Of all the equipment that I've reviewed in the past few years, my wife has only really liked one item: Sound bars. They're simple, they integrate easily with the TV, and they make a huge improvement over the sound of a regular flat-screen TV. Sony has just released their first high-end sound bar, the Sony HT-ST7. it adds a few features that many premium sound bars are missing: … [Read more...] about Sony HT-ST7 Sound Bar Review
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Samsung BD-F5900 Review
The race to produce the best Blu-ray player has seemingly turned into the race to produce the best streaming player that also happens to do Blu-ray playback. Most companies have given up on the high-end of Blu-ray playback to companies like Oppo while they aim for a mainstream approach. Samsung is one company that has produced players that have typically been very good, but … [Read more...] about Samsung BD-F5900 Review
Panasonic DMP-BDT230 Review
For the past few years, Panasonic and Sony have been producing the best value in Blu-ray players. I've bought a player from each to use and have been consistently happy with the performance. I even donated the Panasonic DMP-BDT210 to my in-laws for use in their motorhome and it has worked well. On the surface this year the DMP-BDT230 looks to be an incremental upgrade to the … [Read more...] about Panasonic DMP-BDT230 Review
Control4 Review
I stumbled into reviewing a Control4 system this year. I was just looking for a nice universal remote for my living room that is easy for my wife. Instead Control4 offered to send over and configure their HC-250 controller and SR-250 remote for me to use. Talking to them they insisted it would be easy to use for everyone and let me run a complex home theater system in my living … [Read more...] about Control4 Review
LG BP730 Blu-ray Player Review
I already took a look at the LG BP530 Blu-ray player here and found it had good video performance, but a couple of flaws that kept it from being as good as some competitors. Now I've taken a look at the step-up model, the BP730, for Secrets of Home Theater. The main upgrades that you get over the BP530 are a better design, Miracast, 2D to 3D conversion, 4K upscaling, and the LG … [Read more...] about LG BP730 Blu-ray Player Review