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  • Pioneer lets you control its new Blu-ray players with your iPhone

    Pioneer lets you control its new Blu-ray players with your iPhone

    Pioneer may have shut down its display business to focus on producing more car-related equipment instead, but that doesn't mean they have given up on the home entertainment segment altogether. In Japan, the company today unveiled a number of new devices actually, including Blu-ray players [JP] that can be controlled with the iPhone/iPod touch.

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  • JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    Last year I made a habit of calling out manufacturers that released Blu-ray players that didn't have the latest Profile 2.0 spec. That was last year. But for some odd reason, JVC has introduced a brand new Blu-ray player that confirms to the old Profile 1.1 spec and therefore doesn't have an Ethernet port or can playback any of the BD-Live features. Oh and this player has an MSRP of $200.

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  • Woot! Pioneer Blu-ray player for $135

    Woot! Pioneer Blu-ray player for $135

    Some people are jerks about their AV gear. They simply must have certain brands. If that’s you and Pioneer is your company of choice, head over to Woot for a surprisingly good deal on a modern Blu-ray player. When I first saw this model on Woot, I thought that it was probably one of their earlier [...]

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  • Samsung has a new home theater in a box coming at you next month

    Samsung has a new home theater in a box coming at you next month

    This is Samsung's latest 5.1 home theater in a box, the HT-BD3252. It comes out next month for a cool $799.

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  • Happy DTS 7.1 Day, California

    Happy DTS 7.1 Day, California

    California might be on the brink of financial ruin and Hollywood stars are dropping like flies, but at least today is DTS 7.1 Day in the State of California! (It’s July, 1st - get it?) California State Assemblywoman Julia Brownley also offered her well wishes from Sacramento and sent forth a Certificate of Recognition for DTS’ [...]

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