Tag: General Home Theater News

A wise person once said, "stop digging if you find yourself in a hole". Apparently not satisfied with suing grandmas, single moms, 12 year olds and other horrible people society frowns upon, they have now taken that knife and stabbed it firmly in the back of the artists they represent. This whole situation is a like waiting for a zit […]

Red Herring had the chance to sit down with the CEO of DivX to discuss the world of digital media. Its interesting to see his take on the big players in the industry including Google and Apple. If nothing else, you get a little history of DivX and how it all got started. From the article:   Q: When did […]

DRM? We don't need no steenking DRM! At least thats what EMI thinks! As of yesterday, you can now buy DRM free usic from Yahoo's music store for a buck a piece. It will be nice not to have to worry about which device your content can play on. Show your support, go purchase a DRM album. I am on […]

This guy has a pretty sweet home theater setup, but that didn't stop him from hooking up his Wii to it. Hmmm….those graphics on a 100" Screen? Well, like he points out, nobody buys the Wii for the graphics, they buy it for how much fun it is to play. I'll have to take their word for it 🙂 The […]

About.com's term of the week is Rear-Projection Television. Surprisingly enough, the rear projection TV is the opposite of a front projection display devices. Now that you have gotten over the shock, head on over to About.com for the full scoop on rear projection TV's. From the article: Rear-Projection Television refers to a television in which the image is projected and […]

Due to the recent management change at Sony, there has been a few rumours flying around saying that a PS4 will never hit the streets. Sony was quick to dispel this with a statement today.  From the article: While that's mildly amusing, Holman also discussed some of the updates to the PS3 in the next few years, including additional media […]

I have the itch.. the itch to transform every available room into some sort of Home Theater/Listening Area. That may not happen, but God willing, I hope to buy a house with a nice basement and transform it into the HT of my dreams. Until then, I will read about stories like this one about converting dingy basements to an […]

I think I posted about OPPO's new DVD player a week or so ago, but they have made such a splash in the community with their previous players it is worth a mention. The DV-981HD features Faroujda DCDi de-interlacing, 1080p upscaling, SACD, DVD Audio, and DivX playback. Via About.com  Product Page:  Video Up-Conversion Features: High definition up-conversion with film-like picture […]

Arcam's newest upscaling player aimed for the high end market will retail for 1800 pounds. With this price you would expect a feature set to rival anything on the market and it no doubts comes through. I'll list a few below but you will have to click through to see the rest. From the article: * cutting-edge video technology using […]

This weeks about.com's term is preamplifier. Well, one would guess that its a device hooked to the input of the amplifier. For the rest of the story, you are going to have to head on over to about.com and read what it is :). From the article: When a preamplifier and power amplifier are combined in one unit, it is […]