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Top Home Theater Holiday Gifts

This week is the official start of the Christmas and Winter Holiday Shopping Season. Check out my top home theater gift picks. However, before you head out to the mall, also check out my stress relieving shopping tips below.

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Holiday Special - Digital Sound Projectors, Surround Bars, and 3-in-1 Speaker Systems

Monday November 23, 2009
Here is a great gift idea for the holidays. A single component home theater sytem produces a surround sound listening environment using one speaker box, or one speaker box paired with a separate subwoofer. For some examples of some one and two-piece home theater systems that make great gifts, check out my Digital Sound Projectors, Surround Bars, and 3-in-1 Speaker Systems - Top Picks.

Question of the Week - How Much are Blu-ray Disc Players?

Sunday November 22, 2009
Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: How Much are Blu-ray Dics Players? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs.

Possible DirecTV Sale Looming

Saturday November 21, 2009
According to a recent interview, DirecTV Chairman, John Malone has indicated that either AT&T or Verizon might in a position to purchase DirecTV. However, DirecTV has just announced a merger with Liberty Media. So, how will all this play out? Check in with TV Predictions for more details. My question: How would all this affect resolution of the voluminous number of complaints and pending legal actions related to DirecTV's policies and customer service?

Universal to Offer Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs

Saturday November 21, 2009
Taking notice of Disney's new practice of including both Blu-ray Disc and DVD copies of its recent high-profile home video releases as combo packs, Universal has also decided to take a similar approach with the re-release of several catalog titles. The idea behind this strategy is to reach out to the increasing number of consumers that have Blu-ray Disc players in the main viewing room, but still have DVD players in other rooms of the house. For more details, check out the report from Video Business

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