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In-the-Trenches Tradeshow Tactics
When you’re dutifully manning your booth at 2007 International CES and introducing your latest and greatest products, you probably think you’ve...
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AUDIO
Why Use an Acoustically Transparent Screen?
When installing a home theatre system, the proper set up for the sound system ensures the highest quality results. The ideal position for the main...
SMART HOME
Bridging to Home Automation’s Future
Recently several new HA protocols have entered the market to challenge the venerable X10, giving home automation system integrators and...
AUDIO
Choosing Audio Systems and Speakers
Audio systems and speakers…you could write a book about them. But this will just be an article, albeit a good one, because we have some interesting...
HOMETOYS
Cinema Design Group Focuses on the Art of Home Theater
If you can dream it up, Cinema Design Group International (CDGi) can make it happen. That’s because the latest generation of home theater environment...
HOMETOYS
InterVideo MediaOne Gallery
There’s an old saying that if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It may be true in the building of your house but when you’re...
HOME TECH
DBL DISTRIBUTING, INC. LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE FEATURING 16,000 CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
Visit http://www.dbldistributing.com for further information New Website Delivers Powerful Wholesale Buying Solutions to Independent Consumer...
HOMETOYS
ArtScreen Masking System – A Retractable Work of Art
The Vutec Corporation has been in the forefront of video projection screen technologies since 1977. The progress of the consumer electronics industry...
HOMETOYS
Audio Elements
Sound radiates from conventional loudspeakers in a spherical way, dissipating very quickly. Every time the distance is doubled from the source, the...
HOMETOYS
HDCP Is Doom Upon Us?
There are suspicions, there are rumours, there are facts and in that realm of confusion is HDCP—copy protection for HD. People who own content...
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Maintaining & Restoring your DVDs & CDs
Do you aspire to improve tracking, protect your digital library, and make your sound and picture quality better? DVDs & CDs, as we all know, are not...
HOMETOYS
Purchasing a Plasma or LCD TV? That’s Not All You’ll Need
You walk around your favorite retail store in awe of the flat screen TVs on display, wondering when you will be able to purchase the quintessential...
AUDIO
Selling , With the Emphasis on Style
Anyone who has ever set foot in a hi-fi store will know that they are far from being the most fashionable of places. Boxes, expensive boxes, are...
HOMETOYS
HDTV Untangled
You’ll also notice that the proportion of an HDTV signal is different. The 16:9 ratio provides a more cinematic experience than the standard 4:3...
LIGHTING AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Intermingling X-10 and New Lighting Technologies
Lighting control has come a long way since two scientists developed X-10 around 40 years ago. X-10 has grown to provide lighting control at...
HOMETOYS
How to Hide the Wires
It’s no secret that today’s audio/video consumer tends to look for products that will integrate well into the home décor. Speakers are becoming...
LIGHTING AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Automation in the digital home
Background In August 2004, my parents, Gary and Lynda Breton, bought an unfinished house in Chandler, Arizona, after the builder ran out of funds to...
HOMETOYS
Finding a Niche in A/V Installations
At your next custom installation you may literally find your niche. You see, in some homes, a niche for the television and entertainment center is...
VIDEO
Getting the Most out of DVD’s on an HDTV Display
DVD’s have revolutionized the way we think about television. The digital disc with its remarkably clear picture has shown us that “home theater,”...
SMART HOME
The Evolving Media Server
We’re halfway through the first decade of the 21st Century, and it’s become a popular complaint among stand-up comics that so many of the...
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
In-Wall / Ceiling Speaker Solutions for a Flat Video Home Installation
Consumers love the thin, almost stealth profile of Plasma and LCD video monitors that are so popular. It is a growing market as more and more display...
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
Interlaced Video What’s That All About Anyway?
ntroduction In the beginning, Filo T. Farnsworth invented the television. One of his biggest problems, which still exists today, was that he wanted...
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
A CONSUMER GUIDE: CHOOSING THE RIGHT LARGE SCREEN DISPLAY FOR YOUR HOME
ARE YOU LOOKING TO TRANSFORM YOUR BASEMENT INTO A HOME THEATER? Have you been dreaming about converting the living room into a decorative yet usable...
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
DLP?: The Winning Choice for Home and Business
DLP Technology: 1-chip vs. 3-chip The home theater industry continues to rapidly advance with the introduction of new technologies that are advancing...