Tuesday, November 9, 2010

About Home Theater: Holiday Shopping: Don't Forget Needed Accessories

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From Robert Silva, your Guide to Home Theater
Welcome to my Weekly Home Theater Newsletter! This week I have another in my series of Holiday Shopping Tips. Also, check out two interesting reviews of products that would definitely make great Christmas or Winter Holiday gifts. In other product news, check out a sneak peek at Yamaha's new high-end Blu-ray Disc player. In addition, check out my LCD TV product picks.

Holiday Shopping Tip: Don't Forget Needed Accessories
When giving a home theater component, such as a DVD player, Television, speaker system, or other high-tech gadget gift, make sure you include the accessories that make it work. For more details, check out my article: Don't Forget Needed Accessories

For other useful Holiday Shopping Tips, also check out my Holiday Shopping Survival Guide, What's Hot and Not in Home Theater for the Holiday Season, and Top Home Theater Gifts for Holiday Shoppers.


Toshiba BDX3000 3D and Network Blu-ray Disc Player - Review
The Toshiba BDX3000 is an affordable Blu-ray Disc Player that performs well. The BDX3000 provides 2D and 3D playback of Blu-ray Discs, 1080p upscaling of standard DVDs via HDMI output, and has a set of 7.1 channel analog audio outputs for connection to pre-HDMI home theater receivers.

The BDX3000 also provides built-in ability to stream audio/video content from the internet, such as Blockbuster Video, Netflix, Pandora, Vudu, and more. To find out if the Toshiba BDX3000 is the right Blu-ray Disc player for you, read my Review and also check out my supplementary Photo Profile and Video Performance Test Results. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com


Atlona AT-HDAiR PC to Monitor/HDTV Wireless Adapter - Review
The Atlona AT-HDAiR PC to Computer Monitor/HDTV Wireless Adapter provides a way for users to easily connect a Desktop or Laptop PC to an HDTV, HD Monitor, or video projector. Plugging in the provided wireless transmitter to a laptop or desktop USB port, the PC's video display as well as the PC's audio output can be wirelessly transmitted to the provided receiver, which can be connected to a HDTV, Video Projector, or larger PC monitor via HDMI or VGA (with 3.5 mm audio cable). This enables the user to display the PC's Desktop or Laptop information on a "big" screen without the need of a long HDMI or VGA/Audio cable or connection to a home network. To find out if the Atlona AT-HDAiR is a product that is right for you, check out my Photo Profile/Review. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com

Yamaha Announces 3D and Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player
Designed to complement its new Aventage Home Theater Receiver line-up, Yamaha's new BD-A1000 Blu-ray Disc player is its most featured packed unit so far. The BD-A1000 is Yamaha's first player that adds both 3D and Net Streaming (Netflix, Blockbuster, and YouTube), as well as...Read more. Photos (c) Yamaha Electronics Corporation

 


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