HDTV & Home Theater Podcast Archive, 2006

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December

December 29, 2006 - Podcast #132 - HDTV Starter Systems and 2006 Year in Review

December 26, 2006 - Podcast #131 - Setting up your new HDTV

December 22, 2006 - Podcast #130 - Review of the Oppo DV-981HD

December 19, 2006 - Podcast #129 - A compare and contrast of DirecTV and Dish Network

December 15, 2006 - Podcast #128 - Review of the Mvix MV-760HD multimedia player - First impression of the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray player

December 12, 2006 - Podcast #127 - HT Guys Receiver Buyer's Guide - Review of the DirecTV HR 20 DVR

December 8, 2006 - Podcast #126 - Review of the SONY HDR-S1 - Six facts you should know about Plasma - History of Panasonic

December 5, 2006 - Podcast #125 - HDTV terms explained and Swanni's top 10 HDTV turkeys

December 1, 2006 - Podcast #124 - 2006 HDTV Buyer's Guide

November

November 28, 2006 - Podcast #123 - Electronic House Expo (EHX) show in Long Beach California.

November 24, 2006 - Podcast #122 - Home Theater in a Box (HTIB) systems to complement your shiny new HDTVs

November 21, 2006 - Podcast #121 - Massive content archiving and distribution throughout the house.

November 17, 2006 - Podcast #120 - Samsung 1080p DLP and Black Friday 2006

November 14, 2006 - Podcast #119 - 720p vs 1080p which one should you buy and Your Top 25 HDTV Questions Answered

November 10, 2006 - Podcast #118 - Tips for buying speakers

November 7, 2006 - Podcast #117 - A Polaroid 32" LCD and the Universal Remote MX3000.

November 3, 2006 - Podcast #116 - Ultra High Definition Video and more bobbing and weaving (a.k.a. De-interlacing).

October

October 31, 2006 - Podcast #115 - How to pick your receiver

October 27, 2006 - Podcast #114 - HDTV Magazine's Survey about what else? HDTV and we review the DVDO VP30

October 24, 2006 - Podcast #113 - The future of home theater is going to be simplicity. Does that mean no wires?

October 20, 2006 - Podcast #112 - HDTV options in Canada; 100 feet of HDMI; Samsung 32" LCD HDTV

October 17, 2006 - Podcast #111 - HD Camcorders (what to consider when buying one) and the SONY Corporation

October 13, 2006 - Podcast #110 - Next Generation Audio from Dolby and DTS

October 10, 2006 - Podcast #109 - How to select the right TV and Swanni's HDTV predictiond for 2007

October 6, 2006 - Podcast #108 - DVD Facts and the Yamaha RX-V459

October 3, 2006 - Podcast #107 - HDTV Buying Tips and a Compression Refresher.

September

September 29, 2006 - Podcast #106 - Harmony 720 review and we talk about the various Audio Formats that are commonly used in your home theater.

September 26, 2006 - Podcast #105 - HDTV content and availability, from a DirecTV point of view

September 22, 2006 - Podcast #104 - Overview and recap of CEDIA 2006

September 19, 2006 - Podcast #103 - HDTV Pub and two top five lists from Phillip Swann.

September 15, 2006 - Podcast #102 - Apple and Amazon announce movie downloads and we do our yearly Costco Roundup

September 12, 2006 - Podcast #101 - Electronic House 2006 Products of the Year and the Story behind THX

September 8, 2006 - Podcast #100 - 50 feet of HDMI and review the new 60" Sony SXRD

September 1, 2006 - Podcast #99 - We do our annual Fall TV season preview and we prognosticate a bit on the future of Home Theater five to ten years out.

August

August 25, 2006 - Podcast #98 - OPPO Upconverting DVD Players, OPDV971H and DV-970HD

August 18, 2006 - Podcast #97 - The HDTV Conference

August 11, 2006 - Podcast #96 - The new Pioneer 1080p plasma, SDDS and a review of the OnAir USB HDTV-GT

August 04, 2006 - Podcast #95 - MediaCentral for the Mac and things to consider when deciding on doing your own home thater install.

July

July 28, 2006 - Podcast #94 - HD-DVD and multicasting high def broadcasts

July 21, 2006 - Podcast #93 - The history od DTS and LaCie Silverscreen review.

July 14, 2006 - Podcast #92 - First impression of the Samsung BD-P1000 and TV calibration options.

July 07, 2006 - Podcast #91 - We review the Lacrosse HDTV Antenna and discuss HDMI

June

June 30, 2006 - Podcast #90 - We review a Westinghouse 32 inch 720p LCD TV (LTV-32w6 HD) and Ten reasons why High Definition DVD formats have already failed. We discuss an article written by Clint DeBoer

June 23, 2006 - Podcast #89 - Why your HDTV has issues and Backyard Theater

June 16, 2006 - Podcast #88 - Some tips for the home theater junkie and a review of the Samsung 61-inch 1080p DLP TV

June 9, 2006 - Podcast #87 - Dolby Labs and some Father's Day gift ideas

June 2, 2006 - Podcast #86 - A review of the LG 32-inch High Def LCD and our recap of the 2006 HDTV season.

May

May 26, 2006 - Podcast #85 - DLO Homedock Deluxe for iPod Video, IPTV, and Home Theater Power Consumption

May 19, 2006 - Podcast #84 - The Sonos Zone Player 80 and a review of the Dell 26" LCD HDTV (W2607C)

May 12, 2006 - Podcast #83 - A first look look at Yahoo Go! and we review the Slingmedia SlingPlayer Mobile

May 05, 2006 - Podcast #82 - Some TV Trivia and History and a review of SageTV 5.0 media server software

April

April 28, 2006 - Podcast #81 - El Gato EyeTV 500, Miglia MiniTV HD and NevoSL Remote

April 21, 2006 - Podcast #80 - JVC HD-56G786 TV, tecStream first hand and the RAVE awards

April 14, 2006 - Podcast #79 - News, Email and SlingPlayer Mobile

April 7, 2006 - Podcast #78 - Tivo vs Echostar - Syndicated TV goes HD - News and Listener email

March

March 31, 2006 - Podcast #77 - Some discussion on the HD-DVD and Blu-ray delays, and our dream all-in-one home theater devices.

March 24, 2006 - Podcast #76 - The The Mvix 5000U Multimedia player, another top ten from Swanni, and are you getting all the HDTV you expect?

March 17, 2006 - Podcast #75 - Monoprice 5x1 HDMI switch | Mitsibishi 62" 1080p DLP | Mac Mini for the Home Theater

March 10, 2006 - Podcast #74 - Belkin PureAV Power Conditioner, Philips RC9800i Remote control, and Windows Media Video9 Discs from HDNet

March 3, 2006 - Podcast #73 - DVD Recorders and the newly released Mac Mini.

February

February 24, 2006 - Podcast #72 - Ladd Wardani, President of MoCA | the Sony 60" SXRD | Low cost secondary surround sound

February 17, 2006 - Podcast #71 - Review of the Infocus 7210 DLP Projector | A discussion about MovieBeam

February 14, 2006 - Podcast #70 - VHF and UHF Defined | What is hot in TV this year

February 10, 2006 - Podcast #69 - An interview with Sam Runco

February 7, 2006 - Podcast #68 - Some cool HT Gadgets and tecStream

February 3, 2006 - Podcast #67 - We discuss the Netgear XE104 Powerline Ethernet Adapters and the Squeezebox from Slim Devices.

January

January 31, 2006 - Podcast #66 - In this episode we have a few tips for the Home Theater Novice. We talk about the most technologically advanced Super Bowl. And we finish up with a discussion of some higher end gear from Harman Kardon.

January 27, 2006 - Podcast #65 - A review of the Dell 5100MP DLP Projector.

January 24, 2006 - Podcast #64 - A review of the review the Viewsonic N3250w wide-screen LCD HDTV and we introduce MoCA, the Multimedia over Coax Alliance

January 20, 2006 - Podcast #63 - A review of the I-O DATA AVeL LinkPlayer 2 and a discussion on HDCP.

January 17, 2006 - Podcast #62 - Review of the Logitech Harmony 520 Remote Control and Phillip Swann's top ten shows in HD.

January 13, 2006 - Podcast #61 - We continue our CES 2006 coverage.


January 6, 2006 - Podcast #59 - CES Preview and some announcements from Day 1

January 3, 2006 - Podcast #58 - The future of movies and TV - what will happen next?





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