• Last updated 5/15/12 by nickvalluri

Harman Kardon SB16 Sound Bar Combo           Harman Kardon, fondly known as HK, has a long history of innovation across the entire audio video line and is a key cog of the illustrious HARMAN company, alongside incredible brands like Revel, Lexicon and Mark Levinson.  We used Harman Kardon AVR's in the HD DVD truck that went all over the United States during the format war.   HK has just announced a new sound bar system, the SB16.  The main goal of a sound bar system is to improve the anemic audio performance that comes from today's HDTV's.  While... read more

• Last updated 3/29/12 by brand46

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• Last updated 2/26/12 by Adam Gregorich

  Please send a PM to Adam Gregorich with your top 3 title choices (you will get one of those choices if not already picked by someone else before you)       TV on Blu-ray Ghost Hunters Season Six: Part 1 Ghost Hunters Season Six: Part 2 Smallville: The Complete 10th Season   TV on DVD The Cleveland Show: The Complete Season Two   The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Volume Six Pretty Little Liars: Season One Transformers Beast Wars: Season One Conan the Adventurer: Season One Conan the Adventurer: Season Two, Part One The... read more

• Last updated 1/30/12 by Ronald Epstein

  HTF AWARDS 2011     These are the votes that count the most!  They are based on nominations from members of HTF --- not a panel of judges or a team of reviewers.   During the last week of December 2010, members nominated their best and worst choices of studios and Blu-ray titles.  We compiled the  top 5 choices in each category and presented them to our membership to vote a winner.       BEST BLU-RAY RELEASE (Click on image for larger picture)     BEST CATALOG RELEASE (Click on image for larger picture)     BEST... read more

• Last updated 10/3/11 by Ronald Epstein

               Robert A Fowkes Jr, 1942 - 2011 Home Theater Forum first-time member, long-term Moderator, everlasting friend.       It is with great sadness that Home Theater Forum announces the passing of one of our own.   Founding member and long-time moderator Dr. Robert A. Fowkes, Jr. died this past Friday at the age of 69 from pancreatic cancer.   RAF was a beloved figure here at HTF: a regular presence at HTF meets and media expos, always on the cutting-edge of home electronics and the latest gadgets.   His wit and friendly nature were... read more

• Last updated 8/15/11 by Adam Gregorich

Home Theater Forum recently had the opportunity to talk with director Simon Wells about his recent film Mars Needs Moms and working with motion capture.     HTF:  Hi, Simon, how are you this morning? Simon Wells:  I’m good, how are you? HTF:  Very good!  I appreciate you spending some time with me this morning.  I know we’ve only got a few minutes, so I hope you don’t mind if I jump right in? Simon Wells:  Please do.   HTF:  Why did you use motion capture rather than traditional CG animation for this film? Simon Wells:  Bob Zemeckis asked me to,... read more

• Last updated 8/15/11 by Adam Gregorich

HOME THEATER FORUM  FATHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS 2011     Thinking about what to get Dad on his special day need not be a difficult chore. Here at Home Theater Forum we have compiled a list of gadgets and software titles that we have personally approved as being terrific gifts that are perfect for any type of Dad.      Sonos S5 Wireless Internet Music Player With the Sonos S5 all-in-one wireless music system you can enjoy unlimited music from the Internet and iTunes all over your house.  And you can control it all right from your Andropid... read more

• Last updated 5/10/11 by ranjanis

Handy information from our friends over at Blue Jeans Cable:   As you probably know if you've been shopping for cables, coax for most video applications is "75 ohm" coax--but what the heck does that mean, anyway? This article is a short, non-technical explanation of impedance, and its significance in video and other circuitry, for those who have always scratched their heads at this one.   Every signal input, and every output, has an impedance--this "impedance" represents the relationship between voltage and current which a device is capable of accepting or... read more

• Last updated 4/15/11 by Ronald Epstein

  Home Theater Forum is proud to offer this list of links to sites that have have supported us over the years.               read more

• Last updated 3/14/11 by Adam Gregorich

I recently was invited by Dolby to attend a screening and discussion with Erik Aadahl Sound Designer on films like I, Robot, Transformers, Fantastic Four.  He has also been the Supervising Sound Editor for films like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Monsters vs. Aliens and most recently Megamind.    Prior to the discussion I erroneously assumed that just about every possible sound had been already captured and all sound designers did was pull up track 58, mix in a little of track 72 and wallah, they now had the angry robot from scene 22.  Imagine my... read more