Podcast #457: Home Theater "In a Box"

Typically the HT Guys are not big fans of Home Theater in a Box (HTIB) systems but for today's show we are making an exception. But these are not your typical HTIB systems. We decided to create two "Special" (Air Quotes required) HTIB systems. Actually, these systems come in many boxes and the components don't even come from the same manufacturer.

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Podcast #456: HDTV Buying Guide 2010 and Dolby Contest Winner Announced

Our HDTV buying guide comes back by popular demand, just in time for Christmas. We’ll break them down by size again, which gets pretty close to breaking them down by price as well.  The 2010 edition shows that same falling price trend as years past, so you don’t have to feel guilty when you drop hints on what you “deserve” to see under the tree this year.

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Podcast #455 Interview with Ray Coronado THX Certified Calibrator

We often talk about professional calibration on our show and when Ray reached out to both of us to offer his assistance in calibrating our newly purchased projectors we thought it would be good to have Ray on our show.

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Podcast #454: Receiver Buying Guide

The HT Guys buying guides have become an annual tradition, and something that we really look forward to putting together.  We hope you enjoy this year’s edition!

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Podcast #453: Audioengine N22 Desktop Audio Amplifier & Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8700UB Projector

Just after Braden installed his front projection theater, we recorded Episode 441 to go over the finer details of the installation and strategy behind it.  Braden has an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 (Street Price $1650) in his home theater and he dreamed of it growing up to be an 8500UB.  For the last few days, it actually grew up to be the newer 8700UB just released by Epson.

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Podcast #452: Logitech Revue and Google TV

We have talked in the past about the various options for streaming content to your TV and Google TV always emerges as one of those options.  In fact, we’re on record as saying that Google TV may even revolutionize the consumer electronics industry by becoming the base operating system TVs and Blu-ray players are built on.  When we got the opportunity to review the Logitech Revue, we jumped at the chance.

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