Q: I have just moved into a new apartment, and the living area is built so that the only possible way to orient my living room seating is toward a protruding corner where two walls meet. More

Whether you or a family member/friend are upgrading a current home theater setup or completely new to the HDTV game, we've got the ultimate companion guide to trick out your system. From networked enable Blu-ray players and programmable remotes to media players and more, check out our holiday guide to what makes a perfect holiday gift to complement a shiny new HDTV. More

Product: Sony BDV-N790W Blu-ray Home Theatre System
Price: $389.00 (Amazon)
Rating: Weak Recommend*

Having a large HD screen is one way to get more involved with your movie watching. But don't stop there. Quality sound reproduction brings clear dialog and SFX that pull you in and enhance your home cinema experience. Unfortunately, surround sound systems often involve lots of wires and patience to set up. I recently un-boxed the Sony BDV-N790W Home Theatre System and took it for a test drive. With support for Blu-ray, web streaming, and an advertised "wireless surround" feature, I was eager to find out whether Sony had a perfect home theater solution all in one (big) box.
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I've wall mounted two HDTVs and ceiling mounted an LCD projector in the last two apartments we've lived in. But one thing I've always been envious of is the home owner's option to run cords and cables invisibly behind and inside the wall like Allison and Ben of the the blog, House of Hepworths, did with their living room center... More

I'm hesitant to label this a "hack", since it's really just two shelves stacked horizontally on top of one another. But the results of Sarah Quickel's IKEA project is undeniably useful for anyone lookin for an affordable HDTV TV stand with plenty room for components and some stylish lighting... More

Look at the beautiful flat panel setup up above. It's impressive not only for what the setup includes (a genuine Norwegian 50's credenza and HDTV flat panel), but also because of what's not visible: cords, cables and other home entertainment components! Wife and husband blogging duo Moriya and Steve of The Harpster Home enjoy a home entertainment setup most of us dream of...one without the eyesore of dangling cables. Here's how they did it...
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Not all TVs look like the futuristic B&O BeoVision 12, and many can easily veer into the territory of eye sores in living spaces from an aesthetic perspective. Many of us go out of our way to conceal them, and most model spaces on design sites or decor magazines don't even include them. But for many of us, the single thing we use most in our living room - aside from the couch - is our television. So, why not embrace it and pick a display which harmonizes with the rest of your living room? More

Several years back after purchasing my 1st HDTV (maxing out at 720p), I noticed my better half had an amusing habit of watching standard def content even when a HD channel was available. Till this day she's seemingly content with watching BlurryVision3000, while I tend to skip non-HD channels like religious and shopping broadcasts. A reader recently made the assertion most people fall in the same category as my partner: HD is nice, but it doesn't matter. Is the importance of high definition content a marginal feature for the masses? More

You may be sitting in front of your HDTV quite content with the 1080p (or near 2K) picture resolution. Manufacturers, however, are hard at work on the next big thing, with both Sony and Toshiba announcing 4K sets that will be available by the end of the year. Here are some reasons why super-high resolution 4K and 8K technologies in development won't matter in the near future… More

Product: Sony 7.1 Surround 3D Receiver (STR-DH830)
Price: $399.99
Rating: Weak Recommend*

If you love the movies and are looking to bring the theater experience to your home, there are few investments better than a quality receiver. The Sony DH830 receiver delivers 7.1 surround sound, support for 3D playback, and the power to transform your living room into a cinema, but whether the DH830 is a sound investment depends upon on whether you can live with some of its limitations... More