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question of the day
There is no question that having a bunch of separate remotes is downright annoying, but it seems to be the norm in most households. In fact, I would be willing to bet that the vast majority of Americans have at least 2 or 3 remotes lying on their coffee table at this very moment. But let's open this question up a bit and expand it to the entire house. Not including game controllers, how many remotes to you have in your home?
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Question of the Day: How Many Remotes Do You Have?
There is no question that having a bunch of separate remotes is downright annoying, but it seems to be the norm in most households. In fact, I would be willing to bet that the vast majority of Americans have at least 2 or 3 remotes lying on their coffee table at this very moment. But let's open this question up a bit and expand it to the entire house. Not including game controllers, how many remotes to you have in your home?
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After hearing about Kevin Rose cheaping out on a home theater system, I started wondering what percentage of average folk have a setup in their own home. Then I remembered research that suggested as many as 50% of home theater buyers don't set up their rear surround speakers. So the question here is two-fold: do you have a home theater system and if so, was it professionally installed?
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Do You Have a Home Theater System? Was It Professionally Installed?
After hearing about Kevin Rose cheaping out on a home theater system, I started wondering what percentage of average folk have a setup in their own home. Then I remembered research that suggested as many as 50% of home theater buyers don't set up their rear surround speakers. So the question here is two-fold: do you have a home theater system and if so, was it professionally installed?
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Kevin Rose Sets Up Lame Home Theater System (Verdict: BURIED!)
As any good tech aficionado, Kevin Rose has put together his new home theater system all by himself. Unlike a good rich tech aficionado, however, Kevin Rose has set up quite a humble setup, spending just around $9,040 on it. Honestly, given his worth, I was expecting a Sony Death Star projector and a full Kaleidescape rack. Instead, we got this suburbia setup, complete with setup videos:
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Japan's Highest Digital Porn Censor Arrested For Not Censoring Enough Hoohas
If you've ever seen any Japanese porn at all, you know that the good stuff is usually censored. The man in charge of censoring these hairy body parts, Katsumi Ono, plus four other adult business colleagues, were just arrested for allowing 13,000 copies of movies into the marketplace that weren't completely mosaicked. The "two DVDs in question did not sufficiently hide the on-screen action," which means these are the best two movies to come out of Japan in our lifetime. [Variety via Fleshbot (NSFW!)]
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Deduct A/V Gear From Your Taxes? Whaaaaaaawesome!
Sound and Vision has done their homework and finagled five tips that will help you get Uncle Sam to pony up for your home theater gear. Now, I'm no expert on these matters, but the advice seems to be viable—although making it happen is going to require a bit of work on your part. More »
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Sony NHS-130C HD Entertainment Monolith Makes Monkeys, Whole Homes Smart
This is the Sony NHS-130C, a monolithic black rack that offers high-end HD video and audio through an entire house, from home theaters to a master bedroom. In fact, Sony says the NHS-130C offers multi-room "control of movies, audio, lighting, temperature, security systems," and by the look of it, probably Death Star lasers too. Would you like to know the list of AV and domotics gadgets you can get for $85,000? More »
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The new Vudu XL is the higher capacity version of the Vudu download and play video box. This Vudu model can hold 500 standard definition movies for $999, with 1080p/24 output over HDMI and component with optical and coaxial digital sound. The Vudu XL allows you to rent and download standard- and high-definition movies from "every major US studio and 22 independents." In fact, the are adding new HD movies by the end of January:
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Vudu XL HD Video Download Box Is Biggest Vudu Ever
The new Vudu XL is the higher capacity version of the Vudu download and play video box. This Vudu model can hold 500 standard definition movies for $999, with 1080p/24 output over HDMI and component with optical and coaxial digital sound. The Vudu XL allows you to rent and download standard- and high-definition movies from "every major US studio and 22 independents." In fact, the are adding new HD movies by the end of January:
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'80s Stereo Turned Into a HTPC
With everyone trying to slap more chrome and neon on to their custom PC creations it's nice to see someone going old school for a change. This enormous stereo form the '80s has been modded and prodded into a decently capable HTPC complete with built-in 15-in LCD, Hauppauge TV tuner, 1.83GHz Athlon XP 2500+ processor and 500GB of hard drive space. The best part is that the buttons on front aren't just for show. The volume control still works as does the power button, and the tuning knob scrubs vertically while the function knob scrolls horizontally. [The Lost Pixel via Make Magazine]
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Pioneer rolled out its Elite SC-09TX Direct Energy amp and AV receiver combination, a mutha of an AV system if we've ever seen one. Set to ship in January, the setup consists of a 10-channel amplifier stacked on top of a precision pre-amp receiver unit, giving you 200 watts x 10 of sweet, clean power. And man, did this sucker sound great. Pioneer hooked it up to some of its speakers designed by a former KEF engineer, and knocked our socks off. Since we can't perfectly convey that sonic experience to you here, settle for a bit of amplifier porn in the gallery on the next page.
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Pioneer Elite SC-09TX Amp and Receiver Kicks Audio Arse
Pioneer rolled out its Elite SC-09TX Direct Energy amp and AV receiver combination, a mutha of an AV system if we've ever seen one. Set to ship in January, the setup consists of a 10-channel amplifier stacked on top of a precision pre-amp receiver unit, giving you 200 watts x 10 of sweet, clean power. And man, did this sucker sound great. Pioneer hooked it up to some of its speakers designed by a former KEF engineer, and knocked our socks off. Since we can't perfectly convey that sonic experience to you here, settle for a bit of amplifier porn in the gallery on the next page.
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Velodyne has described its new subwoofer as "room-pounding bass in a room-friendly box." With its digital amplifier and triple-driver system, the MicroVee is suitable for both music and movies. Available from November, pricing and full specs are after the jump.
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MicroVee Sub-Woofer Packs 1200-Watt Punch into 9-Inch Cube
Velodyne has described its new subwoofer as "room-pounding bass in a room-friendly box." With its digital amplifier and triple-driver system, the MicroVee is suitable for both music and movies. Available from November, pricing and full specs are after the jump.
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DLO TransDock Deluxe Keeps You From Crashing Your Car
There's been little innovation in the car iPod dock space lately, so that's why DLO's TransDock Deluxe caught us by surprise. Sure, its individual components—a steering wheel mounted remote, an FM tuner, an iPod mount, an AV-out port, an Aux-in port and a USB charging port—can be found elsewhere, but this is the first time we've seen them all together. More »
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Onkyo TX-NR905 Super Receiver: Same Reon-HQV Scaler as Top Blu-ray Machines
Onkyo's got a press event today—in Jersey City, of all places—where they're showing off their top-line TX-NR905. The most important thing you should know about the NR905 (and 875) is that it uses a Reon-HQV video processor. That's the same processor that the Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray and the Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD players use to do their stunning DVD upconversion to 1080p from all video sources. So, it's likely when videophiles like Gary Merson get their mitts on it, they'll have the same scaling verdict as they did with the players: Awesome. More »
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Harman Kardon HS500: Theater Sound for Around a Grand
Harman Kardon may not a name to say quickly or people will think you are talking about having sex in your car, but it is a name associated with high-end AV products for the home. These home theater systems, the HS300 and HS500 should be available to ship any day now. Both have a 5.1-channel receiver/DVD-Audio/Video player, five satellites, HDMI connectivity, 1080i video processing, subwoofer and a USB connection to other players - and, unlike many HT systems, they are not unstylish. Be prepared to part with $1199 for the 500 and $999 for the 300. More »
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Three Slingbox Versions Officially Announced
The Slingbox Tuner, AV, and Pro have officially been announced as the three successors to the Slingbox Classic. The Tuner and AV versions will be $180, and the Pro will be $250. If you want to know the differences, hit the jump for more info. More »
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iPod AV Gets Probed by Aliens
In what appear to be completely fake photos of the iPod AV, we learn that Apple's scientists wear ill-fitting rubber gloves and take pictures with cameras from 1989. And again, we'll post them because the blogosphere needs her meat. One more after the jump... More »
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Could this be faked? Of course. At this point, anything goes. But it's noteworthy that this fake at least looks like all the other mockups we've seen—including the one we know was fake.
Video iPod AV: The Video
Could this be faked? Of course. At this point, anything goes. But it's noteworthy that this fake at least looks like all the other mockups we've seen—including the one we know was fake.
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