Uncategorized

I’m setting up my CES 2008 schedule, and, as usual, my focus will be on mobile devices (my day job), not home theater. In addition to the usual press conferences and meetings, I’m moderating the CES GPS session this year. Still, some of the larger consumer electronics companies have product lines that span both mobile devices and home theater, so I often get a chance to see new displays, projectors, and sound systems while I’m at CES by default. Which brings me to Panasonic: I just realized that I happened to select Panasonic products for both of the new displays …

My apologies to anyone frantically hitting "refresh" here at Home Theater View over the past couple of months – posting has been nonexistent as my "day job" covering mobile devices became a "24 hrs a day job" leading up to the iPhone launch. -avi

Home Theater View does not have a huge audience, but, based on the feedback I get, the quality of the audience is high. That said, my posts have been steadily slowing down: 2004: 9 posts per month (Nov. & Dec.) 2005: 3.3 posts per month 2006: 2.1 posts per month 2007: 1.5 posts per month It’s not just the post count that has changed, but also the focus. Many recent posts were tilted more towards digital entertainment and less at hard core home theater. There are several reasons for the shift, which I do hope to reverse – at least …

Avi here: Home Theater View has been on an unofficial hiatus for the last month, not coincidentally the first month of my daughter’s life.  The site will return shortly with far more regular posts.  -avi

Content is coming (eventually), I’ve just been on the road.  Some products that are in for review over the next few weeks: THX multimedia surround sound system AC power filter/surge suppressor mini subwoofer with proprietary technology TV digital photo viewer headphones of all varieties (wired, wireless, in-ear, noise cancelling – you name it) I’m also evaluating several different HDTV antennas, and may also write about LG’s HDTV tuner/upsampling DVD player, JVC’s D-ILA (LCOS) RPTV, a pair of front projectors expected in shortly, and Yamaha’s new RX-V2500 THX Select receiver. -avi

Welcome to Home Theater View – a semi-regularly updated forum for news, analysis, and reviews of home theater and digital home entertainment technologies. This site has several parents and influences: Most recently, I wrote the home theater blog for JupiterResearch, where I launched a home theater research service (I am now at Current Analysis, where I focus on wireless and personal devices). I have contributed show reviews and product reviews for Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity (where I am a staff writer and will continue to write). I wrote the AskAvi column at Greengart.com, and continue to respond …