Entertainment
The Global Outlook for Video Download Sales
Custom installers who haven’t hopped on the networked entertainment bus may want to revisit their New Year’s resolutions for 2007.
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52in. LCD TV Touts Reduced Colorshift
The LC-52D62U 52in. LCD TV is the largest screen size manufactured at the company’s eighth-generation LCD plant in Kameyama, Japan.
Audio
Compact In-ceiling Speakers Deliver Full Bandwidth
Adding to its line of in-ceiling speakers, Tannoy’s new CMS801 features ease of installation, facilitated by the patented self-aligning clamp mechanism and the supplied C-rings and tile bridge rails....
Entertainment
DVD Player Provides a Pure Digital Path for AV Signals
The OPPO Digital DV-970HD DVD player upconverts signals from standard DVDs to a high-definition signal, resulting in DVD video images that are clearer, smoother, and sharper when played on...
Audio
KEF Loudspeakers Feature Deep Bass
KEF’s KHT5005.2 speakers are the upgrade to KEF’s KHT5005 speakers.
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CEA and CompTIA Announce New Professional Certification for Home-technology Installers
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) announced they are collaborating on a new professional certification for home technology integrators.
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Artison Speakers Feature Two Attachable Cabinets
The Masterpiece LCR series from Artison is the flagship model in the company’s line of wall-mount speakers for flatpanel TVs.
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Staggering Flatpanel Prices Recorded on Black Friday
The traditional holiday sales season began with a bang—or a shot in the foot—for electronics retailers determined to push flatpanel TVs out the door at prices consumers couldn’t resist....
Corporate
New KwikPeek Wireless Remote Camera Ideal For Home Or Business Use
It's a new technological product that offers unprecedented capabilities in the field of wireless remote cameras. The KwikPeek is a wireless battery-powered camera system that has all the breakthrough...
Entertainment
Media Center Incorporates Intel Viiv
Niveus Media’s Rainier Edition Media Center boasts 1080p output.
Audio
Niles Audio Speaker Designed for Usability
Niles Audio’s Directed Soundfield loudspeakers feature Twist and Lock baffle and frame design.
Entertainment
The Next Generation of HD-DVD Players
Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, Philips, and Samsung are developing new HD-DVD players.
Audio
Sunfire Loudspeakers Eliminate Sound Reflections
Sunfire’s Cinema Ribbon loudspeakers are psychoacoustically engineered.
Entertainment
Picture This: CEDIA Video Story
LCD battles plasma and 1080p resolution reigns on the show floor.
Audio
ReQuest Unveils Multiroom Audio System
ReQuest will unveil an exciting new solution for multiroom audio at the 2006 CEDIA Expo in Denver, Colo
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Aesthetics Trump Acoustics in Custom Loudspeaker Market
For the first decade of its history, custom installers and speaker manufacturers took a fairly traditional approach to loudspeaker design and sales.
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Sixplex Receptacle Simplifies Powering Up
Leviton has added the Sixplex surge protective receptacle to its Acenti line of wiring devices.
Entertainment
New Sharp Projector Brings High-Tech to Home Theaters
Sharp’s XV-Z20000 1080p DLP projector offers 16:9 widescreen movie viewing.
Entertainment
Sivovia Provides Quiet Shade Control
Lutron Electronics has added RF-based communication functionality between its HomeWorks lighting control system and the Sivoia QED Roller 64 Roller Shade system.
Entertainment
Mitsubishi Electric Launches High-Power Laser Diode for GPON Applications
Mitsubishi Electric has completed development of the ML9xx46 series, a high-output laser diode capable of transmission rates of 2.5Gbps for use in applications such as fiber-to-the-home GPON networks
Corporate
CopperGate and BroadLight Partner for IPTV Over Fiber
HomePNA 3 technology supplier CopperGate Communications and passive optical network (PON) chipset developer BroadLight have partnered on a joint offering that enables a variety of fiber-based access applications
Entertainment
Hearing Clearly with Final Sound’s 300i
The 300i from Final Sound is a line-array electrostatic panel. The design is said to make the speaker less prone to acoustic influences and to bring an evenly distributed...
Entertainment
The Descent: Peak 2100W Power Without Ported/Passive Radiator Enclosures
The MartinLogan Descent subwoofer packs three 250W (700W peak) Vojtko amplifiers to reach peak power of 2100W without the need for ported or passive radiator enclosures.
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Total Home Control with Elan Touchpad
The Olé from Elan Home Systems combines a touchpanel, keypad, and display into a single in-wall interface.
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Sharp Employs Aggressive Strategy to Lead LCD Market
The LCD TV market is about to get a whole lot more competitive. Sharp Electronics has begun production at its second plant in Kameyama, Japan, where the company has...
Entertainment
New Xantech Video Switcher Signals High Quality
Xantech's HD44CC5 high-definition video switcher enables high-definition video (1080p, 1080i, and 720p) and digital audio to be sent up to 1,000ft. over a Cat-5 cable with virtually no loss...
Entertainment
Combat Overheating Video Cards with CoolIT’s HTPC
CoolIT’s Home Theater PC (HTPC) liquid cooling solution enables high-performance computing, gaming, and HD video without the need for noisy computer fans.
Entertainment
Sonance Amplifier Bridges Channel Gap
Sonance's Sonamp 875D SE is an 8-channel, 75W-per-channel RMS hybrid amplifier.
Corporate
POV: Convergence Confusion
Digital technologies have brought an anthem of ideas on convergence. We may have heard every scenario and can see that some early ideas have already fallen
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What’s New: Residential Technology
NuVision's 23in., 26in., 32in., and 37in. Deep Black LCD displays feature the NuVision Deep Black LCD modules, 1366768 resolution, 1000:1 contrast
Entertainment
My Excellent Journey
Just back from CEDIA at press time, and I must say I'm impressed. Not surprisingly, the show featured record-breaking attendance, a packed show floor
Entertainment
Crestron Adagio Wins Top Honor At CEDIA
CEDIA’s Electronic Lifestyles Awards named the Crestron Adagio Entertainment System (AES) as one of this year's top five new products.
Entertainment
Glare-free Viewing with Media Décor’s QFX
The Media Décor QFX Robotic Arm Frame is a frame-only concealment solution for flatpanel TVs.
Entertainment
Connecting Consumers to the Entertainment Experience
Consumers have an appetite for networked multimedia, according to a recent survey by market research company Parks Associates.
Entertainment
Bob Vila Taps PermissionTV to Offer High-quality Internet Video Programming on Bobvila.Com
Bob Vila, America's home improvement and remodeling expert, has announced BobVila.com will use the PermissionTV platform
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Connected Entertainment Applications Exceed 16 Million Broadband Households
U.S. broadband households are a prime market for connected home entertainment, with over 16 million harboring strong interest in these applications.
