MIKE LAKE: An introduction to home theater technology

For most of us, spending money on a movie theater experience is getting harder and harder to justify. One would wager that at least once in your life you've wished to have a bigger, better, more satisfying home theater experience.

LG's Blu-ray home theater systems bet big on wireless rear speakers

LG BH9420 home theater system (Credit: LG) LAS VEGAS--LG's latest batch of home theater systems will make it tough for other manufacturers to treat wireless rear speakers as a premium feature. LG announced four new home Blu-ray theater systems this morning at CES 2012, with all but the entry-level BH6720S featuring wireless rear speakers. That's a big shift from years past, when wireless rear ...

Hands-on with Unity home theater

Unity's street price is $999 and will be available later this year. Pictured with a 47-inch TV. (Credit: Christopher MacManus/CNET) During CES , I got a chance to hook up with Engage, the company behind Unity , a well-built home theater system. Unity is the brainchild of Todd Beauchamp, an ex-Apple audio engineer (he worked closely on iPhone acoustics, for example) and Mike Fidler, an individual ...

The best TV and home theater gear at CES

The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show was packed with new and innovative home theater products as the major home entertainment manufacturers debuted their latest product lines. Here are HD Guru's top picks.

Unity Home Theater System is a home theater in a TV stand

Thanks to their simplicity, the home theater in a box (HTIB) has become a popular addition to the TV cabinet in many households. Looking to simplify things even further, California-based company in2technologies has unveiled its aptly named Unity Home Theater System at CES 2012 that unifies a HTIB with a TV stand. So instead of a tangle of cables snaking their way from the back of a TV stand to ...