What To Buy - Top Picks, Product Reviews, and Product Profiles
By Robert Silva, About.com Guide to Home Theater
You Know what to look for, but what about some actual product suggestions? Check out my current Top Picks lists, Product Reviews, and Product Profiles to narrow down your options.
- Top Product Picks For Audio and Video Components
- Product Reviews and Profiles
- Home Theater Products - First Look
Top Product Picks For Audio and Video Components
Having trouble pinning down exactly what type of television, AV receiver, or DVD player to purchase for your system? For some ideas, check out my list of Top Picks and favorite products in home theater components. Lists are added and updated for holidays and new product introductions.
- Great Home Theater Products for $199 or Less
- Home Theater-in-Box Systems
- Digital Sound Projectors, Surround Bars, and 3-in-1 Speakers
- Home Theater Receivers - $399 or Less
- Home Theater Receivers - $400 to $1,299
- Home Theater Receivers - $1,300 and Up
- Powered Subwoofers
- LCD Flat Panel Televisions - 32 and 37-Inch in Size
- LCD Televisions - 40-Inches and Up
- Plasma Televisions
- Rear Projection Televisions - 60-inches and Up
- Projection Televisions Less Than 60-Inches in Size
- Video Projectors
- Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Players
- Standard and Upscaling DVD Players
- Universal DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Players
- DVD Recorders and DVD Recorder/Hard Drive Combinations
- DVD Recorder/VHS VCR Combinations
- HDMI Switchers and Switch Boxes
- Home Theater Accessories For Committed Movie Fans
Product Reviews and Profiles
Looking for more detailed information on a specific home theater product? If so, check out my reviews and profiles of selected audio/video and home theater products. Some reviews are extensive, some are shorter product reviews that hit the basics, and others are product profiles of new products.
- Audio Components (Home Theater Receivers, Preamps, Amps, CD Players)
- Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD/DVD Players and DVD Recorders
- Home Theater-in-a-Box and Single Component Home Theater Systems
- Loudspeakers and Subwoofers
- LCD, Plasma, Projection Televisions, and Video Projectors
- Audio and Video Accessories (Cables, Switchers, Remotes)
Home Theater Products - First Look
A complete listing of my photo journals of my travels to annual trade shows, such as the CEDIA EXPO (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) and the CES (Consumer Electronics Show), where the latest Home Theater products are exhibited before they hit the store shelves.
