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Sony HT-ST7 Sound Bar Review

September 12, 2013 by Chris Heinonen Leave a Comment

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 […]

Samsung BD-F5900 Review

September 4, 2013 by Chris Heinonen Leave a Comment

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 […]

Panasonic DMP-BDT230 Review

August 29, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 1 Comment

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 […]

Control4 Review

August 21, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 2 Comments

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 […]

LG BP730 Blu-ray Player Review

August 7, 2013 by Chris Heinonen 1 Comment

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 […]

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