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CEDIA: JVC shows off 4K projector, plus some models you'll actually consider buying
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008
JVC held its CEDIA 2008 press release this morning, where it showed off five new digital projectors. The first one was the DLA-SH4K (left). It's a "4K" projector, which means it can project a 10 megapixel picture (four times the...
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Sony Whole Home System – What Your McMansion Wants – Nay – Deserves!
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

I've seen installers take weeks to put in systems and fine tune them. Sony offers a turn-key, yet still flexible system that, not counting wiring, could take as little as a day to install. With the capability for a 7.1 home theater and six other rooms featuring everything from 2-channel audio all the way up to high def audio and video (via cat5e), the Sony WHS is very advanced. The system also lets you insert up to three components of your choice, such as a Pioneer BD player, your favorite Theta Digital CD player / DAC and even your crappy VCR. Sony and Control4 touchpads also give you access to your comfort systems (heating/cooling), security systems and lighting. Typical dealer installs start at $35,000 and go up from there.

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Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD Player
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

A two-channel / multi-channel preference switch, DSD-output via HDMI, or decoded and sent out over HDMI, and room for 5 discs(CD or SACD) which should be all the Wagner anyone in their right mind can stand.

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Sony SCD-XA5400ES SACD Player Close-up and Personal
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

I can’t tell you much more than the placard says, other than the price, $1,500, and availability, “the fall.” Balanced outputs will thrill the 2-channel crowd. The rest of us will use HDMI.

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Pioneer expanding their market
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
Pioneer’s booth has a great demonstration room showing off their latest and greatest gear. This includes their new signature series plasmas that boast the sensational Kuro black levels but are only about 2” deep. Everyone was blown away by the high contrast display. Now if I could only get one in 120” to replace my front projection setup.
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Pioneer takes Blu-ray to a new level
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
Pioneer debuted their new flagship Blu-ray player, the BDP-09FD. This new from the ground up design is built like a tank and features an impressive analog audio section featuring the latest Wolfenson DACs. Pioneer Elite is looking at this as a best in class solution that allows customers to toss out those standalone CD and DVD players sitting on their racks.
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JL Audio's bringing the big dogs out
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
JL Audio showcased their impressive line up of subwoofers including the awe-inspiring Gotham. This beast features a pair of 13” drivers and a build quality that would make the Batmobile envious.
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Blu-ray, shmu-ray
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
Toshiba is still giving the Blu-ray camp the proverbial finger and instead has focused their efforts on making your existing DVDs everything they thought they could never be. Their new XED DVD players squeeze every ounce of picture data from your DVD library and apparently increase the fine detail and colors to HD quality.
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Panasonic goes BIG
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
Panasonic had a wide range of new LCD and plasma displays on showcase. They have all your size needs covered including their new 103” plasma for those that really want to see what their power grid is made of!
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LG expands the Blu-ray landscape
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
LG has taken the Blu-ray player in another direction. Their new BH300 not only supports the latest Bonus View profile and bitstream audio support, but also can network into Netflix’s new on-demand movie service. This offers consumers instant access to near-DVD quality video from their new Blu-ray player. Unfortunately they didn’t put a video processor in the player to scale that SD content so you’re left to your display’s abilities.
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