Recently Published AV News
Is Spatial Audio The Future Of Live Music?

Polygon is putting on the UK’s first spatial audio music festival on May 2nd in London. They designed a dome-shaped 12.1.4 outdoor concert venue to provide a true immersive experience to live events.
Outlaw Audio Breaks Into Loudspeaker Market

Outlaw Audio has introduced its first full-range loudspeaker, the Outlaw Bookshelf Loudspeaker. Designed and hand-built in the USA to audiophile-grade performance standards, it is equally adept for …
Planar Acquires Runco International

Accelerating its presence in the global custom home theater market and its corporate initiative to capitalize on high-value specialty display products and solutions, Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: …
Pioneer Debuts Project KURO

Amidst much fanfare, Pioneer unveiled it's new line of plasma panels. Eight new panels were shown to the press last Wednesday, all with the promise to have ultra-high black level performance. The new …
Let's Talk about Prizes, Man!

All new contests are up in our forums. Don't miss out. StudioTech is giving you 50% off their U22s cabinet (a nifty little cabinet for your receiver and DVD player), Carada wants you to have $100 off …
Beamax X‑series Dellegno Ascending Projector Screen

Stylishly integrating an 80” diagonal projection screen into a living room can be a real challenge. A discrete yet stylish solution is available immediately from Beamax® in the shape of the X-series …
Xbox 360 Dashboard Update to Include Instant Messaging

Your Xbox LIVE friends list is about to get a whole lot bigger. Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Windows LIVE Messenger on Xbox 360, connecting friends across Xbox 360 consoles, …
Usher Debuts The Be‑718 Tiny Dancers Featuring Beryllium Tweeters

Usher has been producing speakers in Taiwan for more than thirty years, and makes a number of specialized in-house drivers featuring Be beryllium ceramic diaphragms. The spectacular stand-mounted …
Hilton Tests the Home Theater Hotel Room

Ever wonder why you never see 5.1 systems in a hotel room. I mean, it doesn't cost much to put in even a basic system - so why not spec it into the build of a new facility? Ok, I'm "geeking out" as a …
Yamaha's New Flagship YHT‑780 HTiB System

Yamaha Electronics introduces the YHT-780, a 5.1 channel Home-Theater-in-a-Box (HTIB) system that provides consumers with four pre-set SCENE modes, iPod and XM Satellite Radio compatibility, YPAO, …
Move Over Plasma, LCD... OLED and SED are in Town

Few consumers can spot the difference between plasma and LCD picture quality. But what's coming down the proverbial pike is different indeed, enough to impress the jaded enthusiast and bowl over the …
DMC‑1 Processor for $1299 from Emotiva Audio!

For the month of May, Emotiva Audio is offering their DMC-1 Processor for the unbelievable price of $1299. Utilizing Motorola’s top of the line DSP, broadcast quality video up-conversion circuitry …
Is Wal‑Mart Pushing HD DVD?

Amidst a flurry of conflictive reports in A/V sites and blogs across the net, Fuh Yuan the Chinese manufacturer that reported the initial news that Wal-Mart had placed an order for 2 million low …
Velodyne Intros MiniVee 10 Subwoofer

Velodyne Acoustics today expanded its product line with the introduction of a new 10-inch, 2000-watt powered subwoofer. The MiniVee 10 fills the needs of homeowners who want to fill larger rooms with …
Sling Media SlingPlayer Available for Mac!

Sling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop …
Ready Acoustics Absorption Products

Ready Acoustics announced today a series of new acoustic treatment products aimed at providing user-customizable aesthetic options for Home Theaters, Studios, Church’s and other critical listening …
NHT Intros New PVC Passive Volume Control

NHT is introducing a new PVC (Passive Volume Control) model to its line of high performance PC Hi-Fi products. The new NHT PVC is targeted to consumers who listen to music and enjoy movies on their …
FCC Ruling Requires Labeling Analog TVs

This past Wednesday, the FCC ruled that electronic retailers will have to post warning stickers on any left-over analog televisions that are still being sold out of inventory. The Commission already …
Microsoft Launches Games for Windows Live

Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling. Human sacrifice, Consoles and PCs living together - mass hysteria. Could this be the end of civilization as we know it? Or the …
Harman Agrees to $7.8 Billion Buyout

Harman International Industries Inc. said it agreed to be acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the private-equity arm of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in a deal valued at roughly $7.8 billion. The …
Laptops to Eliminate Spinning Hard Drives?

Following up on Sony's announcement of a 32GB solid state drive (SSD) option in its new Vaio Type-G line, Dell yesterday announced the availability of an SSD option its Latitude D420 and D620 …
User‑friendly DRM Around the Corner?

In an event most would have thought unlikely, Dan Glickman MPAA CEO, called for DRM compatibility across the board. Sponsored by Variety and Lexis-Nexis, this ground-breaking conference brought to …
Onkyo Announces New HQV‑Reon Receivers

Silicon Optix announced today that Onkyo has significantly raised the bar for video performance in A/V receivers with the addition of the Reon-VX HQV video processor in two of their models. Onkyo’s …
Wal‑mart Cutting Back on CD Sales?

According to a guy who knows a guy whose cousin married a stockholder who sits on the board of a former roommate of a guy who hangs out at Wal-mart... the store seems to be cutting back 500 feet of …
Blu‑ray Hits 1 million, HD DVD Poised for Comeback

According to Business Wire, Blu-ray Disc has become the first high definition format to sell more than a million discs, a milestone it has achieved in less than one year. Blu-ray Disc sales also …
Has the Plasma Market Flattened?

Consumer electronics revenue took a hit in February. affecting the once skyrocketing category of plasma TVs. Industry watchdog NPD Group reported that it's retail tracking service found that plasma …
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What do you need? More cables? DVIGear is giving you up to 50% off your order! Need some new AV furniture? StudioTech wants you to win 50% off! How 'bout a killer screen for that brand new projector? …
Yamaha Announces RX‑V861 1080p HDMI Reciever

Yamaha Electronics introduced the new RX-V861, an under-$1000 (but just barely) reeceiver with the latest functions and features available from the electronics giant. Featuring four "Scene” pre-set …
Independent Installers Beating Big Box on Tech Support?

A study released by NPD reveals an interesting perspective on service and how consumers react to the big box offerings. According to NPD, "Consumer technology products are becoming more advanced and …