DVD Piracy on the Rise?
A report from Futuresource Consulting Inc. suggests that around a third of all people in the US and UK are copying DVDs with somewhere around 70% saying that they would have bought at least some of…
Wireless HD Interface Protocol - Is a Format War in the Works?
A bevy of names in consumer electronics have announced the formation of a consortium called Wireless HD Interface (WHDI) dedicated to the creation of a protocol that’ll send HD audio and video…
LCDs Sell on Misinformation
JD Power and Associates reported today that salespersons recommend LCDs more frequently than plasmas based on old, outdated, or untrue information. Mostly the salespersons seem to misinformed about…
Onkyo Announces TX-SR806 and TX-SR706 AV Receivers
Onkyo USA has introduced two mid-price home theater receivers and two packaged home theater systems, as part of its mid-year new product announcements. Both receivers are THX certified and include…
No Stupid Questions… Part 3: Players
As a reviewer (much less the host of AV Rant), I am asked on a regular basis for my opinion. Everyone from the checkout guy at the supermarket to random people at parties want me to tell them which…
Deconstructing E3 - Winners and Losers
E3 is over and the fallout is still... um... falling. While there were a ton of great looking games and technology on the horizon, I wanted to take a look at how the big three faired - at least from…
AVRant #83: The Formula for Suck
Tom's back and he's extra bitter. Dina thinks she's got Tom sold on an iPhone. She's wrong. A story about Tom's dad… it isn't as bad as it sounds at the beginning. Tom gets mad at Denon. Tom gets…
The Dark Knight - Busting More than Box Office Records
The much anticipated Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, staring Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as the Joker, made its debut this weekend by setting a one-day box office…
Nintendo @ E3 - Smiling So Hard it Hurts
Nintendo had a lot to say at E3 this year - especially about their sales. They are currently kicking butt over their competition. They have a different controller, a different interface, and very…
Sony at E3 - Our Future Is So Bright...
We Promise to Have Games. Sony's 90 minute press conference was full of talk about their technology. They bragged about crushing HD DVD and they had many testimonials about how much more powerful the…
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