Pioneer KURO PDP-5020FD 50-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV
Pioneer rolls its last home-built KURO plasma HDTV off the assembly lines and it should surprise no one that it sets a new standard in black level performance.
Pioneer rolls its last home-built KURO plasma HDTV off the assembly lines and it should surprise no one that it sets a new standard in black level performance.
URC’s R50 is here to challenge Logitech’s popular Harmony line for the throne of easiest to use and easiest to set up universal remote control.
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, and that’s exactly what LG and Samsung have done by adding Netflix instant streaming support into their latest Blu-ray Disc players. Find out whether this is the next “killer app.”
Guest writer Peter O’Connell describes what you’ll need to do to set up a Blu-ray Disc player with an older pre-HDMI home theater receiver, and why you’d want to.
A reader writes in asking if it’s possible to purchase his own high definition cable set top box, in order to avoid having to rent one from his local cable company.
A reader writes in asking whether he can plug his DISH Network DVR and Sony Blu-ray player into his receiver for surround sound but still get TV sound when the receiver is off.
This year, with the economy in the dumps, those who still have some disposable cash for gift-giving will find some remarkable deals on flat panel plasma and LCD televisions, even from name brand manufacturers, and you won’t have to wait on any lines.
Gotham’s City’s masked avenger is back in this dark and ominous follow-up to Batman Begins. With a stellar audio transfer and impressive picture, The Dark Knight will make a great addition to anyone’s Blu-ray library.
Greg Robinson joins Big Picture Big Sound as “Roving Reporter.”
OPPO Digital, known for their fine upconverting DVD players comes to the rescue of those who have too many gadgets and too few HDMI inputs on their TV or receiver.
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