I have a brand new LG 50PK950 plasma TV, a six month old Marantz NR1501 receiver, and a couple of computers with HDMI: one desktop with integrated Intel graphics, and a laptop with discrete NVidia.

If you've purchased a new TV, you may have noticed the HDMI port reads HDMI ARC or eARC. Here's what that label means and how ...

I recently set up a new TV, and am wondering if it's possible to run the sound from the TV over my HTPC to the receiver. For most things this is fine, since the HTPC is the player, so it just splits ...

This month, I tried to upgrade my home theater setup with an LG C1 OLED television and an HDMI 2.1 receiver. Tried. In doing so, I discovered what a nightmare HDMI 2.1's definition of "compatibility" ...

Label HDMI cables (or make your own tags) so reconnecting devices is quick. Stickers keep a messy receiver manageable - no guessing which input does what. Do it now - label from the start; it saves ...

With Super Bowl almost upon us, and March Madness (basketball) barely one month off, the best way to deal with the winter (if you’re in the north-east or mid-west of the US and much of Canada) is to ...

Las Vegas — Video IC provider Silicon Image Inc. rolled out four chips at the Consumer Electronics Show here last week, including two receivers that it said will push the HDMI 1.3 specification into ...

SAN DIEGO - Vativ Technologies today announced the sample availability of the VTV2313, the company’s next-generation HDMI receiver supporting the dynamic new features introduced in the HDMI 1.3a ...

At the end of October, Audioholics reported the discovery of a chipset bug in the latest HDMI 2.1 chipsets sourced by Panasonic and used in the new Denon, Marantz, and Yamaha HDMI 2.1 AV Receivers.

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...