It is time for the 2012 About.com Home Theater Readers' Choice Awards. Nominations have been submitted and are now closed, the finalists have been determined, and now it is time to cast your final votes to determine the winners.
From 12:00am EST February 22nd through March 21st at 11:59pm EST, you can cast your votes for the brands in the product categories listed on this page. After the final voting period ends, the results will tabulated, with the winners scheduled to be announced on March 30th. If last year's Awards were any indication, you can be sure that the results will surprise and generate a lot of discussion.
The About.com Readers' Choice Awards in not scientific and there is no prize -- just the bragging rights that come with getting recognized by the readers of one of a leading website owned by The New York Times Co. To learn more, include the other About.com sites that are participating this year, visit: http://awards.about.com.
Will any of last year's winners repeat, or even make the finals, again this year? Check out last year's winners
1. Best TV Brand
Image (c) About.comThere are a lot of great TVs out there, and everyone seems to have something to say about their favorite brand. With that in mind, here is your chance to vote for what you think if the best TV brand from the nominations selected by readers in the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Awards.
Proceed to the Final Voting Form for Best TV Brand.
2. Best Blu-ray Disc Player Brand
Image (c) About.comDespite initial issues, such as the format war with HD-DVD, and a sizable number of consumers that initially doubted the viability of a disc format in the internet age, Blu-ray disc players have been selling very well and are now well established in the market, following closely behind the rate at which DVD was adopted. Now, with about 40 million Blu-ray disc playback capable devices in just the U.S., many of you probably have an opinion on your favorite brand. Vote for your favorite amongst reader chosen nominations.
Proceed to the Final Voting Form for Best Blu-ray Disc Player Brand.
3. Best Home Theater Receiver Brand
Image (c) About.comWhether you call it a home theater receiver, AV receiver, or surround sound receiver, this device is the central component of a home theater system. Filling multiple roles, beyond just audio, most of today's receivers switch and process video, provide network connectivity, and many can also run systems in more than one room. Now is the time to choose amongst the top brands selected by the readers of this site.
Proceed to the Final Voting Form for Best Home Theater Receiver Brand.
4. Best Network Media Player/Media Streamer Brand
Image (c) About.com5. Best Video Projector Brand
Image (c) About.comVideo projectors are more affordable than ever, and also available in both standard and compact sizes. You can even through up a sheet and use a video projector outdoors on those warm Summer nights. Find out which brands the About.com readers chose for the final voting phase.
Proceed to the Final Voting Form for Best Video Projector Brand.
6. Best Loudspeaker Brand
Image (c) About.comThere are thousands of loudspeaker brands and models. In addition, how a loudspeaker sounds to you can be very subjective experience, which makes it difficult even for us product reviewers to make an objective decision on which ones are best. However, everyone seems to have something to say about their favorites, but there are only five slots in the final voting phase, it may be hard to choose amongst all the great finalists.
Proceed to the Final Voting Form for Best Loudspeaker Brand.
