First, some background: 5.1-channel sound is the most prevalent form of surround sound. You have a center channel speaker above or below your TV, a pair of front left and right speakers, and a pair of surround speakers, all playing different signals. The subwoofer plays just the low bass. So the “5″ means the five [...]
Nipping at the heels of announcements by Panasonic and Samsung, LG has just revealed that its first batch of 600Hz active-shutter 3D Plasmas, the 50″ 50PX950 and 60″ 60PX950, will soon be available in Korea for the price of $2500 and $4200, respectively. Measuring a svelte 1.2 inches wide, these sets will feature DLNA support, [...]
Week 2 “How big a TV screen do I need for where I sit in my living room?” It sounds like a joke, but it’s pretty much true: the answer is “the biggest TV you can fit through your front door.” The reason is that TV definition — i.e., the precision with which it can [...]
Logitech’s boxed speaker sets have always gone over quite well with reviewers, and now it’s offering a 5.1 system that may just be priced at a point that’s too good to refuse. You know, if you holdouts were considering sticking with that 2.0 setup for another score or so. Launched today, the Surround Sound Speakers [...]
If for some reason none of the media streamers on the market at the moment have suited your particular tastes, perhaps Buffalo’s new LT-V100 Link Theater is just right. It’s a little box offering HDMI and composite video plus optical and good ‘ol 3.5mm audio outputs, able to manage 1080pwhen streaming content either over Ethernet [...]
