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Residential AV: Top Story

Glamorous, Intimate Seven-Seat Theater

The video challenge of hiding the Marantz projector in an enclosure in the rear soffit was tedious. There were different elevations on the front and rear soffits. In addition, the design element of a monogram dropped below the soffit a few inches. ...

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Capitalizing on Networked Devices in AV System Design
Listen to this archived webcast led by audio veteran Benett Liles.

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Contractor's Product Source Guide 2007
Your resource for the latest in systems integration products.

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Church TV Production
Tackling control and DVD duplication in the worship environment.

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What's New: Audio Technology

The self-powered UPQ-1P wide-coverage loudspeaker from Meyer Sound is the latest addition to the company's UltraSeries. UPQ-1P delivers a...

What's New: Residential Technology

The Canton Movie 80 CX and Movie 120 MX systems round out the company's small home-theater loudspeaker packages. Both...

Oppo Digital DV-983H

Over the last few years, Oppo Digital has carved out a reputation as a small company doing big things in the DVD player world. Flying below the slings...

FEATURES & COLUMNS

New Samsung and LG Designs Push LCD Market Forward

Based on Samsung and LG TV introduction over the past two weeks, the future of HDTV will be about a lot more than just pixels, frame rates, and response time. With 1080p resolution and 120Hz refresh rates at the top of the performance charts, manufacturers are banking on consumers demanding a lot more than stellar images from their premium-tier TVs. ...

Electronics Recycling Catches On

With Earth Day just around the corner and the analog shutoff looming on the horizon, efforts to create coordinated recycling plans prior to February’s TV digital TV conversion appear to be paying off. ...

Flamboyant Home Theater Ambience

The scope of design and installation was fairly typical with a new home of this caliber and included structured cabling, phone system, whole-house audio system, flatscreen installations, and security system. However, the home theater part of the project—despite our experience with large home theaters—would require special attention because our client is a very successful movie cineplex owner/operator in the Midwest. ...