Recent Home Theater Editorials

In what can be perceived as nothing less than a carnivorous AP media pummeling the likes of which remind me of a group of hyenas devouring a day-old carcass, Best Buy has been the beneficiary of a …

You know there’s trouble on the HD road ahead when Windex pitches a new formulation prefixed with the letters “HD”. And how about the marketing gurus at Kodak pitching “HD” photographic prints to …

As a long time Netflix user, I’ve had little use for Brick and Mortar video rental stores. Occasionally we’d want a specific movie a specific night with no time to order one (need about 3 days to my …

When I say that it is RARE that we review anything that truly takes us by surprise, I mean it. We've seen just about everything and the trade shows ensure that we aren't typically taken by surprise …

We here at the OPRA Opine Omnibus Org pride ourselves in knowing stuff and talking about it. Whether you like it or not. Well, not necessarily knowing as much as suspecting. And not necessarily …

I never meant for any of this to happen.. the pain, the suffering… I thought I was doing the right thing. That I was being a good steward of my money. I had no idea the web of intrigue and lies and… …

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.

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sick of the current new game console madness? Want one of the new ones but don't want to stand in lines for hours…

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.

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 …

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…

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

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 …

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), …

Microsoft , the software giant, released their new version of Internet Explorer yesterday. Version 7 touts increased security, is easier…

An Audioholics Public Service Message by: …

Rumor has it Sony will announce the official release of its first dual layer Blu-ray discs today. Sources inside the industry have…

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.

We were alerted to an article on TechnologyReview.com today that talks about a Harvard research team that has piloted a way to bust…

Audioholics has fallen into a tradition of reporting all our "experiences" in getting to whatever trade show we are covering. In…

Today Toshiba announced today the introduction on the market of the European-wide first commercially available HD DVD Players. The HD-E1 is due…

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