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While Logitech has received rave reviews for its pricey Harmony remote controls, some complete with color touchscreens (the $399.99 Harmony 1100), its latest model aims at a lower-price point—much lower. With the $49.99 Harmony 300, the company are gunning for those that might spend a little to simplify controlling their home theater setup, but who [...]

With more and more HDTVs and Blu-ray players coming with Internet connections (though, sadly, usually a wired one), it’s about time that the humble A/V receiver graduate to network readiness as well. Pioneer is leading the charge with its new 7.1-channel units, two of which have long-overdue support for Internet radio. Pioneer has three new receivers, [...]

Samsung and Panasonic will soon be getting some competition in the 3D HDTV market from LG, which recently announced the availability of its LX9500 line in its native Korea. The 47-inch and 55-inch sets will start selling in the United States in May. The LX9500 TVs are LED-backlit LCDs, and LG claims a dynamic contrast ratio [...]

While companies like OnLive are trying to create an infrastructure that will allow them to stream PC-quality games remotely to any type of device, British set-top vendor Pace is trying a simpler approach as part of the European Union-funded Games@Large platform, hoping to make it easier for customers to play PC games on an HDTV [...]