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Spotlight
February 2008
Mass media articles that HD-DVD players and discs are paperweights and coasters couldn't be further from the truth, and now that it's a win for Blu-Ray what obtacles face mass market adoption of this great format.
December 2007
Trying to convince someone to get an HD disc format is like trying to show a non-audiophile the musical nuances of better speakers. They know it sounds better but the differences may be too subtle for the mass market to notice, or care enough to buy into a new format. It’s definitely a format war that might me on the radar of enthusiasts and industry insiders, but the mass market is simply ignoring them.
November 2007
Preplanning may seem like an obvious notion, but the excitement of building a home theater brings with it the impatience to enjoy the fruits of your labors. You can save time, aggravation, and costly mistakes by taking a little time to plan how your equipment will work/grow in your room, weighing room design decisions, and evaluating equipment for your home theater.
 October 2007
Consumers like to think things are perfect and get upset when they find out their equipment exhibits odd behavior when they spent so much effort to acquire, setup, and use. Sometimes it’s a manufacturing defect and, in all honesty, sometimes issues occur because of consumer over-usage that’s not related to the manufacturer. Whether it’s inadequate power, a power surge, or simply turning the volume up at a level that your home theater cannot handle, there are many things that can contribute to equipment failure.
 September 2007
Sometimes it can be hard to justify the cost of a home theater to a significant other.
Despite the obvious advancement in picture and sound quality offered by home theater sometimes
a long hard look at the money you'll save by being entertained at home can open up your finance committee's purse strings.
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 August 2007
Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray will likely experience slow growth unless the pricing of the high-def DVD formats is adjusted and quality issues are fixed, If they wait too long they just might become outdated before they have a chance to take off. With the holiday shopping season ahead it should be interesting to see how it plays out.
 July 2007
Home Theater is invariably complex. Multiple components connected together to a TV with enough remotes and connection types to drive a normal person mad.
There are few things you can do to make your theater easier to use. For most people it comes in the form of a universal/smart remote. On the high-end of things it's comes in the form of automation.
 June 2007
A long time ago a theater was a special place to go with elegant settings, and respect among theater attendees that it indeed was a special event. Theaters now deliver the best picture quality and sound they ever have, but the experience is about as great as shopping for groceries.
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