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Welcome to the weekday edition of the home theater newsletter! Netflix splits in two, while Dish Network adds Blockbuster, check out all the details. Is audio quality important to you? Check out an interesting study on this question.

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Dish Network Unveils Blockbuster Movie Pass
On the heels of its purchase of Blockbuster, Dish Network has announced that it is offering Blockbuster DVD/Blu-ray rental and Internet Streaming service features to its Dish Network subscriber base under the moniker: Blockbuster Movie Pass. For an additional $10 a month, Dish Network subscribers will have access to over 100,000 of DVD/Blu-ray Disc titles via mail, as well as access to thousands of movies and TV shows that can be streamed using Dish Network set-top boxes. For more details, as well as additional perspective, read the report from About.com contributing writer, Barb Gonzalez.
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Netflix Restructures DVD Rentals...Again
In the face of a stock price plunge, as well as possibly loosing up to one million subscribers as a result of anger over its recent pricing changes, Reed Hastings, Co-Founder and CEO, Netflix sent out a letter to all Netflix users earlier this week "apologizing" for the confusion regarding the mis-communication of its changes, but it doesn't end there...Read more
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CEA Study Explores Consumer Perceptions of Audio Quality
Do you think that listening to music on an iPod or hearing a movie soundtrack via your TV's speakers is good enough, or do you seek out a more satisfying audio listening experience? In a recent study, the CEA (Consumers Electronics Association) claims that consumers are concerned about audio quality, and that a good listening experience is important. But is that the whole story? I had the opportunity to discuss results of recent study regarding consumer audio quality expectations with Ben Arnold, Senior Research Analyst for the CEA. Find out what we discussed, and my perspective, in the article: CEA Study Explores Consumer Perceptions of Audio Quality
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Denon DHT-1312BA Home Theater System - Product of the Week
The DHT-1312BA is an affordable home theater system made up of the Denon AVR1312 home theater receiver and Boston Acoustics MCS160 speaker system that includes an 8-inch downfiring subwoofer. The AVR-1312 5.1 Channel Receiver delivers a respectable 75 WPC output that can fill a small or average size rooms with great sound. In addition... Read more

 


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