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#walmart

Walmart and Target Afraid of a Little Redbox

Your mom's probably rented a DVD from Redbox—those hulking vending machines lurking outside of grocery stories, lending out DVDs for a buck a day. Walmart's not thrilled with them, and now blocking new release purchases in bulk. More »

02/03/10

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By matt buchanan

#bluray

Oppo's Sub-$300 BDP-80 Blu-ray Player Plays Whatever You Throw At It

We've long been fans of Oppo, makers of high-quality, universal Blu-ray players, but that quality always came at a price. Their new BDP-80, announced today, plays Blu-ray discs, DVDs, SACDs, MKVs, MP3s, and more for only $289. More »

01/25/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#speakers

Avantgarde Lives Up To Their Name With The G2 Speakers

Teac and German manufacturer Avantgarde Acoustics have teamed up to produce a line of speakers that I can only hope sound as good as they look. More »

01/19/10

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By Sean Fallon

#verizon

New Verizon FiOS Bundles Offer More HD and 35Mbps Speeds

Now we know why Verizon decided to double our FiOS cancellation fees. They have unveiled new bundle options that deliver up to 35Mbps upstream and downstream and 90 or more HD channels. More »

01/18/10

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By Sean Fallon

#streaming

MediaHub HD Will Make Hotel Rooms a Lot More Entertaining

TeleAdapt is hoping to deliver a more personalized entertainment experience for guests in hotel rooms with their TA-7650 MediaHub HD box. Basically, it makes it easy to play media from your portable devices through the TV. More »

01/11/10

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By Sean Fallon

#samsung

Samsung App Store For All Your (Samsung) Gadgets

Samsung's been in the app game for a while, but now they're setting up a store to give apps to all of your Sammy devices: TVs, phones, Blu-ray players, PCs, cameras and God only knows what else. More »

01/06/10

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By Brian Barrett

#samsung

Wow, 80 Percent of LED TVs Sold in the US Are Samsung

01/06/10

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#tvs

Vizio XVT Pro 580CD: Their First 2560x1080 Res, 58-inch 21x9 Cinema Wide TV

The Vizio TV I'm most interested in: Their 58-inch 21x9 Cinema Wide TV with a resolution of 2560x1080. Like their other XVT sets, it's got wireless HDMI and built-in Wi-Fi, though is only 120Hz. No price or hard ship date. More »

01/05/10

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By matt buchanan

#tvs

Vizio XVT Pro 3D HDTVs Are Stacked for Cheaper: Local Dimming, 480Hz and Wireless HDMI

Vizio's flagship XVT Pro 3D HDTVs way undercut the top-o-the-line LED TVs from the other guys: 480Hz, wireless HDMI, Wi-Fi, local-dimming LED backlight and 3D. The 72 inch set goes for $3500, cheaper than the 46-inchers from Sony or Samsung. More »

01/05/10

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By matt buchanan

#cables

Sanus' ELM410 HDMI Cables Give You 180 Degrees of Freedom

Now this makes sense—an HDMI cable with a connector that can be positioned within a 180 degree radius. That will be a big space saver if you are trying to run cords in tight spaces. More »

01/05/10

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By Sean Fallon

#ces2010

The Spectacle This Week at CES: Television in Three Dimensions

We're here, in Las Vegas. Home of gambling, awkward celebrity impersonations and oh yes, CES. Meaning we're in for a week of gadgetsTVsPCsPMPsandwaymore. And, by the looks of it, tons of 3D, in case you didn't already know. More »

01/04/10

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By matt buchanan

#netflix

Netflix, Hollywood Politics and the War for Streaming Movies

Even as Netflix adds Criterion movies (yes!) to its burgeoning Watch Instantly library, the studios eye their intentions ever more suspiciously, worried Netflix may be sowing the seeds of Hollywood's destruction. Which could mean fewer movies for us. More »

12/29/09

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By matt buchanan

#review

Acer AspireRevo R3610 Review: An Affordable Nettop That Makes a Great HTPC

I've spent a considerable amount of effort trying to convince you to get an HTPC, and nettops like the AspireRevo R3610 are a big reason why. It's affordable at $330, and it delivers a quality HD video experience. More »

12/24/09

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By Sean Fallon

#homeentertainment

I Don't Think You Understand How Cheap Blu-ray Really Is

The downward trajectory of Blu-ray player prices matches DVD almost to the dollar—actually, Blu-ray's cheaper. And that's not considering inflation, or that the best players do a whole lot more than Blu-ray. It's not what Blu-ray makers wanted. More »

12/23/09

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By matt buchanan

#tvs

Well, That's Another "World's X-est" That Will Never Be Topped

Another week, another "world's thinnest." LG's new LCD looks like an OLED, and at just 2.6mm thick, it's actually a shade thinner than Sony's XEL-1. More »

12/21/09

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By Kat Hannaford

#3d

3D Glasses For HDTVs Will Cost at Least $70 a Pair

As our Avatar review illustrated, 3D is evolving from a mere gimmick to a technology that is poised to be the center of our home entertainment experience. And those cheezy glasses? Expect them to get a lot more sophisticated. More »

12/18/09

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By Sean Fallon

#3d

3D Blu-ray Specs Officially Confirmed, We Can All Breathe Easy Now

The Blu-ray Disc Association has issued the official specifications for 3D Blu-ray, thankfully confirming that the discs will be backwards-compatible for when you tire of actors lunging out of the TV at you. More »

12/17/09

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By Kat Hannaford

#blockquote

What Is "Success" for Blu-ray?

According to the president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Craig Kornblau, if 30 percent of a movie's home video sales today are Blu-ray, that's pretty damn good. More »

12/14/09

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By matt buchanan

#hometheater

Silver PAC Evolution 5500 Remote Would Have Been Great 3 Years Ago

Remember SideShow? That technology designed for Vista that allows you to display gadgets on an external device? Silver PAC is digging it up for their Evolution 550 universal remote set for release this February. More »

12/14/09

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By Sean Fallon

#furniture

Ballerina Sweetspot: A Chair Designed Specifically For Audiophiles

There is just something about chairs. Just look around the office—they are not just places to sit anymore. Chairs have become super-engineered status symbols. Now audiophiles can have their own high-tech throne. More »

12/10/09

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By Sean Fallon

#projector

Aiptek's Plastic Portable DVD Projector Lets Your Kids Watch Hannah Montana In Style

Who knew Fisher Price would ever move into the home cinema industry? Ok, so it's not a product from the kiddywink toys manufacturer, with this portable Aiptek DVD projector available now at Firebox. More »