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AV Rant #51: We're not the Crazy Ones
J and Tom tackle the questions we got over the weekend plus a few more issues. Should you go with a dedicated center or maybe do away with a center all together? Can iTunes make you want to buy CDs?…
Boston Dynamics - BigDog
Are you as mad as Michael Bay that last summer's big blockbuster movie didn't come out on Blu-ray? Maybe you are so sick of watching Transformers that you want your own robot with a chain gun mounted…
No Blu-ray for Xbox 360. Seriously. Go Home.
Amid flurries of rumors and speculations, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg deflated the ball. In an interview with Reuters news service, Mr. Greenberg, who happens to be group manager for Xbox 360,…
HD DVD "Best Buyers" Get $50
Now that the Toshiba has exited the HD format war many companies are supporting Blu-ray with full force. Some, like Circuit City, offered an extended return policy on HD DVD players. Others are…
R.E.M. Accelerates into Streaming
The mega-band R.E.M. is making a move into online streaming with their new release Accelerate due out in stores in two weeks. A week before that, however, members of iLike, a new online music…
Meridian MF10 Projector = JVC DLA-RS2 plus Ripoff
It's not uncommon the see manufacturers occasionally re-brand a product with their own moniker and sell it as their own. We've seen this in the past with Rotel re-branding APC power conditioners, and…
EHX Expo 2008 Orlando - Day One
Back from EHX Orlando another year and the verdict was in for the movie of the year; it was clearly Transformers. Many demonstrations were showing this movie either in the Demo rooms or out on the…
LCD Leading Way in Rapidly Growing HDTV Market
Leading industry market research says LCD display shipments and HDTV subscription customers will double by 2012. The independent research data and adjustments in leading display manufacturer’s…
Guitar Hero Sues Gibson over Patent
This one's a little like watching cousins sue each other in court, but Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular Guitar Hero video games infringes one of their 1999 patents…
Iron Maiden Tries Free Album Download
Iron Maiden have prevailed over the world of heavy metal for almost thirty years, and without a doubt, they are also one of the most contemporary and exciting bands of the 21st century. And in their…