One of the drawbacks of owning a lot of varied home theater equipment (HDTVs, Blu-ray players, A/V receivers, cable boxes and more) is that you wind up with a clutter of remote controls that manage separate functions on separate d...
I’m made to understand that a big sporting event will take place this weekend, one that often inspires people to run out and buy new televisions in order to experience the action on the largest screen possible. Of course, we home ...
With the failure of 3D, the consumer electronics industry and Hollywood studios are eager to push 4k Ultra High Definition (UHD) as the next great technological breakthrough that home theater fans just can’t live without. After mo...
This has become something of an annual tradition around here. As we close the books on 2013, let’s look forward to the things we’d like to see in 2014. Do you have a favorite movie still waiting to be released on Blu-ray? Would yo...
Until I had to do it myself, I’ve never known anyone who had to call in a warranty repair on a piece of electronics. A couple months ago, my Samsung HDTV started giving me intermittent issues. Vertical lines of noise flickered on ...
Christmas is almost upon us. It seems to come faster every year. Have you all been good boys and girls? If so, let’s use today’s Roundtable to remind Santa about all the goodies on our holiday wish lists this year.
It’s a slow news day (as far as our concerns around here go) and there aren’t many exciting new movies opening in theaters this weekend. In lieu of anything else going on, let’s dig a very fun old video out of the YouTube archives...
Back in the 1950s, in a ploy to lure audiences away from their televisions and back to movie theaters, a filmmaking pioneer named Fred Waller developed a unique theatrical format called Cinerama that involved photographing a movie...
Last week, you told us about your plans for buying (or not buying) a PS4. With the release of Microsoft’s rival console this Friday, let’s ask the same question about that. Do you intend to buy an Xbox One? Vote in our poll.
We have a pretty straightforward poll topic for you this week. With Friday’s big launch of the PlayStation 4 imminent, do you plan to buy the new gaming console as soon as you can get one? Are you willing to wait? Do you care at a...
Once upon a time, families would gather around the living room television set every evening to watch their favorite TV shows together as a group. These days, in any given household, you’re probably more likely to find four or five...
In recent announcements, Sony has made it clear that the company still stands behind its PlayStation Vita – even after the recent price cut. While a set of colorful redesigns and compact models are interesting, the company’s most ...
