TV Buying Guide updated; 3D hardware galore

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	What's new in TV and home theater David Katzmaier CNET.com Updated: TV Buying Guide If you're the kind of person who researches products and weighs their pros and cons before making a purchase decision, shopping for a new television can be an overwhelming experience. Confusion plagues even the most careful shoppers, and TV manufacturers, marketers, and vendors often create more uncertainty as they push extra features, new technologies, and add-ons in the incessant pursuit of profit. We hope that this guide, which we created in 2002 and have updated every year since, will help you cut through the confusion. Read more  Size up your screen  Plasma vs. LCD vs. LED TVs  Specs to ignore Popular CNET home theater product reviews Samsung UN55C8000  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT25  Check prices LG Infinia 47LE8500  Check prices Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P50G25  Check prices Home theater news and reviews Review: Cambridge SoundWorks i525 Though its $150 price tag places it among the more-expensive devices on the market, its great sound, feature set, and comprehensive iPod control make the i525 a worthy AM/FM iPod alarm clock radio. Read more  Check prices Sony's PlayStation 3 firmware upgrade for 3D Blu-ray arrives in September People who bought the Sony PlayStation 3 for its built-in Blu-ray player may have another reason to feel good about themselves. Read more  3D TV FAQ Samsung expands its 3D Blu-ray player line Samsung already has a full line of standalone Blu-ray players, but Engadget noticed Monday night that the company has released a new trio of 3D Blu-ray players. Read more  Best Blu-ray players LG jumps on 3D TV bundle bandwagon Since actually watching 3D TV in the home requires not only a new TV but 3D-compatible hardware, expensive 3D glasses for everyone, and, yes, something in 3D to watch, TV makers are using bundles to promote 3D. LG is the latest. Read more  Three 3D TVs compared Crave Onkyo's new brawny HTIBs are 3D-ready Matthew Moskovciak The company's latest two HTIBs, the HT-S6300 and HT-S7300, look like incremental updates to last year's excellent systems, with 3D pass-through being the major addition. Read more The Audiophiliac How to make good headphones sound great Posted by Steve Guttenberg High-end audio can be a rather expensive hobby, but every now and then I stumble across something really amazing, that's priced for the real world. The Schiit Audio Asgard headphone amplifier looks and sounds like an overpriced high-end audio component, but it sells for $249!  Read more  More audiophilia 1. How did Bose become Bose? 2. Finally, a great-sounding table radio 3. How long should your hi-fi last? (poll) 4. Black Gold, Brooklyn's newest record store 5. A speaker designer speaks out 6. An analog/digital audio smackdown 7. Goodbye CD players, hello Bryston BDP-1 8. Who needs a high-end audio system? 9. A high-performance, high-end speaker, made in Utah 10. Who needs big speakers? 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
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