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10 Must-Have Home Theater Products
As the economy begins to stabilize a bit, people start looking to upgrade their homes and home theater systems. We’d like to help you out with what we believe are the 10 must-have home theater products you’ll need for your home theater enhancement.
August 25, 2009
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Bell’O TPC2127 Mounting System
Leave it to Bell’O International to come up with this unique and versatile design that offers three configuration options to meet your display and room layout. The TPC2127 can accommodate most Flat Panel TVs up to 52” or 125 lbs. and at least 4 A/V components. The rear mounting frame and universal swivel mounting system can be removed so that the system can be used as a 3-shelf stand-alone table, or the swivel mounting system can be removed and hung on the wall. It features black tempered safety glass shelves and a High Gloss Black scratch resistant frame accented by interchangeable wood inlays in 6 different colors. The CMS® Cable Management System hides and organizes wires and cables.
$399.99
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Optoma TX783 Multimedia Projector
This projector incorporates an ultra-bright 5,000 lumens and XGA resolution, a center lens design, motorized lens shift, zoom and focus, plus extensive connectivity and networking. It also sports optional wireless capability and features Texas Instruments’ DarkChip3 DMD DLP and BrilliantColor technologies. It supports connectivity options such as HDMI, DVI, VGA, S-Video, composite, RS-232, USB and RJ45.
$2,799
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JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray Player
The XV-BP1 offers BD Live compatibility and AVCHD playback. Connections include HDMI ver.1.3 with Deep Color and x.v.Color, USB Host, LAN for BD Live, component and composite video outputs, and analog, optical and coaxial audio outputs. Playable formats include JPEG, MP3, WMA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS and DTS HD.
$269.95
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Yamaha neoHD Media Controllers
These top of the line media controllers from Yamaha provide great HD audio and video performance. After one push of a button on the neoHD remote, the Media Controller and connected TV automatically power up and give the user three on-screen entertainment choices: “Watch,” “Listen,” or “Play.” The user is then prompted to choose among more specific activities at which time icons for the appropriate video, audio or video game components (Blu-ray players, CD players, cable boxes, iPods, game consoles, etc.) will appear. The neoHD can control up to six other AV components as well, including TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes through its remote control and three IR outputs on the back panel of the unit. Two versions of the neoHD (YMC-500 and YMC-700) are currently available.
YMC-500 - $599.95
YMC-700 - $799.95
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Leon Speakers Horizon 414 Series
This incredibly stylish speaker series offers consumers a powerful speaker suited for audiophile-grade listening in small theater settings. It includes left, center and right channels in one cabinet and styled to match the dimensions and finish of any display. Ideal for thinner flat-panel displays, the 414 series easily mounts to any articulating mount and is recommended for flat-panel TVs up to 50”.
Hz414-LCR: Starting at $1,495 (up to $1,695 for 65” TVs)
Hz414-LCR-A: Starting at $1,895 (up to $2,095 for 65” TVs)
Hz414-LCR-X-A: Starting at $2,495 (up to $2,895 for 65” TVs)
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Sanus VMA201 Soundbar Speaker Mount
Sanus’ new VisionMount VMA201 Soundbar Speaker Mount supports most soundbars and center-channel speakers up to 35lbs. and attaches directly to VisionMount LL22, LT24 and LMT15 wall mounts for optimal, space-saving speaker placement beneath a mounted TV. It is constructed of strong aluminum and heavy-gauge steel.
$89.99
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Digeo Moxi High Definition Digital Video Recorder
The Moxi system was designed from the beginning to take full advantage of widescreen HDTVs and its 500GB hard drive can hold up to 75 hours of recordings at full 1080 resolution. Some features of the Moxi DVR include dual-tuner HD DVR that allows users to record two shows and watch a third pre-recorded show all in HD; users can play, pause and rewind live TV. It also brings Web-based services such as Flickr, Finetune and more to the HDTV and is Dolby Digital certified for high-fidelity surround sound. The Moxi DVR gives users access to a variety of Internet content including news, sports scores, entertainment and financial information, weather and more through MoxiNet and the Moxi SuperTicker.
$799 (You can also pay in four monthly payments of $199.75 or 20 monthly payments of $39.95.)
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Paradigm Hybrid In/On-Wall Speakers
These super cool partly-in-wall/partly-out-of-the-wall speakers are incredibly slim to complement increasingly slimmer flat panel TVs. The speaker’s pre-attached glass-reinforced injection-molded polymer bracket is optimized to exploit maximum wall area for a complete absence of vibration even when performing at maximum output.
$349
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Onkyo DV-BD507 Blu-ray Player
Onkyo has introduced a new, state-of-the-art, BD-Live interactive Blu-ray Disc Player, model DV-BD507. This full-featured player delivers outstanding high definition 1080p video playback and high resolution multichannel audio over an HDMI 1.3a. It has all the capabilities one could expect from a Blu-ray player, plus the high performance and build-quality. The Onkyo DV-BD507 plays Blu-ray discs with their full high definition 1080p resolution, including compatibility with the Deep Color and x.v. Color specifications of HDMI 1.3a. It is also capable of playing standard DVD’s and CD’s, with internal scaling of all video sources to 1080p. It can also process AVCHD video clips stored on an SD or SDHC card or DVD-R/RW.
$449
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Sony KDL-46XBR9 TV
The Sony KDL-46XBR9 should be on your shortlist of a great 46-inch screen size at a reasonable price. Features include the first new networked BRAVIA® LCD HDTV models with Internet applications called “widgets” that deliver real-time information, as well as streaming video capability via integrated BRAVIA Internet Video Link capability. Sony’s new XBR9 and Z-series models feature an Ethernet connection, allowing the sets to directly access Sony BRAVIA Internet Video content using an existing broadband connection. The service offers one of the largest selections of free and premium movies, TV shows, sports, music and more from an array of partners like Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube®, Yahoo!®, Slacker(sm), and others.
$2,500
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