LG’s first 3D HDTVs: LED backlighting, 480Hz refresh rate, 0.6-inch bezel, arrive in U.S. in May (ZDNet)

May 16th, 2010

Samsung and Panasonic will soon be getting some competition in the 3D HDTV market from LG, which recently announced the availability of its LX9500 line in its native Korea. The 47-inch and 55-inch sets will start selling in the United States in May. The LX9500 TVs are LED-backlit LCDs, and LG claims a dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1. Of course, whether that spec and its 480Hz refresh rate …
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Luxa2’s stylish aluminum holder suspends your iPad mid-air (Geek.com)

May 15th, 2010

Forget Apple’s delayed keyboard dock and iPad case and imagine, if you will, a robotic arm that holds your shiny couch computer suspended mid-air and turns it into a stylish photo frame or even a miniature home theater. Luxa2, a division of Thermaltake dedicated to the home media, computer, and mobile accessories, has done what Apple [...]
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ZVOX 575 Single-Cabinet Surround Sound System (Digital Trends)

May 14th, 2010

We understand that many of our listeners don’t have the space for a full blown home theater system. However, those same listeners don’t necessarily want to listen to their movies through the TVs tiny speakers. For them a single unit solution is what the doctor ordered. The [...]
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A PC For Your Home Theater (Washington Post)

May 13th, 2010

Kurt asked the Answer Line forum about buying a PC for his home theater
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Jonathan Takiff: (Philadelphia Daily News)

May 12th, 2010

SO, HOW MUCH does Apple monopolize the digital entertainment business?There’s hardly a home audio/video product made today – from clock radio to a/v receiver to complete “home theater in a box” system – that doesn’t have a dock for an Apple iPod or iPhone . You can even find some TV sets (from JVC) with a pop-out connector.
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Mythos XTR-50 Squeezes High-Performance Sound Into Slender 1.5-Inch Speakers [Speakers] (Gizmodo)

May 11th, 2010

# speakers Home audio company Definitive Technology thought that it’s a crime to put huge, thick, ugly speakers next to a slim wall-mounted TV. So they made the ultra-thin 1.5-inch Mythos XTR-50 home theater speakers to prevent decorating disasters. More »
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