6 Hot Home Theater Trends

Social media on my screen? No thanks. Keep that crap off of there and leave it on the phone.

I think this ‘trend’ was pushed by the TV manufactures looking to one-up each other.
Unfortunately it’s not useful, like most other things they are putting on TVs these days.

And now, more top news from about 2 years ago…

Agree with other posts. Did a 120” screen with 3 plasmas above it 4 years ago, media room with a 60” and (3) 42”‘s above it in another home and I had seen several others doing it prior to that. Not a new trend.

Is it just me or is the screen in slide two way above comfortable viewing?

Personally, the more integration I can get, the better. I love that my TV, PC, phone, and tablet can now all communicate, and all have access to the same information. I recently picked up the DISH Hopper, and this is a perfect example. It has a Blockbuster @Home app integrated on it, so I can update my queue from my phone, then come home and have my movie or show ready to go. It also gives me HD and DVR in four different rooms, so I can start a movie in my living room, and if it gets late and I’d rather finish it in bed, I can pause it in the living room, then pick it up in my bedroom right where I left off. As a parent this is another advantage; from any TV in the house I can see what my kids are watching, whether they’re in the living room or the rec room downstairs. As a DISH employee I got a chance to check out the beta version of the Hopper before it went public; I was impressed then, and I’m blown away now that I actually have one in my home. Great article!

LOL floor standing speakers, I walked in to BBuy and asked the guy why Bose sucks, he took me to the speaker room and it was like going back to the 80’s, many floor standing speakers….I went witht he bose jewel cubes, low profile….

Audio is a very personal listening experience. Bose presents an affordable surround experience, but factually cannot reproduce the low frequencies (ala woofers, not sub-woofers) because of the lack of size of their speakers. But one needs to listen to the difference of small cube speakers vs towers. What suits my ears may not suit yours. I don’t trash another persons choice because we all hear things differently.