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Two Big New SANYO Projectors For Home Theater Use -

SANYO, one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors launches two new high brightness and high-resolution models - the PDG-DET100L and the PLC-WTC500L - during INFOCOMM, in Orlando, Florida. Both projectors offer features and reduced maintenance for... Click for more...

Pioneer's New Receivers Are iPhone and iPod Friendly -

Pioneer Electronics just announced that it is now shipping A/V Receivers that seamlessly integrate Apple's revolutionary iPhone and iPod into a customer's home theatre. Pioneer's VSX-819AH, VSX-919AH and VSX-1019AH A/V receivers also feature proprietary technologies designed to restore compressed audio... Click for more...

Two New Receivers From Integra: DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1 -

Integra has introduced two mid-priced audio-video receivers designed to provide state-of-the-art home theater performance plus sophisticated integration with home automation systems. The new Integra DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1 are, respectively, 7.2- and 5.2-channel, two-zone AV receivers designed for modern high-definition audio... Click for more...

Lutron Sponsors Green Life Smart Life Program -

Green Life Smart Life, a Rhode Island-based green building showcase home, today announced Lutron Electronics as the home's lighting control partner. Lutron, whose products save 9.2 billion kWh annually, will be showcasing its HomeWorks® total home lighting control system in... Click for more...

Robert Altman's M*A*S*H Coming To Blu-ray -

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is shaken up by the arrival of Captains Hawkeye Pierce and Duke Forrest, amazing surgeons but lousy soldiers, who deal with the daily carnage of the war by raising hell, as M*A*S*H ten-huts onto... Click for more...

Yamaha Introduces New MusicCast2 Multi-room Wireless Music System -

Yamaha recently introduced the MusicCAST2 Network Music System. MusicCAST2 is a WiFi-based system with no unsightly wires that can be set up with ease. The system can distribute audio to up to 32 rooms from a vast array of sources,... Click for more...

ViewSonic Shows New 3-D Projectors -

Video projector company, ViewSonic recently introduced three new 3-D Projectors. Models PJD6211, PJD6221 and PJD6381 target education and business A/V enthusiasts, and include advanced network-management capabilities, multiple inputs and a 120Hz refresh rate. Model PJD6381 is an ultra-short-throw model with... Click for more...

Marantz Will Offer Coffee Table Book and SACD Disc To Promote New Audiophile Pearl Products -

Marantz America just announced that it is supporting the launch of its highly anticipated KI Pearl Hi-Fi components with an elegant hardcover coffee-table book (MSRP: $29.99) and specially created dual-layer SACD (MSRP: $49.99) which celebrate the 30th anniversary of its... Click for more...

Denon To Add VRS From Anchor Bay To Their Blu-ray Players and AV receivers For 1080p Scaling -

Anchor Bay announced today that Denon Electronics has chosen to incorporate Anchor Bay video processing chips, with the latest proprietary Video Reference Series (VRS) technologies including Precision Video Deinterlacing and Precision Video Scaling, across their newly introduced product line. Seven... Click for more...

New Paradigm In-walls Match Today's Flat HDTVs -

Ultra-slim flat-panel television displays finally have met their sonic and aesthetic match, as Paradigm Electronics announces its first-ever partly-in-wall/partly-out-of-the-wall speaker designs. The new Reference Hybrid Millenia 10 and 20 integrate reference-quality build materials into a form factor that protrudes less... Click for more...

dnp Supernova Panorama Breaks Record For Largest Seamless Screen -

dnp recently introduced the Supernova Panorama Screen for large format video applications. Based on dnp's award-winning optical screen technology, this new product features high contrast filters that absorb ambient light and provide clear, sharp images - even in brightly-lit surroundings.... Click for more...

Audyssey Labs' New Stand-alone Sub EQ -

Audyssey just announced the new Audyssey Sub Equalizer, the latest in a series of professional room calibration tools in the company's product lineup. The Sub Equalizer uses the award-winning MultEQ XT Technology to correct the most difficult problem in home... Click for more...

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Partners with Gracenote To Deliver First Live, In-Movie Film Information with movieIQ -

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced the launch of movieIQ, a new Blu-ray Disc feature powered by Gracenote® that offers viewers access to a real-time movie database. With a movieIQ-enabled Blu-ray Disc and an internet-connected Blu-ray™ player, movie fans can... Click for more...

Meridian Offers Summer Trade-up Promotion -

Meridian Audio has announced that it is offering owners of its CD players and Surround Sound Controllers a unique opportunity to trade-up to a higher level of performance this summer. The "Excellence to Perfection Program" will run from June 15th... Click for more...

Casio Jumps Into The Home Theater Market with XK-S43W Projector -

Casio America, Inc. announced today the release of a new Super Slim projector model featuring WXGA (1280 x 800) native resolution, bringing widescreen presentations to your business or classroom. The XJ-S43W model is part of Casio's Super Slim family featuring... Click for more...