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    The Onkyo ND-S1 iPod Dock is Speakerless But Abounds With Outputs

    Onkyo Launches First Dolby Pro Logic IIz Receiver That Adds Vertical Sound Dimension

    Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC

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    Onkyo HT-S5100 Home Theater in a Box: 7.1 Surround and Acoustic Room Calibration For $579
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    Image of bandit bandit
    03/12/09

    In reply to Onkyo Launches First Dolby Pro Logic IIz Receiver That Adds Vertical Sound Dimension
    We have two horizontal ears, and yet hear vertical sound due to timing differences and other biological features. This suggests a vertical sound component could be simulated with regular 5.1 or 7.1 systems. Is this just an effort to create the next AV fad and drive purchases?
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    03/12/09

    @bandit: Technically speaking, two speakers is all you should ever need given the fact that we only have two ears. That said, for a variety of reasons (room layout, various blocking issues, etc), when doing a stereo system in a home, you need far more than two speakers.


    And let me tell you, there have been at least three times I have watched movies that I thought "wow, it sure would be great if this stereo had a vertical dimension". So, now I can go spend a few hundred times for the fourth time I think that in a couple of years. Or -- not.

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    03/12/09

    In reply to Onkyo Launches First Dolby Pro Logic IIz Receiver That Adds Vertical Sound Dimension
    so do they have speakers to use with this new feature?
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    03/12/09

    @uli: Wouldn't any speaker work? The only issue with this is that nothing has 7.2 output.
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    03/12/09

    @Révolution: Pro Logic isn't designed for discrete channels anyway. It would matrix the sound to the new channels.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC



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    Image of Matt Ghilarducci Matt Ghilarducci
    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    HP Touchsmart for the win. I have one and I love it. All that and a bag of chips for far less money (for the 22.5 screen) and a bit less money (for the 25.5 screen).


    AND you can touch the screen - keyboard/mouse not required for simple tasks. It makes a great kitchen computer / tv / media player.

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    03/06/09

    @Matt Ghilarducci: So how many of the channels that you get on other TVs do you get on that thing?


    (and what TV service do you have? Sat/Digi-Cable/IPTV/Etc.)

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    Image of Howard Weliver Howard Weliver
    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    While they are revamping the iMac. Will someone tell the genius engineers over at Apple to use a universal mount so I can mount it to the wall.
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    03/06/09

    @Howard Weliver: But using standard VESA mounts isn't an INNOVATION!
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    i'd rather have an ipod touch or iphone dock to replace my keyboard's numberpad portion. i think giz posted something like that before
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    03/06/09

    @sega8800:

    [i.gizmodo.com]

    [i.gizmodo.com]
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    Image of Marc Plante Marc Plante
    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    I guess it's sexy, but why not just build an HTPC and use the leftover money for a larger screen?
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    03/06/09

    @Marc Plante: still wouldn't get you a cableCARD tuner that could tune encrypted QAM channels, unless you put in a LOT of extra work/money/complexity.


    But then again the only HTPCs that have that now are a few HP/Sony ones, and the REALLY high end ones that even put Apple to shame in the realm of over-charging.

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    03/06/09

    @bpapa9013: Did Dell stop selling them?
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    03/06/09

    @Xeno: I believe so, I have haven't been able to find a computer with the option to add the ATI digital cable tuners on Dell's site for a number of months, I'm thinking about buying a package HTPC right now and if Dell still had them they would likely be my top choice, the Sonys are over priced for the specs, and the specs of the HPs kind of suck...


    I know that you can buy both external and internal versions of a similar cableCARD tuner by themselves from some of the high end HTPC dealers (for ~$300 a-la-carte), but you have to have a certified mobo (with the certified bios) for them to work, the only possible workaround for that that I have heard of is running the HTPC as a virtual machine and loading a copy of the certified bios, I haven't tried it since I still haven't even sprung for a cableCARD tuner to test, and I am not overly familiar with virtual machines.

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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    Oh no ... suggesting that Apple isn't the pinnacle of design?
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    03/06/09

    @phoomp: they're only the pinnacle of over design.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    But is the screen/cover held on by state of the art magnets?
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    03/06/09

    @BPA-Free_GitEmSteveDave: Little known fact, the magnets actually make the iMac therapeutic if you strap it to a sore area.
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    03/06/09

    @Xeno: And if you sleep with it taped to your feet it will remove toxins from your body.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    when has apple's designs been "over the top"? all have been minimal without too much flash and pazaaz.
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    03/06/09

    @jwm1314: hardware wise, yes.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    "a bundled TV Tuner, Blu-ray burner and an iPod dock would set the design over the top."


    It would also set the price over the top with Apple tax.

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    03/06/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Not to imply that this is really 'affordable'.
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    03/06/09

    @Xeno: ...and an apple version would be an order of magnitude less affordable...
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    Apple doesnt steal,

    they innovate :)
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    03/06/09

    @Linux Chief hardware engineer:

    *cough* bullshit *cough*
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    03/06/09

    @daftrok:

    Im sorry, you eat what for breakfast?

    [www.instantrimshot.com]
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    03/06/09

    @Linux Chief hardware engineer: I drink the secret tears of fanbois, as an after dinner cocktail.
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    03/06/09

    @Linux Chief hardware engineer: Did you just rimshot yourself? Not cool dude.
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    03/06/09

    @Faceless Internet Commenter: Wow, he must be REALLY flexible.
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    I don't care what they do, but I really want some sort of redesign... Something cool, revolutionary and different...


    ...like an iMac made from...


    ...hemp.

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    03/06/09

    @Jesus: That computer would be smoking fast.
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    03/06/09

    @Jesus: O RRY?
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    03/06/09

    @bpapa9013: YEAH RRY!
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    03/06/09

    @Jesus:
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    03/06/09

    In reply to Apple, Please Steal Some Ideas from the Onkyo Sotec Media PC
    How much would it cost to buy a standalone iPod dock? It's a nice feature to have but other than that the computer's specs aren't anything out of the ordinary and don't justify the price.
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    03/06/09

    @iamholland:


    The real question is, why would anyone ever want an iPod dock on your computer?! No matter how intuitive Apple's GUI may be, wouldn't you rather just use your media player of choice?

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    03/06/09

    @steve.: Probably for synchronization.
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    11/13/08

    In reply to Gadget Deals of the Day
    If wiring up my home theatre system was a less of a pain in the ass kind of deal, I'm sure I'd be all up in the Onkyo biznit; last time I dabbled in this shite, it took hours to figure it all out, then in a few days I realized the interface sucked such major donkey nuts that it just wasn't worth the 600$ I had spent, so I returned it for full refund and spent the cash on more greener pastures. Not.One.Regret.


    Hopefully in the future they'll make user friendly shite - why doesn't Apple get involved in this game?

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    11/13/08

    @banmojo: It sounds like Bose Lifestyle system would be more fitting for you.
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    11/13/08

    @ripfire: No highs? No lows? Must be Bose. Great imaging, but terrible dynamic range.
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    11/13/08

    @s0crates82: Oh I know. But considering who I'm replying to...
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