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CEDIA 2018
New at CEDIA 2018: Scooters!
Al Griffin  |  Sep 07, 2018  |  0 comments
Perhaps the biggest new trend at CEDIA 2018 has nothing to do with audio, video, custom installation, or Smart home tech at all.
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CEDIA 2016
New Fusion Research Music Server Doubles Down
Al Griffin  |  Sep 16, 2016  |  0 comments
Long known for affordable and custom install-friendly music servers, Fusion Research has a new model on display at CEDIA that combines two of its Solo servers in a single 1U chassis. The Duet ($799) provides two analog outputs using 192kHz/24-bit-capable Burr Brown DACs for installations where dual independent sources are required.
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New Products
New Gear: Olive One Music Player
Al Griffin  |  Dec 12, 2012  |  0 comments

Sound+Vision has enthusiastically reviewed nearly every music server put out by Olive since it first launched. But the company’s newest offering, the One music player, looks to be its most interesting product yet.

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Other Tech
New Tech 2010: 3D At Home
Al Griffin  |  Apr 08, 2010  |  0 comments

Just days before boarding a plane in January for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I made a point of doing something that many other folks the world over had been doing in droves: I watched Avatar at my local IMAX 3D theater. And I don’t think I’m alone in saying that it was the most involving 3D movie I’d ever seen. The distinct illusion of depth conveyed by the image projected on that massive IMAX screen was an entirely new sensation. In many ways, Avatar was the greatest movie experience I’d ever sat through.

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Other Tech
New Tech 2010: 3D Blu-ray Players
Al Griffin  |  Apr 08, 2010  |  0 comments

Samsung BD-C6900

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Other Tech
New Tech 2010: HDTV Extras
Al Griffin  |  Apr 09, 2010  |  0 comments
Features
TV PARTY -- Plenty of new TVs feature a Yahoo! widgets bar, which now includes social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Some new services even let you create custom widgets that can be picked up by any TV outfitted with the Yahoo! widgets engine.

TELEPHONE -- Tired of watching TV?

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Editor's Eye
New TV Tech Makes Super Big-Screen TV Appealing
Al Griffin  |  Apr 22, 2021  |  2 comments
In a recent letter to the editor, reader Paul Brians makes the case that current home theater systems, including ones that use a 65-inch TV, offer a superior viewing experience in comparison with a typical movie theater. I’ll confess to having had that same thought many times, even as I continue to be a fan of theatrical venues such as the Cinerama in Seattle that Mr. Brians mentions.
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Editor's Eye
New Ways of Watching
Al Griffin  |  Feb 11, 2022  |  3 comments
Premium VOD (Video On Demand), Early Access, Theater at Home, In-Theater Rental. Each of these terms essentially describe the same thing: new movies screening in theaters that can also be streamed for home viewing. Premium VOD (we’ll run with that label) is a fairly recent development, one that quickly accelerated with the arrival of Covid. And while theaters have since re-opened, Premium VOD appears to be here to stay in a big way, with many new movies available to stream from services such as Vudu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and more.
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Custom Installation How-To
Niveus Media Rainier Edition 500HD Media Center PC system
Al Griffin  |  Jul 06, 2008  |  0 comments
The Short Form
$7,697 (as tested) / NIVEUSMEDIA.COM / 866-258-2929
Snapshot
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Ask S&V
Nixing "Made in China" for North American-made Audio Gear
Al Griffin  |  Oct 24, 2013  |  1 comments
Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at AskSandV@gmail.com.

Q I am looking to buy an amplifier and speakers manufactured someplace other than China. Can you recommend some options? My budget is $2,000 total for both amp and speakers (tower or bookshelf). —Gopal Venkat / via email

I cut the political content from your question because I don’t feel that this column is the best forum to discuss those issues. That said, I’m happy to help you find gear in your price range that’s made someplace other than China.

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