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Wireless HD Interface Protocol - Is a Format War in the Works? 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 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JD Power and Associates reported today that salespersons recommend LCDs more frequently than plasmas based on old, outdated, or untrue information.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 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 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 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 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 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 @ 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... 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…
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player to Support BD-Live 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…