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Pioneer made a nice-sized splash at the 2009 CEDIA conference in Atlanta, touting several high-quality Blu-ray players with a slate of appealing hardware underneath the hood. One of those players was the BDP-320 (released earlier this year), their second-tier model currently priced at 9.99 list. With versatility and quality in mind with this [...]

HTPC owners have a reason to get excited about tomorrow's launch of Windows 7, Microsoft's new version of the Windows operating system. While Windows 7 Media Center already had the Netflix Watch instant interface added to the package recently, the final version also ships with support for Adobe Flash to operate the vast amount [...]

The original, 1947 “Miracle on 34th Street” is a true holiday classic, ranking up there with “It's a Wonderful Life.” This is a film that defines what Christmas should be all about. Ironically, commercialism has only gotten worse since this film's debut. This film is the original tale about the need to [...]

Samsung’s BD-P3600 is a network capable Blu-ray player with a variety of regularly updated streaming options. Out of the gate, the WiFi enabled BD-P3600 is able to stream both the Pandora music service and Netflix. Thanks to a recent firmware update, the player is now able to access both YouTube and Blockbuster On [...]

Sony’s XEL-1, the first OLED on the market, certainly stands out as a unique option for high definition viewing. While the 11” screen does limit the utility of the XEL-1 OLED TV, the novelty of having early access to the impressive OLED technology may be enough for some buyers.
The XEL-1 features a 960 x [...]

Sure, one could complain that the 1024 x 768 resolution of the Sanyo PLC-XF1000 makes it a bit less than exciting, and of course, anything with a 4:3 aspect ratio can and should normally be met with golf claps. What Sanyo’s PLC-XF1000 lacks in other departments though, it hopes to make up for by [...]

A high end A/V control center, the new T-175 showcases NADs music first design philosophy while still giving a lot for videophiles to latch on to. The T-175 is a Preamp, Tuner and Processor and employs NAD exclusive Modular Design Construction, or MDC. Key components are laid out independently on removable modules which not [...]

“Home Alone” gets a bad rap and many people simply cringe at its first sequel, “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” That said, both films have found a place in the cinema world. Disregarding the floundering third and fourth sequels, this first sequel is not that bad. In the end, yes, [...]

The TX-NR5007 is the flagship model in Onkyo’s current receiver line, also known as the “Double-0” series.
The features 9.2 channel output allows for customizability in home theater setups. While a 9.2 speaker setup is possible, it’s more likely than not that user will have a 5.1 or 7.1 setup, in which case [...]

One of Samsungs new LED backlit HDTVS, the UN46B8500 – or the LED 8500 as Samsung calls it – features a slim design and a fairly strong feature set.
The 46” member of Samsung’s 8500 8 Series comes in at just over an inch and a half thick and at right about 41lbs. The TV’s [...]