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Headphone Reviews
Review: JayBird BlueBuds X headphone
Brent Butterworth  |  Mar 08, 2013

Bluetooth's been a boon for headphones, 'cause lots of people love headphones but nobody loves cables. It hasn't taken off in the in-ear monitor market, though, 'cause almost all Bluetooth IEMs have a clunky module that holds the Bluetooth electronics and the amplifier-and nobody loves clunky modules.

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Streaming Device Reviews
Sling Media Slingbox 500 Media Shifter
Barb Gonzalez  |  Mar 08, 2013
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Price: $300 At a Glance: Stream 1080p live TV and recordings from your DVR • Complete control of your set-top box from any device • Displays photos and videos from smartphone on TV

While cable and satellite companies often tout their ability to let you start watching a recording in one room and finish it in another, you can forgo the cost of these multiroom systems with a Slingbox. The original TV place-shifter, Slingbox allows you to access your cable or satellite set-top box and all of its content from mobile devices, media players, and computers— from across the house or across the country—by using the SlingPlayer app. Hoping to save some money in box rentals, I was happy to test Sling Media’s first new consumer model in four years, the Slingbox 500 HD. There are a number of ways to watch TV on computers and mobile devices, but Slingbox is unique in providing remote access and control of your set-top box.

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Ears On
Demos: What's in Your Wallet Box?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 08, 2013
Whenever I see a bunch of people running in one direction, I run the other way. Let them paw over whatever is enjoying its 15 minutes of fame—I'd rather explore what they've overlooked, at a leisurely pace, in splendid isolation. During the waning days of the LP era, just as the CD's "perfect sound forever" campaign was coming on strong, I refrained from discarding most of my vinyl. Oh, I bought CDs, especially for new releases. But I also haunted the Tower Annex in Lower Manhattan, filling holes in my classical library with used LPs at two or three dollars a pop. For a junior-grade inkstained wretch, vinyl was more affordable than full-priced $15 CDs (in 1980s dollars) though I bought plenty of those too.

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New Products
Sharp Begins Shipping New Aquos Smart TVs
HT Staff  |  Mar 08, 2013
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Sharp Begins Shipping Its New 6-Series AQUOS LED Smart TVs

Sharp’s 6-Series AQUOS LED Smart TV’s, first unveiled at CES 2013, are now shipping.

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ViewSonic VSD220 22-inch Smart Display
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Mar 07, 2013

 

I'm not sure what to make of the Viewsonic VSD220. I like it. It works as you'd hope, looks quite nice, and is priced well.

But it is definitely a niche product. If you can spot a place in your life for this niche, then I think it's definitely worth checking out.

What is it? Well, you can think of it as a 22-inch Android tablet, with HDMI and USB inputs. Or, you can think of it as a small Smart TV with Android OS.

Got ideas yet? I do.

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How to Watch Videos on Your TV Using the YouTube "Send To" Update
Barb Gonzalez  |  Mar 07, 2013
The newest YouTube mobile app update allows both Android devices and iPhones/iPads to instantly send the video to your TV. Find out what you need to make it work, and learn about current limitations.
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Hands On: Sony XBR-84X900 Ultra HD TV Page 3
Al Griffin  |  Mar 07, 2013

To hear Sony tell it, the future will be in 4K. This stance comes as no surprise: The company's 4K-rez digital cinema projectors have been installed in over 13,000 theaters, and at least 75 Sony-produced titles have either been shot with 4K digital cameras, or transferred to the higher-rez format from film. And Sony isn't just pushing 4K for theaters - it wants viewers to experience it at home. 

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Sony XBR-84X900 Ultra HD TV
Al Griffin  |  Mar 07, 2013

To hear Sony tell it, the future will be in 4K. This stance comes as no surprise: The company’s 4K-rez digital cinema projectors have been installed in over 13,000 theaters, and at least 75 Sony-produced titles have either been shot with 4K digital cameras, or transferred to the higher-rez format from film. And Sony isn’t just pushing 4K for theaters — it wants viewers to experience it at home. 

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Anatomy of a Home Theater Retrofit
HT Staff  |  Mar 07, 2013
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Challenges are nothing new to systems integrators. However, retrofits generally require more out-of-the-box thinking than new construction. “The creation of a home theater during construction is relatively easy,” says Ryk Schoonheim, owner of the Sarasota, Florida–based Sights, Sound and Such. “Transforming an existing space is another story.” Each retrofit offers a unique set of problems, and so it was with this Port Charlotte, Florida, home theater installation.

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Editor's Eye
No More Excuses: The Price of a Big Picture Just Got Smaller
Rob Sabin  |  Mar 06, 2013
It’s not unreasonable that any regular reader of Home Theater may lust, if only in his heart, for a two-piece projection system that genuinely matches, if only at a smaller scale, the experience we have in our local multiplex.
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