Sound & Video Contractor presents product coverage related to residential av technology

What's New: Residential Technology

By Laura Dixon

NuVision's new 1080p DLP television features its Deep Black LED light engine in a 52in. prototype rear-projection TV cabinet design. The...

Technology Showcase:
Surface-mount Loudspeakers

By Bruce Borgerson

Think of the familiar surface-mount loudspeaker as a four-cylinder, gasoline-powered compact car. Then, recall the vehicles of 1961: VW Beetle, Ford Falcon, Chevy Corvair, and the first front-wheel-drive Minis from England. Now, look at the compact cars of today. Quality has improved vastly, while more manufacturers are flooding the market with a profusion of nameplates...

Vidikron Projector Provides Proprietary Video Processing

The Model 90 DLP projector incorporates Vidikron’s proprietary Imagix video processing, along with a three-chip DLP engine. ...

Anthony Gallo Acoustics Introduces Nucleus Reference AV speakers

Anthony Gallo Acoustic’s Nucleus Reference AV speakers are based on the company’s Reference 3.1 design and available in vertical and horizontal configurations. ...

NuVision Introduces Deep Black DLP Televisions

NuVision is proud to announce its 1080p DLP television technology, featuring its Deep Black LED light engine in a 52in. prototype rear-projection TV cabinet design. ...

Optoma’s New Home Theater Projector Features DarkChip3

Optoma Technology, a leading manufacturer of projection displays, introduces the HD7100 home theater projector, a new top-of-the-line product in the company’s award-winning home theater projector line. The HD7100, based on Texas Instruments’ DarkChip3 DLP DMD chipset, features extensive source inputs and four-way optical lens shift capabilities for precision during installation....

PSB VisionSound Series Speakers Complement Home Theater Setups

PSB’s VS400 floor-standing loudspeaker ($999) is tall and elegant, a visually appealing complement to the most sophisticated televisions and contemporary furniture. It uses four 4.5in. woofers that provide impressive bass extension with a 1in. Neodymium magnet tweeter. ...

Infinity Announces Model Twelve Subwoofer

What’s New:
Residential Technology

By Laura Dixon and Jessaca Massey

MTX Audio's iThunder is a portable boom box music-sharing system for iPod. With the exception of the iPod Shuffle, every model of iPod available works with the i-Thunder through the included custom-fitted inserts. Either the included AC power cord or eight C batteries power...