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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…
PlayStation Video Store to Counter Netflix on Xbox LIVE 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 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…