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Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player to Support BD-Live
Sony has announced it’s shipping the BDP-S350 Blu-ray player that’ll support all the promised features for the new format. The good news it’s going for $400, making a new BD player even more…
PlayStation Video Store to Counter Netflix on Xbox LIVE
Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s recent announcement that it’s teaming up with Netflix on LIVE for streaming movie downloads – Sony has a movie announcement of its own. Sony one-ups the Washington…
Netflix, FFXIII, & Xbox 360
What's going on at E3 right now? Clean up from all the minds blown at yesterday's Microsoft press conference. If Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, and Resident Evil 5 weren't enough for you, a new Portal…
AV Rant #82 - Monster Madness Infinity
This week Tom is out of town “getting tan” (we seriously think he checked himself in at a mental institution, but who knows) and Clint DeBoer fills in with Dina. Clint finds that he’s not “bitter…
No Stupid Questions… Part 2: Speakers
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…
AV Rant Techcast #1: Denon Interview
In my first tech podcast, I interviewed Denon’s own Director of Product Development, Jeff Talmadge, to discuss the new super AVP-A1HDCI pre/pro and POA-A1HDCI 10CH power amplifier. We discuss these…
Japan OLED Co-operative for Eco-Responsibility
The Japanese government is initiating a collaboration of the nations top electronics firms including Sony, Matsushita and Toshiba. The goal is to get HDTV buyers of the near future considering OLED…
THX - Managing Bass Modes
John Dahl from THX discusses room modes (or peaks) and various ways to deal with them, including the use of multiple subwoofers, room treatments, and certain isolation and bass-trapping products.…
Belkin FlyWire HDMI Transmitter
Finally an HD-ready wireless video transmitter solution for that picture perfect home theater installation. Belkin has officially announced FlyWire and FlyWire R1 audio/video transmitters that are…
Columbia House Blu-ray: Convenience or Curse?
No official announcement has been made on the Columbia House website but the largest DVD club is finally bringing its mail order offers to Blu-ray. An amazing opening deal and its ad garnished with…
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