Reviewed: Sony's 3D LED TV, Samsung HTiB, Xbox 360 Slim

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	What's new in TV and home theater David Katzmaier CNET.com Sony LED-based 3D TV exhibits blacks, bloomers Sony's XBR-HX909, its 2010 flagship TV for picture quality, definitely lives up to its promise of deep black levels. However, we saw more evidence of blooming, or stray illumination, on this TV than on the competition. What gives? Read more  Sony XBR-HX909 series (photos)  Best LED TVs  LED TVs: 10 things you need to know Sony Bravia XBR-52HX909 Popular CNET home theater product reviews Samsung UN55C8000  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT25  Check prices LG Infinia 47LE8500  Check prices Panasonic Viera TC-P50G25  Check prices Samsung UN55B8500  Check prices Home theater reviews Review: Samsung HT-C6500 The Samsung HT-C6500 combines outstanding sound quality, Blu-ray playback, and tons of features into an excellent home theater system, with only some design quirks holding it back. Read more  Check prices Review: Xbox 360 Slim Though the new Xbox 360 certainly addresses most of the concerns we've had with the versions before it, we don't think it warrants a purchase if you already own an Xbox 360 in working order with an HDMI-out port and a hard drive. Read more  Check prices Review: Samsung HW-C451 The Samsung HW-C451 is an exceedingly thin sound bar home theater system that sounds surprisingly good with movies, but lacks HDMI connectivity. Read more  Check prices Review: Altec Lansing Octiv Mini The Altec Lansing Octiv Mini is an ideal option for anyone seeking an affordable, minimalist iPhone speaker for the bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen. Read more  Check prices Crave Mitsubishi 3D TV adapter for its older DLPs now shipping; will not support Samsung David Katzmaier Mitsubishi is now shipping the 3D adapter it showed at CES in January, which allows the company's legacy 3D-compatible DLP-based rear-projection televisions, released between 2007 and 2009, to work with new 3D formats. Contrary to what was previously reported, Mitsubishi has confirmed that its adapter will not support legacy Samsung 3D-compatible DLP and plasma TVs. Read more The Audiophiliac An analog/digital audio smackdown Posted by Steve Guttenberg Every sound you hear in real life that doesn't come out of a speaker is analog. Analog audio is, simply put, an analogous record of sound, and an LP's groove is a literal imprint of the music's soundwaves. Analog magnetic tape is just as analog, but the waveform is recorded to the orientations of the iron oxide particles bonded to the tape.  Read more  More audiophilia 1. Goodbye CD players, hello Bryston BDP-1 2. Who needs a high-end audio system? 3. A high-performance, high-end speaker, made in Utah 4. Who needs big speakers? 5. The top 10 greatest speakers 6. AudiogoN: Pay less for used hi-fi 7. The art of the LP 8. Brick-and-mortar store demos 100 headphones 9. Mastering engineer muses on sound of music 10. The 'King Kong' of affordable subwoofers 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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