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alienware hd media server: heavy metal home theater

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Alienware HD Media Server

Alienware is showing off their latest high-end server, designed for use in home theaters and media rooms. The system contains everything you need for controlling your digital media in one slick aluminum box…

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posted: February 4th, 2008 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

maxian e900t pmp slices, dices, makes julienne fries

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech

Maxian E900T Portable Media Player

It seems that every few weeks, the Korean tech market reveals some new all-in-one gadget that makes me drool. The latest and greatest PMP (personal media player) to come out of the East Asian nation features just about everything you’d ever want in a portable electronic device…

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posted: December 31st, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

shuttle d’vo home theater pc: small package, big boom

filed under: home entertainment

Shuttle SG33G5M Deluxe D’VO SFF HTPC

Shuttle is well known for their small-form-factor PCs. Their latest models are perfect for a high-end home theater, and can be loaded up with everything you’d need in a single, compact box.

The top-of-the-line Shuttle D’VO SG33G5M Deluxe features 1080p high-definition video output via an HDMI output…

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posted: October 8th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

yamaha ysp-500: virtual surround gets downsized

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Yamaha YSP-500 Digital Sound Projector

The latest in Yamaha’s series of “Digital Sound Projectors” takes the critically-acclaimed virtual surround technology found in their larger YSP series and shrinks it down to a box that’s just 24-inches wide. (The full-sized models are around 40-inches wide)…

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posted: October 5th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

pioneer 5.1 home theater does away with receiver box

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Pioneer HTP-LX70 Home Theater Surround System

The latest surround sound system from Pioneer gets rid of the typical “receiver/amp” module that most home theater systems require. From what I can tell, they’ve hidden all the amplification and hookups inside of the subwoofer…

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posted: August 2nd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

denon dht-m380 bookshelf home theater: woody goodness

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Denon DHT-M380 Bookshelf Home Theater

Denon today revealed their latest home theater sound system, the DHT-M380. The new system has one major distinguishing characteristic… the speakers have beautiful hardwood cabinets.

The clean, elegant design lets the system integrate nicely into any living room…

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posted: July 13th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

portable dvd player plays movies, tv, mp4, fm and nintendo 8-bit games

filed under: gadgets | mobile tech | video games

Chinavasion Portable DVD and Gaming System

Leave it to the folks in China to bring us a single portable gadget that crams so much into such a little package.
The TX-0088 Portable DVD Player not only features movie playback from DVDs, it can also play MP4 format videos burned to disc or a USB flash drive…

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posted: June 2nd, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

marantz es7001 virtual surround system

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Marantz ES7001

Bearing more than a passing resemblance to Yamaha’s YSP line of home theater surround systems, this new Marantz ES7001 Sound Bar is designed to produce a fully-immersive home theater experience with a single box.

Like the Yamaha, the ES7001 crams all the amplifiers, speakers and surround processing gear into the same box…

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posted: May 23rd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

lg chocolate j10hd home theater system

filed under: home entertainment | media players

LG J10HD Home Theater System

This new media center from LG is being sold under the “Chocolate” moniker which has become synonymous with “sleek, modern design.”

The new LG J10HD system is a full-featured home entertainment system complete with DVD player, 2.1 channel sound and an onboard 80GB hard drive for media storage…

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posted: March 14th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

maxian d900: media player on steroids

filed under: media players

Maxian D900 Media Player

Korean electronics manufacturer Maxian has recently unveiled their upcoming D900 portable media player.

The player features just about everything you could want in a portable. The 4.3-inch display looks great, and supports up to 800×480 (better than DVD) resolution…

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posted: October 31st, 2006 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

yamaha updates ysp digital sound projectors

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Yamaha YSP-1100 Digital Sound Projector

At this year’s CEDIA and IFA shows, Yamaha showed off updates to their single-box surround sound line known as “digital sound projectors.”

The top-of-the-line YSP-1100 features 40 high/mid-range speakers and 2 woofers, along with 42 discrete amplifiers to position sound using beam-focusing technologies…

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posted: September 20th, 2006 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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