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Over the first half of 2009, we've notice a disturbing trend in the home theater: Eject buttons are going out of style. A surprising number of disc-playing home ...
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Features There're many ways to save when it comes to purchasing these players and you definitely don't need all the latest bells and whistles for your Blu-ray fix.
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Review Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect, it was a smart move. Almost all the early...
Review When Logitech brought out its touchscreen, tablet-style Harmony 1000 in 2007, it was clearly taking a stab at the high end of the universal remote market. Unlike other high-end--and more expensive--models from the likes of Crestron and Philips' Pronto line, the Harmony 1000 did not require a...
Features Just bought a spanking new home theater system? Here's our updated list of Blu-ray movie recommendations to show off your prized possession.
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Review In 2009, it's not enough for a Blu-ray player to just play movie discs. With the ubiquity of online media streaming services, such as YouTube, consumers already expect such players to offer up a wide variety of instant-gratification online media options to complement their HD experience. Its...
Features Tired of the cable clutter in your home theater setup and want nothing less than an HD-capable system? Here're some available alternatives.
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Review Sony has made standalone Blu-ray players since the format's inception, but they've always been overshadowed by the company's game console, the PlayStation 3. In many ways, the Sony BDP-S550 is the company's first standalone that may be a smarter buy than the PS3 for non-gamers. The BDP-S550 is...
Review In almost every standalone Blu-ray player we've reviewed, you're likely to find a comment about its disc-loading speed and how it inevitably doesn't compare with the Sony PlayStation 3. For once, that's not the case as the Samsung BD-P3600 is flat out faster than the PS3 at loading most movies and...
Features From sound bars to HTIBs and mix-and-match A/V components, we show you what it takes to set up your dream home cinema in high definition.
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Features It seems Blu-ray is finally ready to go mainstream in 2009. But what exactly is it? What does it do? And is it right for you?
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Features Just bought a spanking new home theater system? Here's our updated list of Blu-ray movie recommendations to show off your prized possession.
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Review Standalone Blu-ray players have certainly been held back by confusing Blu-ray profiles and high movie prices, but one of the biggest reasons they haven't taken off is the Sony PlayStation 3. As we mention in nearly every review, the PS3 is an excellent movie player and it offers significantly more...
Crave Last week, we featured a high-powered home theater system from Singapore. Today, we check out an equally impressive Hong Kong setup comprising two separate suites of premium stereo and movie ...
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Review Blu-ray may have started out as a mess, with confusing "profiles" and painfully slow load times. But beginning this year standalone players have finally gotten their acts together. Sony's entry-level BDP-S360 is typical of the new breed of Blu-ray players. It has the basics covered, with Profile...
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