Going Direct - The Gold Rush in Today's Specialty Audio-Video Business Has a New Set Of Rules
HomeTheaterReview.com's publisher/editor Jerry Del Colliano talks about how the world of selling has changed, particularly when it comes to selling specialty audio/video products to spending-wary consumers in the new economic climate. Read More
Home Theater Review Improves On-site Search Functionality
After only one year in business, Home Theater Review has 130,000 monthly readers. The publication aims to better serve these readers, and attract more of them, by improving the functionality of the HomeTheaterReview.com home website. Read More
Winning and Losing In Las Vegas - Why The AV Business Desperately Needs More Consumer Demand
Okay, we all know the economy has trouble. But instead of working together to get consumers to buy products, it seems that all too often, audio/video manufacturers and dealers have an adversarial relationship, rather than a cooperative one that would benefit both. Read More
Home Theater Review Celebrates Its First Year With 128,500 Monthly Readers in July 2009
Happy Birthday to us! HomeTheaterReview.com turned a year old in July 2009, with 128,5000 monthly readers as part of the family buoyed by the site's reporting in the areas of audio, video, equipment, installation, automation and much more. Read More
The Lost Art of The High End Audio-Video Demo
As retailers should know (though some seem strangely unaware), there's a lot to be gained from giving the customer a hands-on, eyes open, ears tuned experience with the product, especially when the item in question is a piece of high-end audio/video merchandise. Read More
The 10 Best Up-and-Coming Companies In Audio-Video
With a lot of AV firms begging off from display engagements, shrinking or vanishing altogether, HomeTheaterReview.com is here to bring some good news about ten audio/video firms that you may not have heard much about in the past, but you'll probably hear about a lot in the future. Read More
3D Is Exciting But Not Appropriate For All Films
Yes, 3D is sweeping the film world off its feet these days and all of Hollywood is talking about it. But the fact remains, although the technology has a lot of potential to take films to another level, there are some films that really wouldn't benefit from the use of 3D. Read More
What Would You Pay To "Day-and-Date" Download a First Run Movie in HD?
The question in the headline of this article is a good one, with theatrical exhibitors and the studios drawing possible battle lines on either side of it. Studios are wondering if this may be a profitable new venue for new releases, while theatre owners are staunchly opposed. Read More
An Inside Look at Michael Jackson's $100,000 A Month Rental Including His Home Theater
Take an exclusive look at the King of Pop's Holmby Hills digs including a lush home theater - screening room. Before his untimely death, he was living in style (right down the street from the Playboy Mansion) including the best in the world of home theater. Read More
Pound Wise and Penny Foolish - How The Home Theater Business Can Learn From Luxury Sectors Still Trying To Bilk Consumers
Rich people hate being ripped off. When a hotel charges $15 for Internet access or $45 per night for valet parking - they notice. Read Jerry Del Colliano's feature about how some of the best brands take good care of their most important assets - their clients. Read More
