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Samsung rolls out Netflix-friendly Blu-ray players

Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 9:37am

When video rental-by-mail mofo Netflix started streaming thousands of its videos online, there were hints of other hardware involvement beyond the dedicated box from Roku. LG was the next to jump in with its BD300 Netflix-streaming Blu-ray player, and...

Brando wireless RF mini-keyboard, perfect for home theater PCs

Friday, October 3, 2008 - 8:18am

Someday soon, most of us will have computers in our home theaters, and we'll be needing a mini keyboard like this one from Brando. What's so great about it? Two letters: RF. Its radio frequency control works up to...

Goofy gives you home theater tips, just like the old days

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 9:43am

Wonder no more how to hook up your home theater, because Goofy is here to help. Disney dusts off the same animation technique it used to keep soldiers from getting V.D. in WWII, updating it perfectly for life in...

Nero brings TiVo goodness to PCs

Monday, September 29, 2008 - 8:07am

Two of our favorite things just got together: TiVo, and using a computer in our home theater. Nero, makers of DVD burning software, finally made good on its year-long promise and released a package of TiVo software you can...

The ultimate PC case mod: 6 powerful PCs in one glorious case

Kevin Hall

Friday, September 26, 2008 - 6:29am

The first thing I did when I saw this setup was look at my own wall and see where I could fit one, too. Then I grabbed a napkin to clean up all the drool. Up above is exactly...

LCD HDTV Review: Pricey, Midrange and Cheapo

Monday, September 15, 2008 - 10:02am

Folks, it's finally here. As the bad boys from Prison Break, the hotties of 90210, and all those ultra-violent cyborgs on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are testament to, the new TV season has begun. What better time to...

Dell Studio Hybrid hands-on: the perfect home theater PC?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 2:58pm

Dell aims its attractive Studio Hybrid to students and PC newbies, but we had a better idea for the minuscule PC — let’s take it into our home theater and see what it could do. It has the makings...

Panasonic PT-AE3000 front projector has side-by-side picture adjust (about time!)

Wednesday, September 3, 2008 - 12:00pm

While Panasonic's latest front projector has plenty of features to admire — full HD (1080p) resolution, easy display of extremely wide aspect ratios, and all the image processing you could want — I say it's most useful ability is...

Freewheeler speaker is awesome except for the price

Friday, August 8, 2008 - 12:08pm

Maybe I'm missing something here, but I don't really understand the appeal of this Freewheel speaker. Let me give you the details: it's gigantic, about the size of a Mazda Miata tire and about twice as thick. It works wirelessly...

WHDI: World-changing wireless HDTV to become standard

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:00am

Imagine watching any HD video wirelessly from any Blu-ray player, PC, TiVo, set-top box, video camera, Xbox — any video source, anywhere in your house, up to 100 feet away. Now add the ability to instantly control that video...

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home theater stories

Samsung rolls out Netflix-friendly Blu-ray players

Brando wireless RF mini-keyboard, perfect for home theater PCs

Goofy gives you home theater tips, just like the old days

Nero brings TiVo goodness to PCs

The ultimate PC case mod: 6 powerful PCs in one glorious case

LCD HDTV Review: Pricey, Midrange and Cheapo

Dell Studio Hybrid hands-on: the perfect home theater PC?

Panasonic PT-AE3000 front projector has side-by-side picture adjust (about time!)

Freewheeler speaker is awesome except for the price

WHDI: World-changing wireless HDTV to become standard

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