Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at
2:28 am
Sony recently launched 3 new high-end home theaters receivers, the STR-DA4400ES, STR-DA3400ES and STR-DA2400ES. Each receiver includes Faroudja DCDi Cinema technology for upscaling all video sources to 1080p via HDMI, and supports the latest audio codecs; Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, dts High Resolution Audio and dts HD Master Audio.
Sony STR-DA4400ES
Sony STR-DA4400ES 7.1 channel receiver has a 120-watt amplifier (8Ω, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 0.09 percent THD), six HDMI inputs and DSD decoding through HDMI. It offers high-definition video distribution to a second zone, audio distribution to three zones and picture-in-picture for monitoring of multi-zone output or an external video source. The model will be available in August for about $1,500. Continue Reading…
Friday, April 4th, 2008 at
3:54 pm
According to CEPro KEF has unveiled a new home theater speaker system, the KHT2005.3 including the new KUBE-2 subwoofer. Egg-shaped like the KHT1005.2 this 5.1ch system includes four satellites, a center channel and the KUBE-2 subwoofer. The KUBE-2 employs Uni-Q drivers technology using a 10-inch woofer paired with a 10-inch radiator powered by a 200W class D amplifier.
The KHT2005.3 series will retail at an MSRP of $1,299.99 in black or silver color.
Friday, March 28th, 2008 at
10:22 am
Exclusively themed home theaters mania continues with people trying to give shape to their fantasies and erecting most distinctively done home theaters. The latest I came across is the Batman “Bat Cave” themed theater. Done up by Elite Home Theater Seating, it is designed to render total pleasure for those seeking to watching movies and also for gamers. It also specializes in custom seats which can be customized with a variety of different layouts.
Catering to high-profile clients, this Canadian-based Elite Home Theater Seating is believed to charge about $500,000 for the Bat Cave layout and seating. For equipments you need to shell out more cash.
Monday, January 28th, 2008 at
2:44 am
Gefen today announced a new line of electronics products geared towards home theatre enthusiasts, which it is dubbing Gefen TV, leading off the line with the Gefen TV Switcher. The Switcher is capable of sharing one HDMI v1.3 port to four separate devices. In addition to being able to manually switch between devices, the Gefen TV Switcher can automatically detect recently powered devices and switch the signal accordingly. Gefen is selling the switch through its website for $200.
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