Home Theater Term of the Week – Bitstream

A Bitstream refers to binary bits of information (1’s and 0’s) transferred from one device to another.

However, in Home Theater applications, Bitstream refers to a digitally-encoded Dolby Digital or DTS-related compressed audio signal from a source component (such as a DVD, Blu-ray, or HD-DVD player, HD-Cable, or HD-Satellite Box) to a Preamp/Processor (either [...]

Panasonic Partners with Best Buy For 3D Plasma Television Launch

Home Theater 3D product announcements continue to roll in as Panasonic becomes the latest to release its 3D TV product line into the U.S. market. Touting faster image response times, Panasonic is confident that its emphasis on Plasma TV technology will gain acceptance with consumers. However, before you rush out to be the first on [...]

Samsung HT-C6730W Blu-ray Home Theater System (Electronics) newly tagged "blu-ray"

Samsung HT-C6730W Blu-ray Home Theater System (Electronics)By Samsung
Buy new: $634.863 used and new from $606.99 First tagged “blu-ray” by D. Meier “Busy Mom” Customer tags: wireless, home theater system, blu-ray [...]

Pioneer Adds Budget-Priced 3D Compatible Home Theater Receivers

Pioneer has announced two new budget-priced home theater receivers with several advanced features. The VSX-520-K ($229) and VSX-820-K ($299), both feature the following: 5.1 Channel amplification, HDMI 1.4 (3D compatible) connections, on-board decoding for all Dolby and DTS audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Prologic IIz processing (extra two-channel amplifier [...]

Netgear unveils new Powerline, Wi-Fi adapters to connect HDTV, home theater devices to home network

More and more home theater devices are Internet-enabled, but sadly most of these new “networked” HDTVs, Blu-ray players, streaming media players, etc. are packing an Ethernet port that doesn’t have anything to connect to in the living room. Netgear is continuing its mission to eliminate lonely, unused wired Internet connections in your home theater, with [...]

Before You Buy a Home Theater Receiver – Part One – Audio

The Home Theater Receiver, also referred to as an AV Receiver or Surround Sound Receiver, is the heart of a home theater system and provides most, if not all, the inputs and outputs that you connect everything, including your television, into. A Home Theater Receiver provides an easy and cost-effective way of centralizing your your [...]

Sherwood Newcastle R-972 Home Theater Receiver With Trinnov Optimizer – Product Review

The Sherwood Newcastle R-972 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver is an affordable, high-end home theater receiver. This receiver delivers a strong, sustained, power output, and features on-board Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio processing. This receiver also has 4 HDMI inputs inputs, and features multi-zone operation with two remote controls. However, the big innovation of the [...]

Panamax MX5102 Power Management System with Battery Backup – Product Review

You’ve spent a lot of money and collected a lot home theater components over the years. With each component upgrade or addition you have another power cord to plug in. After the number of wall outlet options run out, you add a surge protector, then another one, and then you still run out.
One solution [...]

Feb 23, Home Theater Pictures Gallery – A Showcase and a Resource Directory

Home Theater Pictures: Get inspired to a great home theater! Discover what others have done to build their home theater masterpiece. Show off your home theater works on Practical Home Theater Guide. more …

Feb 23, Home Theater – New York Style

Stylish Home Theater:This Home Theater features some stunning images of New York City along with handsome columns to create smart yet playful theater environment.All more …