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Even The Best Isn’t Perfect
Some basic troubleshooting skills and knowledge of fundamental concepts can go a long way towards quickly and correctly identifying the problem...
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HDMI Football
A/V installers routinely cringe in fear and consternation at HDMI installs, quoting the crusaders in ‘Monty Pythons Holy Grail’ confronting the...
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It’s Time to Personalize Surround Sound
Unfortunately, that movie, with just “Flight of the Bumblebee” recorded in surround sound, could only be fully appreciated in two theaters—one in...
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Getting VoIPed on a Home Network
A Little Background on VoIP VoIP carries telephony signals as digital audio, typically reduced in data rate using speech data compression techniques...
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Classic Home Toys Installment #18 XRCD Lives On
XRCD is an acronym for extended resolution compact disc. The format was developed by JVC Corporation in 1995 and sought to offer to audiophiles a...
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e-Health Opportunities for Global Service Providers
Aging and Chronic Care are a Global Issue In the United States, chronic conditions consume two-thirds of total healthcare expenditures and affect 120...
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Content Insider # 110 – Shrinking Computing
We always enjoy the Intel Developers Forum (IDF) because 98 percent of the time the demos work. When they don’t work, you’re pretty sure no one will...
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Classic Home Toys #17 – Make Way for SACD
Classic Home Toys Installment #17 Make Way for SACD Author: James Russo The entire SACD concept is a odd one to be put in the Classic Home Toys...
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Media Center, Music Server, Video Server? What do I need?
Media Center, Music Server, Video Server? What do I need? Author: Gregg Cannon – Cannon PC What has been confusing as the convergence products emerge...
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Media Servers
HomeToys Interview – Media Servers Scott Bahneman, CEO of MusicGiants From March, 2000 to its sale to Concord EFS in 2002, Scott was a founder and...
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Open Systems Provide Added Flexibility
How Open Systems Provide Added Flexibility Author: Rochelle Grubbs, Magic Home Entertainment LLC When all of the components of the system use open...
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OutCast Wireless Outdoor Speaker System
Review – OutCast Wireless Outdoor Speaker System Author: Bob Hetherington I pulled it out of the box and in about 10 minutes had a new and very full...
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Retrofitting in Insulated Walls
Retrofitting in Insulated Walls Author: Grayson Evans, Training Dept. Seminars – Copyright 2008 Drilling up or down, or fishing cable in insulated...
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Sony Mylo Review
Author: Bobby Green The poor Sony Mylo: It just can’t get no respect. Even with its beautiful hi-resolution color touch screen and its slide-out...
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Stargate Theater is an Epic Creation
Stargate Theater is an Epic Creation of Intergalactic Proportion Author: Lisa Isaacson, Numinus With a deep appreciation for The Stargate Atlantis...
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Virtualization for Smart Home Technologies
Virtualization for Smart Home Technologies Author: Thinagaran Perumal There are a number of potential applications for virtualization in smart home...
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Acoustically Transparent Screens
Acoustically Transparent Screens: Bringing Cinema Sound to Home Theater Author: Screen Research™ In home theater systems, audio and video are equally...
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How to Select a Projection Screen
How to Select a Projection Screen Author: Dave Rogers, Elite Screens, Inc. Don’t forget, a projector is only part of the equation – the screen can...
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Classic Home Toys #15 – Palm Pilot
Before people were able to store hundred of numbers in the memory of their cellular phones and before PDA’s could also double as cell phone, a small...
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Lawnbott LB3500
Introduction The latest wave of home automation technologies succeed at making life easier. Not only are we experiencing (yet another) digital...
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Middleware Technology for Digital Home Services
Home Sweet Digital Home Digital technologies penetration into home is growing rapidly. The digital home era is here and slowly morphing from legacy...
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PLC’s – Analog Values
Many homes and offices require more than simple on/off control. They must deal with temperature, gas/water meters, and sump levels, which vary in a...
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Success Story – ProSyst and XANBOO
Xanboo Remote Monitor Service: Be there. Even if you´re not. Founded in 1999, Xanboo was an early pioneer in the development of remote access to...
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What’s Up With Off-Air Antennas
Antenna sales continue to increase dramatically as consumer electronics, particularly HDTV becomes the new necessity. More sophisticated antennas are...