All Products Filed in Video

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The latest racking option for installers from Middle Atlantic is designed to provide a visual upgrade to a rack mounted electronics system.

Middle Atlantic's Series Residential Designer Rack (RDR) is the company's new aesthetic option for integrating small to medium-sized home entertainment systems, and the company says the single part number rack is factory-configured and ships loaded with the necessary accessories to install a fully loaded rack.

Included with each RDR Series rack are vented shelves and panels that facilitate airflow, built-in cable management to enable system performance and service calls, and a filtered, surge-protected power strip. In addition, the RDR ships with trim strips and hidden casters to enhance its aesthetic design, and four-point mounting shelves pre-installed for fast equipment integration.

Thursday, March 04, 2010

When the Da-Lite JKP Affinity line of products were first introduced a couple of years ago to the custom installation market, CE Pros had the option of either 0.6 or 0.9 screen gains.

With the company's announcement of a new 1.1 screen gain material, custom installation professionals now have another tool in their installation toolboxes to provide consumers with an optimum home theater video experience.

The company says the new screen material can be used to suit a variety of installation applications, and Da-Lite offers the screen in seamless heights up to 16 feet, as well as fixed frame or retractable.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Texas-based AMX has just introduced a new line of digital television (DTV) products that are designed to distribute DTV content over an Ethernet network.

One of the products within the AMX Television Distribution System (TDS) line of products is the DTV Gateway. This product delivers TV content to the AMX Vision² system by pairing TDS transmitters with the DTV Gateway. It works by converting the DTV signals to a format compatible with Vision² to allow the content to be made available for later
playback on demand.

The gateway supports as many as six streams with multiple channels per stream. AMX says the solution can be used for education installations such as schools and colleges that need to distribute content to video displays and PCs.

Monday, March 01, 2010

Calif.-based Elite Screens offers a variety of screen products for both the residential and commercial markets and its new Slowed Retraction Mechanism (SRM) is an affordable solution for basic commercial installations.

The SRM product is available in a choice of 1:1 or 4:3 aspect ratios, and the company also offers the screen in sizes ranging from 85 inches to 120 inches.

Elite Screen says the key to the screen's uniqueness is a built-in mechanism that enables the user to pull a lanyard without holding it, which allows the SRM mechanism to engage automatically to retract the screen.

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.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Crestron is now shipping its DigitalMedia (DM) line that delivers a source-to-display digital solution. The newest DM output card is available in 20 versions, expanding the capabilities of the modular 8X8 and 16X16 DM matrix switchers.

The new DM-TX-300N and DM-TX-300N-F are 3X1 transmitters that accept and transmit any analog or uncompressed digital HD signals long distance over copper or fiber. Crestron’s DigitalMedia line is designed to provide a seamless transition from analog to digital systems without redesigning existing systems or replacing installed equipment.

The new output cards are part of a line that allows combinations of DM Fiber, DM CAT (twisted pair), HDMI, and stereo analog audio to be installed on a single DM matrix switcher chassis.

With a dedicated HDMI output accompanied by a balanced analog stereo audio output, any 2-channel audio signal is available to feed an analog audio mixer, processor, or amplifier.

The units connect multi-format analog video, HDMI, DVI-I, balanced or unbalanced line-level audio and SPDIF digital audio source signal to a DM switcher or receiver and have transmitters that send uncompressed signals hundreds of feet over a single copper cable or up to 1,000 feet via dual fiber strands.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

DVDO has added a color management system (CMS) to its iScan Duo, increasing the ability to calibrate video installations.

The CMS includes the ability to adjust color primaries and white point using the Color Gamut and Chromaticity control and adjust grayscale levels with an 11-point Grayscale control.

Installers can also update existing DVDO iScan Duo units through this download.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

The Control4® Media Player is a video decoder that allows users to playback video content that is stored on Network Attached Storage. The Media Player works in conjunction with Controllers, Navigators, and network attached storage (NAS). The Control4 system has the ability to Scan for and catalog video content located in DVD changers and hard drives as well as control the Media Player for video playback on televisions throughout the home.

In order to enable digital video playback, a media player capable of receiving commands from a Control4 controller to start the playback of a digital video file as well as control the playback of the digital video file must be added to the user’s Control4 system. The customer/dealer will load digital video files onto their network and the controller will identify the files and catalog them along with the customers other video content (DVD’s and Blu-rays).

Video Outputs:

• 1 HDMI
• 1 Component
• 1 Composite
• 1 SVideo

Support resolutions:

• 480i/480p
• 1080i/720p
• 1080p

Audio Outputs:

• 1 Analog Left/Right RCA
• 1 S/PDIF (Digital Coax or TOSLINK)
• Audio available via HDMI

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Denon's S-5BD BD/Receiver is a single component that bundles together a 5.1 receiver with a Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player.

The unit's receiver section includes two-source/two-zone capabilities, and Denon says it supports the HDMI 1.4 spec.

Some of the features included in the S-5BD are the inclusion of three HDMI inputs, RS-232 serial port, DC trigger outputs, Audyssey MultEQ Auto Setup and Calibration, and Dynamic Volume, a choice of surround formats such as Dolby True HD, DTS MA, Dolby Pro Logic IIz, and assignable amplification options to create secondary audio zones.

Friday, January 08, 2010

Meridian has received a lot of praise for its Sooloos solution because of its combination of audio quality and user functionality and its latest updates to the product line should enhance these qualities.

The new 2.1 update debuted at CES 2010 improves on the system's ability to integrate with a Crestron control system, while adding Apple iPhone control capabilities, streamlined configuration options, zone-link synchronization, and the addition of the Rhapsody service and Internet radio.

Meridian has also increased the interoperability of its Sooloos media system by adding modular card options that enable installers to integrate a Sooloos system with the company's flagship 800 solutions. The new ID40 Sooloos integration card is standard with the company's new 808v3 CD player and an add-on option for its 861v6 A/V controller.

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.

Naim Audio's UnitiQute is a one-box solution that incorporates an amplifier rated to deliver 30-watts per channel into an 8-ohm load, an FM tuner, USB for computer connections, analog and digital inputs for traditional legacy sources, Ethernet, UPnP networking capabilities and 24-bit/192kHz digital-to-analog converters (DACs) to upgrade the sound quality of low-resolution digital files.

The company says the unit is compatible with WAV, MP3, Windows media, AAC and FLAC files, and its on-board bass management system enables installers to run the unit with a subwoofer/satellite speaker system.

The unit, which debuted at CES 2010, is expected to launch in March 2010 at an MSRP of $2,000.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

The Anthem BLX 200 Blu-ray Disc Player is engineered to complement the company's Anthem Statement-based home theater system. It plays DVDs and CDs, and supports 1920 x 1080p screen resolutions via HDMI v1.3.

Additionally, the player incorporates Deep Color and x.v Color video standards. Anthem trims the component out with a brushed aluminum faceplate and Anthem-blue lights to match its standard industrial design.

The BLX 200 also features:

• 1GB of built-in memory
• Ethernet port
• Additional 2GB USB Flash Drive for access to Web-based content available through BD-Live (Profile 2.0) functionality
• Compatible with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
• 1080p upscaling through HDMI
• 12-bit video pipeline

Installers can set up the player to output 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. It can be configured to output DVD at its native 480i resolution to bypass the BLX 200's internal de-interlacing to allow a connected Anthem and Anthem Statement A/V pre/pro to handle the video processing duties.

On its back panel, the BLX includes connections for Ethernet, as well as component and composite video outputs, plus digital optical and coaxial audio outputs and 7.1 PCM audio output via HDMI.

MSRP is $799.

Denon's S-5BD BD/Receiver is a single component that bundles a 5.1 receiver with a Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player.

The unit's receiver section incorporates two-source/two-zone capabilities, and Denon says it supports the HDMI 1.4 spec, including its Audio Return Channel.

Some of those features include:

• HDMI inputs
• RS-232 serial port
• DC trigger outputs
• Audyssey MultEQ Auto Setup and Calibration
• Dynamic Volume
• Coice of surround formats such as Dolby True HD, DTS MA, Dolby Pro Logic IIz
• Assignable amplification options to create secondary audio zones

The S-5BD carries an MSRP of $1,799.

Adding to its high-performance A/V line of products NAD has introduced its new M56 Blu-ray disc player.

Engineered to provide the highest possible levels of performance, the M56 is capable of delivering 1080p/24fps images via HDMI and 1080i via component video.

The unit's audio performance is driven by its ability to support 7.1 LPCM, Dolby True HD and DTS Master Audio via HDMI, in addition it also includes 7.1 multichannel analog audio outputs, as well as the ability to playback CDs encoded with MP3 and WMA digital files.

NAD uses the same industrial design as the other Master Series products, and the company says it loads discs quickly, while supporting the interactive functionality of BD Live 2.0.