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Top Story: Residential AV
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Market Opening in Connected
Home Service
By Rebecca Day
Who will provide support in the connected home is a simmering debate
among service providers, according to panelists at the recent Future of
Television conference in New York. The convergence of PC, TV, and
software-based services are creating a rocky landscape that no one has
figured out how to traverse.
Service and tech support are a “train wreck” waiting to happen,
according to Brian Whitton, executive director of access technologies at
Verizon’s Fiber Optics Services (FiOS) group. “If a consumer calls
Verizon because they lost content on their PC, how are you going to
answer?” he says. “You don’t.”
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Viewpoint: Connected Home
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Coming Home to Windows Home
Server, Part 12
By Eric B. Rux
I’ve asked this question before: How do you use your
WHS system in your home or your business? How has it changed the way you
deal with data on your PC and in your network? Are you able to access
your data in new and exciting ways? Doug and Heather Jacobson of
Northwest Gift Company and Steamboat Productions sat down with me last
week to discuss their experience with WHS. It was an interesting
discussion that helped me understand how WHS can help a small business.
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In Depth: Residential AV
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Attic Home
Theater
The theater was to be installed in the attic space directly over the
master bedroom. The homeowner contractually required the noise floor in
the master bedroom not increase more than 6dB (NC) with the theater
playing at reference volume. The bigger challenge in the project was
structural. We had to remove the roof from the home, change the gable,
relocate mechanical equipment, and provide additional foundation
supports. The control system is a Crestron AV2Pro based system with a
STX-1700CXP color two-way touchpanel. The Crestron system integrates
with three Lutron six-zone Grafik Eyes and the home’s security system.
There were various requirements to signal alarm status in the theater
during its use.
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Installation News
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Mitsubishi Announces Rebates on
Popular Home-theater Projectors
Mitsubishi announced rebate promotions for three of its most popular
home theater projectors, the HC1600, HC5500 and its newest Diamond
Series projector, the HC6500. These rebates are an incentive to movie
and sports enthusiasts who are planning to upgrade their viewing
technology to create a true projector-based home-theater experience.
“Mitsubishi is committed to making our home theater projectors even
more affordable, particularly in these tough economic times,” says
James Chan, senior marketing director, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics
America’s Presentation Products Division. more>>
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New Products
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Meridian Extends SpeakerLink
Technology
Meridian Audio, the British manufacturer of stunningly
stylish yet technologically sophisticated digital audio and video
systems, has extended its new SpeakerLink single-cable input/output
communications protocol to its flagship Digital Active Loudspeaker
model, the DSP8000. At the same time, Meridian introduced a new
installation accessory, the AC11, that allows earlier Meridian
components, including processors, disc players, and digital
loudspeakers, to integrate with the new SpeakerLink system. more>>
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Pantel Waterproof Mirror LCD
HDTV Line Makes a Splash
Pantel, the worldwide leader in outdoor weatherproof TV solutions, is
proud to announce that it will feature its new waterproof Mirror TV
product line at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las
Vegas from Jan 8-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The four new
17in., 20in., 26in., and 32in. screen sizes will be available via
special order in Q4 2008, and are perfect not only for certain outdoor
applications, but specifically for indoor applications such as
bathrooms, showers, and saunas.
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