News

Seiki Digital debuts with a $1,499 4K TV
New brand gets off to a fast start with a super-affordable 50-inch Ultra HD model
Klipsch intros first Bluetooth speaker
With D-cell battery power for on-the-go sound
Sony's new 2013 home audio products
New receivers, new soundbar, new HTiBs

What's New

New Product: Canon HV10 High-Definition Camcorder

HD in hand
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted October 5, 2006
CLEAR SHOT You'll be able to capture detail that most other camcorders never see when you shoot footage with Canon's HV10. Everything is recorded in the 1080i high-def format thanks to a 1,920 x 1,080-pixel CMOS image sensor, said to be quicker on the draw and more power-efficient than typical CCD sensors. It probably gets more dates, too.

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New Product: Elite HTS Customizable Home Theater Seating
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted October 5, 2006
FIRST-CLASS SEAT Leather seats, power reclining, 5-inch-thick cushions - the home theater seats custom-made by Elite HTS bestow luxury viewing on the serious enthusiast. Details like scratch-resistant cup holders and a "wall-hugging" reclining mechanism that needs just 4 inches of clearance behind make all the difference.

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New Product: Logitech Wireless DJ Music System
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted October 5, 2006
FREE MUSIC Slim, easy, and sexy - Logitech's Wireless DJ scores a trifecta in modern gadget design. Plug the transmitter into your PC's USB port and the Bluetooth receiver into any music system on which you want to listen to your downloaded tunes, even if it's a few rooms away.

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Eclipse AVN5495 DVD Receiver

Hard-driving sound
- By Doug Newcomb
- Posted October 4, 2006
NAV AT IT Car stereos with hard-disk drives (HDD) made a splash a few years ago - then quickly sank into obsolescence beneath the rising tide of iPods. But the double-DIN Eclipse AVN5495 DVD receiver is buoyed by its split personality: Its 30-gigabyte HDD doubles as a navigation database in addition to functioning as a music server.

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ROAD GEAR

Entertainment for the A/V enthusiast on the go
- Posted October 1, 2006
•Sony Xplod MEX-1GP Giga Panel CD Receiver •2006 NY Auto Show Photo Gallery: B&O Advanced Sound System in the Audi S8 •B&O Advanced Sound System •System Builder: 2006 Honda Accord EX •

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New Products for October
- Posted October 1, 2006
•HP MediaSmart 37-inch LCD HDTV •ZVOX 325 Surround Sound System •Artison RCC 600 In-Wall Subwoofer •DVDO VP20 Video Processor •

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2006 Volvo C70 Dynaudio Sound System

Top-drawer sound in a top-down convertible
- By Doug Newcomb
- Posted September 7, 2006
Convertibles aren't conducive to great sound - at least not when you're speeding along in one with the top down. But with its unique, three-piece retractable hardtop, the 2006 Volvo C70 (sticker price $47,307 as tested) isn't a typical convertible - and the Dynaudio Premium Sound package that's available as a $1,550 option isn't a typical OEM system, either.

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New Products for September
- Posted September 6, 2006
•Sony KDS-60A2000 60-inch 1080p HDTV •Pioneer Elite VSX-84TXSi Receiver •Anthem AVM 50 Preamp/Processor •Pepper Pad 3 Handheld Web Browser/Media Player •

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New Product: Sony KDS-60A2000 60-inch 1080p HDTV
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted September 5, 2006
CRYSTAL CLEAR Whether you're just jumping into HDTV or have been getting the high-def picture for a while, Sony's line of SXRD sets deserves a look.

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New Product: Pioneer Elite VSX-84TXSi Receiver
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted September 5, 2006
CLUTTER CUTTER Everybody loves HDTV, but enough with all the cables already! Pioneer feels your pain, providing no fewer than four HDMI inputs on its new flagship receiver, the VSX-84TXSi. The Cadillac of connectors delivers both HD video and audio, so you can hook up everything from your high-def cable box to your HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc player and still not get tangled up.

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New Product: Anthem AVM 50 Preamp/Processor
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted September 5, 2006
TIPPING THE SCALER The absolute best that high-def video can look is the en vogue 1080p format, which floods your screen with more than 2 million pixels as often as every sixtieth of a second (assuming you have a 1080p-resolution TV).

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New Product: Pepper Pad 3 Handheld Web Browser/Media Player
- By Peter Pachal
- Posted September 5, 2006
MEDIUM MEDIA Fans of portable video face a stark choice: squinting at microscopic cellphone and iPod screens or lugging around a bulky laptop. Staking out the middle ground is the Pepper Pad 3, which sports a roomy 7-inch touchscreen and a 20-GB hard drive.

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