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AVRant #5: Big ol hunkin amp
Kurt finally gets a response to his question on what is most important for good sound, Tom gets angry about the Star Wars prequels and misquoting interviewers, they discuss amplifier power vs.…
Silicon Optix Ships High Definition HQV Benchmark DVDs
Silicon Optix, the leader in programmable video processors, announced today that the high-definition version of its HQV BenchmarkDVD is now available to consumers. The test disc is available in both…
Blu-ray Price Drops Announced - PS3 to Follow?
Sony Corp. announced this week that it has finally unlocked some key manufacturing techniques and processes that will allow it to manufacture Blu-ray Disc players less expensively. The significant…
DTS Demos Master Audio via PC
DTS, Inc. announces that it will hold the first public demonstrations of DTS-HD Master Audio via a PC source during this year’s Computex in Taipei, June 5-9, 2007. The company will be showcasing its…
16:10 Aspect Ratio Goes Mainstream
The computer industry and the home theater industries have never really matched up well... Take, for examples, home theater PCs. Great concept - typically awful execution. Even the companies that…
Toshiba Demos HD DVD and Touchscreen for Autos
Toshiba introduced a new HD DVD player geared for automotive industries at this year's Automotive Engineering Exposition 2007". The unit is being developed in conjunction with Alpine Electronics and…
Regal Cinema Allows Users to Tattle on the Unruly
Regal Entertainment Group today announced 114 locations are now utilizing the "Regal Guest Response System" (RGRS). With RGRS, select moviegoers can utilize an in-theater paging device to alert…
D&M Sponsors MakeShifters Contest to Win $17k AV System
D&M Holdings Inc. is launching an innovative web-based contest for Boston Acoustics and Denon Electronics in which consumers will be able to share homemade videos and photo essays for a chance to win…
Warner Home Video Surpasses 100K HD Titles
Today Warner Home Video (WHV), one of the few companies manufacturing both HD DVD AND Blu-ray Disc titles, announced that it is the first studio to surpass sales of 100,000 copies of a high…
Sony PlayStation 3 Releases v1.80 Firmware Updates
A free v1.80 download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation® 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through…