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Battle of the Streaming Giants: Which streaming service is best for you?
DigitalTrends.com | By Mike Flacy — March 1, 2015 Amazon Prime Instant Video vs. Netflix Instant vs. Hulu Plus Services like Netflix Instant, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video offer a massive amount of content to watch at a low monthly cost. It’s a fantastic way to provide extensive entertainment options to an entire family. Trying to figure out which subscription service to use while sticking to a frugal entertainment budget? Check out our updated 2015 breakdown of the three most popular streaming video services. Read more -...
read moreThese impressive custom home theaters will inspire you
By Caleb Denison — March 29, 2015 | DigitalTrends.com Need a little inspiration for that home theater project you’ve been thinking about? This should do the trick. From the simple and understated, to the fanciest themed rooms, these home theaters all bring something special to the table. If you want to build the perfect homage to your favorite sci-fi series, or your favorite superhero flick, or something totally original, it won’t be easy, or cheap. But when you dim the lights for the first time and fire up the system, it will be worth all...
read moreSoundproofing 101: How To Keep Your Home Theater Quiet
Ever wonder what it would take to soundproof a home theater/media room/man cave? Or maybe you’re building a new home or planning an addition to accommodate the theater of your dreams and want to include proper sound isolation as part of the plan. Click here to read all about how to soundproof your home...
read moreAre U Ready For 4K?
By Rob Sabin • Posted: Feb 23, 2015 • SoundandVision.com UHD Blu-ray and HDR on the Horizon As I reflect back on our annual pilgrimage to CES last month in LasVegas, the most exciting news for home theater buffs was around Ultra HD (UHD), both the launch of the first HDR (high dynamic range) UHD televisions and the announcement of details on forthcoming UHD Blu-ray Discs. Read...
read moreThe Top of the Crop from Sound & Vision
By Rob Sabin • Posted: Jan 30, 2015 • SoundandVision.com And Some Personal Faves… We’ve just posted our annual Top Picks of the Year list of the best products from among all those we tested in 2014, culled from all the Top Picks named throughout the year in consultation with our staff of reviewers. Even from among this list, though, there are a few that really stand out for me, not just because of their performance but because of what I think they represent in the evolution of our hobby and the AV marketplace. Here are some of my personal...
read moreYear in Review – Streaming in 2014
By Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Dec 31, 2014 • soundandvision.com The past year has proven that media streaming is a mainstay in the way we get our entertainment, both now and in the future. Revenue from movie streaming increased by 26 percent over 2013 numbers (according to the Variety website). Online streaming’s growth is causing traditional content providers to take notice. TV networks, cable and satellite providers, and movie studios are creating new ways to get in on the streaming action. Internet providers are looking to profit from the...
read more2014 Gift Guide: Blu-ray Box Sets
By: Chris Chiarella at soundandvision.com The studios have provided home theater enthusiasts—people who shop for them—with a bounty of exciting new sets, likely to elicit that elusive “Ooo…” as the ribbons and bows tumble to the floor. From film canons to entire classic TV series to the sort of inspired little tchotchkes that can be proudly displayed, these selections go beyond the ordinary, as gifts that will be enjoyed well beyond the holidays. Click here to read...
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BG Radia Corporation is the leading designer and manufacturer of high performance loudspeaker systems. Utilizing proprietary planar ribbon technology, they produce the finest loudspeakers for high quality professional, commercial and residential applications. Their focus on detail at every step of the way, from design to manufacturing, creates the “Power of Clarity” in each and every one of their speakers. Click here to read...
read moreTech is Stirring the Pot for Movies and TV
By Eric Buchman — October 29, 2014 As much as I’d like to credit the morphing of film into TV and TV into a film as a response to audience desires – creative Darwinism at work – there is another factor fueling things: Technology. It used to be that simply projecting a beautiful image onto a theater screen required a completely different process than sending that same image into 80 million homes. Films were shot on, well, film. And edited on film. And projected on film. TV has largely Read...
read moreAmazon Taking Pre-orders on Fire TV Stick
By Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Oct 31, 2014 by SoundandVision.com Amazon is taking preorders for its Fire TV Stick that will be released November 19. Before you add it to your holiday gift list, be aware that the initial offering was so successful that the Stick won’t ship until mid-January. Following the success of last April’s Fire TV release, Amazon is looking to take on the Roku HDMI stick and the Chromecast dongle, with its $39 stick. Read...
read moreGo Royals!
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read moreHBO Go Standalone Streaming to Launch in 2015
By Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Oct 15, 2014 Cord-cutters who have given up cable have one more thing to celebrate. Today HBO officially announced that it will offer HBO Go as a stand-alone subscription streaming service in 2015. In other words, soon you won’t need to subscribe to HBO from your TV provider to get HBO’s vast library of programming available on the HBO Go app. Read...
read moreLike Streaming a Classic Movie?
By Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Oct 10, 2014 Last week Roku highlighted the Feeln app showing Dances with Wolves. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the Academy Award-winning film so I clicked to watch it. What I found in the Feeln app was a treasure trove of excellent films from the past. It was like having a library of all those great films I want to watch over and over—those titles that I never got around to buying digitally. These classics are part of Feeln’s recent rebrand of what started as “SpiritClips.” Feeln is actually much more than...
read moreIs Your Netflix Dragging?
DigitalTrends.com | By Rick Stella — August 17, 2014 If you’ve ever suspected your Netflix streaming speed to perform at less-than-ideal levels, then you’re in good company. Our own investigations have shown it isn’t always possible to stream Netflix in all its HD glory, no matter how quick your Internet service provider (ISP) claims your service is. For its part, Netflix is constantly trying to bring customers the fastest streaming speeds possible, but the company doesn’t have complete control over the clamps imposed by third party content...
read more4K Blu-ray to Arrive in 2015
By: HomeTheaterReview.com, September 8, 2014 CNET is reporting big news from the IFA show in Berlin that the Blu-ray Disc Association is “most of the way done” in defining a version of its disc technology to handle 4K and will begin licensing the technology in the spring or summer of 2015. That would allow products to start appearing by the 2015 holiday season. From CNET Much of the world is shifting to streaming video delivered over the Internet, but don’t count out optical discs just yet. The Blu-ray Disc Association is...
read moreWill Blu-ray Discs Be the Real Casualty in Amazon’s Current War?
By: Adrienne Maxwell, September 1, 2014, Home Theater Review Many people have already declared physical media to be dead or at least, by Princess Bride standards, mostly dead. Hard as it may be for those people to believe, some of us still like to buy discs. AV enthusiasts often like to own physical copies of our new favorite demo discs, and we still prefer the picture and sound quality of Blu-ray over streaming services like Netflix and Amazon InstantVideo. The Digital Entertainment Group recently put out its Mid-Year 2014 report, which...
read moreWhy Don’t You Go to the Movies Anymore?
By: Brandon Eberhart, August 11, 2014, Home Theater Review A few weeks ago, I asked our HomeTheaterEquipment.com forum members a simple question: when was the last time you went out to a movie theater? I expected some answers dating back to the invention of the Kinetoscope, but even I was surprised by the results. The most recent reported visit was six months ago. Not too bad. The most distant trip? Over 15 years ago. On average, it seemed like people who owned their own home theater went out to a movie about once a year — maybe for a...
read moreBefore And After
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Does 4DX Live Up To Its Theatrical Hype?
By: Brandon Eberhart, July 14, 2014, Home Theater Review I’m pretty open-minded when it comes to movies. I can watch a double header of some old Howard Hawks comedies in grainy black-and-white one day, then go see the latest IMAX 3D blockbuster the next. I’m not a purist. Looking back at the way movie theaters have advanced over the years, it’s easy to see how much they’ve improved by making big changes to the format. While some people might have balked when, for example, they changed the aspect ratio from a square to...
read moreIs Your Ultra HD TV REALLY an Ultra HD TV?
By: Adrienne Maxwell, July 21, 2014, Home Theater Review Just because your TV has a 3,840 x 2,160 resolution does not officially make it an Ultra HD TV, at least not according to the Consumer Electronics Association, which recently updated and expanded its list of core characteristics that a display device needs in order to be considered a true Ultra HD display. Here’s the rundown of those core characteristics: 1. Display Resolution: Has at least eight million active pixels, with at least 3,840 pixels horizontally and at least 2,160...
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