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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Unlike the early days of television when people were satisfied to watch programming on their magic boxes, today's TV nation demands more than the privilege of watching their favorite programs.

CLO Systems says its new TM1 flat-panel television mount is filling this need by providing TV fanatics with a strain-free viewing experience.

The TM1 is a low-profile mount that's capable of extending from the wall and tilting downward up to 15 degrees, and it also returns the television to a stationary position flush with the wall when you turn the set off. The mount places a TV one inch from the wall, and it is capable of supporting 26 inch to 37 inch TVs that weigh up to 44 pounds.

Monday, March 08, 2010

Adding to its line of THX-certified products, Ore.-based Runco has announced that several of its latest generation products have achieved THX certification.

Among the products from the company that are THX certified are the company's new LED-based Q-750i and Q-750d projectors.

In order to meet the testing standards established by THX, the Q-750i and Q-750d had to pass THX image quality tests in several categories, including luminance, contrast, color gamut, gamma, picture uniformity, image solution, as well as video processing functions like de-interlacing, video conversion and noise reduction.

Monday, February 22, 2010

For years Calif.-based Elite Screens has made a name for itself with installers and end users that seek value-minded projection solutions.

In addition to its home theater products, the company also makes other screen products for applications such as business and education, and its new Tripod Pro is an update on the company's portable Tripod unit.

The new 1.1-gain white screen features a 1:1 aspect ratio, a black-tube casing to protect the screen from the rigors of portable use and a velveteen coating that is said to minimize light glare. Elite also offers the screen, which weighs no more than 35 pounds in a choice of diagonal screen sizes that ranges from 85 inches to 119 inches.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Atdec, which is new to the U.S. market, has released its Quick Shift Donut Mount that holds flat-panel TVs up to 26.5 pounds.

The mount features a quick release lever that allows installers to remove, adjust and affix TVs.

It also comes with an adjusting tool that installers can use to quickly add tension to the locking mechanism, ensuring TVs are secured into position.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Cineversum has introduced its Blackwing Two and Blackwing Three projectors.

The products, designed to complement the company's original Blackwing One, offer RS-232 serial ports, a choice of analog and HDMI 1.3 digital inputs, resolutions of 1920 x 1080, anamorphic lens kits, ceiling mounting hardware and other accessories.

Highlighting the performance of the LCoS-based projectors is a contrast ratio of 32,000:1 for the Blackwing Two and a contrast ratio of 50,000:1 for the Blackwing Three.

Cineversum is imported into the U.S. by the St. John Group.

Monday, January 11, 2010

The V-Panel from Crestron Electronics serves as a user interface within a Crestron control system and a 1080p flat-panel television that includes VESA-compliant mounting provisions and desktop/tilt and flush placement options

Crestron separated the panel's graphic engine hardware from the displays and offers installers 12- (V12) and 15-inch (V15) models.

Installers can drive these displays with the DGE-1 or DGE-2 digital graphic engines to enable the use of independent applications.

Friday, January 08, 2010

Perfect Path (PPC) has added to its line of Perfect Path line of locking audio and video interconnects with the introduction of its PerfectLock RCA cable.

The 75-ohm cables, announced at CES 2010, utilize a design in which the outer body of the product turns clockwise to lock down on an input and it can be unlocked by turning the outer ground shield counter clockwise.

The company offers the locking RCA cables for component video, left and right analog audio, digital coax and composite video. In addition, the cables are CL-rated and PPC manufactures a range of sizes from 4 feet to 16 feet.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

At least one part of a custom installer's job has become easier.

Bell'O's new PR-11 and PR-12 are the latest introductions to the company's Pro Bell'O pre-assembled furniture line, and they are designed to allow CE Pros to instantly provide clients with a furniture product that complements their home decor.

The two furniture pieces are designed to accommodate a variety of HDTVs and other electronics components, and they incorporate cable routing channels to enable installers to hide cabling runs.

Bell'O offers the PR-12 in a brown trim with glass accents, and the PR-11 has an expresso finish.

Both pieces carry an MSRP of $999

SIM2's Grand Cinema MICO 50 is a DLP-based projector that employs the latest LED technologies to provide homeowners with a bright and colorful video experience. Through the use of LED lighting technologies, the MICO 50 eliminates the need for power-consuming UHP lamps and color wheels to produce an image with stable color characteristics without periodic maintenance.

The LED projector offers:

• 1920x1080 resolution
• Contrast ratio up to 100,000:1
• Stable color characteristics over its lifetime (typically less than 5 percent variance)
• The ability to deliver fast sequential color picture information, without the use of an optical color wheel
• Instant power on/off (less than 1 millisecond)
• Low noise due to a liquid cooling system
• Estimated lifetime of 30,000 hours

The TouchClient20 is a touchscreen HDTV with a control touchpanel and Windows Media Center for streaming Blu-rays, DVDs, music, photos and other digital content. The networkable TouchClient20 includes VESA-compatible mounting provisions to allow the device to hang on a wall. It also includes a SPDIF output for surround sound audio and HDMI inputs.

According to Screen Excellence, its unity gain Enlightor 1 has the lowest insertion loss of any acoustically transparent screen on the market. The screen can be ordered in fixed frame and motorized versions, as well as a choice of aspect ratios.

Enlightor 1 uses a proprietary woven structure made up of a compound PVC thread. Its design eliminates any moiré effect that is often produced by fixed pixel projectors when shown on conventional perforated or micro-perforated screens.