A throne for your telly
Let s face it your new 55 HD TV looks great, but that styrofoam box you re using as a TV stand is really cramping your style. Don t sweat it. By adding a quality TV and
DVD storage cabinet to your entertainment center, you can be entertaining in style in no time. Behind closed doors There are some things in your home, like that antique sword you bought in Barcelona, that you want to display in the open. Sadly, your
DVD collection is not one of them (no matter how many Scorsese movies you own). TV
cabinets with doors, like the one pictured at left, offer plenty of space for
storage in one neat package. These
cabinets will allow you to stow your
DVD or Blu-ray player, as well as any cable boxes or video game systems you may own, and also do a fine job of hiding the many electrical cords that emanate from such products
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Top 5 DVDs and Blu-rays of 2010
A trip to the movie theatre can be a great way to spend one s evening, but with ticket costs exceeding 10 (and significantly more for a 3D film), a night at the movies is no longer the inexpensive retreat that it used to be. With a rapidly thinning wallet and a new Sony LCD TV 200 Hz at my disposal, I recently took a vow against theatre-going and decided to explore the wide world of
DVDs and Blu-ray movies instead. What I found namely, some fantastic new releases and old favourites galvanised by conversion to new media pleased me to no end. The following are, in no particular order, my favourite 2010 releases primed and ready for inclusion in your
DVD storage cabinet: Alien Anthology Forget trying to classify Alien as science fiction or horror the film s a classic that constitutes the best of both genres. What this new release does is strip away the superfluous (read: crap) sequels of recent years and delivers multiple cuts of each of the series first four films ...
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Setting up your home cinema
Do you have an extra room in your house that you are not utilizing? Have you considered turning it into a home cinema? With just a couple of simple steps, you can transform your guest bedroom or your living room into the ultimate home cinema experience. Next time you have your friends over for the match, grab some crisps and beer and turn it into an extravaganza. Before you get too excited though, let us help you get your home cinema in order. First and foremost, you are going to want a top of the line projector for a quality picture. With a Sanyo LCD projector lamp, you might have to dig deep into your pockets, but the LCD picture is well worth the extra cash. Just imagine being able to see the entire pitch projected against the wall during the Champions League Final. Do not forget to get a nice white screen so that you are not using your wife s new bedspread
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