Introduction Among home theater enthusiasts, the brand Oppo and their line-up of universal disc spinners have long been considered to be among, if not the best or most proficient players on the market. In fact, Oppo’s players are so popular and good at what they do, many manufacturers have either stopped making universal players altogether [...]
Over the weekend, and at the request of several readers and fans, I went ahead and added a user forum to the website. It isn’t much at the moment but hopefully, in time, it will be with your help. Why have a forum? Well, besides being a great way to interact with me, my hope [...]
I got an email this evening from a company who’s newsletter I subscribe to and in it was an alert about flat panel manufacturer, Seiki Digital, and their newly released UltraHD/4K display. What sets Seiki’s UltraHD display apart from say Sony’s recently announced 50 and 60-inch models is its price of $1,299. That’s right, today [...]
Either someone over at Panasonic let the proverbial cat out of the bag too soon regarding the manufacturer’s plans to ditch plasma in favor of who knows what. Or it was all some big misunderstanding (you know that type that cause panic among share holders) and the rumors -I mean news -that Panasonic was calling [...]
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Last month I wrote an article entitled Is Anamorphic Still Relevant? In it I tackled the basic ideas and concepts associated with anamorphic filmmaking and exhibition in the digital age and how because of digital the once optical “cheat” has been rendered somewhat useless. While I didn’t write the article to put a stop to [...]
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This story is part of a new segment that we’re kicking off on Theo’s Roundtable, where master home theater designer, Theo Kalomirakis, weighs in on readers’ personal home theater spaces. I thought I’d be the first to toss my hat into the ring, given the response I have received following my filming of my theater [...]
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I cannot say that I’m shocked, or even remotely surprised, for I think with the passing of Pioneer’s lauded Kuro line some years ago, it was only a matter of time before Panasonic’s plasma efforts would go tits up. And yet, the news has me, and others, feeling a bit melancholy. It’s not that there [...]
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Introduction What began as an experiment with professional amplifiers has turned into a bit of a passion for me -that is a passion for all things pro audio video. I’ve been in the specialty AV space for a decade now and in that time I’ve been privy to a number of so-called “truths,” among them [...]
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In this special episode of The Home Cinema Experience I take you behind the scenes for a brief look at my reference theater that I’ve built in order to test/review equipment as well as master my own independent films. Enjoy!
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