Home Theater Blog

This is just a short video in response to a forum posting. Here you can see that the Panasonic’s Viera functionality with the Yamaha receivers with hdmi. I have a cheap little digital cam but I show how you can turn the receiver on via Viera, you can change the volume via Viera and when you turn off the TV it turns off the receiver automatically. FYI, when you turn on the tv and then you go into the Viera interface and select home theater output the receiver automatically picks up on that and changes the receiver to the correct input setting as it is turning on.

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We review Samsung’s first 3D HDTV, the 8000 series. Are DLP HDTVs dead? Can you hear the difference between DTS and Dolby Digital? And the new Blu-ray releases for December 21st, 2010!

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TOP 10 Best Buy Home Theater Projectors

1. ViewSonic PJD5122 SVGA DLP Projector -120Hz/3D Ready, 2500 Lumens, 3000:1 DCR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KGBCZS?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B003KGBCZS

2. Optoma HD20 High Definition 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G0CWSU?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002G0CWSU

3. Optoma HD66 3D Projector, Great for Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZWU33U?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002ZWU33U

4. ViewSonic PJD6531w WXGA Wide DLP Projector -120Hz/3D Ready, 3000 Lumens, 3200:1 DCR, hdmi
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033PRQE2?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0033PRQE2

5. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD home theater Projector
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002QC17VG?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002QC17VG

6. Vivitek H1080FD 1080p Home Theater Projector
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002I6319Q?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002I6319Q

7. Optoma GT700 3D Game Time Projector, Great for Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003B43FEA?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B003B43FEA

8. Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100 Home Theatre Projector
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002T0KTSW?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002T0KTSW

9. Optoma HD700X 720P Home Theater Projector
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030DGZIK?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B0030DGZIK

10. Epson MovieMate 60 Portable Projector, DVD and music player combo
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OEBMT8?ie=UTF8&tag=stocinveguid-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B002OEBMT8

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