Are you in love with a techie? Forget the flowers and candy. Here are five suggestions for sharing your love in a way they'll really appreciate.

They used to be pretty expensive—but prices have actually dipped below $100 for some Blu-ray players. So if you've been thinking about getting one for yourself or as a gift, it's a great time to do so.

Looking for an added incentive to get a 3D Blu-ray player or 3D home-theater system? Panasonic is throwing in—via a mail-in coupon—a free copy of the Avatar 3D Blu-ray disc for those who buy one of its 3D Blu-ray players and HTIB systems.

What the heck is a dongle? Consumer Reports breaks it down for you.

Click here to play the Sound Byte: 3D TVs - What you need to know (MP3 software required.)podcast: Consumer Reports Before you leap into 3D TVs, give a listen to this Sound Byte as featured on last week's "Into...

The Samsung BD-C8000 ($500) portable 3D Blu-ray player has a 10.3-inch screen.Photo: Samsung Joining the new 3D LCD and plasma TVs Samsung announced yesterday are several new 3D Blu-ray players—including the industry's first portable 3D model—plus a stylish flagship...

I usually turn off the lights when I settle down for some serious TV-watching and then find myself fumbling in the dark for the fast forward or pause button on the remote control. Those keys aren’t easy to find...

In a move that could have far-ranging implications for those who still own an older TV without an HDMI connection, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is allowing Hollywood studios to block analog video signals coming out of cable and...

How do you make room on your DVR's hard drive for all those high-definition broadcast movies and videos you want to record? Cablevision, my local cable TV service provider, used to have two different channel numbers for the standard-definition...

TiVo Series 4 DVRPhoto: TiVo The newest Series 4 digital video recorders (DVRs) from TiVo boast new designs, a beefed up yet simpler interface, and updated features, especially their seamless integration of traditional TV programming with Internet-based content, including...

The ability to stream instant movies from a Blu-ray player, once relegated to higher-end models, is moving to the masses with two new Insignia-brand Netflix enabled Blu-ray players from Best Buy. The two models with Netflix access are the Insignia...

(Click to enlarge.) It may be a tad early to start your holiday shopping, but there’s a good chance you’ve at least been thinking about it. Maybe you’ve had a big-ticket gift—like a new TV or home theater—in mind...

LG’s BD390 Blu-ray player, now equipped with Vudu’s streaming movie service and Rotten Tomatoes ratings.(Click to enlarge.) [PHOTO: Courtesy of Vudu] Vudu, the movie-streaming service whose high-def HDX video format we recently evaluated on an LG plasma TV, is...

LG BD390 Blu-ray player. (Click to enlarge.) [PHOTO: Consumer Reports] In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay...

Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray player. (Click to enlarge)[PHOTO: Courtesy of Toshiba] If you can't beat 'em, join them. That's finally Toshiba's message as the company readies to roll out its first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000, this fall. The player will...