• Last updated 7/5/12 by Ralph Potts

In last month’s feature I recommended 20 live action Blu-ray Discs to show off your HD display. This month I decided to take a look at 15 animated Blu-ray titles that I like to use for demonstration material. I will reiterate some of the pertinent comments from my original article as they are applicable here as well. Since the advent of high definition media, we as enthusiasts have strived to seek out the titles that would satisfy our insatiable thirst for the type of high quality presentations that give us that special thrill when we see them on our displays at home.... read more

• Last updated 6/13/12 by David Bott

CEDIA EXPO 2012: Where every overlapping technology of the integrated home connects. From home health, audio and visual to security solutions, home theaters and more, tech companies from across the world gather at EXPO to discover what the future holds for the residential electronic systems industry. Itís time to re-energize your business. Register by July 13 (http://www.cedia.net/expo/2012-att-register.php) and save 40% on fees. What is CEDIA EXPO? CEDIA EXPO is the leading tradeshow in the residential electronic systems industry and is the one show that serves... read more

• Last updated 8/30/12 by capnsmak

By Sam Kennedy, 5/27/12 One of the hottest bits of speculation in the tech industry currently centers on Apple's rumored entrance into the TV market, expanding on its Apple TV product into full-fledged HD displays. A simple Google news search demonstrates that theories are at a fever pitch, with Apple Insider recently stating that at this point it's a "matter of when, not if." Others claim that prototypes are already being produced in China and iTV, or iPanel, (two possible names) could be announced as soon as next week, at the WWDC 2012 conference in San... read more

• Last updated 6/6/12 by capnsmak

Since the advent of high definition media, we as enthusiasts have strived to seek out the titles that would satisfy our insatiable thirst for the type of high quality presentations that give us that special thrill when we see them on our displays at home. As a writer that covers Blu-ray disc releases, I am fortunate in that a large number of movies pass through my players. You would think that having written over a thousand reviews that my thirst for the next thrilling high definition presentation would be diminished. Well, like most of you reading this, it isn’t. When I... read more

• Last updated 6/5/12 by David Bott

As I sit here in my theater, I am pondering to myself, 'what the heck should I write about to start this all off?' So, I was thinking and thinking and I finally came to the topic of: what is Home Theater or Home Cinema really about? And it was really a simple answer... People. The “End User", if you will. Not the manufacturer, not the reps or dealers, and not even the superstores that sell all this great gear that gives us all of this pleasure. It's simply first and foremost the enthusiasts that drive this industry, and drive it so well. I've had the pleasure of... read more