Tuesday, March 23, 2010

About Home Theater: Putting Together a Great Home Theater on a Budget

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From Robert Silva, your Guide to Home Theater
Welcome to my Weekly Home Theater Newsletter! Are you strapped for cash, but still want to put together a home theater system? If so, check out my great tips how you can assemble a home theater and save some dough. Also, check out two interesting product reviews this week, a new Blu-ray Disc player from OPPO and a great video projector from Samsung. In addition, what do you and an Octopus have in common? Find out this week...

8 Tips for Putting Together a Great Home Theater on a Budget
Home theater is a home entertainment option that provides the consumer with an exciting viewing and listening experience. However, many consumers are confused on how to get started and how much they need to spend. Contrary to popular belief, those on a budget can still afford a modest system that will do the job. Check out some practical, cost-effective, strategies for assembling your home theater. 8 Tips for Putting Together a Great Home Theater on a Budget

OPPO Digital BDP-80 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD/DVD-Audio
The OPPO BDP-80 is a feature-packed Blu-ray Disc player that really delivers. Blu-ray playback is excellent. The BDP-80 also provides upscaling for standard DVD playback. Also, other features, such as SACD and DVD-Audio playback, as well as 2 USB ports for importing images and sound from flash drives, add great audio and video flexibility. To find out if the OPPO BDP-80 is right for you, check out my Review, as well as a supplementary Photo Profile and Video Performance Tests. Photo (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com

Samsung SP-A800B 1080p DLP Video Projector - Product Review
At an MSRP of $7,495, the Samsung SP-A800B is expensive, but is definitely worth the extra cash for those that are looking for high-end projector with precise color accuracy. Its Texas Instruments DLP DarkChip2, native 1080p resolution, and acceptable light output provide an excellent natural looking image. Also, the SP-A800B comes equipped with two HDMI ver 1.3a inputs, and provides video upscaling for standard DVDs via its proprietary processor. For more details, check out my Review, along with my Supplementary Photo Gallery and Video Performance Test Results. Photo (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com

Panasonic Claims Strong 3D-TV Sales So Far
Although prices are high and 3D TV content is essentially non-existent so far, Panasonic is claiming that it has already sold out of its first batch of 3D Plasma TVs and is now taking back-orders. Of course...Read more.

 


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