3D Is Exciting But Not Appropriate For All Films

As a filmmaker the question I am most asked is; will my next film be filmed in 3D? To be honest I'm astonished by this question for I really only have one film to my name and while I'm gearing......Read More

An Inside Look at Michael Jackson's $100,000 A Month Rental Including His Home Theater

It's hard to imagine what life was like for entertainer Michael Jackson. He was one of the most successful performers of all time, with global concert tours and 47 million copies of his best-selling album in the hands of consumers.......Read More

Anthem Offers Two New LCOS Front Video Projectors

Anthem today announces the availability of two high-performance LCOS front video projectors, its first offerings in the projector category. The LTX 300 and LTX 500 provide the highest standards in color accuracy, image brightness and clarity. "The video playback capabilities......Read More

April Showers Goes Wide Via iTunes The Same Week It Is In Theaters

Today is a big day for April Showers, my first movie as an executive producer. Cinco de Mayo is not only my anniversary with my lovely wife, but this year, it is also the day April Showers goes live on......Read More

Can The Home Theater Business Re-price Itself Back Into The Hearts and Wallets of Consumers?

This recession is a bitch. The talking heads on the Sunday morning shows were shooting off this weekend about the fact that the American economy was headed into recession no matter what, but the collapse of the real estate market......Read 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......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Andrew Robinson

While not quite as jammed packed or exciting as previous years, CEDIA 2009 still proved to be the place to be for new product launches, as understated as those launches may have been. Before I get into what excited me......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Jerry Del Colliano

For most of the past decade CEDIA has been picking up steam while the winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has struggled with its identity as it struggled to digest COMDEX and the computer geeks that came along with the merger.......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Ken Taraszka, MD

CEDIA has been blowing up with new video technology over the last few years. 1080p was the big news just years ago, and while talk of 2K, 1440p and other formats have been thrown around and to some extent even......Read More

Chief® Launches MOUNTBUILDER™ Online Product Configurator for Building and Specifying Mounting Solutions

The new online tool offers the ability to visually configure products; build and save parts lists; and specify mounts and accessories. Chief Manufacturing, a projector, monitor and flat panel TV mounting solution provider, is excited to announce the launch of......Read More

Da-Lite and Joe Kane Launch Innovative Projection Screens for Pro Market

Da-Lite Screen Company and Joe Kane Productions announce joint effort for the post production and commercial markets. Through a newly formed strategic partnership, Da-Lite Screen Company and Joe Kane Productions have launched a new line of projection screens targeted to......Read More

Digital Projection Offers Their Value Calculator

And you thought Bill James got fancy with his Sabremetric scientific look at the game of baseball? Digital Projection, a company making a move in the home theater space but best known for their beyond 1080p professional projectors, has gone......Read More

First Annual Loss for Sony in 14 Years

Sony reported their first annual loss in 14 years today; however the company beat their estimate as to how deep the loss would be. For the past year or so Sony has been slashing jobs, offering early retirements and closing......Read More

Five Times the Resolution of 1080p - "4k Video" and the Digital Cinema Standard

Since winning the so-called format war, Blu-ray hasn't exploded quite the way many thought it would. Don't get me wrong, it's currently the HD format of choice when it comes to audio/video quality, but it took a while for players......Read More

Hitachi Splits Off Consumer Group From Parent Company

HDTV giant, Hitachi, announced today that they would split their consumer electronics divisions from the parent company. The company will be run by Shutoku Watanabe as president. Watanabe was Hitachi's CEO and president. The company said in a written report......Read More

IMAX Chooses Audyssey Laboratories For Theaters in 2010

Audyssey Laboratories and IMAX Corporation just announced a partnership to use MultEQ, the ground-breaking acoustical correction technology developed by Audyssey, to calibrate and tune IMAX® theater sound systems beginning in 2010. Audyssey MultEQ is the world's leading technology used for......Read More

InFocus To Be Taken Private By Oregon Company

InFocus Corporation (NASDAQ: INFS) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Image Holdings Corporation (IHC), an Oregon company controlled by John Hui, the co-founder of eMachines. Under the terms of the agreement IHC and its......Read More

JVC Reveals New Details And Revised Specifications For New D-ILA Home Theater Projectors

Among four new projectors are two THX® Certified models with a contrast ratio of 50,000:1. JVC today released additional technical information and revised specifications for four recently announced D-ILA home theater projectors to be available this fall. Among the four......Read More

JVC's New Line of D-ILA Projectors Are ISF Approved and Boast High Contrast

At this past CEDIA tradeshow in Atlanta, JVC updated its award-winning line of D-ILA home theater projectors with the introduction of six new models, each offering the high native contrast that has made JVC projectors top-selling favorites among the most......Read More

MARANTZ INTRODUCES A NEW ANAMORPHIC LENS FOR ITS PROJECTORS

New LN-11S1 is a Perfect Companion for Company's VP-11S2 and VP-15S1 Projectors, Both Now Updated With New Lens Coatings to Enhance Contrast Marantz America, a provider of advanced home entertainment solutions, will introduce another Motorized Anamorphic Lens System at CEDIA......Read More

New Avielo Kroma LED Front Projector Promises Better Color, Longer Life and More Green Operation

The avielo kroma by projectiondesign is one of the first LED front High Definition projectors to come to market. The projector promises better color fidelity, longer bulb life and a more energy efficient operation thanks to its implementation of`ReaLED™......Read More

New DVDO iScan Duo Video Processor Has Dual HDMI A/V Outputs

Anchor Bay announced recently the introduction of their latest high-performance video processor, the DVDO iScan Duo. With 8 HDMI 1.3 inputs, 2 HDMI 1.3 video/audio outputs, and an HDMI 1.3 audio only output, plus an array of image and system......Read More

New High End Runco LED Projectors Save Energy

Runco just introduced a new series of LED HDTV front projectors including their QuantumColor™ Q-750i and Q-750d. The QuantumColor projectors maximize the benefits of Runco's new InfiniLight™ lampless LED illumination technology and pair it with proprietary engineering to create energy-efficient......Read More

Panasonic's New PT-AE4000U $2,495 1080p Projector

Panasonic Projector just announced the debut of its newest LCD home theater projector with 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) native resolution: the PT-AE4000U. Designed for home theater enthusiasts and audio video professionals who desire an immersive home entertainment viewing experience,......Read More

Paramount, MGM & Lionsgate Looking at Epix To Compete With Netflix and iTunes

With the success of Netflix in the forth quarter of 2008, it comes as no surprise that other home video and home entertainment companies are willing to test out new delivery options for selling movies and content to consumers. New......Read More

Parks Associates forecasts over 1.4 billion subscribers worldwide for TV services by 2013

Broadband households in Europe and the U.S. consistently rank primetime anytime VoD services as the most valuable service out of all TV 2.0 offerings, according to Parks Associates' new report Television Services: The Global Outlook. The international research firm says......Read More

Radio Shack Earns New Sales With Green Trade-in Program

If you thought sex sells then wait until you see how green sells. Radio Shack is the latest player in the consumer electronics space to cash in on the opportunity to open a sales dialog with consumers by suggesting that......Read More

Runco Introduces New VX-33i and VX-33s Projectors

Runco today introduced its VideoXtreme VX-33i and VX-33d, the latest additions to its broad portfolio of performance projectors. The Runco VX-33i and VX-33d are engineered to bring the Runco video experience to home theaters that boast cinema-sized screens. These new......Read More

Runco Releases New "Affordable" LightStyle Projectors

Runco just unveiled its LightStyleTM Series projectors. Comprising of the LS-3, LS-5, and LS-7 projectors, the Runco LightStyle Series combines 1080 video and integration features with value pricing and sophisticated design elements that custom installers and their customers will revere.......Read More

Runco's New Videowall VW-100HD In-wall Video System

Runco has come to market with their VideoWallTM VW-100HD in-wall projection video display is now shipping, offering installation professionals new levels of versatility and convenience while achieving full HD (1920 x 1080) imagery perfection on a massive 100-inch screen built......Read More

SANYO ANNOUNCES PRICE BREAKTHROUGH ON NEW 720p HOME THEATER PROJECTOR

- The PLV-Z60 features 1200 lumens and 10000:1 contrast ratio - 12-bit digital processing provides video decoder, scaler and gamma curve generator - Includes 2 HDMI inputs, lens shifting system and fan - 3D color management system adjusts hue, gamma......Read More

SANYO Donates Its 3,000,000th Projector Sold

SANYO will conduct a ceremony to celebrate the manufacture and shipment of their 3 millionth projector, the PLC-WTC500L. The 2:00pm ceremony will be held at Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) with top executives from SANYO North America and AVI-SPL......Read More

SANYO INTRODUCES A NEW HIGH CONTRAST, 120HZ FULL HD 1080P LCD FRONT PROJECTOR

- Features the industry's first 5:5 pull down projector with 120Hz Full HD panel - A contrast ratio of 65,000:1 - Incorporates SANYO's exclusive TopazReal HD, 3D color management technology - Advanced lens-shifting and short-throw capability allows installation virtually anywhere......Read More

SANYO's New Two Lamp Projector

SANYO just annoucced the release of a new two-lamp projector, the PLC-XF1000, which features the exclusive QuaDrive™ optical engine for exceptional color reproduction for brighter capacities, 12,000 lumens brightness, (reported) 4000:1 contrast ratio, and the proprietary Active Maintenance Filter (AMF)......Read More

SANYO's Two New Under-$1,000, Eco-Friendly Projectors

SANYO, one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors launches two ultra portable projectors - the PLC-XW250 and the PLC-XW200 - that offer educators outstanding cost performance with an eco stand-by power mode that uses a mere......Read More

Screen Research Introduces GrayPix Screen Fabric For Use In Rooms With Ambient Light

Screen Research, a world-class provider of innovative projector screen solutions for the home theater and professional markets, announced recently that it is now shipping its GrayPix Ultra-contrast screen fabric, the latest addition to Screen Research's growing line of SolidPixscreen fabrics......Read More

SI Screens To Be Distributed By Paradigm Worldwide

SI Screens recently accounted that as of March 2009, Paradigm will distribute SI's complete line of acclaimed motorized, fixed, and curved projector screens and accompanying products worldwide. "We are very excited to align our international distribution efforts with such a......Read More

SIM2 Adds Long Distance Connection To Their Top 3-Chip DLP Projector

SIM2's C3X LUMIS HOST pairs a reference standard 3-chip DLP-based projector with a discrete outboard projector control electronics module that connects via SIM2's proprietary, three-line optical-digital High-Definition Optical Signal Transfer (H.O.S.T.) system, which is able to connect the two over......Read More

SIM2 and Award-Winning Director David Lynch Join Forces in New Marketing Campaign

SIM2, the Italian high-definition home-theater projector manufacturer, is thrilled to announce the formal endorsement of award-winning film director David Lynch. The new partnership will be featured in a worldwide marketing campaign. Mr. Lynch, a longtime SIM2 customer, has enjoyed the......Read More

Solutions For Recycling Your Televisions As You "Transition" To A New HDTV

A lot of fuss has been made about the DTV transition from analog television to an all-digital system. Transition dates have been postponed amidst political debate. Coupons for converter boxes famously ran out to screams by some of foul play.......Read More

Sony Introduces The New VPL-VW85 Video Projector

Sony just announced a new high-contrast, high-definition projector, adding more options for those looking for a true cinematic home theater experience. The new VPL-VW85 projector features a full HD 1920 x 1080 progressive Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD™) and 24p......Read More

Stewart Conceals Screen With Media Decor

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation just introduced Stewart Media Décor, an innovative deployment system that lowers a piece of custom artwork over a fixed Stewart projection screen (or flat panel TV) when they are not in use. Partnering with Media Décor, the......Read More

Stewart Filmscreen Adds A Stylish New Addition: The Cabaret Screen

Stewart Filmscreen recently announces the launch of the all new Cabaret Screen, an exciting and stylish addition to their line of electric retractable screens for applications where the screen housing is exposed. This is the first Stewart retractable screen created......Read More

Texas Instruments DLP® Shows First Technology to Enable Affordable Single-Projector 3D and Lamp-Free Data Projectors

DLP® Products showed the breadth of its manufacturers' 3D Ready projectors and the first high-brightness lamp-free data projectors, all designed to address the growing needs of classrooms and conference rooms. DLP innovation of 3D display increases interactive learning through immersive......Read More

The Limitation On Specialty AV's Next Generation Is Leverage

For decades Baby Boomers have been the driving force behind the audiophile market, and in even greater numbers, have been the power behind the twenty-plus year boom in the world of home theater that has stretched from the rise of......Read More

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......Read 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......Read More

Why Don't Today's HDTVs Auto-Calibrate Their Picture?

As an enthusiastic Mac user and admitted home theater junkie, I wonder why today's HDTVs can't calibrate themselves. The current set-up process for a Mac is nothing short of genius, which includes "wizard-like" auto calibration for video. Simply follow a......Read More