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Best print magazine for HT and High-def enthusiast?

post #1 of 5
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I need to buy some subscription for my kid's fundraiser. What do you recommend in terms of print magazine for Home theater/High-def enthusiast? I get most of my information currently from on-line/AVSF, so haven't really looked at any print magazines in a long while.
post #2 of 5
what sucks about magazines a lot of times is information you see when your mag arrives you've already found out 2 weeks ago on the web.

i'm interested as well on what some members here read for their HT info. i'm currently a subscriber of Sound & Vision but i highly doubt they're the go-to guy. i also don't like magazines that put reviews on their site instead of in the mag.
post #3 of 5
I really don't think anything can compete with breaking news from the net. However, with that said, I subscribed to Widescreen Review for three or four years and (aside from cut-and-paste disc reviews) found the magazine to be good coffee table fodder.
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Originally Posted by xradman View Post

I need to buy some subscription for my kid's fundraiser. What do you recommend in terms of print magazine for Home theater/High-def enthusiast? I get most of my information currently from on-line/AVSF, so haven't really looked at any print magazines in a long while.

I get HOME THEATER, which still has some test reports. Their articles are discussed here. But I wouldn't call it essential reading.

THE PERFECT VISION, once a great magazine, has fallen off a cliff.

-Bill
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for the last three yrs, ive subscribed to: 'sound and vision'- which led to me getting my 1st hd pj and 18 mos later, my panny s77 upscaler, i havent regretted those purchases for a second (s&v mag has since started covering other techs, besides ht which im not interested in, so i may not renew).

i also subscribe to 'home theater' mag which stays w/in hd genre, good reviews, etc., ill probably renew;

also 'the perfect vision' which used to stay on ht topic w good reviews/articles, has also gone off on tangents (cameras, cell phones, etc) and i may not renew;

also, 'widescreen review' which stays on ht topic and ill probably renew.

there were a few others but i didnt renew for same reasons. note to mag publishers: i read ht mags for ht content. if i want to read about cameras, cell phones, etc, ill subscribe to mags. about cell phones, cameras, etc.

as other posters have already said, u find out about stuff on on-line forums much sooner than printed media. mags days may be #'red.

edit: these mags dont hold the thrill they used to since i got a new computer (id been using friends and neighbors machines) 2 mos ago. they've lost their 'WOW !' factor. ive already seen the info on-line. i guess i just like the 'tactile' feel of a physical magazine in my hands. on my shelf are the lastest s&v and perfect vision. ive had them for 4 days and have yet to open them.
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