Robert's Home Theater Blog

Shoppers "gobbled" up 30 dollar DVD players, 149 dollar 27-inch TVs, and 299 dollar Digital Camcorders on the day after Thanksgiving, as the holiday shopping season gets off to fast ... Read More

Get in on the flat panel television craze with this new unit from JVC. The LT-26WX84 features a 26-inch 16x9 screen, built-in NTSC tuner, 1024x768 pixel resolution, HD-upgradability, 500:1 contrast ... Read More

Police in the U.K. are concerned that DVD piracy in that country may be a possible revenue stream for terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaida. For more details, check out this ... Read More

....Well, sort of. The DVD Forum has just made a decision to approve the Toshiba/NEC HD-DVD format as an official read-only system as part of the standard for the coming ... Read More

While the DVD Forum is wrestling with two competing standards for the next generation of DVD (HD-DVD and BluRay), China claims that its new EVD format offers similar high definition ... Read More

If you are tired of scouring the internet for that rare overseas DVD title and then finding out that you can't play it on your DVD player anyway because the ... Read More

Of course! What a logical product. EnXnet has just announced its first release of a combined DVD/CD disc (DVDPlus). One side of the disc is a DVD and the other ... Read More

DVD recorders are fast becoming one of the hottest products in consumer electronics this year, especially as prices keep coming down. Recently, a reader purchased a Philips DVDR75 DVD Recorder ... Read More

It is supposed to be the season of thanks, peace, and celebration, but consumer electronics retailers are bracing for an all-out war for consumer dollars this holiday season. Besides the ... Read More

TV stands sold by Circuit City, with the "Cherry Brentwood" designation, are being recalled due to possible problems with tipping that could cause serious injury. For additional details, check out ... Read More

Marantz introduces the first in new line of AV receivers incorporating Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing. This new processor, can expand your traditional 5.1 Dolby Digital signal into a full ... Read More

Consumers have been asking for it and Sears and Sansui have teamed to market the first DVD/VHS Combo recorder with the capability to copy VHS to DVD in one unit. ... Read More

D-VHS gets another boost as JVC announces the incorporation of DTS audio tracks as an option on D-VHS D-Theater recordings, which currently employ Dolby Digital and MPEG audio options. This ... Read More

Humax may not be a household brand name in the U.S., but add this Korean-based consumer electronics company to the growing list of Chinese and Korean brand names showing up ... Read More

If you hadn't noticed, China has been trying to exert its muscle in the world consumer electronics market. China is now a major factor in the manufacturing of many types ... Read More

While most consumers think that DVD is the be-all-end-all of video formats, high definition DVD is just around the corner with the battle lines between two rival camps, blocking the ... Read More

Actually, JVC has been making "serious" products for years, from the first VHS VCR to the first High Definition miniDV Camcorder. In an effort to stay in the forefront ... Read More

Enter video recording "heaven" with the new Pioneer DVR-810H, which combines the benefits of both DVD recording and TIVO. This unit is equipped with DVD-R/-RW recorder, with both analog and ... Read More

Bolstered by backers such as Philips, HP, Dell, and others, more manufacturers are introducing DVD recorders and DVD burners ultilizing the DVD+R/+RW format. It is hoped by the DVD+RW alliance ... Read More

Gateway has made a dramatic shift in product emphasis this past year, and now seems to be attracting attention from both consumers and competitors with its new emphasis on consumer ... Read More

DVD has been pushing pre-precorded VHS tapes off retail and rental shelves for some time, but now, the impact of DVD recording and burning is starting to affect the demand ... Read More

Philips unveils a breakthrough in high-speed DVD data and video recording by showing a 16x speed DVD+R writer. This would double the current 8x DVD+R maximum writing speed, available on ... Read More

Is the end of the tube-based TV near? With the increased demand for Plasma and LCD TVs, Toshiba and Matsushita (parent of Panasonic) are taking steps to discontinue CRT product ... Read More

With the increased demand for HDTV service, DirecTV is diverting some of its satellites that were originally intended for data and broadband to expand HDTV offerings to its subscribers. For ... Read More

BOSE, which ironically, is a member of CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association), is suing CEDIA for its use of the term "Electronic Lifestyles" in its activities promoting home ... Read More

Halloween is over, the Thanksgiving turkey is slow cooking in the oven. Dad's in the basement getting that old furnance started back up, and its time to get those winter ... Read More

While most people are getting ready for the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other Winter Holidays, its "crunch time" for those in the consumer electronics industry and press as they ... Read More

Sony celebrates the sixth anniversary of its WEGA-series TVs with the introduction of three new models, including both 32-inch and 42-inch LCD projection models with built-in HDTV tuners, and the ... Read More

If you already have a DVD player, this inexpensive, but feature-packed, system may be for you. The package consists of a fully functional Dolby Digital/DTS AV receiver with a Dolby ... Read More

DVD-Audio gets another boost as Cambridge SoundWorks, popular independent loudspeaker maker, adds DVD-audio capabilities to its latest "Mega-Theater" Home Theater-In-A-Box Systems. The systems begin at a very reasonable $550 to ... Read More

Although Blu-Ray is the only "approved" high-definition recordable DVD format approved by the DVD Forum, upstarts Toshiba and NEC are still trying to lobby for the DVD Forum's blessing for ... Read More

In a continuing effort to cement DVD-Audio as a viable option for music fans, several record labels have announced over seventy new releases for the remainder of the year, including ... Read More

It has been well-publicized that the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) has been on a crusade to wipe-out music and CD piracy by any legal means necessary. However, their ... Read More

China's ultimate goal of dominating the worldwide consumer electronics market takes another step forward as French-based Thomson Multimedia (parent of RCA) enters into an agreement with TCL International Holdings ... Read More

Looking for something "hot" this holiday season? Although still very expensive at any size, flat panel TVs (either LCD or Plasma) are selling like hotcakes in the consumer market. The ... Read More

NEC announces a series of new Plasma displays, just in time for the holiday season. With a native pixel display meeting XGA specifications, the displays come in 42, 50, and ... Read More

Denon has introduced a new line of 6.1/7.1 channel AV receivers that provide great value. The AVR-2803 features DD-EX6.1, DTS, DTS-ES (matrix and discrete), Dolby Pro-Logic II and DTS-Neo:6 processors ... Read More

After just a few years, Sony has announced that it is discontinuing its MicroMV camcorder format, citing lackluster sales. Industry analysts also cite the format's poor video performance, high price ... Read More