Bowers & Wilkins Newest Home Theater Offerings
B&W has a great-looking new line of home theater speakers with a subwoofer to match. The CM Series can be...
Highlights
Fashion Rocks
Infinity's new eye-catching Classia home theater speaker line delivers precise performance, and has a wireless sub to boot.
Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk?
Quick Take: Maxell's known for blowing you away with sound. So how good is the company's new HP/NC-IV Noise Cancellation Headphone at dampening it? Or playing music? (WEB ONLY)
MX-450 Remote: Back to the Future?
Test Report: You program Universal's new MX-450 without a computer. Is this a step backwards or forwards? And is it really built for installers or average home theater geeks like you? (WEB ONLY)
Soundcast Outcast all-weather wireless speaker system
Test Report: This speaker delivers on its promise of plug-and-play wireless music (plus, it's weatherproof, so you can finally start singing in the rain).
Stretch Your Screen -- and Your Pennies
Constant-height 2.35:1 video projection is all the rage in high-end custom home theaters. Here are 7 ways to do it on the cheap. (WEB ONLY)
Thiel Drops Price to Match Size
Test Report: Size doesn't matter as much as sound for these deceptively compact speakers -- which are costing a lot less these days.
Latest Posts
Rotel's New Roundup
Unless you're into custom home theater installations, Rotel might be a company that's a bit off your radar screen. They...
Get Ready to Stock Up on Disney on Blu-ray
We've known for a while that Disney has been planning on its first Blu-ray release, Sleeping Beauty, to hit the...
JVC's First Blu-ray HTIB also has DivX
JVC is making a somewhat tentative step into the Blu-ray world with the new NX-BD3 home theater system. The NX-BD3...
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Tests & Reviews
HDTV
The Dark Knight ReturnsTest Report: Black is back and darker than ever on the Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD 50-inch plasma -- the worthy follow-up to last year's S&V Product of the Year.
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SPEAKERS
JBL Classic Sound ReduxTest Report: Some might think the sonics a bit bright, but JBL's new ES Series home theater speaker system can also be described as "loud," "natural," "clean," and "solid."
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MEDIA PLAYERS
Niveus: PC-CorrectDespite average video processor performance, the Niveus Media Rainier Edition 500HD Media Center PC system boasts a bulletproof build, mostly glitch-free operation, and more. (Test Report)
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RECEIVERS
Yamaha's Value-Packed ReceiverBoasting HDMI 1.3, sophisticated audio DSP, 1080p scaling, and more, the mid-priced RX-V863 A/V receiver offers excellent audio quality and good value.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Phony SonyFakeTV promises to ward off intruders by making them think you're home watching Leno. Does it work? Only a test in one of America's most dangerous neighborhoods could tell for sure. (WEB ONLY)
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jedi NightsWe explore the first four levels of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Xbox 360. The Dark Side never looked so good.
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Features
CEDIA Expo 2008
Bye bye Democrats! Hello technocrats! We're heading to Denver to cover the 2008 Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) Expo! Click through to get the deets.
Reality Bytes: Satellite vs. Cable
With FiOS becoming a real contender, which delivery system is poised to win the closely fought battle for home-entertainment supremacy: cable or satellite?
Behind the Scenes: The Making of the New 'Star Wars' Videogame
The cutting-edge HD images and 7.1-channel sound on LucasArts' new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game will push your home theater to the limit.
