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Home Theater Gifts For Mom

Mother's Day will be here before you know it. This year Mom's special day is on Sunday, May 8th. Give Mom a gift that she will enjoy all year. Check out some great home theater gift ideas for Mom in several categories and across all price ranges.

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Blu-ray Discs That Give Your TV and Home Theater System a Workout

Tuesday April 26, 2011
Blu-ray is an integral part of the home entertainment experience. The best part of Blu-ray are the movies we get to watch in full high definition, and, in some cases, 3D. As part of my job, I use a lot of Blu-ray Discs to test the audio and video performance of Blu-ray disc players, TVs, video projectors, and home theater receivers. However, not all Blu-ray discs really show off how well your system can perform. Check out a list of my current favorites for Best Blu-ray Disc Movies For Home Theater Viewing.

For additional suggestions, check out a list of my current favorite 3D Blu-ray Disc Movies.

Also, tell us what your own favorite Blu-ray Disc Movies are.

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How to Connect a 3D Blu-ray Disc Player to a non-3D Compatible Home Theater Receiver

Monday April 25, 2011
As 3D continues to make inroads into the home theater and home entertainment environment, consumers are faced with upgrading their TVs and adding or upgrading to a 3D Blu-ray Disc player. However, what about that home theater receiver?

The good news if that in the audio area surround sound formats will not change (for the time being) with the introduction of 3D into a home theater setup. However, depending on what home theater receiver you have determines how you might make the physical audio connections between a 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player and the home theater receiver.

In other words, if you really want to be fully 3D signal compliant across the entire connection chain of your home theater system, you need to have a receiver that is 3D compliant by having HDMI 1.4a connections, especially if you rely on your home theater receiver for video switching or processing.

However, you can avoid this additional costly upgrade by planning ahead. Find out three ways you can still use a non-3D compliant home theater receiver with a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray Disc player.

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Question of the Week - What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player?

Sunday April 24, 2011
Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. For everything you need know about Blu-ray, check out my "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs as well as my current suggestions for Best Blu-ray Disc Players.

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The Difference Between 720p and 1080i

Saturday April 23, 2011
There is a lot of talk about 1080p being the current "Holy Grail" of high definition resolution. However, what about 720p and 1080i? What is the difference between 720p and 1080i in relation to 1080p? Do all these numbers really mean anything which you can actually see on the screen? For the answers check out my article: 720p vs 1080i - The Difference Between 720p and 1080i.

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