Audiophiles know how good Parasound equipment is, but their equipment tended to cater to the stereo crowd. It's about time they acknowledge that serious listeners like to listen to surround sound, be it movies or multi-channel music. Parasound...
With the growth of internet video, Intel is developing a new group of "system on chips" for use in DTVs, set-top boxes, optical disc players, and other devices. The aim is to provide "uncompromised internet access" with "high-definition video support, home-theater quality audio and advanced 3-D graphics," according to the press release.
In today's world of MP3 players and Playstations, there is still something reassuring about big, heavy, old-school components. Does a 50-pound device reproduce audio better than a 5-ounce device? Who knows? But it sure makes your back hurt when you...
Everyone who's hip to home theater knows the state-of-the-art in video is a constant-height projection system. And everyone who's hip to home theater also knows they can't afford one.
You remember rear-projection TVs, right? Remember how those really big screens blew away the tiny CRTs, LCD and plasma TVs? Then a funny thing happened. LCD and plasma got big too. But, they also stayed thin. Little by little, RPTV seemed old and...
All together now - let's hear you say it. "D'oh!" I didn't quite hear you. Let's try it again, but much louder. "D'OH!!!" That's better. That's the only appropriate response for one of these "Why didn't I think of...