Tag archive: V Receiver

Folks who are deep into Internet media often find they have little choice but to hook up a PC to their home audio or home theater rigs to get to the online streaming media they require—and, while all the technological pieces are readily available, media fans usually have to go throuhg seemingly endless contortions to get things working the way they want. Sherwood is looking to solve that with its new NetBoxx Internet A/V Receiver,… Read More

Here come the tablets. Apple hasn't yet revealed a shred of detail on the alleged “iPad” tablet that's been generating rumors for months, but other companies are already starting to roll out potential competitors. Toshiba showed up early to the party on Wednesday with the announcement of its Journe Touch, a mobile Internet device that will also pull some clever media tricks, like playing HD video. Much like the Archos… Read More

Last week I was at the IFA press event in Malta. It’s pretty much the European version of CES, but unlike that show, it actually comes at a time when folks are interesting in buying cool new toys. One of the interesting aspects of this press event is that they showcase some of the products and trends that will be topical in the fourth quarter. This year had a lot to do with the fact that most of the TVs currently in the market were about to be… Read More

Summer is here, and you know what that means. Sand, sun, fun… Not to mention a guaranteed three-month drought when it comes to top-quality videogames.   The problem in a nutshell: Everyyear about this same time, average yokels like you and I power down the PlayStation, round up the family, pile into the Range Rover (OK, Hyundai) and head for greener pastures. Similarly, sales of interactive entertainment software taper off during June,… Read More

Leading the 2005 line is Sony's STR-DE998 7.1 channel audio/video receiver with 110 watts per channel and a 32-bit digital signal processor. Digital Cinema Sound (Cinema Studio EX) processing also adds outstanding sound quality while delivering stunning, realistic theater sound. Based on the expertise of Sony Pictures, this sound system was engineered to reproduce three-dimensional sound the way it is heard in a modern movie theater… Read More

The VR-7080 is equipped with Kenwood's new "Touch Zone" smart remote control, which illuminates only the buttons that are active for the component being operated. All models, finished with a silver design, feature Active EQ by DSP, which optimizes performance with compact speaker systems, and three models - the VR-7080, VR-7070, and VR-7060, offer new SRSCircle Surround II, which produces 5.1-channel surround sound from any 2-channel… Read More