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	What's new in TV and home theater David Katzmaier CNET.com LG plasma competes Many home theater fans will give plasma the nod over LCD and LED-based flat-panel displays, and those same fans may also dismiss LG and focus on Samsung and Panasonic, the other two plasma makers left in the market. In the case of LG's PK950 series, they'd be overlooking a gem. Read more  LG PK950 series (photos)  Best plasma TVs  Best HDTVs overall LG 50PK950 Popular CNET home theater product reviews Samsung UN55C8000  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT25  Check prices Samsung PN50C7000  Check prices LG 50PK950  Check prices LG Infinia 47LE8500  Check prices Home theater news and reviews Review: Toshiba BDX2700 The Toshiba BDX2700 is currently a little cheaper than other midrange Blu-ray players and includes 7.1 analog outputs, but otherwise there's little reason to favor it over faster models with better features. Read more  Check prices DTVPal DVR is dead, Channel Master CM-7000PAL lives on One of the perennial questions we get at CNET is this: "I get my TV via an over-the-air antenna. Is there a noncable, nonsatellite DVR I can buy that doesn't require a service fee?" The only product that really fit the bill was the Dish Network DTVPal DVR. Read more  Dish Network DTVPal DVR review Onkyo updates its flagship THX HTIB with 3D Onkyo has announced the latest version of its flagship home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) system, the HT-S9300THX. While most of the details are similar to last year's excellent HT-S9100THX, the company has added a few key upgrades, including 3D compatibility. Read more  HT-S9100THX review Six 2010 plasma TVs compared Despite its advantages over LCD, there are only three major makers who sell TVs based on plasma technology. In order of popularity, they are Panasonic, Samsung, and LG. We compare two from each maker. Read more  Panasonic TC-P50VT25 review Crave Six reasons we're skeptical about XStreamHD Matthew Moskovciak XStreamHD promises to deliver movies via satellite at Blu-ray level quality--for both video and audio--which is something no other service currently offers. But as XStreamHD gets closer to launching (the current timeframe is "late summer"), we're having a hard time figuring out who the service will appeal to. A lot has changed in the digital delivery of movies, and XStreamHD has several factors working against it. Read more The Audiophiliac Who needs expensive audio cables? Posted by Steve Guttenberg I get this question all the time, "Do I need to spend a lot of money on wire?" The short answer is no. It's like asking if you need to drop $50 or $100 to buy a good bottle of wine. No, unless you're a wine connoisseur; most folks are perfectly happy with a nice $10 variety.  Read more  More audiophilia 1. Top-10 ultimate high-end speakers 2. One man, two ears, and $50K worth of headphones 3. Smyth Realiser A8: Perfect surround sound over headphones 4. 'Confessions' of a hi-fi salesman 5. A speaker so good it doesn't sound like a speaker 6. How to make good headphones sound great 7. How did Bose become Bose? 8. Finally, a great-sounding table radio 9. How long should your hi-fi last? (poll) 10. Black Gold, Brooklyn's newest record store More CNET home theater resources  Best LCD TVs  Best plasma TVs  Best HDTVs overall  Best home video  Best Blu-ray players  Best home audio  3D TV FAQ  HDTV 101  Settings and calibration FAQ  TV reviews home page  TVs-related blog posts  HDTV World  Home video home page  Home video blog posts  Home audio home page M A R K E T P L A C E Ads By Marchex
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