LATEST ADDITIONS

Audio Video News
News Corp Drops DirecTV Offer
 |  Oct 28, 2001

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has withdrawn its offer to acquire direct broadcast satellite service <A HREF="http://www.directv.com">DirecTV</A>, according to reports over the weekend of October 27&ndash;28. News Corp. had been in contention for 18 months to buy DirecTV's parent company Hughes Electronics from its corporate owner General Motors.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Memento On DVD
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 28, 2001

<I>Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround. 113 minutes. 2001. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 06598. R. $24.95.</I>

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Bryston 6B-ST: High-power 3-channel Amp
HT Staff  |  Oct 28, 2001
Long one of the audio industry's most respected equipment makers, Canada's Bryston has made an impressive move into the home theater market with several new products. Notable among them is the 6B-ST amplifier, a three-channel powerhouse capable of 250 watts/channel into an 8-ohm load or a whopping 400 watts into 4.
Continue Reading »
New Products
New Products - Nov. 2001
SV Staff  |  Oct 23, 2001

Sony

Rated to deliver 110 watts of power to each of six channels, Sony's STR-DA5ES digital surround receiver is ready for 6.1-channel DVD soundtracks. If you're torn between DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD, the receiver's two sets of multichannel analog audio inputs let you hook up both at once, and one set can even handle 6.1-channel sources.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Onkyo Launches Home Automation Controller
HT Staff  |  Oct 23, 2001
Most home theater systems are assembled piece-by-piece from components made by many different manufacturers---each with its own remote control. The resulting system may be a performance delightful, but one marred visually and ergonomically by the clutter of many different remotes.
Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Anthem AVM 20 Boasts Unique Features
HT Staff  |  Oct 22, 2001
Never a company to rest on its previous accomplishments, Mississauga, Ontario-based Sonic Frontiers International is pushing the limits of home theater performance with the Anthem AVM 20, its newest multi-zone preamplifier /processor/tuner. With inputs for up to 7.1 channels of audio, and full bass management capabilities, the AVM ("Audio Video Master") is certain to please the most exacting movie and music fans.
Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Hannibal On DVD
Gary Frisch  |  Oct 21, 2001

<I>Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison. Directed by Ridley Scott. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1. Two discs. 131 minutes. 2001. MGM Home Entertainment 1002321. R. $29.98.</I>

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
CE Emmys Awarded
Jon Iverson  |  Oct 21, 2001

The recent round of Emmys handed out by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has seen several consumer electronics manufacturers lauded for their technical achievements.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Stay-at-home Trend Benefiting Electronics Dealers
Barry Willis  |  Oct 21, 2001

Since September 11, live theater and concert attendance has fallen by as much as 75% in some parts of the country, while video rentals have mushroomed. The reason: people want to stay home.

Continue Reading »
Audio Video News
Film Backlog Slows Production
Barry Willis  |  Oct 21, 2001

Anticipating prolonged strikes by both actors and screenwriters, the film industry earlier this year kicked into hurry-up mode, finishing an unprecedented number of movies before the mid-year deadline for contract renewals.

Continue Reading »

Pages

X