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All-in-one home theater systems can mean a variety of things. Sometimes they mean a home-theater-in-a-box, a package of multiple speakers and all the gear you need to hook it up. Sometimes they mean a soundbar, a one-piece way to pump up your...

Several of the 3D projectors at CEDIA use passive-polarized glasses, which means they require a special silver screen to preserve the polarization of the light from the projector. However, such screens are not ideal for 2D images—their high gain results in hot spots and other issues that degrade the quality of 2D content. Stewart Filmscreen has come up with an ingenious solution—the Daily Dual, which consists of a fixed silver screen and a retractable white screen that covers the silver screen when displaying 2D material. It ain't cheap—a 132x74-inch system will set you back $15,000—but if you prefer polarized 3D projection as I am starting to, it's clearly the best way to go.

Bob Farinelli, president and CTO of Elan Home Systems, discusses what people need to think about when considering a whole-house A/V system; distributing audio via line level, speaker level, and S/PDIF digital; long HDMI runs; wired vs. WiFi IP distribution; wall-mounted keypads vs handheld remotes; eliminating audio delay in "party mode"; and answers to chat-room questions.

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