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Top Story: Residential AV
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Mitsubishi Reveals 2008 Digital
TV Lineup
By Rebecca Day
The contest to reshape the digital TV continues. Mitsubishi has unveiled
its 2008 TV lineup, including three statement categories: its
long-awaited LaserVue TV, a new 3D TV/PC solution, and an integrated
sound system for LCD TVs.
Scheduled for delivery to Mitsubishi Diamond dealers in the third
quarter, the 65in. LaserVue redefines the color red for TV viewing. At a
product preview in New York, company officials showed off the 65in. TV,
which is based on a DLP engine, pitting it against a Sharp 65in. LCD and
a Pioneer 60in. Kuro plasma model. The stunning red reproduction made
the LCD and plasma models pale to orange by comparison. The company says
LaserVue produces 200 percent of the color gamut. Although Mitsubishi
execs touted contrast, brightness and sharpness as well, the competing
flatpanel displays appeared a bit sharper than the LaserVue during our
demo.
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Top Story: Connected Home
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Coming Home to Windows Home
Server, Part 7
By Eric B. Rux
I began a Windows Home Server (WHS) column earlier this year with the
phrase “Welcome Home.” The idea was to get you to start thinking
about your home network in new and exciting ways. Many of the things we
want to do, or should do, on our home network are now within
everyone’s reach. You can come home and safely save important files,
and you can back up and restore with ease. You can even keep track of
which PCs are at risk.
But what if you aren’t at home? Many of us have the luxury of working
from home part time, but many more are travelers that spend little time
in our home offices. What can WHS offer such road warriors? The answer
is remote access.
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Installation News
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SE2 Labs Installation Tour
Rolls Across the U.S.
The next stop for the luxurious, all-in-one ITC One home-theater console
is July 17 in Seattle. SE2 Labs, manufacturer of the groundbreaking
Integrated Theater Console, is embarking on a five-city U.S. dealer
education and recruitment tour. At each stop on the tour, SE2 Labs will
host demos and information sessions aimed at educating dealers about the
award-winning ITC One. The customizable, comprehensive product, the
first of its kind for the residential AV installation industry, greatly
simplifies the process of choosing, integrating, installing and using a
wide variety of home entertainment components. The ITC One provides a
profitable and repeatable install model for dealers.
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New Products
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SP Controls Introduces
PixiePlus Controller, Programming Wand
SP Controls has announced the new PixiePlus, an advanced version of the
company’s popular Pixie AV device controller. The PixiePlus increases
user options with advanced features such as RS-232 control, automatic
device shutdown after a period of inactivity, and an optional realtime
clock module which enables shutdown at a specific time of day. The
device also provides for a security code, comprised of a sequence of
button presses on the PixiePlus panel, that prevent unauthorized use of
the AV system. Users have a choice of up to eight control buttons for
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AMX Launches IPTV
Solution
AMX has acquired Atrium Group Developments, a UK-based
software company providing video content-management systems. As part of
this acquisition, AMX also launched Atrium’s seventh-generation IPTV
solution. Rebranded Vision2, the solution is a modular and fully
integrated video capture, management, and broadcast system for
delivering live, on-demand and/or scheduled video. AMX is demonstrated
Vision2 at InfoComm 08. more>>
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Now Shipping, StereoStone
Features new Fountain Speaker at 2008 CEDIA Expo
StereoStone, a leader in American-made architectural outdoor
weatherproof speakers, is proud to announce that it will feature its new
Fountain Speaker at the 2008 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 4-7
at the Colorado Convention Center, booth 223. Now shipping and with a
MSRP of $599.95, StereoStone’s Fountain Speaker is a high-performance
250W audio system enclosed in a working water fountain.
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