Tag: Home cinema
The Arcam DiVA AVR280 Cinema & Music Receiver
See that product name? Has a small ‘i’ in it. Now that’s cool. The price is perhaps a little less-cool at £1200, but you’re getting one very important thing – loads and loads of little silver buttons.
Onkyo to launch seven home cinema receivers including models with HD audio support
Onkyo has announced that, over the coming two months, it will launch seven new home cinema receivers to the UK market, with prices ranging from £200 to £1400, which it claims will give it the one of the most comprehensive receiver ranges of any manufacturer.
In addition, all of its models priced over £400 will feature integrated on-board decoding for the high definition audio formats Dolby Digital Plus, True HD, DTS-HD, and DTS-HD Master Audio.
All models will feature 1080p compatible HDMI 1.3a inputs and outputs, plus Audyssey microphone-based auto setup.
Arcam launches Solo Movie 5.1 – a one-stop solution for your home cinema needs
The trouble with most home cinema systems is that in order to construct anything with the kind of quality most audiophiles and videophiles demand, you’re going to have to dedicate four feet of cabinet space to fitting in all…
CES 2007: Pioneer demos the future of plasma
Pioneer made some bold claims on Sunday about its brand spanking new plasma technology that should shoo of those pesky LCD and SED screens that have been sniffing around its turf. We were taken into a back room of the…
CES 2007: HD DVD press conference
HD DVD's event kicked off with a short film showing supposedly real people being asked questions about HD DVD Blu-ray and the format wars. It was hard to tell whether this was aimed at exposing the ordinary punter's confusion about…
CES 2007: More Logitech Harmony 1000 details
One of the most exciting products to emerge in the early stages of CES was the Logitech Harmony 1000 programmable remote control. Here's a few of my thoughts and also check Kat's interview with Logitech for some hands on…
CES 2007: Philips Ambisound HTS8100 home cinema system
Philips has been showing off its new HTS8100 Ambisound home cinema system, which provides 5.1 surround sound from a one-piece system that's just five inches thick, and includes an amplifier and DVD player. The five channels are built into a…
CES 2007: LG's flat panel speaker home theatre kit
So let's see: one massive LG telly… check. One high def hybrid player… check. But something's missing – oh wait, LG also has a few brand new home cinema speaker kits for you, which conveniently come in the same piano…
CES 2007: LG's Super Multi DVD recorders
Alongside LG's impressive hybrid HD DVD / Blu ray player there was also a few other products announced for now officially old-school DVD format. First up is an excitingly named Super Multi Awesome DVD recorder, the DR700N, that "records to…
Review: B&W Mini Theatre MT-30
The propaganda Bowers & Wilkins are one of the few speaker manufacturers who have consistently managed to combine stylish design with top acoustic quality, and somehow without compromising on either. But staunch B&W enthusiasts must have had some doubts…
