Scott Wilkinson

Congratulations to Ron Abruzzese, the winner of UAV's Lord of the Rings sweepstakes! His prize package includes all three movies on Blu-ray plus a swag bag of LOTR collectibles.

"My father first interested me in home theater as a youth," Ron recalls, "which is why he'll be the first person I watch these Blu-rays with! I love the LOTR series and look forward to watching these movies on my PS3 and Vizio LCD TV." He admits that his sound system is a bit out of date—a hand-me-down Pioneer receiver and a pair of Dynaco speakers—but he plans to upgrade as soon as he can. "Although I'm somewhat new to UAV and Home Theater, I'm already a big fan and plan on being a continual reader. I will certainly look to your sites for recommendations."

Thanks Ron, and again, congratulations on winning UAV's first sweepstakes!

To paraphrase The Firesign Theatre, we're all A/V geeks on this bus. We can't get enough about Blu-ray players, high-def displays, receivers, speakers, room acoustics, content creation and distribution, and all the other elements that contribute to an exceptional audio/video experience. To feed that need, I'm delighted to introduce a new feature to <I>UAV</I>&#151;<A href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/podcasts/">Home Theater Geeks</A>, a weekly, hour-long podcast in which I chat with the most important and influential technical experts in our industry about all things audio and video.

Welcome to our new feature, "Ask Home Theater." Each week, I'll answer several reader questions here, and you'll have an opportunity to chime in with your comments and additions. I hope to build a real community with lively discussion, so don't be shy! Send your questions to me at scott.wilkinson@sorc.com, and please add your two cents to any answer I give. I look forward to hearing from you!

My impression of Westinghouse LCD TVs has steadily improved with each one I've reviewed, so I was eager to see its new line of LED edge-lit models. The larger screen sizes&#151;42, 46 (pictured), and 55 inches&#151;are 120Hz, and all are quite slender as you would expect from LED edge lighting. The 46- and 55-inchers will be available in the fourth quarter, while the smaller sets will ship in April. Prices were not disclosed, but a company rep said it would be "comparable to CCFL pricing today."