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Sharp Unveils First THX-Certified Ultra HD TV
HT Staff  |  Jun 26, 2013  |  3 comments
Sharp Electronics today unveiled its first Ultra HD TV, the 70-inch AQUOS LC-70UD1U LED-based LCD TV, which will sell for $8,000 when it hits stores in mid-August. Hailed as the company’s “finest television ever,” the set has four times the resolution of standard high-definition and is the first Ultra HD TV to receive THX 4K certification.
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New Products
AOC Cuts Price on 29-Inch UltraWide HD Monitor to $399 Through June 30
HT Staff  |  Jun 24, 2013  |  0 comments
AOC announced that the price of its Q2963PM UltraWide 29-inch LED-backlit LCD monitor has been reduced to $399 through the end of June at Best Buy, Newegg, TigerDirect, and other retailers. The regular suggested retail price is $499.
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Audio Video News
Poll Results: Action/Adventure Movies Rule the Demo; HT Readers Recommend Their Favorites
HT Staff  |  Jun 19, 2013  |  1 comments
The results of last week’s survey are in. We asked what type of demo material you use to impress unsuspecting friends and family and action/adventure movies were the runaway winner capturing more than half of the votes. Computer animated movies were a distant second with 22 percent of the votes, followed by concert videos with 10 percent and current hit TV shows with 8 percent. Read on to see a list of demo recommendations from fellow enthusiasts with links to our reviews.
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Audio Video News
Cutting Edge Technologies Supplementing, Rather than Displacing, Older Tech
HT Staff  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  0 comments
Tablets Owners in Particular Show Stronger Ownership/Uusage for Just About Every Type of Tech

The technological world moves incredibly fast, with cutting edge trends sometimes getting pushed to the edge of the information and entertainment superhighway almost before the digital ink of their announcements has dried. Netbooks, for example, seemed to be the next big thing for a short time until falling victim to their own limited capabilities. E-readers have faced speculation that they may follow a similar trend, though the jury is still out on this category, with 17 percent of U.S. adults owning one.

In fact, adopters of new technology appear reluctant to let go of the old technology their new devices threaten to replace.

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Audio Video News
ESPN’s Decision to Close 3D Channel Raises the Question: Is 3D Dead?
HT Staff  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  11 comments
Is 3D dead? That’s the question being asked in the wake of news that ESPN plans to close its ESPN 3D cable channel by the end of the year due to low demand—so low that audience ratings were below Nielsen's measurable threshold, according to a StarTribune report.

Voices throughout the industry are questioning whether 3D will ever take off or remain as a little used TV feature that will eventually wither away.

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Audio Video News
Vizio Introduces 80-Inch Smart TV for $4,000
HT Staff  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  2 comments
Vizio today introduced its largest HDTV to date, the M801d 80-inch Razor LED Smart TV featuring a new Apps Plus platform and a competitive $4,000 price, the lowest list price for a TV of its size on the market.
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Audio Video News
Pioneer Adds Entry-Level Home Theater Receivers to Elite Line
HT Staff  |  Jun 10, 2013  |  0 comments
Pioneer has added two models to its Elite series of A/V receivers: the SC-71 ($1,100) and SC-72 ($1,400). The 7.2-channel receivers will be available this month and offer multi-zone and multi-source capability, 4K Ultra HD upscaling, high-resolution audio playback, wireless control via Pioneer’s free iControlAV2013 app (for Apple and Android device), and Pioneer’s Class D3 amplification...
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Sweepstakes
FAVI SmartStick Sweepstakes
HT Staff  |  Jun 10, 2013  |  47 comments
Register to win a FAVI SmartStick (MSRP $49.99) we are giving away.

According to the company:

"With the SmartStick by FAVI Entertainment, you can transform any HDTV into a Smart TV. This small device, which is inserted to the HDMI port on your television, brings the Android OS to your big screen."

[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

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Audio Video News
The Wizard of Oz Returns to the Big Screen in IMAX 3D September 20
HT Staff  |  Jun 05, 2013  |  0 comments
75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Box Set to Follow October 1

Marking the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, Warner Bros. has produced a remastered 3D version of the film that will return to the big screen for a one-week engagement in IMAX theaters across North America beginning September 20, 2013.

Following the theatrical release, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will release The Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition box set on October 1, 2013...

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Audio Video News
Coming Attractions
HT Staff  |  Jun 04, 2013  |  0 comments
Cool new gear: Maiden home theater speaker ensemble from power-amp king Bryston, a $90 HDTV antenna cable cutters will love, a network music player for audiophiles, and more...
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