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Netflix, FFXIII, & Xbox 360 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 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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…
Sony Releases PS3 Firmware 2.41 Sony Releases PS3 Firmware 2.41 Last week Sony released firmware 2.40 for the Playstation 3. Unfortunately, the feature filled update was also causing problems with various PS3 consoles and Sony pulled the update by the end of the…
Pioneer Readies Blu-ray Recorders Overseas Pioneer Readies Blu-ray Recorders Overseas Pioneer Corp reported today that it is releasing set-top Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year. The company is developing the Blu-ray recorders with help from Sharp Corp who owns 14 percent of…