Sony Playstation PS3 FW 2.1- Secrets of Home Theater - February 29, 2008
- The Sony PS3 is a good Blu-ray player, but is it also a good SD DVD player? Read our Secrets DVD Player Benchmark review to find out.
Oppo Digital DV-983H DVD Player- Secrets of Home Theater - February 26, 2008
- The Oppo Digital DV-983H is finally about to arrive (March 10, 2008). The Secrets Benchmark test results are spectacular. For $399, this is a player that everyone should consider.
Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player - Full Review- Secrets of Home Theater - February 21, 2008
- The Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player is a fine product, but you need a modern receiver to take advantage of its advanced audio codec digital output support. You read about its Benchmark performance. Now read the rest of the story.
Wireworld Eclipse 5 and Silver Eclipse 5 Audio Cables- Secrets of Home Theater - February 17, 2008
- Wireworld's Eclipse 52 cable line is an example ofdefinitive electrical engineering and physics principles applied to conduction in the world of audio. Specifically, their cables are based on the Heaviside condition. Read on to see an explanation.
MartinLogan Purity Floor-standing Electrostatic Hybrid Speakers- Secrets of Home Theater - February 14, 2008
- MartinLogan electrostatic speakers are renown for their sound quality, and now, with the Purity, they are affordable for everyone. The built-in 200 watt power amplifier for both the ESL panel and the woofers makes them easy to drive, and the small fo...
Panasonic TH-50PZ77U 50" 1080p Plasma HDTV- Secrets of Home Theater - February 12, 2008
- Christmas shopping is over, and this could be just the right time to walk into a store and say, "I want to buy a flat panel TV." Here is one that could end up on your shopping list. Plasma, 50", 1080p. Nice, very nice.
Blaupunkt Velocity 2 Go Powered Speakers for Portable Players- Secrets of Home Theater - February 7, 2008
- The Velocity 2 Go is an indoor stereo system designed for use with MP3 players, and it can also be used as a subwoofer that to be placed in a vehicle, and finally it's a portable battery-operated stereo system that provides musical ambiance for any o...
Qsonix Q110 Media Server- Secrets of Home Theater - February 3, 2008
- The Qsonix Q110 is a media server meant to be put in by a custom installer, but you can do it yourself because it is very easy to work with. It has a 250 GB hard drive that will hold hundreds of CDs in lossless compression format and serves four zone...
Microsoft Zune 80GB Portable Music Player- Secrets of Home Theater - January 29, 2008
- The portable music player (PMP) or digital audio player (DAP) market is evolving in a major way. Many DAPs are actually better described as personal media players or PMPs, with as much focus on functionality in video and additional features as the co...
Benchmark DAC1 USB- Secrets of Home Theater - January 27, 2008
- My initial review of the DAC1Digital-to-Analog Converter appeared in these pages toward the end of 2003. As I wrote at that time, Allen Burdick of Benchmark Media explained that the DAC1, then retailing for $850, was designed with the recording engin...
Zektor CVS4 4x1 Component Video Switcher Used as 5.1 Analog Audio Switcher- Secrets of Home Theater - January 24, 2008
- The Zektor CVS4 4 x 1 Component Video Switcher can be used to switch 5.1 analog audio from two or more DVD players to your SSP or receiver, so you can listen to the new high definition audio soundtracks from HD DVD and Blu-ray movie discs. ...
Lexicon ZX-7 Multi-Channel (300 watts x 7) Power Amplifier- Secrets of Home Theater - January 21, 2008
- The Lexicon ZX-7 is a very powerful (300 watts RMS x 7 into 8 ohms) amplifier that delivers exquisite sound for two-channel music, surround sound music, and any movie you can imagine.
Marantz VP-15S1 1080p Single-Chip DLP Projector- Secrets of Home Theater - January 18, 2008
- The Marantz VP11S1 is one of the best projectors Ive had the opportunity to review. It recently won our Secrets Best of 2007 award in the projector category, and in my opinion is still one of the best reference projectors on the market today. But the...
Panasonic PT-AX200U 720p LCD Projector- Secrets of Home Theater - January 11, 2008
- The Panasonic PT-AX200U is a three-panel LCD projector with 720p resolution, priced at $1,999, and you can get it for a lot less at ProjectorPeople.com. Although 720p is not as high a resolution as 1080i (converts to 1080p by the projector), the diff...
Canon HV20 One-Chip HDV High Definition Video Camera- Secrets of Home Theater - January 11, 2008
- When Canon released its HV10 HD video camera on the heels of the first consumer HD video camera that Sony marketed, well, maybe it was just a bit too fast. There were a couple of things missing, such as an HDMI output and external microphone input. A...