Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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Welcome the Weekday Edition of the About.com Home Theater Newsletter! It is mid-October and even though it isn't even Halloween yet, it is time to gear up for the Christmas and Winter Shopping Holidays. Check out what's going to be hot in home theater this year. Also, check out review of a new home theater receiver from NAD. In addition, Blu-ray is on the rise.

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What's Hot and What's Not in Home Theater for the Holidays
Are you ready to go gadget shopping this holiday season? What home theater components are going to be hot this year? It used to be that a TV was a TV, a radio was a radio, and a stereo was a stereo. However, that has all changed with advent of the digital age. If you feel a little left out, check out my list of Home Theater - What's Hot and Not For The Holidays - 2011 for you, or a special someone.

NAD T748 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver - Review
The NAD T748 is a home theater receiver that is a little bit different from the norm these days. Instead of jamming a lot of frills the T748 primarily focuses on the audio aspect of home theater receiver operation. Some of the other practical features offered include seven channels of amplification, four HDMI inputs with 3D pass-through, analog to HDMI video conversion (no video upscaling), Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, iPod connectivity, and NAD's own automatic speaker calibration system. To find out more on what the T748 has to offer, read my Review and also check out my supplementary Photo Profile.

Blu-ray Disc Sales Surge From Recent Releases
In a recent report, I discussed the continued strength of physical media sales, despite the growth of internet streaming. Now it looks there is more evidence to bolster this fact as Blu-ray Disc movie sales have skyrocketed in recent weeks as a result of several high-profile Blu-ray disc releases. For example,... Read more
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Onkyo HT-S8409 Home Theater System - Product of the Week
If you are looking for an all-in-one home theater system that is affordable, really packs in the features, but doesn't break the bank, then check out the Onkyo HT-S8409. Onkyo has combined its popular TX-NR609 7.2 channel THX-Select2 Plus Certified home theater receiver with two floor standing front speakers, a center channel speaker, four surround speakers, and one 10-inch 120-watt subwoofer. The HT-S8409 system also features...Read more

 


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