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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey...into Bad HT Video Technology The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was filmed in High Frame Rate 3D but it was criticized for looking too real – so real it looked artificial.

The Inside Story: A Prognosis of Best Buy from a Veteran Employee I started working for Best Buy during high school and continued with them all the way through my undergrad and into graduate school. This has given me an inside view into the failings of the company.

Samsung Introduces HomeSync Android TV at Mobile World Congress 2013 Samsung has introduced HomeSync Android TV a set-top box for your home theater system that runs on Android Jelly Bean. The biggest questions are what will it cost and how quickly will it take off?

What Sony PlayStation 4 Brings to Your Home Theater System The PlayStation 4 looks like it will deliver exactly what the gaming public wants in a big-screen media experience: More power, more connectivity, smoother frame rates and better all-around graphics

Speaker Manufacturers: Internet Direct vs Brick and Mortar Many disagree about advantages and disadvantages of Internet direct (ID) manufacturers versus manufacturers with traditional distributions models. Here's our two-cents with our YouTube discussion.

Farewell Sony MiniDisc Sony quietly announced the release of the stereo system to feature its MiniDisc format. Frankly, we were surprised to hear the 20-plus year old format was still alive at all. MiniDisc never caught on.

Ten Go In... Only Two Come Out in SVS Sub Review Show-Down! 10 lucky contestants were given the opportunity to write reviews on two brand new SVS subwoofers. Five wrote reviews on the SVS SB-1000 sub, and the other five on the PB-1000 sub. Vote for the winner!

Mount Your TV-Think of the Children! Sanus has an interesting PR campaign going on this week. The company is exposing a little-known safety concern with flat panel TVs: They can fall on your kids.

Japan to Broadcast in 4K in 2014? What do you do when you want to sell a lot of 4K televisions but there's no content? Simple. You just have the government mandate 4K broadcasts. At least, that seems to be Japan's solution.

CES 2013 Trade Show Coverage We're bringing you the latest updates straight from the show floor of CES 2013. This is the largest electronics trade show of the year and we'll update you live as the event unfolds this week.