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A Home So Smart It Talks |
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May 21, 2012 - 10:21 AM - by Steve Crowe
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A Home So Smart It Talks
By Lisa Montgomery
Audible reminders like "Take a pill" help homeowners in their 70s, with assists from Control4 and SpeakerCraft.
Not everyone who puts sophisticated electronics into a home is a fan of high-tech. In fact, some are vehemently opposed to it. The owners of this 3,400-square-foot home in a suburb of Chicago were thinking only of new countertops, flooring and fixtures during a massive renovation that started three years... [Read More]
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Beyond Blue-ray |
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May 18, 2012 - 11:58 AM - by Bob Hetherington
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Beyond Blue-ray
Author - Mark Anderson
It seems like only yesterday that I breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the HD format wars. Blu-ray had won and I could safely start building my HD media library. With players under $100, it’s safe to say Blu-ray is now mainstream, but current TV’s and projectors can display content that is not supported by Blu-ray.... [Read More]
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5,215 Views
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4K Resolution - The New Frontier in Home Theater & Media Rooms |
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May 18, 2012 - 11:50 AM - by Bob Hetherington
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4K Resolution - The New Frontier in Home Theater & Media Rooms
Author - Josh Christian
You may have heard about "4K" video resolution being offered by Sony, JVC, and Meridian in some of their latest high-end video projectors and wondered if it's for you. If you're the type who has to ride the first wave to the latest and the greatest, then the... [Read More]
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2,506 Views
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Worst DIY Installs Ever Part 7 |
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May 18, 2012 - 9:31 AM - by Steve Crowe
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Worst DIY Installs Ever Part 7
By CE Pro Editors
We round up some of the worst electronics kludges you will ever see.
If you think you've cleaned up a bad install, think again.
We've rounded up the worst electronics kludges from the good folks at There, I Fixed It. You may have seen the website on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
Sure most, if not all, of these people would never think about hiring a CE pro, but it helps prove... [Read More]
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2,797 Views
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May 18th - Quantum Dot Display Technology |
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May 17, 2012 - 11:46 PM - by Braden Russell
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Today's Show:
OLED TVs may have stolen the show at CES 2012, but just when you think it’s safe to be an early adopter and pick one up, you might want to hold off. There’s a new display technology on the horizon that backers claim will not only outperform OLED, but also be cheaper to manufacture. And it has a much cooler name - it’s called Quantum Dot display or QLED. And if that doesn’t sound like you’re living in the future, we don’t know what does.
We also discuss:- How to win a pair of Audioengine A5+
... [Read More]
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 Dolby Elevates the Quality of Lossless Audio on Blu-ray |
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May 17, 2012 - 7:14 PM - by David Bott
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Dolby Elevates the Quality of Lossless Audio on Blu-ray
Dolby TrueHD with advanced 96k upsampling integrated into Dolby Media Producer delivers enhanced studio-quality surround sound
San Francisco, May 17, 2012—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the ability for studios, authoring houses, and mastering facilities to unlock the full sonic potential of television, movie, and music... [Read More]
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3,080 Views
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Control Systems Turn House into Hands-Free Home |
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May 17, 2012 - 12:01 PM - by Steve Crowe
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Control Systems Turn House into Hands-Free Home
By Steven Castle
Savant and Vantage combine to make this energy-saving home a breeze to operate.
Picture a home that turns on and off lights automatically as you walk through it, delivers music everywhere through high-end speakers and is controlled by iPads and sleek and simple in-wall touchpads.
Cost a fortune?
It often does, but not here. A home systems package with an Apple-based Savant... [Read More]
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1,013 Views
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HDMI to Cat 5/6: Are 1- or 2-Wire Solutions Best? |
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May 15, 2012 - 2:24 PM - by Steve Crowe
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HDMI to Cat 5/6: Are 1- or 2-Wire Solutions Best?
By Jeff Boccaccio
Going from an extravagant HDMI cable to Cat 5/6 seems pretty incredible. Here's how this transition can be done reliably.
Going from a very extravagant HDMI cable to a Cat 5 or 6 seems pretty incredible. So how can this work and work reliably?
Cat 5 and Cat 6 have two special attributes that make much of this possible. One is that HDMI video is differential and performs best with... [Read More]
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Ultimate AV Home Has 43 Speakers, 26 TVs, 17 iPads |
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May 15, 2012 - 8:52 AM - by Steve Crowe
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Ultimate AV Home Has 43 Speakers, 26 TVs, 17 iPads
By Steven Castle
Blending the needs of high-end audio and video everywhere required some networking derring-do.
It usually doesn’t work this way, but in this house she insisted on the great audio speakers. He just wanted TVs for video in every room.
The result in this three-building, 8-acre spread? Fifty zones of audio, 26 zones of video, 16 zones of HVAC to stay comfy while enjoying all that media,... [Read More]
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