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Panasonic 1080p Plasmas Rated 100,000 Hours
Panasonic announced thius week that it is rating its new line of 1080p Plasma HDTVs to play for 100,000 hours before reaching half brightness. If you take the U.S. average daily viewing time of 6.5…
Boston Acoustics Expresses Bold New “Play Smart” Attitude
Boston Acoustics, Inc. today announced the upcoming introduction of a wide new range of products, expressing its bold new “Play Smart™” attitude which will animate every aspect of the branded…
Boston Acoustics Introduces New Horizon Speaker Line
Boston Acoustics, Inc. is combining loudspeaker form and function in an elegant new way with the upcoming introduction of its Boston “Horizon” Series loudspeakers. Created with keen attention to…
Audioholics Party Event Update – Sencore ISF Training Registration
Sencore is hosting a full 2 day ISF training course the two days following our party (October 7th and 8th). In this seminar you will learn what makes a good home theater, including pitfalls to avoid,…
Onkyo Chooses HD DVD
ONKYO USA has announced the launch of its first HD-DVD player, the DV-HD805. This player has been introduced to realize the potential of high-definition HD DVD content. It is also one of the first HD…
Confirmed: Xbox 360 Gets HDMI
According to, oh just about any source out on the Internet (which scares us to be honest) Microsoft is putting HDMI on all new Xbox 360 Premium game consoles. The idea is that hardcore gamers are all…
Blockbuster Buys MovieLink Download Service
For a while now, Netflix has boasted as being the only DVD-by-mail service that also enables live viewing of movies online through its website. Now Blockbuster seems to be getting into the game by…
Ask AVRant #4: What does OCD stand for again?
Because of unforeseen problems (i.e. it’s Dina’s fault) the regularly scheduled podcast will be delayed. Instead, we’ll be bringing you an episode of Ask AVRant. Eric wants to know about chipsets,…
Sharp Sues Samsung Over LCD Patents
It's Godzilla vs. Mothra all over again... Sharp Corp and Samsung Electronics Co. are embroiled in a battle for the rights to five patents on LCD technology. The lawsuit was filed by Sharp Corp. who…
Wal-mart #2 CE Retailer in US
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Wal-mart is now the second largest Consumer Electronics retailer in the country with over $22.6 billion in US sales. This doesn't even account for its…