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Marantz announces Cinemarium single piece speaker capable of surround sound.

Toshiba's 3rd generation HD-DVD lineup is announced. Prices after the jump

Tom Norton of Ultimate AV magazine seems to like the KEF wireless surrounds speaker system.

Panasonic's current generation of 1080p plasmas will go dim to half of its initial brightenss in 42 years ...

Blackmagic Design Announces Immediate Availability of DeckLink HD Studio, the World's First Post Production Grade HDMI and Analog Component Capture Card

Macworld - San Francisco, California - January 11, 2007 -- Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink HD Studio, the world's first capture and playback card to support both HDMI and analog component video, is now available to customers worldwide. With DeckLink HD Studio, customers can capture high quality, uncompressed video direct from the HDMI connection on cameras, decks, and video cameras.

DeckLink HD Studio allows capture from HDMI cameras or decks, as well as analog decks and set top boxes. HDMI playback and analog playback allows connection to a wide range of video monitors, big screen televisions and video projectors for incredible quality client monitoring. DeckLink HD Studio instantly switches between HD and SD so you can work with almost any deck, camera or monitor.

Morgan Hill, CA (October 5, 2006) -- Velodyne Acoustics, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of powered subwoofers for home-theater and consumer audio, announces the MIC-5 Bass Management Kit. The MIC-5 provides a multi-location EQ solution designed to integrate with the bass management room EQ capabilities found in the Velodyne Digital Drive (DD) series, SPL-R series and Subwoofer Management System (SMS-1).

Following is a press release for 2 new Krell amplifiers: Evolution 403 and Evolution 900 both priced at $20,000:
Orange, CT – October 2006 – Krell Industries proudly announces shipping of the Evolution 403 and 900 amplifiers from their recently introduced Evolution series. The Evolution-branded products extend the series with new power amplifiers that represent the culmination of 25 years of Krell design and manufacturing excellence.

You got $250 laying around and a need for an HDMI input on your HTPC? There is actually a cure for your pain and is called Blackmagic Intensity HDMI PCI-Express Editing Card. It's main purpose is to please the professional footage editors but we, amateurs of HTPC-land, can take advantage of it.

Avocent today announced MPX1000 HD Multipoint Extender which can transfer HD video up to 1080i and graphics signals up to 1280x768 wirelessly. Suffice to say, there is a wired connectivity option as well and the transmitter can serve multiple receivers. The distance for wirless operations is 150 feet through walls or up to 1000 feet in line of sight with optional directional antenna.

This is a press release from Sharp USA about 2 new LCD TVs from their Aquos D62 line produced at the new plant. Unusual diagonal sizes and resolutions are no surprise these days and Sharp follows with a 46" 46D62U and a 52-inch 52D62U native 1080p LCD TVs to their famous Aquos line.

Sharp bolsters LCD leadership with large, widescreen 1080p HDTVs with enhanced performance and ultra-competitive price points, produced at the world's first 8th generation LCD plant.

Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat-panel Liquid Crystal Display Televisions (LCD TV), is advancing beyond the competition once again with the introduction of the first models ever produced in a generation 8 LCD factory.