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SpectraCal Releases C6 (Chroma 5 Replacement) and OEM i1Display We've been using SpectraCal's CalMAN software for our display calibration and reviews for some time. Now, the company is announcing 2 new professional colorimeters: the SpectraCal C6 and OEM i1Display

PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 – Names Subject to Change Sources at Taiwanese tech manufacturer have spilled the beans on Sony's plan for a new console of its own maybe as early as 2012. A next-gen console war for 2012 might be a bit ambitious, but...

$Columbia House is Back with Blu-ray - We Do the Math!$ Columbia House is Back with Blu-ray - We Do the Math! Columbia House (or Direct Brands, as the parent company is named) is back - this time with Blu-ray discs. The deal is very familiar, but this time WE do the math for you. Let us know what you think.

AV Rant #239: Primed This AV Rant podcast contains part two in a series of interviews with one of the foremost designers in the field of electrostatic speakers, David Janszen. Also, Tom and Liz talk about the latest in HT

Are Active (HDMI) Cables the Future? We've espoused What's Wrong with HDMI before, but we're now wondering if we've just hit a wall. If, from here on out, even shorter runs of HDMI are going to more or less have to be active.

Video Gaming Celebrates a Supreme Court Victory A California regulation that would ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors met final defeat at the Supreme Court on Monday.

Microsoft Explores Super WiFi Networks for Broadband in UK What if streaming broadband television was sent out over WiFi networks using the existing signals that transmit digital TV? That's something that Microsoft is experimenting with- and it's using the UK

AV Rant #238: The Boot This AV Rant podcast begins a series of interviews with one of the foremost designers in the field of electrostatic speakers. David Janszen is the son of Arthur A. Janszen, the inventor electrostats.

Overview of Audio Testing Methodologies This article discusses various audio testing methodologies (ie. SBT, DBT, ABX, etc) and associated biases that may exist in each of them.

AV Rant #237: Static If you haven't tuned in to AV Rant in a while, Liz Vinci is the new cohost (Dina finally had enough of Tom). There has also been an interesting "Soup to Nuts" series going on.