Recent Home Theater Editorials
Rumor: Is Apple Plotting a Sound United Buyout From Masimo?
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Apple may have a plan to buy Sound United audio brands including: Denon, Marantz, Bowers&Wilkins;, etc from Masimo. But how far does Apple's plans go to resolve the ongoing patent disputes with Masimo?
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Blu‑ray Review
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HBO has turned the Game of Thrones into a television drama masterpiece with as much care and attention to detail as the its finest work.
What Home Theater Can Learn from Apple
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if Apple had designed the home theater system, the first thing they would have done is sit down in front of a TV and said, "Now, how SHOULD this work?" They wouldn't be sitting in a lab somewhere.
AV Rant #273: Interview with PJ Pesce
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For this special episode of AV Rant, Tom welcomes Clint DeBoer, Editor in Chief of Audioholics and PJ Pesce. PJ is a writer, director, musician and more. Warning: mild use of language in this episode.
AV Rant #272: Badmouthing the Brits
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This week, Tom admits he was wrong (don’t tell his wife) about iCloud Match. Liz liked Tom’s article on Defining Confusing Audio Terms. Why aren’t we shooting video in 120Hz? Plus lots more!
Defining Confusing Audio Terms
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In any industry, you'll run into specific lexicons. These are words that may mean completely different things to different people. We've taken some and listed them, along with their definitions, here.
The Insanity of Marketing Disguised as Loudspeaker Science
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This article is an opinion piece on why you simply cannot declare Speaker XXX is better than Speaker YYY based on a few measurement graphs or so called "DBT's" conducted by a manufacturer.
Why We Measure Audio Equipment Performance
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This article explores the question why we measure audio component performance. We take you on a tour of the various A/V components we review, and how our measurements can/cannot relate audibly.
Internet Victory as SOPA, PIPA Lose Steam
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The SOPA and PIPA bills are withering away as Internet activism seems to have scored a victory.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the Cure for Black Ops
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 marathon - my ears are still ringing from the machine gun and artillery fire. But I'm thoroughly invigorated and this game is one of the most anticipated of 2011.
HDMI Forum: More Better? or Just More Money?
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This week, HDMI Licensing created a whole new organization, HDMI Forum, Inc. The new organization is supposedly intended to bring more people into the process of developing the HDMI specification.
Home Health & Audio Unite at CEDIA 2011
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The health and CE markets appear to be merging. From under the bed TV mounts with automation, to computerless & wireless email and printing, disabled consumers are covered.
AV Rant Podcast #251: Umbrage
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Liz names her first podcast... and we note the deplorable lack of innuendo. Oh well, she's still learning. If you haven't already, please check out Tom's Master of Macabre story entitled "Fresh Air".
Steve Wilson "Grace for Drowning" Blu‑ray 5.1 Music Release
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Steve Wilson releases "Grace for Drowning" on Blu-ray in 5.1 HD surround sound with video content for every song. If you are a fan of progressive rock or great music in general, check it out!
Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu‑ray Review
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When the release of Star Wars was finally announced as heading to the Blu-ray format, it was met with much trepidation from fans. Fear and rumor spread across the Internet
CEDIA & Consumer A/V: The Minority Report
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According to research, up to 63% of women have the final say so in A/V related product purchases. The industry needs to address this and better market its need in our daily lifestyles.
CEDIA Expo 2011: Energetic and Hopeful
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I can't explain why, but this year's 2011 CEDIA could be best described as energetic and hopeful. While the economy hasn't fully recovered, there was a sense that "we are all in this together".
Indianapolis Meets CEDIA 2011 and Goes Green
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See how Indianapolis and CEDIA "Green up" and find out what new technologies are available in health and home for A/V and beyond.
Best Buy Sells Its Soul with Rent‑A‑Center Kiosks?
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Rent-A-Center (RAC) is lining up a new program to offer electronics to people who, frankly, cannot afford them. And they are teaming up with Best Buy via in-house kiosks and a no-credit-check process.
Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree on the Degradation of Audio Quality & the Music Industry
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This article shares lead singer of Pprcupine Tree Steve Wilson's views on compressed audio and the state of the music industry today. Support high res audio and educate the masses to preserve the art.
A Dialogue with HDMI Licensing about DisplayPort Cables
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HDMI Licensing's latest "snafu" had to do with HDMI Licensing declaring HDMI to Mini DisplayPort cables persona non grata and (more or less) telling HDMI Licensees not to sell them.
CEA Study Finds Consumers Enjoy High Quality Audio
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So this week the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ventured into the realm of user listening preferences and released the results of a new study. The study explored the demand for HQ audio.
AV Rant #243: Stuck on Stuff
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Part two of Liz's Soup to Nuts on streaming this week is about storage. More than you ever wanted to know about servers, clouds, and NAS. Plus ESPN3D and AT&T, modular design, Velodyne, and more.
Active vs Passive 3DTV Polarizes Industry, Experts and Consumers Alike
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3D HDTV technology has polarized the TV industry! Two opposing camps have emerged with different methods of achieving 3D effects for home televisions, and each side is claiming superiority.
AV Rant #242: Swearing
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Hear Liz's first in a three part series on streaming content. This week - where to get it. Also, Tom talks about his $2k receiver comparison article, Star Wars Blu-ray money grab, and cool installs.
AV Rant #241: Put a Glove On
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If you read our $600 receiver comparison article, you'll want to hear this podcast. Tom talks all about it. Plus Liz breaks down Spotify for you and promises to host the next Soup to Nuts.
Netflix Imposes 28% Rate Hike on Existing and New Customers
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While Netflix would like to hide rate increases under the garb of "better reflect[ing] the costs of each" and giving its customers "a choice", what it amounts to is the company passing along costs.
AV Rant #240: Cat Bacon
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Despite the random name, there are quite a few important issues discussed on this podcast. This week Tom and Liz talk about the new Vizio CinemaWide displays, MoviePass, PlayLater, and Netflix.
AV Rant #239: Primed
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This AV Rant podcast contains part two in a series of interviews with one of the foremost designers in the field of electrostatic speakers, David Janszen. Also, Tom and Liz talk about the latest in HT