Recent Home Theater Editorials
The History of Audioholics.com

This isn't the first time Audioholics.com has undergone a transformation, but until this one they have always been superficial - dealing with the look or aesthetics of the home theater website.
Return Policy or Policy of Exclusion?

Here at Audioholics (and really all over the Internet) we often hear horror stories of customer service. Few companies are immune to such complaints though a bit a research will quickly bring to …
Olevia LCD Deinterlacing Problem

Back in October we reviewed the Syntax Olevia 542i LCD. While overall we gave the display a positive review, we noticed that with certain DVDs, the top of the picture would “tear” or be skewed to the …
Why Apple's Advice on DRM Won't Be Heeded

Apple's CEO and Lead Strategist, Steve Jobs, wrote an open letter to consumers and executives alike this past week outlining three basic strategies for solving the problem with DRM-encoded music. …
Convenient Explanations

You know what’s fun? Interpreting events the way that serves your own political, social, or moral ends. Take this Newsweek article for example, The Low Cost of (Guitar) Heroism. The author laments …
CES Wrapup: Just One (or two) More Things

Now that I have been home from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas for a few days, and have actually slept a little bit, I have had time to think back, remember, and reflect on some of the cool …
Windows Vista DRM: World's Longest Suicide Note?

The Vista Content Protection specification could very well constitute the longest suicide note in history. Vista's content protection mechanism only allows protected content to be sent over …
XGameStation – A Creative Outlet for an Uncreative World

Sick of the current new game console madness? Want one of the new ones but don't want to stand in lines for hours…
5 Years After Launch of iPod, Music Industry Tries MP3

In an amazing act of ingenuity, daring and trend-setting acuity, the Music industry is starting to experiment with... wait for it... selling MP3s online direct to consumers.
Super Bowl XLI Party Wrap‑up at Audioholics

It's never too early to plan for next year's event. It will be especially "hot" (pun intended) since the 2008 game will be hosted at the new Cardinals Stadium in Glendale Arizona. As for this year's …
Truth, Lies, and OPRA

Just when you thought he had finally gotten fired for trying to steal Gene's speakers, Clint's projector, or J's… um Mac? OPRA is back with a load of…
PS3 or Xbox360?

The folks at GizmoCafe.com had a chance to play with the PS3 for awhile and overall they seemed to be much more…
The Audiophile

There you are - sitting in your home theater/listening room, sipping an adult beverage, feeling the music wash over and move you. The kind of transcendent experience that only spending thousands of …
Drive‑Up Movie Theater

I have always wanted to combine my love of movies with a neighborhood "get together", so when I first heard about the idea for a home-made outdoor movie theater (using the space within your garage), …
How to Succeed in Business the Microsoft Way

Microsoft , the software giant, released their new version of Internet Explorer yesterday. Version 7 touts increased security, is easier…
Why you won’t be able to take a picture of your burning laptop using your Sony digital camera.

An Audioholics Public Service Message by: …
Is Sony Finally Releasing 50Gig BD?

Rumor has it Sony will announce the official release of its first dual layer Blu-ray discs today. Sources inside the industry have…
Online Gaming: The Next Great Frontier or Darwin at Work?

World of Warcraft, Lineage, Everquest, City of Heroes… the list goes on. I've read more and more about people meeting within one of these games and ending up getting married.
3 TB of Data on a Standard CD?

We were alerted to an article on TechnologyReview.com today that talks about a Harvard research team that has piloted a way to bust…
CEDIA '06 – The Arrival

Audioholics has fallen into a tradition of reporting all our "experiences" in getting to whatever trade show we are covering. In…
Toshiba Announces first HDMI 1.3‑enabled HD DVD Player for European Market

Today Toshiba announced today the introduction on the market of the European-wide first commercially available HD DVD Players. The HD-E1 is due…
Audioholics CEDIA 2006 Coverage: What the Heck Are We Doing?

Well, we're fast approaching the 2006 CEDIA Expo. This is a convention specifically geared towards custom installers and integrators. While that may not…
The OPRA Awards! Sign up now!

As CEDIA looms close, OPRA Inc. has decided to instigate the long standing tradition held by many veritable print publications - Our own awards. Yes, the OPRA Award is likely to become the most …
RF Remote Controls: Is It Time for You to Step Up?

A Discussion of RF Universal Remotes vs. Traditional IR
DVD Insider #63 ‑ The Search for The Perfect TV Set

"I can't seem to get that through to you. I'm not just talking about one person. I'm talking about everybody. I'm talking about form. I'm talking about content. I'm talking bout interrelationships. …
Denon Announces New Recievers

Four New Mid-Tier and Entry-Level Models Are Added, with New Features and Capabilities Geared Toward the Custom Installation Marketplace
Microsoft Announces Zune Wireless Media Player

Weeks of speculation are over! Microsoft made it official last Friday when it announced the project "Zune" aimed at competing head to head with Apple.