Panasonic's midrange plasma; new AV receiver features

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	What's new in TV and home theater David Katzmaier CNET.com Panasonic plasma's value proposition One of the big advantages of plasma compared to LCD and LED-based TVs has nothing to do with off-angle viewing or picture uniformity--it centers on simple bang for the buck. The S2 series from Panasonic offers plenty of said bang, with mostly solid picture quality and none of the extra frills you might not want to pay extra for. Read the full review  Panasonic TC-PS2 series (photos)  Best plasma TVs  TV Buying Guide Panasonic Viera TC-P46S2 Popular CNET home theater product reviews Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT25  Check prices Samsung UN55C8000  Check prices Samsung PN50C7000  Check prices Roku HD Player (Netflix Player)  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P46S2  Check prices Home theater news and reviews New AV receiver features to look for in 2010 AV receivers certainly don't change as quickly as other home theater products, like HDTVs and Blu-ray players, but every year there are few new features that are important to be aware of when making a buying decision. Here's a quick look at some of the changes. Read more  Best AV receivers Samsung update nixes dejudder on PNC7000 TVs After publishing a mostly positive review of the Samsung PNC7000 series plasmas, I received a couple of e-mails from readers wondering why I didn't notice its overt dejudder processing. Now Samsung has issued an update to correct the issue. Read more  Read the full review of the Samsung PNC7000 series New Panasonic 3D plasmas shrink prices, screens Panasonic has announced the availability of two 3D-compatible plasma TVs as part of the new GT25 series. Both are less expensive than the company's current 3D TVs, the excellent VT20/25 series. Read more  CNET's 3D TV FAQ Are high-end audio cables worth it? 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. Read more  Reminder: Buy cheap HDMI cables Crave Could MetaMirror reflect future of interactive TV? Leslie Katz Like to get instant player stats and trivia while watching TV sports matches? MetaMirror, a concept software platform out of Ireland, would overlay such data on a secondary device, keeping your television screen free of extra clutter while you watch the big game. Read more The Audiophiliac Why record your LPs? Posted by Steve Guttenberg I love records and turntables. I dig the sound, and at its best, analog music is more fun, engaging, joyful, and groovy than digital (MP3, PCM, WAV, FLAC, etc.) ever is. It's not even close. I say let analog be analog, but if you need to convert analog grooves to digital zeros and ones for convenience's sake, sure, why not?  Read more  More audiophilia 1. Before you buy full-size headphones, read this 2. The man with 230 turntables 3. High-end audio on the cheap from NuForce 4. Is good-enough sound good enough for you? 5. Home theater automatic speaker calibration dos and don'ts 6. The 'cure' for receiver feature glut: Stereo receivers 7. 'Cool' running amplifiers beat summertime heat 8. More music that'll make your speakers sound better 9. Music to make your speakers sound better 10. Do receivers have too many features? 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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