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Wolf Cinema is custom installer's dream!
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
Wolf Cinema is a new video projector manufacturer working with the audio leader, Sumiko. The upstart is geared completely to the custom installation market where dealers and customers can essentially custom build their projector to fit the needs of their specific room. The systems consist of custom cases around a 3-chip DLP system fitted with high output Xenon lamps.
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JVC shows TRUE colors
Kris Deering  |  Sep 04, 2008
JVC debuted the new RS20/HD750 at the show. The RS line refers to JVC’s professional line while the HD moniker is for the consumer line. These new projectors feature a slimmer case than the previous generation and some new processing from HQV. These are the first projectors we’ve seen to feature THX certification. They seem to build on the previous RS2 with their 30,000:1 contrast ratio but feature an adjustable aperature allowing you to dial in the overall brightness to your taste.
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Audio Video News
CEDIA: LCD a plenty at Sharp
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008
Sharp will be celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2012, and part of their core philosophies for the big event is to create energy saving and energy creating products and "achieve ubiquity for LCDs by integrating Sharp LCD technology into...
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Audio Video News
CEDIA: Like no other we've ever had
SV Staff  |  Sep 04, 2008
SpeakerCraft's unconventional president, Jeremy Burkhardt, kicked off his press conference by saying this would be a CEDIA "like no other we've ever had." And he wasn't kidding.  Before Jeremy took the stage, dancers/performers from the...
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Midnight at the Oasis
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

Stewart Filmscreen thinks it would be real 90210 of you to show movies outside. First place to start is with a weather resistant screen assembly. Secondly, don’t turn on the projector while standing in pool of chlorinated water.(Seriously though, this is strictly a “rear projection” solution). Stewart’s Oasis screens are available in sizes up to 124” wide by 92” high, way bigger than that crusty old LCD you’ve got hanging under the straw roof cabana by your kiddie pool!

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Stewart FilmScreen’s Press Blackout
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

Once you mastered the art of the motorized up and down, there’s no stopping you, nor should there be. Stewart’s new Black Out Shade system uses whisper quiet motors, a choice of Mermet shade fabrics, and prices that aren’t that far out of line with regular Hunter-esque style shades that leave gaps around the edges of windows. Once I hit the show floor, I’ll try to get some pictures and put them up.

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If the Halo Fits
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

Link looks like a busy guy over there at Sony.

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Sony’s STR-DA6400ES Receiver Captured in the Wild. Honest.
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

Every multi-room receiver I’ve used or reviewed has only been able to send standard definition video to a second zone. The Sony STR-DA6400ES is the first I’ve seen that can send high def audio and video to two zones. That’s because HDMI doesn’t easily support transmission over more than, say 50’, without some sort of inline booster, and once you get up in the walls and through the ceilings and down again, 50’ disappears real fast. But by using CAT5e wiring found in much mid-to-high level new construction, Sony has a found a much longer (at least 300’) path. for high def video and audio. Sony uses two Faroudja DCDi Cinema chipsets to support scaling up to 1080p in both the main and secondary zone.

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Dealers Should Be Making A Fortune
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

In these tough economic times, oh wait, I’m reading from a 3”x5” card left over from <i>last</i> week’s convention. Anyway, times <i>are</i> tough if your dealer base is heavily invested in new home construction. So SpeakerCraft is doing something about re-edumicating them. Laugh all you will, and you will because SpeakerCraft VP of Marketing Dave Donald will make you, but their common sense business practices are a clear value added to their dealer clientele, many of whom know their “craft” but not necessarily how to survive and prosper. Hats off to CEO Jeremy Burkhardt for the advice. I’m stealing some ideas for a completely unrelated business (especially the one about not letting yours sales staff dictate what you sell), because they simply make great sense!

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Those Crafty SpeakerCraft Guys
Fred Manteghian  |  Sep 04, 2008

Sure, I could show you a picture of SpeakerCraft’s new ROX speakers which look more like rocks than ever(though they’re easy to spot nonetheless – they’re the ones making music), or how their two color choices, granite and sandstone, are not just skin deep, making chips unnoticeable, or how drainage has improved so that those 5-inch, 6-inch, or 8-inch full range speakers (or 8-inch sub) will last a lifetime (or until rock is no longer in vogue), but I’d rather express all these sentiments in dance.

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