June 2006 - Posts

• Home Theater Deprivation

  This is the weekend that most of North America is united in sitting outside on lawn chairs drinking cold beverages and maybe catching some fireworks (well, not literally catching but - you know what I mean). The US celebrates its hard fought independence Read More... Posted Friday, June 30, 2006 9:45 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Fatman iTube iPod Dock

  The acoustic quality of digital audio players is a controversial topic on the best of days, but so are the merits of tube amplifiers. Some old school audiophiles swear by them claiming tubes provide warmer, richer sounds than a transistorized amplifier. Read More... Posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 7:38 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Touch Not This Format War

  I think the BD and HD DVD format war can be retired as a topic of lightweight discussion, at least by me. It's become a very politically charged matter. I submitted an editorial piece to Audioholics the other day , posted by Clint. It got a lot of attention Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2006 3:04 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• How Low Will Lucasfilm THX Go?

  THX began life as a series of specifications for movie theaters back in the early 1980s when George Lucas was appalled by the varying audio/video quality that movie goers had to suffer. The first THX showroom opened in 1983 when the THX division of Lucasfilm Read More... Posted Monday, June 26, 2006 2:52 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Was the PS3 CPU Built for Gamers?

  It comes as no shock that most people employed by Microsoft believe the Xbox 360 is the superior console to the upcoming PS3. But Matt Lee engineer with Microsoft's Game Technology Group digs a little deeper than the average Microsoft artillery lobbed Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:57 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Philips Rushes to Wi-Fi with Draft-N

  Royal Philips Electronics just announced what might be a royal blunder for consumers. The Dutch electronics company cut a deal with French semiconductor manufacturer Metalink Ltd. The deal will give Philips access to Metalink's 802.11 draft-N chipsets Read More... Posted Monday, June 19, 2006 4:26 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• HD DVD vs Blu-Ray Round: 1

  Now that both formats have their first devices on the table let's see where the format war stands by comparing both feature sets. We'll include Capacity , Interactive Features , Content Protection and everyone's favorite - Managed Copy as our categories. Read More... Posted Friday, June 16, 2006 2:32 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Samsung Blu-ray Players Ship

  Samsung Electronics America Inc shipped North America 's first consumer Blu-ray disk player to retailers today. The playback device is scheduled to be sold to the US market on June 25th, that’s about the same day as the first Blu-ray movies. Samsung's Read More... Posted Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:04 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• Yamaha YSP-1000, Surround Sound Projection

  New "holographic surround sound" technology is used in the YSP-1000 to create a single box replacement for a five channel speaker system. One rectangular speaker positioned under your TV is supposed to beam sound around the room to create five channel Read More... Posted Monday, June 12, 2006 3:08 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Product Reviews

• Top Home Theater Websites Announce: "Its show time!"

  It's the biggest union of Home Theater on the web since the Home Theater Alliance opened the balcony doors on its A-list of HT. Two Home Theater websites dedicated to consumer help have formed an uncommon bond that makes both bigger and better than ever. Read More... Posted Friday, June 09, 2006 3:34 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News

• TiVoCasting is Here; Is Anyone Impressed?

  TiVo, that little PVR service that keeps on ticking after repeated beatings is continuing to find new services for its customers. TiVoCasting is the new name of the feature unveiled yesterday by TiVo that will allow online content providers to send video Read More... Posted Thursday, June 08, 2006 3:31 PM by | 2 Comments Filed under: News

• HTFocus Blog Writer Eats Circuit City Crow

  Break out a slice of that humble pie, I'm ready to take a bite. Last Friday I reported on a story about Circuit City forums being hacked. In that news item I made an offhand quote: "It's a good excuse to have better taste in forums." Comments by members Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 07, 2006 11:15 AM by | 0 Comments Filed under: Editorial

• Is an Xbox Portable in the works?

  "Microsoft has been waiting on the sidelines until its gaming console and software business reaches sustainability…" says Thomas Wolf of The Diffusion Group, a media analyst think tank. The Diffusion Group believes Microsoft is only waiting to see Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:45 PM by | 1 Comments Filed under: Previews/Rumors

• Circuit City Home Theater Support Forum Hacked

  Learn to protect yourself from the latest wave of Russian hackers! Mega-store Circuit City was unwittingly distributing a virus for the past two weeks before it was discovered and cleaned up yesterday. Circuit City 's Home Theater message boards were Read More... Posted Friday, June 02, 2006 6:50 PM by | 0 Comments Filed under: News