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Receivers, Switchers

Impact Acoustics Two-Port HDMI Selector Switch Review ★★★★★

Jun 19, 2007 by Chris Boylan

Are you running out of HDMI inputs on your HDTV or home theater receiver? Impact Acoustics Two-Port HDMI switcher may give you what you need without a costly upgrade.

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Media Players, HTPC

Slim Devices’ Transporter from Logitech Review ★★★★★

Jun 16, 2007 by Joe Lozito

Logitech’s undeniably sexy entry in the high-end network music player category has it where it counts. And speaking of counting, you’ll need to count an awful lot of dollar bills to get one.

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Deals

Panasonic 50-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV: $2399.99 (TH-50PZ700U)

Jun 15, 2007 by Chris Boylan

Panasonic’s new 1080p Plasma HDTV (TH-50PZ700U) is available for just $2499.99 on Second Act (limited time offer).

Ask The Expert

What is HD DVD?

Jun 13, 2007 by Chris Boylan

A reader asks whether those new 1080p upconverting DVD players with HDMI outputs qualify as ‘HD DVD.’

Deals

Online Shopping: Deals on Electronics (HDTV, Home Theater, Speakers, etc.)

Jun 11, 2007 by Big Picture Big Sound Deal Meister

Shopping online for electronics gear can be a daunting task, fraught with uncertainty and doubt. Here are a few of our recommendations for reputable online stores where you can find the best deals.

Ask The Expert

Why Does My Cable Box Hate Me? It Turns All My HDTV into 480i SD!

Jun 10, 2007 by Chris Boylan

A gentleman writes in asking why his fancy high definition PVR cable box keeps setting itself to standard definition 480i output.

Blu-ray, DVD Players

Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) Blu-ray Disc Player/Gaming Console Review ★★★★★

Jun 8, 2007 by Chris Boylan

As an interesting side effect of convergence and cross-promotion, Sony’s next generation gaming console, the PlayStation 3 is one of the more advanced offerings in the Blu-ray Disc Player market, and also one of the least expensive. But can it really perform as a dedicated Blu-ray Disc/DVD player for home theater use?

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Deals

Deal Alert: Panasonic 58-inch Plasma HDTV: $2547.77 (TH58PX600U)

Jun 7, 2007 by Big Picture Big Sound Deal Meister

Big, Flat and Cheap are not normally words that go together when describing a flat panel HDTV, but they do now with the TH-58PX600U 58-inch Panasonic plasma HDTV. It’s on sale for just $2547.77 including shipping.

Headphones

Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones Review ★★★★★

Jun 5, 2007 by Cliff Darroch

A new mid-line sound-isolating stereo earphone from Shure delivers both on sound quality and on ergonomics, but its price point puts it up against some stiff competition.

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News and Show Reports

Alienware Launches Hangar18 – a Feature-Packed HD-ready HTPC

Jun 5, 2007 by Chris Boylan

Alienware will be shipping their high performance high definition-enabled Hangar18 home theater PC (HTPC) later this month. Among other unique features, it includes built-in amplification to drive a 5.1-channel surround sound speaker system directly.

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Impact Acoustics Two-Port HDMI Selector Switch Review ★★★★★

Slim Devices’ Transporter from Logitech Review ★★★★★

Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) Blu-ray Disc Player/Gaming Console Review ★★★★★

Shure SE310 Sound Isolating Earphones Review ★★★★★

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