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In the Spotlight | More Topics | Top Picks | Featured Product | Update from the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics
  from Robert Silva
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 In the Spotlight
SLS Q-Line Silver Home Theater System - Product Review

The SLS Q-line Silver is a home theater-in-a-box system with compact satellite speakers utilizing ribbon-based drivers, AV receiver, and subwoofer, that is great for entry level consumers. Just hookup your own DVD player and your Television, and you are set to go. For additional details, check out my Review.

 
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Sony Announces New Sub-Compact High Definition Camcorder
Sony is on a roll with high definition camcorders for the consumer market. Its latest model, the HC3 literally fits in the palm of your hand and records in full 1080i HDV video. Why is this important for home theater...read more

 
Term Of The Week - HDCP
HDCP stands for High definition Copy-Protection. HDCP is a copy-protection process that can allow for specific restrictions on the use of high definition video content, such as the inability to record programs through HDCP encoded connections. HDCP encoding is commonly...read more

 
 
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 Top Picks - Home Theater-In-A-Box - Top Picks  from your Home Theater Guide
Interested in setting up a home theater, but don't want to have to remodel your living room or deplete your finances to do it? Get in on the home theater craze with a minimum of hassle and cost with a home theater-in-a-box system. Here are some of my favorite picks for low cost, home theater-in-a-box (HTIB) systems. Just add your own TV.

1) Kenwood HTB-707DV Home Theater-In-A-Box
If you are looking for a full-featured all-in-one home theater system, you might consider the Kenwood HTB-707DV. This package features a progressive scan CD/DVD player with DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW, MP3, and JPEG photo CD compatibility, a 6.1 channel Dolby Digital/DTS/Prologic IIx equipped AV receiver that delivers 100WPC, a 100watt 6 1/2-inch subwoofer, and all needed satellite speakers. In addition, the components come in an attractive silver color, rather than standard black.

2) Onkyo HT-S787C Home Theater-In-A-Box
With 110x6WPC and 230-watt powered subwoofer, the Onkyo HT-S7780 7.1 channel HTIB has enough power for most needs. The Receiver/Amp section also includes Dolby Digital EX/DTS-ES/Pro Logic IIx decoding. The 787C also includes a 6-disc carousel DVD/CD changer with DVD-R/RW and CD-MP3/WMA playback compatibility as well as progressive scan video output for optimum image quality. If you are looking for an all-in-one system with good performance, check out the Onkyo HT-787C.

3) Panasonic SC-HT730 Home Theater-In-A-Box
The Panasonic SC-HT730 is budget-priced home theater system that includes not only a fully equipped Dolby Digital/DTS AV receiver with powered subwoofer, but also includes a 5-Disc DVD/CD changer with DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD/CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA, JPEG, and HDCD compatibility. The DVD player also has a progressive scan video output. Overall, this is a great budget-priced home theater system for the novice; easy to set-up and use.

 
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 Product Of The Week
LG Electronics 26LX1D 26-Inch LCD TV
The LG 26LX1D is a full-featured small screen LCD set. Features include: Super IPS switching for better motion, color, and viewing angle characteristics, ATSC (HDTV) and NTSC tuners, built-in digital camera card reader, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time, and...read more
 
 Update from the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics

Olympic Coverage on NBCCrashes, Upsets, Disqualifications, Gold! Get caught up on all of the latest news, video, and medal counts. Brought to you by NBCOlympics.com and About.com.

Athlete Profiles & News:
- Emily Hughes
- Apolo Anton Ohno
- Lindsey Kildow
- Tanith Belbin
- Bode Miller
- Michelle Kwan		Multimedia:
- Olympic VIDEO from NBC
- Olympic Photo Galleries
- Results & Schedule
- Olympics Insider Blog
 
 
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