review Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek 100 and StudioTek 130 G3 Projectors are great. Projectors are fun. Projectors give you a big, immersive, theatrical experience, which is what we all want from our home theater systems. 7.19.10 \| Thomas J. Norton
Ask Home Theater Projection Screens, 3D AVRs, HDMI Cables What projection screen should I get? Must I upgrade my AVR for 3D? Are expensive HDMI cables better? 7.14.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review Dynaudio DM 2/6 Speaker System The Dynaudio DM 2/6 may be conceptually old-fashioned, but it shows just how far you can go with tried-and-true speaker design and high-quality parts. 7.12.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Review LG BD590 Blu-ray Player The VUDU HDX streaming is mighty impressive. It makes the glacial menu system almost tolerable. 7.12.10 \| David Vaughn
Column The Kids Are Alright The kids today, with their Jason Biebers and their unlaced tennis shoes and their sparkly vampire movies: What in the name of Sam Hill are they coming to? 7.12.10 \| Michael J. Nelson
HD Movie Reviews This Week On Blu-ray Brooklyn’s Finest, Entourage: The Complete Sixth Season, Insomnia, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and more are up for review this week. 7.8.10 \| Kris Deering
Ask Home Theater Gamma, HDBaseT, Projectors Why don't all projectors have the same gamma? Can HDBaseT replace HDMI? Will a large projected image look worse than a flat panel? 7.7.10 \| Scott Wilkinson
Review Monitor Audio Silver RX8 Speaker System For less than half the price of a pair of PL300s alone, this Silver RX system is a very special value—and an incredible ride. 7.6.10 \| Thomas J. Norton
Line Show Sony Gets Elevated Three new ES receivers and an ES Blu-ray player shine, while a prototype 3D projector makes its first impression. 7.6.10 \| Thomas J. Norton
HT University BD-Live Under Scrutiny All told, BD-Live still seems like a missed opportunity. 7.6.10 \| Joshua Zyber
Review JBL LS40 Speaker System You’ll hear very few products that can reproduce airy, detailed, luscious high frequencies as well as the Performance LS can. 7.6.10 \| Mark Fleischmann
Ask Home Theater CRT Upgrade, 3D PJs, Best Connections Should I upgrade my CRT HDTV? What do I need for 3D front projection? What's the best way to connect my components? 6.30.10 \| Scott Wilkinson

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