Recent Home Theater Editorials

Now that Blu-ray has taken the apparent lead in the format war with Warner’s pending defection, things may finally get ugly. Remember that business about the incomplete Blu-ray specifications, …

Have you seen the laser-printer memorials to Heath Ledger at the local DVD retailer? Only a week ago I barely knew who Ledger was, but those displays make me sick! I remember when CDs were still an …

Blind testing at T.H.E Show?! Who let those people in there? Tom dissects the article. Does he think that it is possible to hear the difference between high-end speaker cables and zip cord? Yep! …

Tom's back from CES. Tom gives some love to the listeners (that's you). Dina inadvertently reveals her age (kinda). AppleTV is discussed in brief along with the HD DVD demise. Tom went to T.H.E Show …

Audioholics has long had a history of throwing incredibly technologically-advanced Super Bowl parties. We like to divulge our plans to readers before the big game, in the hope that we can give you …

Every year I strive to give you my perspective of what CES was like. Sometimes I have the time to write up a daily report, others, it is just a summary at the end. This year it will be the latter. …

Well we just wrapped up another glorious show covering of CES at Sin City (Las Vegas). It was apparent to me this year that most of the so called "high end" companies either didn't want press …

Live(ish) from the 2008 CES. Audioholics talks about some of the great (and not so great) products that they’ve seen including HD DVD news, Blu-ray player pricing dropping, wireless HDMI, HDMI over …

Music in video games has come a long way from its 8-bit midi origins and they’ve been picking up steam lately with all the new rock musician simulators like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. But what was …

Apple has jumped into bed with AT&T and threatened its own loyal fan-base with punitive firmware updates if they exercise their right to unlock the iPhone. My, how it has strayed so far from that …

Tom and Dina start off addressing some questions and Dina's first hate mail. They talk about such important issues as how someone can find Tom on Halo 3 and kill him and updating firmware on the A2. …

Now, I love playing multiplayer but honestly, headshotting your friends from across the map gets a little old after a while. Team Slayer type games are better because you once again get that sense of …

This "fable" is about the MPAA who believed they should have control of how people watch movies in their homes. The MPAA wanted to make sure that the people would be unable to do anything with those …

But what is the real future of home entertainment? No one knows. The amount of options out there right now is just staggering though. Take Heroes for example the wildly popular "superhero" themed TV …

Welcome. Dina starts off this Podcast with a threat more horrible than any you can imagine. It's listener appreciation day around here and Tom and Dina address many of your emails and questions. They …

Is Dina going to be at CES this year? You’ll have to listen in to find out. Does Tom have love for DHL? Take a wild guess. What does the holiday season mean to Tom? Tons of questions. Tom gives his …

Tom starts off with a few announcements about the AVRant voicemail, the new music challenge, a few minor changes to the website, and AVRant’s ranking on Podcast Alley (you guys ROCK!!!). Tom …

After the spanking Blu-ray got at the hands of HD DVD recently, Sony's CEO Sir Howard Stringer commented that the two formats are in a "stalemate" according to the Associated Press. While he doesn't …

Results of Radiohead’s little experiment of life without leeches, I mean record labels, have started to come in. Early on, reports showed that in excess of ONE MILLION people downloaded the album …

You thought things were crazy last week? Wait until Dina's announcement. Tom deconstructs the Wal-Mart "secret" sale where an HD DVD player was on sale for $99. Is investing in a DVD player with top …

The WGA strike is on folks, and they're reporting that this one could be a doozie. The last WGA strike went on for 22 weeks (that's an entire season of shows) and cost the industry an estimated $500 …

When Reuters put out a story this weekend that Walgreens were going to start providing DVD burning kiosks in their stores, my reaction wasn't, "Wow that's cool!" as much as it was, "Um… why haven't …

I tried... real hard. The idea of an HTPC is incredible. It's a stupendous idea. I mean, take an ATSC HDTV tuner, an HD-DVR, a DVD player, your entire DVD and CD collection, Internet music, your …

Dina has a fan and someone thinks that Tom is a corporate polo-wearing type. The world is just topsy-turvy. A new music challenge is issued. Tom will discuss this more on the next podcast. Jarret has …

Are you an audio Objectivist or Subjectivist? Many of us here probably have stories of the days when we were hi-fi 'Subjectivists'. There were days when I bought into the whole perfect sound …

Tom starts off talking about the Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray player he’s reviewing and gives a quick preview, reveals AVRant’s first official stalker (aside from Lea who seems to have given it up), and how …

We've all had to deal with the uncomfortable situation of having a friend tell you how much they spent on cables at their local big box store when you know you could have gotten them the same …

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