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For the home theater geeks, here is something you may want to consider especially if you are looking for an alternative home theater receiver. The Harman Kardon AVR-154 5×30W 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver
The AVR-154 reflects Harmon Kardon’s commitment to bringing you high-quality components that are packed with features, all at an affordable price.
Price: $399.00
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LG Electronics offers another LCD TV options for home theater enthusiasts with the LG 47LH90 LCD HDTV. This 47” LG LCD HDTV features a 1920×1080 native resolution with LED backlighting and a 10-point gray-scale calibration. The 47LH90 includes OTA and QAM HD Tuners and has the standard connections like 4 HDMI, 2 component videos and 1 PC VGA inputs. Also boasting of THX Cinema that fixes proper display and resolutions, this is one LCD TV that should be sensible for home theater owners looking for a reliable LCD HDTV to go with their home entertainment needs. The LG 47LH90 retails for $2,400.
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Epson has been awarded the 2009 CustomRetailer Magazine EXC!TE award for its new Powerlite Pro Cinema 9100 3LCD home theater projector. The Pro Cinema 9100 boasts of a high contrast ration of 36,000:1 and brightness of 1,800 lumens. It features a 1080p resolution as well as ISF calibration and color isolation.
The Epson Powerlite Pro Cinema 9100 is encased in a stylish black and silver design which is highlighted by a dynamic IRIS system for higher contrast and brightness controls on a frame to frame basis up to 60 times per second. The 2009 award winners were formally announced on Sept. 10 at CEDIA EXPO out of a field of over 450 entries.
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The HB954PB is yet another outstanding all-in-one home cinema system from LG, incorporated with everything you need in one box. It is a very stylish Blu-Ray home cinema system that supports 5.1-channel sound system and is jam-packed with features.
The LG HB954PB will let you directly stream YouTube videos from the internet and enjoy high-quality DVD playback. Other features of the system include 1080p full HD picture quality, BD live and iPod connectivity. The display panel of the system shows the title, chapter and running time and next to it is the hidden iPod/iPhone dock that slides out smoothly. Further, the system supports two HDMI inputs, coaxial and optical digital audio input, a regular analog audio minijack and a USB port.
The HB954PB can play DivX movies, MP3, WMA audio as well as display JPEG and PNG still images.
HomeTheaterSeatStore.com unveils a helpful video showcasing the latest Berkline home theater seating models on their website. With the growing popularity of consumers making their home theater setups similar to a cinema-like setting, these line of new home theater seats should be something interesting to check out.
Among the featured home theater seat models include:
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Sony is all set to launch its widest ever range of Blu-ray home cinema systems along with a range of seven new models, specially designed to suit each need of everyone.
The range of new home cinema system comprises of three all-in-one systems, namely BDV-E300, BDV-E800W and BDV-Z7. These full-performance systems comes in an ultra-compact form and are incorporated with features such as Full 1080p HD video, Virtual 7.1-channel, 1080p DVD upscaling and wireless rear speaker capability. The systems are as user friendly as they are breathtaking in performance.
Besides, four more models, that are BDV-360FS, BDV-360IS, HTP-BD36SS and HTP-BD36SF combine Sony’s superb BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player with surround sound systems to deliver style, simplicity and entertaining performance. For high-quality home cinema in a box, all the four systems come equipped with sleek amplification and speaker packages.
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If you are looking for a good Blu-ray disc player, go with the brand that is familiar to us most. Sony offers the Sony BDP-S560 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player
It delivers full HD 1080p output from Blu-ray discs and upconversion of standard DVDs to 1080p. The 24p True Cinema allows you to enjoy films at their intended 24ps and complements the usual Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
Outputs include 1 HDMI, 1 component, 1 S-Video, 1 composite, 1 analog audio (2-channel), 1 digital optical audio, 1 digital coaxial audio, 1 Ethernet. When purchased, you also get a remote control and a composite AV cable that measures 16.9 x 8.1 x 2.8 inches.
Price: $290.33
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Remember that sweet TV that Philips announced at the beginning of the year? Well the Cinema 21:9 TV is now available in the UK. And you’ll have to pay $7400 to get it. The TV is perfect for watching movies as it uses the same aspect ratio of most titles. That means no more black bars and thus a unique watching experience. The TV is certainly very expensive but if you have the budget for it and you love watching Blu-ray movies then it’s probably one of the best panels you could get for your home theater. No word though on when will this baby be available in other markets!
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You can add another potential HD media player to enjoy latest movies using your trusty LCD or Plasma TV with the Zinnet CinemaCube HD Media Player. This new media player allows you to enable the downloading of BitTorrent programs for only $89.99.
You can hook up the Zinnet CinemaCube to your TV and also has options to hook other peripherals via a USB interface to play additional media you may have. Also, you can hook it up with any local PC to play back other media files as well as enabling BitTorrent downloads.
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Why limit your movie viewing to the indoors? Fun Flicks Outdoor Movie now has twenty-one different locations across the United States, enabling event planners and party hosts to hire the outdoor movie “Drive-In” style service.
Fun Flicks provides a unique way of entertaining a crowd by supplying a complete outdoor cinema including huge mobile inflatable movie screen rentals along with premium projection and amplified sound systems. By applying the latest technologies, Fun Flicks Outdoor Movies has designed an outdoor theater system that offers premium outdoor movie equipment rentals at about half the cost of competing companies.
Theater Xtreme is a familiar brand for home theater individuals who seek supporting home theater furniture. And now they will be handled by a new group, JC International which had acquired intellectual property, trademarks, logos and operational procedures of the company which was partly owned by the defunct Circuit City.
“During the bankruptcy proceedings, we did substantial due diligence and found the company’s failure was not due to the business model, which is sound, but a lack of funding to help it reach its full potential. Its investment capital tightened significantly in the final months of operation.” – Robert Cribbs, Jasper Cabinet Owner.
Theater Xtreme operated a chain of 10 franchised and four corporate stores during its prime. It specialized in home theater room installations, selling projection-format screens and seating along with items such as cinema columns, risers and crown molding as well as cabinets for flat-panel TVs.
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LaCie unveils a new line of entertainment solutions as it releases the LaCie Cinema Black Series. Unlike the portable hard drives that they had initially been known for, LaCie unveils an array of players that can both play and record. Both models from the Black range were specially constructed to optimize the way consumers access and play content straight off from their HDTV.
The LaCinema Black PLAY and RECORD will boast some of the most up-to-date home networking capabilities for your home theater demands. Users will now be able to select from a direct network connection although WiFi connections are sure to be the preferred medium today.
With these new players, consumers will be able to use this new player to store music, movies and photos from any computer on the local network. An integrated UPnP client player makes it a snap for users to access media content from a networked PC or Mac from anywhere in the home.
The LaCie Cinema Black Series is priced at $429.99.
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Dolby Labs has announced the release of the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience Program to enhance the PC audio requirements people look forward to today. The new PC audio technology offers new audio optimization and high frequency enhancers to boost the cinema and home theater experience.
As part of the new Dolby Home Theater v3 and Dolby Advanced Audio technology suites, these new offerings help PC makers optimize the listening experience for their customers—whether through built-in speakers or an external surround sound system with up to 7.1 channels.
Sounds may not be a prime requirement for some notebook owners. However, depending on the use and desire to expand the audio experience that they come in, adding the Dolby sound is certainly anyone would welcome with open arms.
The Dolby Advanced Audio suite offers High-Frequency Enhancer, Audio Optimization, Natural Bass, and Dolby Headphone.
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Thanks to the efforts and innovations in advertising of Screenvision, the first 3-D ad to cinema will be seen starting May 1. Screenvision has partnered with Wrigley brand to make this possible and will extend Screenvision’s focus to create 360 degree entertainment experiences for consumers and marketers alike. Already the 3-D in-lobby leader for advertisers, Screenvision will now also be the 3-D in-theatre leader with the launch of its first ever on screen 3-D ad.
Screenvision’s Programming Network will make the 3-D Skittles spot available through its exhibitor partners across the country with coverage in all of the top 10 DMAs. The 3-D ad will run for a five week period beginning May 1st on 762 3-D screens in 461 Screenvision represented theatres.
“Converting ads from 2-D to 3-D is a natural extension of our ongoing support of Cinema moving forward,” said Norm Chait, SVP-Director of OOH Investment and Activation, MediaVest. “MediaVest, along with our clients, recognize that our consumers go to the movies to be entertained. With Screenvision now offering the opportunity to have our messages literally jump off the screen, these new technologies help us to truly engage and captivate our core consumers in a memorable way. We are excited to be the first to take advantage of what we know will be a highly desirable consumer touchpoint.”
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Here is something that people who want some spunk in their homes when enjoying their entertainment systems. Apparently, the Emotional Seat can help spice up your viewing pleasure, catered to the type of emotion of the movie you are watching.
Equipped with multimedia effects, the “emotion seat” lets you enjoy a real movie experience based on emotions. A bit technical name for this state-of-the-art chair is 4-D/5-D Magic Event Cinema. It combines thrilling computer-animated and live-action 3-D/4-D films with excellently designed additional special 4-D/5-D effects, thereby enriching the audience with an experience never imagined before.
The company’s film technique creates fantastic 3-D effects and animations, combined with special elements such as air blasts, mist, fog, snowfall, storm effects, thunder, leg tickler, spider effects, seat vibration and 5-D effect flower/fog/fire smell to take the audience on a remarkable cinematic journey.
This whole process is complemented by 8-channel digital surround sound. The emotion seat is not just another typical multimedia chair. While sitting on it, the viewer is not only watching the movie, but they are part of it.
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Remember Philips’ Cinema 21:9 HDTV which we showed you a while ago? It’s that outrageously widescreen TV which lacked a price and a release date. Well Philips decided to announce these details too. The HDTV will start shipping around June and it will cost you around 4,000 Euros or $5,045. That’s a lot of money that will buy you a great TV. But are you ready to make the move in these economical harsh times?
Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB
The Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 6500 UB is the latest addition to its award-winning line of 3LCD 1080p front projectors. Featuring Epson’s new “Crystal Clear Fine” D7 chip 3LCD technology and UltraBlack Vertical Alignment, the new offering by Epson displays superb black levels and amazing details. Unlike single-chip projectors, which use a spinning color wheel to create their colors, 3LCD technology delivers realistic, bright colors without no color break-up.
The Home Cinema 6500 UB also provides a significantly enhanced contrast ratio, delivering darker blacks and brighter whites courtesy of the new technology “With top-of-the-line features and a sub-$3,000 price point, the Home Cinema 6500 UB nicely complements Epson’s current lineup of home entertainment offerings,” said Marge Ang, senior product manager at Epson America. “We have added tremendous performance enhancements to this projector to provide home theater buffs with unmatched features and advantages in this price range.”
Did Apple launch its first touchscreen 24-inch LED Cinema Display? We’d love to announce that for you but Apple hasn’t officially launched any touchscreen displays yet.
Troll Touch however has a little slip ready to be mounted over the screen. Plug it into a USB port and there you have it: a touchscreen LED Cinema Display.
The whole ensemble will cost $2,299. Or you can just pay $1,399 to purchase the Troll Tech upgrade for your current Cinema Display.