Home Theater Blog

Review: The Hobbit in High Frame Rate 3D

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:52:32 +0000

Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ is easily one of the most anticipated films this holiday season, we all know that. The technology around the Hobbit is ground breaking, we all know that too. The real question is, what, if anything does all that technology add to the final product?

Review: The Hobbit in High Frame Rate 3D

AVS HD709 HDTV Calibration Disc Review

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:20:38 +0000

Ever found yourself rummaging through a closet looking for a HDTV calibration disc? Ok maybe not an everyday occurrence, but that’s exactly what happened to me last Saturday when my shiny new Samsung UN46EH6000 (review in the works) arrived on my doorstep. I’m not sure if I misplaced them, loaned them out or just didn’t [...]

AVS HD709 HDTV Calibration Disc Review

Harmony One Universal Remote Review

Bryan Greenway — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:53:36 +0000

If you're in the market for a new universal remote I strongly recommend taking a look at the Harmony One, I think you'll find its a tough package to beat.

Harmony One Universal Remote Review

Boxee Box Review

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:53:27 +0000

It’s been quite a while since our original Boxee (software) review and while a lot has changed much of what made Boxee compelling has only gotten better with the introduction of the Boxee Box by D-Link. Now with Boxee Box there’s a small, self-contained device specifically built for the Boxee platform, no HTPC required. For [...]

Boxee Box Review

Boxee Box Review (Continued)

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:50:54 +0000

Continued from: Boxee Box Review Use and Performance: As I mentioned earlier, most of the other Boxee Box reviews were written before the first firmware update was pushed out. By the time you read this I will have installed and used my Boxee Box with the third firmware update for nearly a week. That’s one [...]

Boxee Box Review (Continued)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Blu-ray Review

Bryan Greenway — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:52:15 +0000

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey (sorry, couldn’t resist). Back before cell-phones were commonplace, even before the internet and way before things like Facebook and Twitter, teenagers had their own social network; but we just called it the midnight movies. The midnight movies were where we could meet [...]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Blu-ray Review

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:59:52 +0000

Audio/video receivers play an indispensable role in many home theaters, they act as the central hub; routing, decoding and processing audio/video signals and providing the amplification for the surround channels. Receivers have come a long way since the days of routing s-video and matrixed surround sound. Today’s AVR’s, handle 1080p video, process high bit-rate digital [...]

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 2)

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:58:47 +0000

Continued from Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 1) Sound Performance: Feeling the itch to get back to a big Hollywood title, specifically one with over the top sound I popped in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and skipped forward to chapter 29. One of the best demo scenes of recent memory in [...]

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 2)

Netflix Streaming for the PS3 and XBox 360

Bryan Greenway — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:46:22 +0000

The terms Netflix streaming, instant queue, and watch instantly might not sound as familiar as DVD, MP3, and home theater but that’s likely to change in the near future. Now that 1080p and surround sound have made their way to Netflix’s streaming movie service, look for an ever increasing number of compatible devices appearing on [...]

Netflix Streaming for the PS3 and XBox 360

Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Review

Bryan Greenway — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:42:18 +0000

The term modern classic is surely overused, but in the case of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ it couldn’t be more fitting. I can think of no better way to describe the title as it encompasses some of Disney’s best animation, both traditional and digital and easily one of their best musical scores in decades. [...]

Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Review

HDTV Bliss (Nearly)

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:41:00 +0000

Eight months after first learning that Turner Classic Movies would be available in high definition, I’m finally sitting here watching ‘The Graduate’ (in scope no less) and it was well worth the wait. Tonight the lineup is ‘The Graduate’, ‘Red’s', ‘Chinatown’, ‘The Wind and the Lion’, and the original (obviously) ‘Parent Trap’. Later on this [...]

HDTV Bliss (Nearly)

Avatar Review: I Was Wrong

Bryan Greenway — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:28:13 +0000

Humble pie rarely tastes as sweet as it did this afternoon at my local megaplex, Avatar was incredible

Avatar Review: I Was Wrong

Blu-ray Review: Lie to Me Season One

Bryan Greenway — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:03:06 +0000

Lie to Me season one on Blu-ray was my first look at a high definition television series on Blu-ray, I didn’t see the first season as it aired but I was curious to see what TV on Blu-ray had to offer.

Blu-ray Review: Lie to Me Season One

CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up

Bryan Greenway — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:49:24 +0000

Overall CEDIA 2009 was a great show this year, of course I'm looking forward to the size/shape of years gone prior but all in good time.

CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up

CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up (Continued)

Bryan Greenway — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:49:09 +0000

Overall CEDIA 2009 was a great show this year, of course I'm looking forward to the size/shape of years gone prior but all in good time.

CEDIA 2009 Wrap-Up (Continued)