Home theater reviews and analysis | | Diary of a cable cord cutter: Week 1 A week has passed since Senior Editor David Katzmaier decided to stop paying for Verizon FIOS TV in his household, and the world hasn't imploded. At least, not yet. Read more | | Hands-on with AirPlay and Apple TV We've criticized the new Apple TV for its lack of streaming-media services, but we've always held out hope that AirPlay would bring the additional functionality we wanted. We've had some time to play with it, and though it doesn't fully deliver on its promise yet, it's on its way to being one of the best features of the Apple TV. Read more | | App-etite for comparison: Internet services on TVs What a difference a year makes. In 2009, which saw the first serious attempts at TVs with built-in Internet services, we reviewed plenty of mixed bags. In 2010, most of those problems have been addressed by many makers, and new Internet features like Samsung's App store and, yes, Google TV, are available for people who want them. Read more | | Comedy Central, MTV now blocking Google TV The Google TV platform was already struggling after Hulu and every major TV network started blocking its devices from streaming video, and now things are getting worse. Viacom properties, including Comedy Central, MTV, and Nickelodeon, are now also blocking Google TV, with users receiving a message that the content "is unavailable for your device." Read more | | News | | Add Panasonic to Vudu's growing list of hardware partners. As of Wednesday, Vudu's streaming video service will be available on all of Panasonic's 2010 Blu-ray player models. It will join a panoply of other online entertainment options already available through the VieraCast menu on those players, including Netflix, Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, and Pandora. Read more | | | | The Audiophiliac | | Headphone mania hits White Plains Posted by Steve Guttenberg I attended the Head-Fi "meet" last Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in White Plains, NY. Head-Fi is a grass roots online community that reviews and discusses headphones, in-ear monitors (IEMs), headphone amplifiers, and music. Head-Fi's core is its discussion forums, where on average 3,000+ posts covering all aspects of headphones are made nearly every day. Read more | More Audiophilia | | | |
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