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InfoComm has it all in 2006! Get set for a show floor packed with over 750 exhibitors and 28,000 attendees. Specialized pavilions include the newest Audio, Lighting & Staging, Digital Content Creation, and Collaborative Conferencing technologies. Over 250 education sessions include advanced, intermediate and basic courses. Conference dates: June 3-9, 2006; Exhibition dates: June 7-9; Orlando, Florida. www.infocomshow.org

Top Story
MovieBeam Delivers Digital Movies Direct to Customers' Home Theaters
Installers may soon have to find more room in the rack for consumers who want the latest videos without having to leave the house. The MovieBeam video rental service has moved out of trials and into stores in 29 metro areas throughout the country. The Disney-, Intel-, and Cisco-backed service delivers digital movies to households equipped with a Linksys-branded box packing a 160GB hard disk and decoder.

The box (about $230 after rebate) comes pre-loaded with 100 movies that are automatically swapped out over several weeks according to a schedule set by studios. Additional movies are beamed to the box as compressed Windows Media Video 9 files over the PBS feed of the NTSC television signal. The box decodes the digital files and upconverts them to 720p video before sending them on to a display over HDMI, component, S-VHS, or composite video. Of the 100 titles always available, at least eight are expected to be original high-definition content. more>>

In Depth
Award-winning Home Theater Uses 110in. Screen and 7.1 Surround Sound
The following information is courtesy of the 2005 CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Designers' Choice Awards. For more information on how to become a member of CEDIA, or information on its awards program please visit www.cedia.org or call 800-669-5329.

CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Designers' Choice 2005 Award Winner
Home Theater Level I: Less Than $60,000

This theater room was created out of a second-floor storage area of the home. It comfortably fits the family of four and has become one of the favorite rooms in the home. The client was concerned with the aesthetics of the room, not wanting it to be dark and feel closed in, so light colors were chosen for the decor. Decorative columns give the room style and hide the speakers. A 110in. screen and 7.1 surround sound deliver a great movie experience, all controlled by a single remote. more>>

New Products
Infinity Announces Model Twelve Subwoofer
Infinity has added the Model Twelve subwoofer to its Cascade line of loudspeakers. The thin and narrow Cascade line is designed to complement flat-panel televisions using Infinity's proprietary Maximum Radiating Surface transducer technology. The matching Model Twelve powered sub features a 10in. woofer, dual 10in. passive radiators, and a built-in 300W amplifier. more>>

Sonance Upgrades the Virtuoso Loudspeaker Product Line
Sonance has upgraded its Virtuoso line of flush-mount loudspeakers with four rectangular in-wall models and seven round ceiling-type speakers. All Virtuosos are three-way designs incorporating the Sonance Sonic Eye assembly, which pivots the mid/tweeter for precise direction of the sound toward the listening area. Round Virtuosos add pivoting woofers for more positioning flexibility. Two ceiling speakers incorporate SST single stereo technology, providing two-channel stereo sound from a single enclosure. more>>

Calibre Unveils New Vantage-HD Video Scaler/Switcher
Calibre's new Vantage-HD video scaler incorporates the Silicon Optix Realta HQV video processing engine. In converting standard-definition NTSC material from 480i interlaced to 1080p HD, the Realta HQV engine uses multiple-fields pixel-by-pixel analysis; 1024-tap scaling; HQV detail enhancement; and HQV random, block, and mosquito noise reduction. Realta HQV is software programmable and upgradeable. more>>


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