Denon has just announced two new 3D-Ready Universal Blu-ray players to the UK market, which deliver an enhanced Blu-ray experience with networking capability.
Netflix, a service that has allowed many Americans to ditch their cable TV, today announced it will expand into Canada this fall and offer unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed instantly to TVs and computers for one low monthly fee. Other devices that already support the service are PlayStation3, certain smartphones and many new Internet-capable HDTVs.
Audio Sensibility has just introduced its Statement line of high-end audio cables. The goal of the Statement product line is to provide near state-of-the-art performance without a stratospheric price tab.
The adage "Build it and they will come" pops into my mind when reading news that Marchon, a mainstream eyewear manufacturer most famous for their flexible Flexon frames, has announced that it has partnered with ReadID to manufacture stylish 3D-capable glasses that also double as regular sunglasses.
Sharp has introduced the new recordable media conforming to BDXL format specification for Blu-ray which offers up to 100GB on a single disc.
These write-once Blu-ray discs will be available in Japan beginning July 30th, 2010.
The BDXL format extends the storage capacity of Blu-ray discs to 100GB, twice the 50GB storage capacity of existing dual-layer discs. This new format enables recording approximately 12 hours of 17Mbps over-the-air digital TV broadcasts or approximately 8.6 hours of 24Mbps digital TV broadcasts.
Balanced Audio Technology has just released its new REX preamplifier, a successor to the company’s VK-52SE.The REX is made of two pieces, the preamplifier itself and an external power supply, each weighing in at over 36 pounds.
Universal Remote Control has added a pair of remotes to its Network Series.
The MRX-1 network base station receives IR and serial commands from any URC network control, including the top-of-the-line MX-6000, MX-5000 wand remote, and new KP-4000. Each MRX-1 has its own unique MAC address, which allows for correct routing to multiple MRX-1 units throughout the home. It is available for a USD MSRP of $499.
CANADA HiFi, an audio video enthusiast magazine, is looking for a blogger to post on our website www.canadahifi.com.The blogger should be capable of posting about 15 entries monthly and will be compensated $5 per blog entry (a blog entry will usually take about 15 minutes to research and write).Ideally, the candidate should be an audio video enthusiast with an understanding of consumer audio and video products (TVs, projectors, speakers, a/v receivers, high-end audio equipment, etc.).
Samsung, one of the main driving forces behind 3D for the home, recently announced that it will be bring out three new 3D Blu-ray players, making most of its Blu-ray player line-up 3D capable.
This past Saturday (July 10th), LG Electronics demonstrated its 3D TVs at CBC’s Popsicle Soccer Day in Canada.The event took place on John St., adjacent to CBC’s headquarters.Content on demonstration included the Germany vs. Uruguay World Cup game and various 3D movie commercials.
The new Furutech GTX receptacles promise to be absolutely the best on the market and the ONLY ones in the market that use PURE COPPER. The use of pure copper is possible thanks to Furutech’s new Patent Pending Stainless Steel spring technology.The GTX receptacles are available in two versions:the GTX-D (double receptacle) and GTX-S (single receptacle). Both versions come with gold plating or rhodium plating.
This new range is comprised of three two-way satellites: the CL50, CL60 and CL80, each using 5”, 6” and 8” drivers respectively and a 1” CCAM tweeter. The fourth all-weather monitor, the CL60-T2 is a single stereo 6” driver design, featuring dual 1” CCAM tweeters.
In each Climate model, C-CAM bass and 1” C-CAM high frequency drivers are protected by a robust, sealed, UV rated polypropylene enclosure, available in a finely-textured white or black finish.
Onkyo has just announced two new 3D-Ready home theater in a box (HTiB) systems.
The Onkyo HT-S6300 and HT-S7300 both have 3-D Ready HDMI-1.4a inputs, 1080p video upscaling, lossless Dolby & DTS high definition audio, Dolby height processing, Audyssey automatic room equalization and numerous other features. Both packages include seven home theater loudspeakers, subwoofer, AV receiver, Audyssey calibration microphone, and an outboard dock for iPod/iPhone.
Sony’s new BDP-S1700ES Blu-ray 3D player features an IR input on the back panel or easy integration with control systems.It also offers built in Wi-Fi (802.11n) for easy access to Sony’s BRAVIA Internet Video platform and Sony’s new premium video service, Qriocity.
Yesterday, Sony announced the launch of four new Elevated Standard (ES) AV receivers including the STR-DA5600ES, STRA-DA4600ES, STR-DA 3600ES and STR-DN2010.
Axiom Audio has just upgraded its conventional speaker line to version 3 (v3).Although the cosmetic changes are subtle, Axiom promises a significant improvement in the audio performance of the new series.
Axiom Audio has just revealed the new VP180, a definitive no-compromise centre channel which promises the same extended deep bass, tonal neutrality and spatial transparency as Axiom's critically acclaimed M80 and M60 tower speakers.
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