Friday, December 16, 2011

THX Certified Blu-ray Player Onkyo

Onkyos's New playerBD-SP809 is the newest player to come out of Onkyo and its capable of quite a bit. It can play back 3D Blu-rays, DVDs, and files on DVD or CD in DivX, MP3 and WMA encodings. It's also to play both audio and video from a USB storage device. Onkyo's new player has networking elements too. It can play music and video from your home computer as well as online services like Netflix, Blockbuster on Demand, Film Fresh and Vudu.

Video played on the Onkyo BD-SP809 will benefit from Marvell Qdeo processing that includes deinterlacing, noise reduction and upscaling. That high video quality is a part of what helped to earn this player THX certification. Onkyo will be making the SP809 available in August at a price of $599. by dick ward

Monday, December 5, 2011

Logitech Harmony 1 Remote 915-000035

Searching for a very intuitive universal remote that will take your home theater experience to a whole new level, look no further. The Harmony/Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote Control will blow you away, with superb functionality and versatility. Enjoy the ability to control any device and any brand with the built-in extensive infrared database. Now you can finally put away all your remote controls and replace them with one powerful controller.
This powerful remote controls your entire entertainment system by creating activities that control groups of devices together. It features a full color touch screen, easy-to-use backlit keys, one touch macro access, convenient Help button, Smart State Technology, guided on-line setup, easy to hold ergonomic design, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack with charging base. With the Harmony One, your entertainment choices are virtually endless.

One-Touch Activity Control
Put away all of your remotes and enjoy easy, one-touch macro access to your home-entertainment system. One simple press of the touch screen and the Harmony One remote controls the rest, including turning on the right components in the right order and setting the correct inputs.

Smart State Technology
Smart State Technology allows this remote to track the power state and input setting of the various components it controls; and offers effortless switching capabilities between watching home theater and listening to music by selecting a single activity button.

Full-Color Touch Screen
Gives you easy, one-touch access to any entertainment activity such as watching a DVD, watching TV, listening to music, and more.

Computer Based Set-up
Connect the remote to your computer and the set-up wizard guides you through the steps. Harmony supports 5,000+ brands and 225,000+ devices, updated daily.

Guided Setup
This feature provides a step-by-step guide that tailors the device to perfectly match your home entertainment system.