Receiver

Yamaha’s New RX-V861 Receiver: 1080pi Upconversion, HDMI Switching for $999.95

We all hate those “under $1,000” price declarations, especially when, with shipping and sales tax, you’re well over $1,000. But Yamaha’s RX-V861 receiver, due in May, is brings long awaited good news for those who have multiple game consoles, an HD cable box and a legacy DVD/VHS combo, all hanging out in a spaghetti-fest of…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Apr 23

Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver Reviewed (Verdict: Fantastically Cheap)

Three things are combining to make this Xbox 360 wireless receiver for Windows a fantastic buy. First, it’s only $19.99. Second, Xbox 360 controllers like the Wireless racing wheel and even the standard ones are great. Most importantly, DirectX 10 and Vista’s “Games for Windows” branding requirement is forcing every game developer to support all…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 5

Dealzmodo: Pioneer 700W 7.1 Home Theatre Receiver, $88 AR

BestBuy has one bitchin’ deal on a Pioneer 7.1 channel home theatre receiver. The receiver normally retails for $199, add in $11 of instant savings (!!) and a $100 mail-in-rebate brings this baby down to $88 after all is said and done. It is also available for in-store pickup to avoid any nasty shipping costs…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 20

Denon AVC-1930 Home Theater Receiver with HDMI, 1080p Switching

Denon introduced its AVC-1930, a 150-watt 7.1 amplifier with two HDMI inputs, and one HDMI output for that 1080p HDTV monitor. Attach its little puck-shaped microphone, and it automatically sets up its equalization to match your room’s acoustics. And if you get sick and tired of all that crispy 1080p video, plug your iPod into…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 18

CEDIA 2006: Sony STR-DA5200ES 7.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver

Sony introduced the STR-DA5200ES 1080p-supported receiver at CEDIA this year. This receiver is the shizzle and more. It is even capable of upscaling any source to 1080p. So yes, you can upscale those home videos of you playing air-guitar in your diapers as a toddler to 1080p. The interface is also really unique. It is…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 16

Sony STR-DA5200ES Receiver has PSP/PS3 Menus

John Falcone, lone-star-gadget-sherriff at CNET, tips us off to his exclusive look at this Sony A/V receiver that uses, of all things, an onscreen PSP/PS3 Interface. The point? To let people configure the labels on inputs to say non-Sony things like Xbox, and make configuring the 7.1 channel monster by moving around icons, rather than…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 6

Sony TA-DA3200ES Receiver Brings Serious Power

As the HDMI spec filters throughout the home theater landscape, more and more receivers fall into line supporting that high-definition audio and video I/O scheme, and now Sony’s TA-DA3200ES receiver joins the crowd with the ability to move 1080p video from one place to another with plenty of power to spare. The thing that will…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 9

Techno-Box o’ Fun: Satellite Suitcase

Yes, you can take it with you with the Satellite Suitcase, a complete satellite signal receiving kit including a 39cm (15-inch) dish, an LNB (Low-Noise Block) converter, an SCART (21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together) cable, various mounts and most importantly, a satellite locator to help you pinpoint those sometimes-illusive extraterrestrial birdies. Figure out…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 4

Sony Releases New Blu-Ray Enhancing Receiver, 12 New LCD TVs

Sony reminds us that they do much more than make game consoles that nobody really cares about (PS3, PSP)—they make next-generation DVD formats that nobody cares about! Hoho! First up is the STR-DG1000, dual HDMI, 7.1 channel, Blu-Ray enhancing receiver that “automatically detects and receives the best possible video and audio signals from connected devices.”…

Television Jason Chen Jun 1

E3 2006: Microsoft USB Wireless Receiver and other Hardware Info

Bloops! In our Microsoft peripheral coverage yesterday we forgot to mention the most glorious peripheral for avid PC users. A USB wireless receiver for all Xbox 360 wireless peripherals. So yes, you can finally use the wireless controller, the upcoming wireless force feedback steering wheel and even the wireless headset with USB goodness. This will…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 10

Denon AVC-2920 Loaded for HDMI and 1080p

The Denon AVC-2920 with HDMI and 1080p support will suddenly make hooking up a full-quality 7.1 surround sound setup a piece of cake. The nice thing about HDMI cables is that they re as easy to plug in is a FireWire cable, and they carry audio and video at the same time. Now all of…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 28

Magellan eXplorist Bundle

Magellan’s eXplorist GPS receiver is a great product on its own—able to support up to 22 maps on its internal memory. But its even better in the eXplorist 210 Outdoor Bundle, which gives you everything you need for your next big outdoor trek. As well as the receiver, you also get MapSend Topo 3D USA…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 12

Yamaha’s Mobile Phone Stereo System

Chaku-uta furu (“receive music full”)—mobile phones in Japan are used for playing real music and have become a competitor to the iPod and its ilk. Yamaha is capitalizing on this trend with a compact speaker system (NX-A01) and a Bluetooth receiver unit (TRX-RO1BT) in cooperation with the mobile phone provider au. This cubic form speaker…

Gadgets Noah R Jan 19

Yamaha’s New RX-V861 Receiver: 1080pi Upconversion, HDMI Switching for $999.95

Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver Reviewed (Verdict: Fantastically Cheap)

Dealzmodo: Pioneer 700W 7.1 Home Theatre Receiver, $88 AR

Denon AVC-1930 Home Theater Receiver with HDMI, 1080p Switching

CEDIA 2006: Sony STR-DA5200ES 7.1 Surround Sound A/V Receiver

Sony STR-DA5200ES Receiver has PSP/PS3 Menus

Sony TA-DA3200ES Receiver Brings Serious Power

Techno-Box o’ Fun: Satellite Suitcase

Sony Releases New Blu-Ray Enhancing Receiver, 12 New LCD TVs

E3 2006: Microsoft USB Wireless Receiver and other Hardware Info

Denon AVC-2920 Loaded for HDMI and 1080p

Magellan eXplorist Bundle

Yamaha’s Mobile Phone Stereo System

Anthropic’s New Model Is So Scarily Powerful It Won’t Be Released, Anthropic Says

Musk Asks Court to Give Potential Winnings in OpenAI Suit to OpenAI’s Nonprofit

Pro-Iran Hackers Target Critical U.S. Energy and Water Infrastructure

‘She-Hulk’ Was Apparently One of Marvel’s Most Successful Shows

The World’s First Eye-Tracking Smart Glasses Are Intriguing and Unpolished

Noah Hawley Is Remaking ‘Terrified,’ Which Shouldn’t Happen

Unprecedented Observation Reveals 2 Supermassive Black Holes Locked in a Tight Death Spiral

This Apple MacBook Pro Is Now Under $500 After 78% Off, Grade-A Refurb Deal (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Touch Bar)

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

Let us help find what you are looking for...