Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Welcome to my Weekly Home Theater Newsletter! The Christmas and Winter Holiday Season is whizzing buy and for those of you that still haven't that special gift, I've got some great ideas. First up, check out a review of an excellent mid-range home theater receiver that would make a great gift for the home theater fan. Also, check out some great home theater-in-a-box systems. In addition, if you haven't jumped into Blu-ray yet, now is the time, find out why.

Bonus Gift Idea: 32 and 37-inch LCD and LED/LCD TVs


Onkyo TX-NR708 Home Theater Receiver - Review
The Onkyo TX-NR708 is THX Select2 Plus Certified is rated to deliver up to 110 wpc, and features Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD decoding, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, and Audyssey DSX surround processing. On the video side, the TX-NR708 has 3D pass through, 7 HDMI inputs, and Faroudja DCDi video processing/1080p upscaling.

Extra bonuses include USB and iPod connectivity, Sirius Satellite Radio, and internet streaming from content providers such as, Pandora, Rhapsody, Mediafly, and Napster. To make speaker setup easier, the TX-NR708 also includes Audyssey MultEQ. To find out if the Onkyo TX-NR708 is the right home theater receiver for you, check out my Review, Photo Gallery, and Video Performance Tests. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com


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Home Theater-in-a-box Systems
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. Check out my picks.

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DivX joins the internet TV landscape with the announcement of its new DivX TV platform. DivX TV provides an easy way to search and organize online streaming content from several sources. DivX TV is first being incorporated by LG into its NetCast platform featured on its Blu-ray Disc player and Home Theater System products, either off the assembly line or via firmware update. The DivX TV user interface not only allows...Read more.
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