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  1. Comment - As flat screen prices plummet, Pioneer strikes a deal

    (Apr 25, 2008 - 1:56 AM)

    gregmir
    you shall go see new Panasonics

  2. Comment - As flat screen prices plummet, Pioneer strikes a deal

    (Apr 24, 2008 - 4:47 PM)

    1) Wasn't it in the news 2 months ago?
    2) "Pioneer -- a long-term player in plasma -- will provide technology and engineers to Matsus***a" - I do not believe this marketing ploy, they will just buy panels from Panasonic and maybe put some electronics inside in the best case, or just put their sticker on it

  3. Comment - Sony decides to dump money-losing rear-projection TVs

    (Dec 28, 2007 - 10:55 AM)

    Panasonic are indeed quite good at plasmas, and PS3 is editor's choice at very respectable hi-fi magazines. Of course, there are better ones.. but at this price/performance? Actually, I am going to buy myself PS3 - primarily for serving as a multimedia hub..

  4. Comment - Amazon Offers Freebie Deal for Blu-ray Movies

    (Nov 15, 2007 - 2:27 PM)

    yes, I do. But I haven't read any official details yet. Again, basing on reviews I read, XBox 360 is kind of too loud for home theater.
    I am still looking for player capable of playing HD content - both video & sound - in my HT setup, which is not high-end, but I do have some Onkyo THX Ultra-certified receiver and B&W speakers.. Player up to 1000 US$. HTPC will be either too bulky (if powerful and silent), or too noisy (if too small), or too weak (if both silent and small)..

  5. Comment - Amazon Offers Freebie Deal for Blu-ray Movies

    (Nov 15, 2007 - 2:17 PM)

    Hollywood__, I don't need if for games, but rather for watching my home movie collection. As I calculated, decent, quiet HTPC, capable of 1080p will cost about 2000 US$ (and still, without HD sound..HDMI cards are yet to be released..). Other option is 200-300$ player, sort of Zensonic z500 I own - which is good for SD-quality and kind of "jumpy" for high-bitrate content. Regarding Xbox360 everybody says that it is noisy and unacceptable for home theater, and I read somewhere that Microsoft plan to replace the cooler. These media extenders V2 also look like a garbage to me.