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Debbie Stampfli | Mar 23, 2009

Simplicity and home theater equipment don’t often seem to go together. With the constant influx of new products and upgrades, it’s hard to maintain a user-friendly environment. After all, how can you simplify your surroundings and stay ahead of the technology game at the same time? Media servers can help solve this problem. They bring all of your movies, music, and photos to a central location and then let you access it from all around your home. Media servers also provide the integration you need so you’ll be able to just sit down and enjoy your movies and music. What a concept.

Home Theater Systems Reviews

Onkyo HT-S9100THX Integrated System

Mark Fleischmann | Mar 23, 2009

Price: $1,099 At A Glance: THX Loudness Plus enhances sonic impact at low volumes • Audyssey 2EQ offers better than average auto setup and EQ • Faroudja DCDi video processing

Say Hello to THX I/S Plus

Why are home theater products littered with logos? Because manufacturers don’t want to reinvent the wheel. Rather than design its own loudness enhancement, auto-setup program, or video-processing chip, a company like Onkyo will license one of these goodies from THX, Audyssey, or Faroudja. Or in the case of the HT-S9100THX integrated system, it will use all three.

Vizio VP505XVT Plasma HDTV

Scott Wilkinson | Mar 23, 2009

Price: $1,500 At A Glance: Razor-sharp detail with HD content • Solid blacks and shadow detail • Less-than-inspiring performance with DVD

Best Value at the Warehouse

In the six short years that Vizio has sold flat-panel TVs in the U.S., the company has risen to third place in flat-panel sales (plasma and LCD combined) in the North American market. This tremendous and rapid success is because of the high value that these TVs offer—in particular, they offer surprisingly good picture quality for surprisingly little money.

Audio Video News

Chinese Blu Acquires Surround Options

Mark Fleischmann | Mar 23, 2009

For Blu-ray fans in China, last week brought a couple of audio-related milestones.

Canton GLE Series home theater speaker system

Ken C. Pohlmann | Mar 22, 2009

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

Kramer Vs. Kramer—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)

Kris Deering | Mar 22, 2009

Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 2/5
Young husband and father, Ted Kramer, loves his family - and his job, which is where he spends most of his time. When he returns home late one evening from work, his wife, Joanna, confronts him and then leaves him, forcing Ted to become the sole caregiver to their six-year-old son. Now, Ted must learn to be a father while balancing the demands of his high-pressure career. But just as Ted adapts to his new role and begins to feel like a fulfilled parent, Joanna returns. And now she wants her son back.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

8 Mile—Universal (Blu-ray)

Kris Deering | Mar 22, 2009

Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment...is another chance.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

Bolt—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)

Kris Deering | Mar 22, 2009

Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
More than just man's best friend, "Bolt" is a modern-day action hero. Raised on the set of a hit television show, Bolt believes he has amazing powers - like a devastating Superbark! But when he's accidentally shipped to New York City, Bolt's daredevil stunts no longer go according to plan. As reality begins to challenge his delusions, Bolt learns his whole life has been a lie. Or has it? Amidst the adversity and hard-knocks, Bolt will discover that a dog's true superpower lies in his loyalty to the owner he loves.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

The Fast and the Furious Trilogy—Universal (Blu-ray)

Kris Deering | Mar 22, 2009

Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
"The Fast And The Furious Trilogy" includes "The Fast And The Furious", "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift" with a digital copy of each film.

Blu-ray Movie Reviews

The Kite Runner—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)

Kris Deering | Mar 22, 2009

Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Amir is a young Afghani from a well-to-do Kabul family; his best friend Hassan is the son of a family servant. Together the two boys form a bond of friendship that breaks tragically on one fateful day, when Amir fails to save his friend from brutal neighborhood bullies. Amir and Hassan become separated, and as first the Soviets and then the Taliban seize control of Afghanistan, Amir and his father escape to the United States to pursue a new life. Years later, Amir - now an accomplished author living in San Francisco - is called back to Kabul to right the wrongs he and his father committed years ago.

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