Background   The new optical formats (Blu-Ray, HD DVD) will support HD video at 1280x760(720)/60.  It only makes sense that high definition sound will be included on these new discs.  The next generation audio formats DTS HD and Dolby Digital HD are going to be the answer.  If the term high definition sound, sounds to you ...

We knew Xbox 360 would only be backward compatible with some regular Xbox games, the question was which ones.  The list has been released and it’s a big-un.  A hell of a lot of games including some real prizes like Kabuki Warriors, absent however are titles having to do with the sport of Hockey.  A sad state if you just ...

Last month was a HUGE month for DVD releases with Batman Begins, which is on my short list of best movies of the year.  With this month barely under way we get Star Wars Episode III, the one that closes the franchise.  That is until the next reissue where Lucas adds extra CGI robots or some damned thing.  Will Lucas go on to do ...

I’ve been researching new features in receivers lately and I found some interesting stuff on JVC’s website.  I was at JVC’s site to read more about these new digital receivers that can do HDMI upconversion using Faroudja processors.  I initially found it here yes, it’s old news from the last CES but still ...

Doom staring the ROCK and Karl Urban who was Eomer from Return of the King.  Of course I didn’t recognize him I only read later who he was, all those white guys look like Tom Hanks to me.  Doom gives you exactly what you wanted out of a Doom movie, tons of kick ass zombie killing violence, some gross out scenes with some pretty ...

Toshiba has just reneged on their promise to release HD DVD this year. Senior Vice President Yoshihide Fujii said today. ''We have been discussing with content holders the most effective way to launch in the U.S. market, and it will probably be in February or March,'' Earlier in the year including at CES Toshiba, the primary force behind HD ...

Batman!  Batman! Batman!   It’s officially the DAY of Batman!  Oh, it’s not just one of those lame Batman days where we get a rerun of that campy old show on basic cable.  This is the day the best Batman movie ever made hits DVD format, so you can take it home.  But wait, there’s more!  You ...

Epson and Sanyo formed a joint venture back in Oct. ‘04 with the formation of the Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corp.  This new company is made up of their parent companies respective LCD display businesses.  It seems the Liquid Crystal Display conglomerate has borne fruit according to this press release.  They claimed to ...

Polk Audio has released in-wall speakers with an IP address in your household network.  You can connect these speakers to an Ethernet cable and they can receive audio signals from any network or internet source.  The speakers are self amplified using the new lightweight and tiny digital amps at 100 Watts per speaker.  Hook ...

JVC’s Mobile Theater   Home Theater isn’t just for the home anymore, car stereo manufacturer’s are adding more and more Home-Theater-like options for your car.  Hopefully these are being used just to entertain passengers on long trips.  Mobile theater and entertainment is perfect for little kids in the back seats and maybe ...