Category Archives: Home Theater

Since Intel announced and released the new 32nm Core i3 processors and compatible H55 chipset, Socket 1156 motherboards this week, I decided it was time to rebuild the home theater PC (HTPC) that is in my family room. The Core … Continue reading →

Amazon has another good buy one get one free (BOGO) promotion on HD DVD titles here. This time there are thirty-nine titles to choose from, including the first four Harry Potter titles. The nice thing is that you can choose … Continue reading →

According to this blog on TechNet, the DirectTV HR-20 HD DVR is a Windows Media Connect media client. If you connect it to your Ethernet network (that has a Windows Home Server on it), you can share music and photos … Continue reading →

Venturer has announced a sub-$200 HD DVD player, the SHD7000 which will be available for the holidays. Sounds like bad news for Blu-ray.

The Economist has a good analysis of the current format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. If you want to learn more about the software and hardware available for both formats, the AVS Forums are a good place to … Continue reading →

Back in 2000, when I moved into my new house, I had my family room pre-wired for 5.1 sound, with small in-wall and ceiling speakers, and I bought a Yamaha HTR-5280 AV Receiver. That unit has done yeoman service for casual … Continue reading →

I typically don’t go to Radio Shack to shop that often, but I happened to drop in to one last weekend, and I was pretty amazed at a deal they had on a closeout Yamaha AV Receiver. It was the Yamaha … Continue reading →