Joe Palenchar

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CEDIA 2017
iPort Finds New Ways to Control Homes, Sonos Systems
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 07, 2017  |  0 comments
iPort’s new Luxeport series of iPad mounting systems consists of three models with aluminum cases and choice of tabletop or on-wall mounting options to control installed smart-home systems. Versions with Wi-Fi buttons are due next year.
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CEDIA 2017
$100,000+ Home Theater Features International Flavor
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 08, 2017  |  0 comments
Five home-AV companies from five NATO member countries entered into an ad hoc multinational alliance at CEDIA 2007 to demonstrate a 10,000-watt 7.4.6-channel $106,000+ home theater featuring premier products from each company.
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CES 2019
8K, Roll-up OLED, Big Screens Top LG’s 2019 TV Lineup
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 07, 2019  |  0 comments
LG came to CES to launch the industry’s first roll-up OLED TV (at 65 inches), introduce its first two 8K TV sets, and expand its selection of TVs with screen sizes of 70 inches or more to 11 models in all.
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Audio Video News
8K: It’s About Hyper-Realism, Not Just More Pixels
Joe Palenchar  |  Jun 13, 2019  |  13 comments
8K TVs will reproduce “hyper-realistic” images that you can readily appreciate from typical viewing distances in your living room, challenging the myth that an 8K image’s 33.2 million pixels are too densely packed for the human eye to resolve, attendees learned at Tuesday’s 8K Display Summit.
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CEDIA 2016
Acurus Pre-Pro Upgrade Supports 6 Height Speakers
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 15, 2016  |  0 comments
Indy Audio Labs is upgrading its $8,500 Acurus ACT 4 home-theater pre-amp processor to support 7.3.6 and 9.3.2 speaker systems.
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CEDIA 2016
Atlantic Tech Goes Wireless With Google Cast
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 15, 2016  |  Published: Sep 16, 2016  |  0 comments
Speaker maker Atlantic Technology will complement its lineup of speakers and soundbars with its first wireless multiroom-audio speaker, which will feature Google Cast, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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CES 2018
AV Gear With Certified HDMI 2.1 Not Likely This Year
Joe Palenchar  |  Jan 09, 2018  |  2 comments
The wait for TVs, AV receivers, sound bars and other CE products with High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 2.1 connections will take a bit longer.
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CEDIA 2016
B&K Components Resurrected At CEDIA 2016
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 14, 2016  |  1 comments
B&K Components, a venerable component-audio brand absent from the market for around six years, staged a comeback at CEDIA 2016 under a new owner who vowed to maintain the brand’s legacy of providing “high-quality electronics at reasonable prices.”
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CEDIA 2017
CEDIA Picks Best New Products
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 08, 2017  |  0 comments
Some big names in home AV entertainment, including Sony and Samsung, are among the companies with products judged to be the best new products of the CEDIA 2017 show, where CEDIA also announced inductees into the Product Hall of Fame.
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CEDIA 2018
Definitive Technology Updates Wi-Fi Soundbars, Shifts From DTS Play-Fi to Chromecast
Joe Palenchar  |  Sep 05, 2018  |  0 comments
Definitive Technology updated its two Wi-Fi streaming soundbars by upgrading their TV connections, enabling voice control through Google Assistant-enabled devices, and shifting their underlying wireless multiroom-audio platforms to Chromecast built in (CCBI) from DTS Play-Fi. Meanwhile, sister brand Polk unveiled two entry-level soundbars.
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