Owners of Samsung BD-PX600 Blu-ray players have been puzzled recently by discs from Universal and Warner that do not play. Good news: A fix is on the way.
Axiom Audio has just revealed a service that it claims makes it the "world's most customized loudspeaker shop." The company now offers the "Customize Yours" service, which lets customers dictate exactly how their speakers look. Instead of just a...
After five long years the fate of Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), Sawyer (Josh Holloway), Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Hurley (Jorge Garcia), Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Jim (Daniel Dae Kim), Sun (Yunjin Kim), and Claire (Emile de Ravin) is finally revealed. These survivors of Oceanic flight 815 didn't land in a tropical paradise. Awaiting rescue they discovered polar bears, a smoke monster roaming the jungle, and the "Others" led by Ben Linus (Michael Emerson). Has it all been a dream? Did they all die in the crash and there in some sort of twisted version of hell? Who started the Darma initiative in the first place? Is it just me, or do all of these questions give you a headache?
Ending a popular show is a difficult under the best of circumstances, but when you take a show like Lost with its large ensemble cast, complicated story, and many unanswered questions. Is there a way to please everyone? Not a chance.
Last month, I profiled the Puccini CD/SACD player from British dCS, an all-in-one package and the company's least-expensive audio-disc spinner at a mere $18,000. At the other end of the scale is the Scarlatti, a 3-box system that costswell, a lot more.
AT&T is making U-verse subscribers an offer they may not want to refuse. A new U-verse Mobile App for iPhone and BlackBerry Torch can set up recordings for playback on home DVRs and, via cloud computing, on portable devices as well.
Vinyl records are becoming a curious marketing tool for video game companies. Last year, Sega released the Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, a 6-track vinyl LP sold only in Australia and New Zealand and limited at 3,500 copies. It was produced to...
In the fast-paced Web world, nothing remains the same for long. So it is with UltimateAVmag.com. We decided it was time for a major makeover, and the result is now staring you in the facewelcome to the new UAV!
Nowadays an integrated home entertainment system is just as much, if not more, about the interior design as it is the technology. In fact, the most sophisticated custom installations reveal little to no technology to the naked eye, however, behind the walls and artwork, or hidden in the ceiling you just might find some amazing state-of the art sound and video gear.
Wolf Cinema is well known for its DCX series of high-end home-theater DLP projectorsin fact, I've profiled them here and here. Now, Wolf is tackling the challenge of LED illumination in its new DCL-200FD.
As a war rages between men and kings and kings and god, the battle amongst the gods is the one that could ultimately destroy the world. Hope rests with Perseus (Sam Worthington), son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), who was raised as a man and sets off on a hazardous journey deep into forbidden worlds to avenge the death of his family and defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth.
With only a 29% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I had extremely low expectations. While I wouldn't consider the movie a classic, it's a hell of a lot of fun and features adequate acting, a compelling story (revenge is a dish best served cold), and tons of action, especially compared to the slow-paced original from 1981. There's an occasional line of cringe-inducing dialog, but the positives far outweigh any negatives.