Home Theater - Archives

• Aspire Digital's new receiverless home theater surround-sound
  Aspire Digital will make its new receiverless home theater surround-sound speaker system available at this week’s International 2003 CES for a special show price of $199.98. The special pricing represents a 50% discount off the MSRP for the components when purchased separately. The system is a perfect step for consumers who do not already have a receiver connected to their television and want high-quality audio playback with a minimum financial commitment.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Bergen County Company announces grand launch event
  TekPort® Inc., a custom electronic design and installation firm, specializing in private home theater, media rooms, multi-room audio, and home networks will be taking select customers, builders and a few members of the press on an interactive tour through their brand-new VISIONAIRE FX Private Home Theater Showroom located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• Denon's new D-M71 DVSXP is the world's first A/V product with dolby virtual speakers
  At CEDIA 2003, Denon Electronics, an industry leader in home entertainment technology, is demonstrating its recently introduced Denon D-M71DVSXP 2.1 Personal Home Theater System, the world's first audio/video product to incorporate Dolby Laboratories' Virtual Speaker surround sound technology. Comprised of an integrated DVD/receiver unit, two satellite speakers and a subwoofer, the compact, elegantly designed system provides a remarkably realistic 5.1-channel surround listening experience that is far superior to any previously available virtual surround process. The D-M71DVSXP is the perfect solution for smaller home listening rooms, apartments, dorm rooms, or anywhere great multichannel home entertainment is desired from a compact system.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• First in company’s new line of projectors proves itself to be a movie powerhouse
  Nothing compares to a projector for displaying clear, vibrant, large-scale video images. While there are several units on the market today for business presenters, home theater enthusiasts looking for a projector to bring the magic of the movies into their living rooms have been largely ignored—until now.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Hide away home theater II is here
  Ginni designs today announced that it has released its newest product: Hide Away Home Theater II, at their booth (LVCC South Hall). The GDI-42FPL is designed and built around plasma style displays and like the GDI-35 and the GDI-42FPL, they combine stylish furniture and the true home theater experience.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• Krell unveils third generation preamp/processor
  Krell Industries, Inc., manufacturer of high-end audio and video equipment for music and home theater systems, is pleased to announce the introduction of the Home Theater Standard 7.1 at WCES 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• New JVC home-theater-in-a-box offers high performance
  JVC combines new technology, unprecedented ease of use, high performance and leading edge design in a new home-theater-in-a-box system, the QP-ES5, introduced today.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• New models offer state-of the art home theater experience with new adjustable height speakers
  Sony of Canada Ltd., Canada's leading electronic and computer products solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced its new DVD Dream™ system home theatre solutions, which provide enhanced audio/video performance and new cosmetic design in one convenient system.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• Philips and Cappellini blend the entertainment experience into the home environment
  Philips is emphasizing the growing importance of home entertainment technology blending into the domestic environment by working with Cappellini to integrate consumer electronics devices into household fixtures and fittings. Five of Philips’ latest products will feature in Paesaggi Fluidi (“Flowing Landscapes”) - a new collection of household furniture created by Giulio Cappellini and Stefano Marzano, CEO and Chief Creative Director of Philips Design.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 25, 2004



• SeatsAndChairs.com offers chairs specifically designed for movie / TV viewing
  SeatsAndChairs.com fills the niche of home theater seating by offering a variety of new and used real movie theater chairs. Real movie theater chairs are actually engineered and designed with movie viewing in mind, making them perfect for the growing home theater market.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Unique home theater receiver design thwarts future obsolescence
  Onkyo, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of audio and home theater products, has adapted the computer industry's architecture of replaceable card-based modules, upgradeable software, and build-to-order marketing, in order to create a unique home theater receiver that will not be rendered obsolete by the "next big thing."
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 25, 2004



• Learning/pre-programmed remote control can learn over 350 commands
  Universal Remote Control has achieved the complete integration of home theater components with the Home Theater Master SL-9000 ($139.95), a truly universal learning/pre-programmed remote control capable of learning up to 376 commands, operating up to eight different audio and video devices and executing up to 250 macro commands. The SL-9000 is pre-programmed to operate over 1,000 different models of audio and video components (including many high-end components) by simply punching in a three-digit code for quick and easy setup. However, the unit's true universality is demonstrated by its ability to learn up to 376 commands from the user's original remote control. Using the learning capability in conjunction with the remote's extensive pre-programmed data base, the user can re-program keys providing the unique kind of customization and easy set up that only the SL-9000 provides.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 24, 2004



• Silicon Optix and ViXS jointly showcase integrated wireless home theater
  Silicon Optix and ViXS Systems will demonstrate their joint reference design for wireless video projection -- the home theater projection platform of the future.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 24, 2004



• Home Theater Magazine announces first annual rave awards at home entertainment
  The editors of Home Theater magazine are proud to announce the winners of their first annual Recognizing Audio Video Excellence (RAVE) Awards. The RAVE awards are open to all manufacturers whose components are reviewed in Home Theater magazine in the 12-month period ending the preceding April.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 24, 2004



• Products designed for the digital era
  The TERK Works line was conceived as a high-performance alternative to conventional installation hardware, most of which is no longer adequate to meet the requirements of today's high-resolution digital video and audio sources and display devices.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 21, 2004



• The UnifierTM offers advanced IR/RF remote control technology making "whole-house" control of A/V components for under $100.00
  Underscoring its position as the innovation leader in entertainment system remote control design and manufacturing, Universal Remote Control, Inc., today introduced the Unifier universal and learning, programmable remote control system. The Unifier brings control of up to 8 individual A/V units into a single, user-friendly and affordable package that delivers performance and features usually found in expensive, complex remote systems.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 21, 2004



• DVD player with Karaoke feature, powered subwoofer, four tower speakers and center speaker
  Aspire Digital debuts the AD-1100PLUS, the first value-priced complete receiverless home theater system, which includes the new AD-1100 DVD player with progressive scan and added karaoke feature, robust surround-sound tower speakers and a powered sub-woofer.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 20, 2004



• Xilinx® Spartan® family of low cost programmable chips enable
  At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today, Sensio™ and Xilinx, Inc., announced a collaboration that resulted in the breakthrough 3D video processing technology, SENSIO 3D, winner of the CES 2003 Product Innovation Award . Sensio credits Xilinx and its programmable chip technology with enabling the creative design and economic viability of its SENSIO 3D Video Processing system. The SENSIO system transforms conventional home theater into a 3D stereoscopic movie experience that rivals the best theme park experiences, using Xilinx low cost Spartan programmable chips as its central processing capability. The Sensio system recently featured as the cover story in Home Theatre magazine is on display January 8 - 11 in booth number 17226.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 20, 2004



• OnQ was honored for the second year in a row for innovations in Multiroom Audio
  OnQ Technologies, Inc., the leader in the home networking systems market, was honored for the second year in a row with the 2003 Electronic House Expo Distributed Audio Award. The OnQ Blue and Gold Line Series In-Wall Speakers were selected for this prestigious award, sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association, for being one of the best innovations and technologies in multiroom audio.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 18, 2004



• ADA100 series provides powerful stereo, dolby "pro-logic and dolby" digital capabilities
  Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. today announced an exciting new category of audio products for the consumer electronics space. A long time audio industry leader, more recently Altec Lansing has applied its technology to products developed for the computer industry. Today's announcement marks the fusion of exciting new technologies with high-fidelity consumer electronics products.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 16, 2004



• Berkline shakes up the home theater seating market
  Hang on tight while the mammoth T-Rex stomps across the big screen. Brace yourself for the jolt of the Titanic as it hits the iceberg. And most importantly, affordably transform your living room into a high-tech movie theater. Berkline LLC and The Guitammer Company have brought sound to life with the addition of the ButtKicker as a factory equipped option to the Berkline Home Theater Seating line.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 16, 2004



• IC Woodworks design program now available from ImageCrafters, Inc.
  ImageCrafters, Inc. is proud to announce its new Design Program for its line of Home Theater Furniture. This program is available on their website. It will allow dealers to easily and precisely choose the perfect Home Theater wall unit that fits their customer's needs - room size, television, A/V equipment, décor, and price.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 16, 2004



• Mission's award-winning fs1 6.1 A/V home theater system
  Mission, one of the world's leading innovators in advanced audio/video technology, today announced that its acclaimed Mission fs1 home theater loudspeaker system has been upgraded to the fs1 6.1 A/V system to take advantage of the new 6.1-channel surround sound formats.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 16, 2004



• SeatsAndChairs.com offers real movie theater chairs for your home theatre
  SeatsAndChairs.com fills the niche of home theater seating by offering a variety of new and used real movie theater chairs. Real movie theater chairs are actually engineered and designed with movie viewing in mind, making them perfect for the growing home theater market.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 16, 2004



• Strategic partnership provides consumers with Yamaha Home Theatre products that incorporate THX performance standards
  THX Ltd., the leading provider of product certification and venue design for the entertainment and consumer electronics industries, today announced a partnership with Yamaha Corporation. For the first time, Yamaha will incorporate THX Certification and performance standards into its home theatre components. The first Yamaha component to achieve THX Ultra2 Certification will be the RX-Z9, a 9.1-channel digital home theatre receiver, which was formally introduced to the public and demonstrated on Sept. 5 at CEDIA 2003.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 16, 2004



• Audio Design Associates introduces a new power amplifier
  Audio Design Associates, Inc. (ADA) announced that it has unveiled a new eight channel power amplifier to its multi-channel power amplifier line, the PTM-8150. Other multi-channel home theater power amplifiers offered by ADA include: the PTM-650 Single Rack Space, Fan Cooled Six Channel Power Amplifier ideal for modest size home theaters; the PTM-6150 THX Ultra Six Channel Power Amplifier recognized by many as the ideal home theater power amplifier; and the MPA-501 and PF-2501 Five Channel and Two Channel Ultra High Power Home Theater Amplifier. The MPA-501 is THX Ultra certified and the world’s most powerful THX multi-channel power amplifier. The PF-2501 utilizes the same power supply and modules as the MPA-501 for two additional channels when running a 7.1 channel home theater system rather than a 5.1 channel home theater system. For passive subwoofers, the MPA-501/PF2501 amplifier package is coupled with the PBA-2000 Ultra High-Power Parametric Bass Power Amplifier.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: September 11, 2005



• CineLight to display the finest in complete home theater solutions
  CineLight will feature several important new products and announce key partnerships at CEDIA Expo 2003. On display in their home theatersimulated booth will be the ScreenPlay 5700, the newest projector from InFocus, as well as the highly praised JVC DLA-SX21 home cinema projector. The company will also unveil their newest video processor, the CineLight VIDPRO-1, designed to optimize the performance of home theater flat panel displays and front projectors.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 12, 2004



• Introducing a new concept in home theater
  Monster®, the leading manufacturer of high-performance cable, power and consumer electronics accessories has just unveiled three complete lines of home theater component centers, sound systems and sofas that integrate beautifully into the home—Eleganza, Centra and Cinerama, marketed under the banner of M•Design.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 12, 2004



• Philips Home Theater Solutions offer consumers the latest innovations
  Philips Electronics is breaking the mold this year with its new line of home theater systems including three new systems: MX6000i, LX3950W and the MX5600. Showcased at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Philips new line of home theater systems provide consumers with a full cinematic sound experience and unlimited digital entertainment options.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: March 12, 2004



• A New Power Amplifier Designed Specifically For 7.1 Surround Sound
  Audio Design Associates, Inc. (ADA) announced that it has unveiled a new eight channel power amplifier to its multi-channel power amplifier line, the PTM-8150. Other multi-channel home theater power amplifiers offered by ADA include: the PTM-650 Single Rack Space, Fan Cooled Six Channel Power Amplifier ideal for modest size home theaters; the PTM-6150 THX Ultra Six Channel Power Amplifier recognized by many as the ideal home theater power amplifier; and the MPA-501 and PF-2501 Five Channel and Two Channel Ultra High Power Home Theater Amplifier. The MPA-501 is THX Ultra certified and the world’s most powerful THX multi-channel power amplifier. The PF-2501 utilizes the same power supply and modules as the MPA-501 for two additional channels when running a 7.1 channel home theater system rather than a 5.1 channel home theater system. For passive subwoofers, the MPA-501/PF2501 amplifier package is coupled with the PBA-2000 Ultra High-Power Parametric Bass Power Amplifier.
  Author: Matt Arp - Date: January 22, 2006



• CineLight To Display The Finest In Complete Home Theater Solutions
  CineLight will feature several important new products and announce key partnerships at CEDIA Expo 2003. On display in their home theater simulated booth will be the ScreenPlay 5700, the newest projector from InFocus, as well as the highly praised JVC DLA-SX21 home cinema projector. The company will also unveil their newest video processor, the CineLight VIDPRO-1, designed to optimize the performance of home theater flat panel displays and front projectors.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: February 1, 2006



• Home Theater Plate and Video Balun offer installer simplicity, convenience and added value
  Russound, a leading manufacturer of a/v products for the residential systems and connectivity markets, announced two new additional products to its popular PlateMate line - The HTP-1 Home Theater Plate and the MOD-VB Video Balun. Both products complement the accessory based PlateMate collection which ranges from simple gold connectors to complete boxed kits. PlateMate provides convenient affordable solutions designed to save installers time, worry and money.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 1, 2006



• Introducing a new concept in home theater
  Monster®, the leading manufacturer of high-performance cable, power and consumer electronics accessories has just unveiled three complete lines of home theater component centers, sound systems and sofas that integrate beautifully into the home—Eleganza, Centra and Cinerama, marketed under the banner of M•Design.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 5, 2006



• Philips Home Theater Solution offer consumers latest innovations
  Philips Electronics is breaking the mold this year with its new line of home theater systems including three new systems: MX6000i, LX3950W and the MX5600. Showcased at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Philips new line of home theater systems provide consumers with a full cinematic sound experience and unlimited digital entertainment options. The home theater systems include new innovations and technologies including wireless speakers, Super Audio CD (SACD), Internet connectivity and many more features to enhance the home theater experience.
  Author: Kate Doyle - Date: March 10, 2004