Archive for the ‘Home Entertainment’ Category





Turn your iPhone and iPod touch into a universal remote control

December 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Apple, Home Entertainment, Mobile Phones | No Comments »

That’s what suggests the ThinkFlood company with its new product, RedEye, that is based on an infrared transmitter and once connected via Wi-Fi to the iPhone or iPod touch serve as a conduit for all devices controlled by IR through the software that run on your mobile device. The price is about 188 dollars or 125 Euros. A video is also available in the article.

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Yamaha YHT-S300 and YHT-S400 home theater systems

October 17th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

To make home theater systems more discreet, Yamaha has found a solution: integrating the subwoofer to the amplifier. This new concept of all-in-one amplifier/subwoofer, Yamaha has declined in two versions. One as a bar of sound (the YHT-S400), the other as a 2.1 system (the YHT-S300). In both cases, the compactness is highlighted. Regarding the actual acoustic performance, let us make a few doubts about the capabilities of these two products. They may be quite useful to those who believe that the sound of their flat screen is of poor quality. Price: €599.

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JVC presents its ultra-slim home theater

October 14th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

The latest JVC home theater includes two SP-FT speakers and the FT-AX amplifier, and you can hang it on the wall.

The amplifier offers a maximum of 4×20W and support Dolby Digital, DTS, AAC … The speakers and the amplifier can be purchased separately for the respective prices of €150 and €180.

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Western Digital WD TV Live HD media player

October 12th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

Western Digital has released its WD TV Live HD media player. There is still no press release or product page of the manufacturer, but it is on sale at Best Buy for a price of $119. That’s what you can do with, according to the Best Buy website: Connect this media player on your computer via USB 2.0, and watch the videos, photos, or listen to music from popular sites like YouTube, Flickr and Pandora on your HDTV. The Ethernet connection allows you to create a network with computers in home network.

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Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector

October 9th, 2009 | Posted in Displays, Home Entertainment | No Comments »

The PT-AE4000U projector from Panasonic is designed for home theater enthusiasts because it includes a brightness of 1600 lumens and a contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and a Hollywood high image quality of Panasonic and the Lens Memory feature. Apart from that, the PT-AE4000U projector will also be Viera Link compatible, features a programmable 12V trigger, and supports a widescreen 2.35:1. Other features include support 120fps and 24fps and the 60fps signal input. The Panasonic PT-AE4000U projector will be available this month priced at $2499.

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Boston Acoustics SoundWare XS 5.1 home theater system

October 7th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

Boston Acoustics, a manufacturer specializing in audio, has just launched a new home theater system called SoundWare XS 5.1.

Powered in a black or white finish, this set consists of 5.1 is a subwoofer pre-amp than 9 kg with speaker of 20.3 centimeters and five satellites of 500 grams with loudspeakers 1.3 and 6.4 centimeters, the first being for acute and one for the midrange / bass.

The manufacturer announces up to 100 Watts of power per channel RMS, 600 watts total, and a frequency response extending from 40 to 20 000 Hz, deep bass in perspective. Price: $499.99

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LG BD390 Blu-Ray player

October 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

LG officially presented its new Blu-Ray player, the BD390. In terms of specifications, this model has the following elements:

  • Wi-Fi Module
  • DLNA Compatible
  • Ability to play videos from YouTube
  • Decode MKV files and DivX HD
  • Support for HD audio format
  • 1 USB port
  • LG Simplink technology

The LG BD390 is already commercially available for an approximate price of €300.

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Play table football around a coffee table

September 20th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | 1 Comment »

We can not say that $600 is cheap. Of course, this table is not fully realized in a traditional manner, and its shape is somewhat more mundane. But its board is tempered glass, and its price more accessible you make it easier to treat it as a piece of furniture rather than as a work of art. So, for example, you could furnish a game room or your den with this table football which can be played seated or kneeling.

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The Gramophone by Aesthesis

September 11th, 2009 | Posted in Home Entertainment | No Comments »

To give a very high sound quality, the Swedish company Aesthesis has associated technologies and innovative design. Working with companies manufacturer parts for sports cars Koenigsegg, another jewel of Sweden, Aesthesis includes for its speakers from the same materials, carbon fiber and stainless steel. The design plays an essential role in the phonetic features of the “Gramophone” for obtaining such a powerful sound without distortion. High of 1.20 meters, enclosures offers a splendid neo-retro aesthetics to the beautiful black lacquer finish.

Produced in limited edition of only 100 copies, these speakers will seduce the most demanding music lovers. €60 000.

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