Specials (2009)

1. Welcome

DIY HDTV Calibration Disks. "Cheap" 65 inch HDTVs are here! What's going on with The Lord of the Rings Trilogy? Our fave disks to show off your big screen.

2. Recession

Walmart's $98 Blu-ray Player vs. Sony's BDP-S360 and LG's BD390, Netflix + Sony, Home Theater Help: Component vs.

3. Contrast

4. Screen Clean

Blend Your Own HDTV Screen Cleaner, House Brands vs.

5. Vizioplayer

Anchor Bay DVDO EDGE HD Processor, Are older movies worth buying on Blu-ray? Add more HDMI ports to your HDTV, Blu-Ray releases for the week of August 10th, 2009.

6. MLB

$10 Samsung TV from Bestbuy? Roku: a better way to watch MLB in HD? End Overscan: see the whole picture on your HDTV, and the Blu-Ray releases for the week of August 18th.

7. Top Car Chases

Some simple DIY remedies for fixing stuck HDTV pixels. The Top 5 Best Car Chase Scenes in HD Movies. Cheapie Big Screen Monitors that aren't crap! When 720p makes more sense than 1080p. Not all rear surround sound speakers are the same: dipole, bipole, or direct.

9. Wizard of HD

Selectable Output Control: The MPAA wants to control your HDTV.

10. Wallmount Install

Hanging An HDTV: It's All About The Studs. Telecine, Prints And Ugly Blu-ray Tranfers, Top 5 Movies from Comics, Blu-Ray releases for the week of September 15th, 2009.

11. Cedia

New HD Gear from the CEDIA show: Bargain 65" Flatpanels, Everybody's Getting Uncompressed Wireless 1080p, Pioneer eTap. Zune HD: 720p Video, with a catch. HDTV Mount: Success! Digital Audio Coaxial Cable: Myth vs.

13. Surround Sound Special

Surround Sound: DIY 5.1 and 7.1 Speaker Setup, Subwoofer Tricks, DTS vs Dolby, AAC vs Linear PCM. A Pro Re-recording Mixer Explains How Surround Sound Is Made. Soundbars vs. Surround Sound. A Million Dollar Home Theater.

14. Road Trip

Did We Miss The Best Surround Sound Disk Ever? Top Five Road Trip Movies, Pusget Systems Echo I: Nvidia Ion Tested, Finding Blu-ray Release Dates: When Will Finding Nemo Hit Blu-ray? LG's SL90 Series: Super Thin HDTV! Can Speaker Magnets Damage. LCD and Plasma Screens? Blu-ray Releases for 9/13/2009.

15. Top Streaming

A 65" 1080p HDTV for Under $1000! Stuff 300 Hours of HD In Your DVR: Upgrade the Hard Drive! Our Top 5 Movies in HD on Netflix, Can you play Blu-ray disks on OS X machines? The Blu-ray Releases For The Week of October 20th, 2009.

16. Top Horror

Fight Sunlight On Your HDTV, HighDefDiscNews.com's Justin Sluss talks about the state of Blu-Ray. Robert Talks Over The Top Ultimate Home Theater, Roger's Top 5 Best Awful Scary Movies! The Blu-ray Releases for the Week of October 27th, 2009.

17. Pats Picks

Netflix Streaming on the PS3... Disc Required! Patrick's Top 5 Random Blu-Ray Picks, Stream Vudu HD Movies through LG's BD-390 Blu-Ray Player, Roku rolls out new HD streaming box with networking, Robert's Top 10 HDTV Shopping Tips! And the Blu-Ray releases for November 3rd, 2009.

18. Blu-Con

HD Nation goes to Blu-Con! Martin Scorsese on Blu-Ray and Film Preservation, Experts On the Future of Bly-ray, Robert tests out Panasonic's 3D technology.

19. Maui

HDTV Factory Calibration, HDTVs vs. HDMI Swtiches, Top 5 Films in VUDU HDX, Blu-Ray releases for November 17th, 2009, AMD Maui Review: How Does A Home Theater With a Built In 5.

20. Mediacentre

How long can an HDMI cable be before you need an amp? Serving video to your PS3 or Xbox 360. Blu-ray playback software for Windows: Arcsoft TotalMedia Theater, Corel WinDVD 2010, CyberLink PowerDVD 9 Ultra.

21. Korea Trip

22. WDLive

Costco vs. Amazon: Where Should You Buy Your HDTV? DVD vs Blu-ray: Patrick's scenes that show off the difference.

23. Brad Pitt

Is Motion Blur A Lie? HD Cable Channels Missing: Check For A Switch Video Upgrade.

24. USB Recorder

Save HDMI Cables: Angle Adapters! Connect your HDTV to your PC.

25. Top of 09

The best 65" HDTV money can buy.

26. HDTV Setup

28. Set Top Box

Where did 16:9 come from, anyway? Mac Mini: Not The Best Settop Box. Where do IMAX Features Come From? Ultra-Widescreen: Will Your Next HDTV Be 21:9? More CES: OLED displays, Projectors and More, Getting 3D HD on your PS3, the Blu-ray releases for January 19th, 2010.

29. TV Tuner

Plasma HDTV Break-in. DIY HTPC Picks. Which studios give you a DVD copy with your Blu-ray purchase? Warner's Deal with Netflix: Why you're waiting a month for new titles. Convert your old monitor into a TV without a PC. The Blu-ray releases for January 26th, 2010.

30. Novelty Remote

Robert reveals his Silent Home Theater PC Parts, iPad: Is this the ultimate remote control? Recording Over The Air HDTV, Will your next HDTV be 21:9? The Blu-ray Releases for February 2, 2010.

31. Coen Brothers

Control Your HTPC with a Ring.

32. Remotes

HD Plasmas the size of your bed! Your home theatre PC controller suggestions! Can you get HD Netflix streaming on your PC? And the Blu-ray releases for February 17th, 2010.

33. MyMovies

Why can't we get HBOGo streaming? Stop Cats From Chewing Cables, Learn To Love Film Grain on Blu-ray, Robet's Top 5 Sources For Free (and Legal!) Video Online, the new Blu-ray releases for February 23rd, 2010.

34. Vudu

James Cameron wants a 3D Avatar release, Fox says 3D isn't ready. Will Amazon charge you sales tax soon? Secret Code Controls Silverlight's GPU Acceleration. Why don't Robert and Patrick love Apple? The new Blu-ray releases for March 2, 2010.

36. Cartoons

You can record 3 HD channels simultaneously with the Moxi 3-Tuner DVR, but does it beat a TiVo or Windows Media Center? What are the best settings for Surround Sound? Google's testing a new video search tool, Clicker Finds Legal Video and the Blu-ray releases for March 9th, 2010.

38. Dell Inspiron Zino HD, How Do 3D Glasses Work? What Does "3D Ready" Really Mean? Better Streaming for PS3, Russian Cows Get HDTVs!

Stream media to your PS3 or XBox 360 without worrying about transcoding! Is "3D Ready" good enough? Why do Russian cows get HDTVs? We review Dell's Inspiron Zino HD! And the Blu-ray releases for March 23rd, 2010.