After announcing its entry into the Blu-ray Disc market, it appears that Sherwood may make an early withdrawl. For more details, check out the report from Engadget.

The Panasonic DMR-EZ28K is a great entry-level new generation DVD recorder that includes an ATSC Tuner. This allows the reception and recording of over-the-air digital TV signals, which will replace ... Read More

The premise: Take a DLP projection television and, instead of using a traditional light source to produce the viewable image on the screen, employ laser technology for the task. The ... Read More

A Decibel is a measurement of Sound level. Our ears detect changes in volume in a non-linear fashion. A decibel is a logarithmic scale of loudness. A difference of 1 ... Read More

With the downturn in the economy, the importance of Black Friday for retailers and consumers will be more important than ever. Although I will have a full Black Friday Deals ... Read More

The Sherwood R-972 Home Theater Receiver was first shown as a prototype way back at the 2007 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) - See Photo. Finally, the long awaited R-972 may ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Earlier this year, I reported on a forthcoming Blu-ray Disc Player from LG (BD300) that allows Netflix subscribers to stream movies directly from the Netflix library, via the internet, to ... Read More

The Harman Kardon AVR-354 is a solid, great performing, home theater receiver. Some of the features include 75-wpc high current amplification, built-in decoders for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and ... Read More

Circuit City has certainly had its ups and downs in recent years, especially with Best Buy directly encroaching on its previously safe markets, and big box retailers, such as Walmart ... Read More

Contrast ratio is the difference between the brightest whites and the blackest blacks that a television or video projector can display. High contrast ratios deliver whiter whites and blacker blacks ... Read More

Shopping for a television these days is certainly not as easy as it once was. With terms being tossed around like HDTV, Progressive Scan, 1080p, Frame Rate, and Screen ... Read More

The DTV Transition is only about four months away and there are still upwards of nine million U.S. households that need to make the switch, before analog television broadcasting ends ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Sherwood, known for its home theater receivers, has formally announced the coming availability of its first Blu-ray Disc Player. The BDP-5003 is expected to be available in November, priced at ... Read More

A top home theater projector in Panasonic's current line is the PT-AE2000. On the design front, the PT-AE2000 is plain, but functional, appearance, highlighted by its convenient center mounted lens. ... Read More

With the demise of HD-DVD, Toshiba is now focused on improving the upscaling capabilities for standard DVD. With improved 1080p video upscaling capability over previous Toshiba upscaling DVD players, the ... Read More

Continuous Power refers to the ability of a receiver or amplifier to output its full power continuously. In other words, just because your receiver/amplifier may be listed as being able ... Read More

The Holiday Shopping Season is closer than you think and, with the DTV Transition also coming shortly after, it is anticipated that many consumers will be purchasing their first HDTV. ... Read More

The Onkyo HT-S9100 is a 7.1 channel home theater-in-a-box that is designed for those that don't want the hassle of buying speakers and a receiver, but still want higher-end features ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Although not the big news story as the current financial crisis, it looks like FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin, is now warning that the DTV Transition Converter Box Coupon Subsidy Program ... Read More

The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also ... Read More

If there was any doubt about the increasing acceptance of the Blu-ray Disc format, the release of Iron Man may be putting this doubt to rest. Although Paramount has not ... Read More

A Composite Video Connection is a connection in which both the Color and B/W portions of the video signal are transferred together. The actual physical connection is referred to as ... Read More

Integra, maker of home theater components for the custom installation market, has announced its first Blu-ray Disc Player. Although complete features and specifications are not delineated, so far the DBS-6.9 ... Read More

With the increasing popularity of Digital video recorders, such as TIVO and Cable/Satellite DVRs, is what to do when their hard drives get full. One thing you can do is ... Read More

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 ... Read More

As I reported earlier this week, the annual CEATEC, Japan's giant electronics exhibition, is being held from Sept 30 to Oct 4th. The latest technology is on display, and there ... Read More

I get a lot of questions regarding the ability, and legality, of making backup copies of commercial DVDs onto another DVD, VHS tape, or a PC. Advocates of DVD copying ... Read More

As I reported earlier this week, the annual CEATEC, Japan's giant electronics exhibition, is being held from Sept 30 to Oct 4th. The latest technology is on display, and there ... Read More

Just the basics...Despite a modestly rated 30WPC power output, the Harman Kardon AVR154 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver provides excellent sound performance in both stereo and surround sound modes. Also, ... Read More

As I reported earlier this week, the annual CEATEC, Japan's giant electronics exhibition, is being held from Sept 30 to Oct 4th. The latest technology is on display, and there ... Read More

Samsung is not the first brand you think of when considering a home theater system, but with the HT-X810, it offers an attractive compact, self-contained, easy-to-use system that can complement ... Read More

What is CEATEC you ask? It is Japan's premiere electronics show featuring exhibits in information technology and electronics. Translated from Japanese, CEATEC stands for: Cutting Edge IT and Electronics Comprehensive ... Read More

The term, Component Video Connection, refers to a video connection in which the separate color and B/W elements of the signal are transfered via separate cables from a source, such ... Read More