News and Show Reports
Ian White’s Top 5 Blu-ray Discs of 2010
2010 was a banner year for Blu-ray with some amazing releases. These five were my personal favorites.
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Receivers, Switchers
Denon AVR-591 Home Theater Receiver
The AVR-591 may be lean, but it offers support for 3D source passthrough, lossless audio decoding, and it sounds amazingly solid for the paltry asking price of $349.
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Watch Avatar 3D the James Cameron Way on Blu-ray 3D
With the release of Avatar on Blu-ray 3D only 10 days away (a Panasonic exclusive), Director James Cameron has chimed in with a special announcement on the Panasonic web site that offers calibration settings to get the most out of the spectacular release.
Media Players, HTPC
Roku XDS
The Roku XDS streaming media box faces some stiff competition from Apple TV, Google TV and Boxee. Can it survive in a crowded market?
Speakers
Polk Audio SurroundBar 6000 Instant Home Theater
Not everybody has room for a surround sound system, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want surround sound. If funds and space are a little tight, Polk Audio may just have you covered.
News
Famed Italian Film Producer Dino De Laurentiis Dead at 91
A true film legend, Oscar-winner and producer of more than 500 films, Dino De Laurentiis passed away yesterday in Los Angeles at age 91.
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Roku, NHL Partner to Bring GameCenter LIVE to Roku Customers
Roku and the NHL have joined forces to bring the fantastic NHL GameCenter Live to a television set near you.
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OPPO Gets Official with BDP-93 Blu-ray 3D Player
Oppo Digital’s first player to support Netflix streaming and 3D playback is right around the corner. Now get in line.
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CEA Predicts Strong Consumer Electronics Sales for Black Friday and Beyond
Black Friday is only two weeks away and the CEA has released its outlook on the prospects for a strong holiday season as well as providing a preview of the upcoming CES 2011 in Las Vegas.
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Can 3D TV Survive Without Live Sports and ESPN
With only a limited number of events so far and marginal penetration, the future of professional sports broadcast in 3D is on shaky astro turf as even early adopter ESPN begins rethinking their position.
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