TV & Home Theatre

Santa may be busy in December, but he probably still watches some TV. Here are three sets that he may have in his North Pole home.

Roku has just made media streaming to your TV even easier, by introducing their brand new Roku Streaming Stick today!    Roku has been one of the biggest and best names in media streaming devices, and continue to show that they want to stay a leader in that market. The NEW Roku Streaming Stick puts nearly all the capabilities of a regular Roku box into a stick that looks much like a USB flash drive. With this latest announcement they have brought down the price of streaming and made it even simpler as it just plugs into an HDMI input in the back of your TV.

Bowers & Wilkens, Pioneer, Klipsch and Marantz, along with relative newcomer Devialet, push the limits of amazing sound for home audio.

The options for streaming audio and video at home are increasing rapidly. For those of us who are home theatre fanatics, a critical feature will be an ability to connect streaming devices to the heart of our systems, our AV Receivers. Let’s take a look at how to capitalize on your home theatre investment and leverage streaming technology with Google Chromecast and Chromecast Audio.

The Klipsch R-26FA is a fantastic example of innovation in audio engineering. The built in Dolby Atmos modules take this speaker to the next level.

Find out about the affordable all-in-one Dolby Atmos home theatre audio system with my review of the Onkyo Home Theatre in a Box.

There are two devices newly available from Google: Chromecast and the Chromecast Audio. A question we’re seeing often is, “What’s the difference between the two?”   While they have different and distinct purposes (primarily Audio vs Video), there is some overlap and crossover. 

Even gaming TVs may experience slight input lag, so it's important to know what it is and how to mitigate its effects.

What do you need to make your home theatre audio set up truly great? And how can you take advantage of all the cool new technology?

I get to play your own personal shopping assistant, as I run down the top gifts for someone who owns a 4K home theatre.