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CES 2015
MicroliteScreen with a Twist
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
The MicroliteScreen is unlike most other examples breed. It’s composed of several layers that together are said to offer high light rejection when used in ambient lighting. Four versions are available, up to a gain of 3.3, with a half gain viewing angle said too be up to +/- 80 degrees—previously unheard of in a screen with a gain that high.
CEDIA 2015
Screen Innovations Grows
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
Screen Innovations, or SI as it is more commonly known today, made its mark with ambient light rejecting screens. But it has a few more tricks up its sleeve.
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CEDIA 2015
Over the Fireplace
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
I’ve long preached against mounting a flat screen over the fireplace, but the concept is so beloved by interior designers that the trend continues unabated. There have been several motorized HDTV wall mounts on the market that move out and down to position the set into a more comfortable position for viewing, but they have ranged from pricey to higher than the cost of the set itself.

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CEDIA 2015
Unwinding
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
These lucky showgoers (probably weary AV scribes worn out from a hard day spend pounding the keys) catch a few winks before getting back to the grindstone.
CEDIA 2015
Elite Rejects the Light
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
Screens designed to reject light have been a major growth area in projection technology over the past few years (particularly light coming from the side and above; it’s nearly impossible to reject light aimed directly onto the screen itself, otherwise it would reject light coming from the projector itself!). Elite Prime Vision’s latest entry in the race is PolarStar...
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CEDIA 2015
GoldenEar Hits the Ceiling
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
People who walked in to the GoldenEar sound room at CEDIA 2015 sat down eager to hear a Dolby Atmos setup anchored by the Triton One tower speakers in the front of the room. Despite the presence of those floorstanders, all of the speakers used for the Atmos demonstration were in the ceiling—including the left, right, and center. Only the new Supersub XXL was operating on the floor.
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CEDIA 2015
DIY Subwoofering
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
Parts Express showed a prototype of a new subwoofer plate amp (available soon). It includes two separate amp channels, to separately power two subwoofer drivers in the same cabinet (with each amp rated at over 1200W into 4 ohms), or perhaps single driver with a slaved sub located elsewhere. The amps also offer DSP room compensation, and while it wasn’t yet clear exactly how this would be implemented or how extensive it might be, a microphone for it is included. Price TBD.
CEDIA 2015
Trinnov Aims High with Surround Processor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
The Trinnov preamp-processor definitely falls into the "if you have to ask" category. But as long as you're asking, $17,000 will get you a version with 8 outputs and $21,000 will give you 16...
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CEDIA 2015
Vivitek Rolls Out 3 DLP Projectors
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 17, 2015
Vivitek launched three new projectors at CEDIA 2015.
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CEDIA 2015
New DLP Tech Delivers Wow Experience
Thomas J. Norton  |  Oct 18, 2015  |  Published: Oct 17, 2015
Behind this innocuous photo is one of the most exciting demonstrations I had at this show, a demo of a technology and not a specific product. For several years now DLP has faded a bit from its glory days in home theater projectors (it continues to be big for business and theatrical presentations). LCOS and LCD have ruled the roost, particularly from the trio of Epson, JVC, and Sony.

The chip at the right in the photo is TI's big 4K DLP chip, widely used in 3-chip theater projectors. On the left is a new, smaller "4K" chip...

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