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Hands-On Review: Yamaha neoHD YMC-500 and YMC-700 Media Controllers

Yamaha's new neoHD media controllers are a brand-new class of product, groundbreaking in many respects. Many people who feel stymied by home theatre, digital media and the 1,000-channel universe may find that this little component helps tame those mysteries.

 

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 07/04/2010 08:34:21 PM UTC

 

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Hands-on Review: Toshiba Regza 46UX600 DLNA-certified HDTV

Toshiba says its new Regza UX600 LED-backlit LCD TVs are "the first DLNA-certified televisions recognized by Microsoft as compatible with Windows 7." In English, that means that you should be able to able to use your TV remote to "pull" content from a Windows 7 PC, or use a Windows 7 PC to "push" content to the TV - and that it should all be easy.

 

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 06/17/2010 06:03:50 PM UTC

Hands-on Review: LG BD-590 Blu-ray Player/Media Server

On the surface, LG's BD-590 looks like a standard-issue Blu-ray player.But it also has a 250GB hard drive and wireless networking, allowing it to function as a music server, photo viewer and YouTube client, among other things. For a retail price of $400, that's quite a package.

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 06/01/2010 10:48:08 AM UTC

Hands-on Review: Pioneer VSX-1020 A/V Receiver

This is a very good-sounding, very capable A/V receiver that offers great performance on both movies and music. What sets it apart are itsunique networking features, which will appeal to anyone who's into digital music.

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 05/24/2010 04:02:34 PM UTC

Hands-on Review: Sharp Quattron LC-40LE810UN Four-Colour LCD HDT

Sharp's new Quattron screens show that 3D isn't the only big story with flat-panel TV this year.

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 04/21/2010 01:27:44 PM UTC

Hands-on Review: Samsung UN55C7000 55-inch 3D-Capable LED-Edgelit LCD HDTV and Samsung BD-C6900 3D-capable Blu-ray Player

The 3D HDTV era officially kicked off in Canada on March 26, when Samsung's C7000-series of 3D-capable flat panels arrived on retailers' shelves. Ten days later, one of these TVs arrived in my home theatre, along with a Samsung BD-C6900 3D-capable Blu-ray player and two pairs of 3D glasses

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 04/14/2010 04:57:30 PM UTC

Hands-on Review: Panasonic Viera TC-P54VT25 Plasma 3D HDTV and Panasonic DMP-BDT350 3D Blu-ray Player

While Panasonic's TC-P54VT25 isn't the first 3D TV to hit Canadian stores, it's the first to arrive in my home theatre. For the past week, I've been watching a limited range of 3D and wide range of 2D HDTV programming on this 54-inch plasma.

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 04/07/2010 05:19:25 PM UTC

Hands-On Review: VIzio VF551XVT LCD TV

LED backlighting with local dimming, as well as 240Hz processing, makes the Canadian retail price ($2,200) of this 55-inch LCD very attractive.

 

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 03/08/2010 06:33:08 PM UTC

OverGeeked: Advance Review of the BlackBerry Presenter

Some of the best presentations are given inside elevators and in the backs of cabs; in intimate spaces where it isn't the audience that's captive, it's the speaker. No podium, no computer screen to hide behind, just a clear space between speaker and listeners, where the faces share ideas and the concepts are more impressive for it.

Kris Abel Published: 02/25/2010 11:28:28 AM UTC

Hands-on Review: Pioneer XW-NAS3 iPod Sound System

As an audio device, the Pioneer XW-NAS3 iPod speaker system is a very respectable performer. But its video capabilities are what set it apart; and in that respect, this is a groundbreaking product

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 12/22/2009 04:25:33 PM UTC

Hands-On Review: Panasonic Viera TC-P50V10 Plasma HDTV

Selling for $2,700, this 50-inch plasma TV is the smallest model in Panasonic's top-of-the-line Viera V10 series.

Gordon Brockhouse Published: 10/29/2009 12:13:56 PM UTC

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