Paradigm’s Reference Millenia LP Speaker is Ultra Lean The low-profile, on-wall speaker boasts a light construction and ease of installation. Paradigm has put some of its speakers on a diet. Despite the ultra-thin appearance of the new Reference Millenia LP, this on-wall speaker can certainly rock the room, the house, and possibly even the neighborhood. [...]

Big Basement Makeover He got a cool home theater. She got a nice design. The kids got a place to hang out with their friends. And the entire family felt the satisfaction of incorporating some eco-friendly and energy-efficient products into their made-over basement. The Brown family in Maryland converted a cluttered basement space into a [...]

RTI Releases RTiPanel App for the iPhone and iPad The new app can provide control over XP Series processors and connected devices. RTI is the latest home control company to offer up an app. The newly announced RTiPanel is now available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Featuring two-way feedback and a customizable user [...]

Not All HDMI Cables Are Created Equal Two moderately-priced 1-meter cables tested by DPL Labs had different test results. When it comes to HDMI performance, let me restate that reliability has been the major issue, and it usually surfaces with people breaking the rules. This is not new, we’ve been following specification rules since the [...]

IOGEAR’s USB Sharing Station Connects 4 Devices Without Wires The new Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station delivers connected USB devices to anyone on your home’s wireless network. It may look like another black box, but IOGEAR is promising some magic from its new 4-Port USB Sharing Station. The product, which also goes by the less [...]

Rocket Server Adds Movies to RVs Designed for RVs, long haul truckers and marine installations, the server can hold about 100 titles. A long trip requires a ton of entertainment. Unfortunately, it’s hard to pack up everything in and around your home theater. The Rocket Movie Server, however, allows you to take a little piece [...]

Sharp Elite Merges Best of Both Brands The reborn brand of 3Di LCD TVs will appeal to videophiles. Today Sharp pulled the sheet of the new Elite LCD TVs, a collaboration between Sharp and Pioneer’s Elite brand which mixes the best technology of both brands into the new premium TVs. There were bowed heads across [...]

ViewSonic Teams with NVIDIA on V3D245 3D Monitor The 24-inch monitor has an integrated emitter and comes bundled with active 3Di glasses. There’s been a lot of debate about the long-term potential of 3D. Consumers thinking about whether to invest in a new 3D TV or computer monitor shouldn’t worry about the impact of the [...]

DIY Home Theater Includes 176-inch Seymour Screen Some extra space affords this theater more room to entertain. When it comes to home theater, size matters—at least to Warren English. When this do-it-yourselfer decided to build his own theater room, he wanted to go big, so he chose the basement spot under his garage. “I had [...]

Inside Entourage Star Kevin Connolly’s Home Theater Transformation DIY Network helps actor turn drab bar area into an eye-popping screening room. Oh, to be rich and famous enough that TV networks make shows about fixing up my home. Entourage may be winding down as the hit HBO series recently kicked off its final season, but [...]