Audio Video News

Pioneer
Fresh from CES comes the VSX-D814, one of Pioneer's new A/V receivers. This receiver features Pioneer's multichannel acoustic calibration, which lets you easily and accurately set up your speakers based on your room. The VSX-D814 delivers a rated 100 watts of power to each channel and offers component and S-video switching to allow both progressive and interlaced NTSC and HDTV signals to pass to your TV or monitor. It features the standard array of Dolby and DTS processing modes. The included remote features Quick Setup to produce easy, accurate sound depending on the size of your room and the number of speakers. You can have all this for $365; just set aside a dollar a day.
Pioneer
(800) PIONEER
www.pioneerelectronics.com

Philips
Looking to turn your home into a digital home? Philips has the solution with their MX6000i Streamium home theater system. The MX6000i is a DVD home entertainment system that features 802.11g wireless access to multimedia content from connected PCs or online entertainment services. You have the choice of connecting the MX6000i to cable or DSL broadband via a wireless network router or a wired Ethernet connection. The system's five-disc changer is compatible with the CD, CD-RW, MP3-CD, VCD, DVD, DVD+RW, Kodak Picture CD, and JPEG Picture CD formats. The MX6000i features Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS decoding, and it utilizes six integrated 75-watt amps for the front, center, and surround speakers, plus two built-in subs. The MX6000i is available for $800.
Philips Consumer Electronics
(770) 821-2400
www.philips.com