Rob Sprance wanted a home theater, but he didn’t want to place it in the basement or the garage. So instead he decided to tear out his second bedroom. The room is the last room on the second floor and is the only room that had the ceiling clearance for the theater. The room features two rows of seating and features a 108” screen and a Panasonic PT-AE2000U. This projector features an impressive 16000:1 contrast ratio, 1500 ANSI lumens, and a HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. One concern that Rob had to consider was the

Well, Panasonic has officially taken over Sanyo and they aren’t wasting any time with a joint venture to develop a lithium-ion storage battery that can store enough juice to power an average home for a week. Sounds pretty impressive huh? We are talking Japanese homes here.

The battery will have a system that allows users to monitor their electricity usage through their TVs. The technology won’t be available until sometime in 2011, but we are eager to see how this powers American homes.

Panasonic and Sanyo have partnered to create a Lithium-ion battery that would be powerful enough to store enough energy to run a household for a week. They will launch this device in 2011. This lithium-ion battery will be better than the existing fuel cells which are considered as efficient power storage for home use. The battery will be paired with a system that allows users to monitor electricity usage on their household. Stay tuned for more updates. [Greenlaunches]

Yamaha announced in the US market the YHT-S400 two-piece home theater system, which consists of a slim soundbar front speaker and a first-of-its-kind subwoofer-integrated receiver. The system offers HD audio and features the company’s AIR SURROUND XTREME, UniVolume and Extended Stereo technologies.

The YHT-S400’s sound bar stands at 2-inches high and fits in front of most 32 to 50-inch TVs without blocking the screen. The system offers three 1080p HDMI inputs and accepts HD Audio signals via linear PCM transmission from Blu-ray disc

The owner of this wonderful spent his life playing classical music. He is also a very successful software developer. He decided that he wanted a high tech home theater that tailored to his musical side. The theater room was almost too small to build what he wanted, but by using specialized speakers and other space saving equipment, He was able to create a room that seats nine. The interesting aspect about this theater is that nothing can be seen except for the theater screen. The speakers are behind sound panels, the

Belkin introduces the Bluetooth Music Receiver (F8Z492), a device that allows you to stream music wirelessly from your Bluetooth A2DP-enabled device to your home stereo system. Simply connect the receiver to your home stereo system with the included cables, and then easily pair your device to the Receiver wirelessly to listen to, share, and control your music from up to 33 feet away.

Belkin’s Music Receiver supports Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and comes with 3.5mm-to-RCA and 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cables. It works with all

I was glad to hear this week that the specifications for 3D Blu-ray had been finalized. I was even more excited to hear that my PS3 would support 3D Blu-ray reaffirming my feeling that the PS3 is the best Blu-ray player around.

Sony and RealD announced today that they were teaming up to bring RealD 3D tech to the home in Sony TVs and other products. If you have seen a 3D film at the theater recently it was probably powered by RealD tech.

Sony will be adding RealD technology into its Bravia HDTVs and into a new line of 3D glasses needed for

If you had to choose between an old fireplace and a 105” home theater screen, which would you choose? The home owners of this theater decided to take the theater. They wanted a place for their family to enjoy but at the same time not be so constricting that it wasn’t comfortable. The wall that was going to have the screen had a big fireplace in it that was perfect for a pair of subwoofers. The only problem is that the chimney was connected to another fireplace in the house. After some bricks and fireproof material,