Archive for January, 2010

Denon DHT-FS3 Home Theater in a Box, Nice but can’t change the laws of physics. Also one big design issue

I purchased the DHT-FS3 hoping not so much for a 5.1 sound-alike experience but simply hoping for a good "TV speaker replacement" system. Unfortunately, while the Denon is the best sounding system of its type, it simply wasn’t to be for my application. First, the size of the unit is a bit larger in some [...]

Sony BDP-S560 vs Panasonic DMP-BD80

There seems to be a lack of reviews online for the new Sony 560 and Panasonic 80 Blu-ray players. So I purchased both of these Blu-ray players from Amazon, mainly becuase I wanted to do a critical, side by side comparison of all features and the audio and video quality. It wasn’t a professional test-based [...]

Philips DVP5990/F7 DVD Player with 1080p HDMI Upconversion and DivX, Great player, plays XviD, DivX, iTunes songs

I bought one of these, and it’s AWESOME! For the price, the versatility is unreal. You can burn a CD, DVD or put your files on a flash drive or even an external hard drive, and it plays them all! Not advertised is that it plays .mp4 [iPod / iTunes music]. It does not play [...]

Samsung LN19B360 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Great little TV

I was tasked with getting a small TV to put in my parents’ kitchen. After reading lots of online reviews and looking at some sets in local stores, I finally decided to take the leap with this unit even though there were complaints of sound quality and small viewing angles. I have several friends with [...]

Samsung LN26B460 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Great Picture from the front

This TV has a great picture from the front easily the best in the 26" market. I searched for a long time and compared it to Sony and LG. I was considering Sony’s new KDL-26L5000 but this Samsung has double the contrast ratio. Unfortunately the only negative is also the deal killer for me and [...]