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@erik, we have a feature coming up comparing Pandora, Spotify and Rhapsody. It’s in the January issue of the magazine. I’ll get it posted soon.

Yep, it’s pretty bad.  Muscle-memory makes the iPad terrible for remote applications, as there are no raised buttons.  Also, why would I want a $500 remote??  I have remotes for that.  I think this is merely another attempt by Apple to have a product that is EVERYTHING to EVERYONE.  It’s annoying, and I will stick to my normal remotes.

I’m a little old-school, and I still prefer my iPod for ease of use.  I recently got onto the Smartphone train, and have been looking for great ways to enhance and expand my media services.  Music is a big deal for me, and I am caught between Spotify and Pandora.  I have friends who swear by Pandora, but Spotify seems…

The last study said that it was declining in Europe, but rising in the US. Next . . .

THIS IS A GREAT ARTICLE. VERY TRUE

No probls. Thanks for responding Grant.

@ceasar, it looks like that deal expired (it was originally posted 12/5). too bad, but it was a great price on that receiver. We’ll look for more deals and keep posting them on EH.

This is listed at more than $198.  Is it still available at that price?

@Jeff, that’s a great point and an important one. The current 4K consumer products can’t actually pass any 4K content through from input to screen. They take old-fashioned 1080p and upconvert it to the display’s native resolution. Currently that doesn’t really matter because there is no 4K content, but eventually it will matter. It will, as you point out, require…

Grant, would be nice if you would explain that there are currently 2 versions of 4K, half rate and full rate.  Full rate is used in Digital Theaters, while A/V products on the market that have ‘4K scaling’ only do half rate as the current HDMI 1.4a can only pass half rate, unless you use 2 HDMI 1.4a outputs and…