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Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

— January 13, 2025 00:00

Samsung & Google Unveil Eclipsa: A New Royalty Free Immersive Surround Audio Format!

Eclipsa Audio, a new immersive format developed by Samsung & Google, will be supported by Samsung’s 2025 TVs and Soundbars. Unlike Atmos, Eclipsa Audio is open-source & royalty-free. Should Dolby worry?

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Forum Contest ‑ Aperion Intimus 4B Speakers with Wall Mounts!

— October 03, 2010 22:15

Forum Contest - Aperion Intimus 4B Speakers with Wall Mounts!

Aperion Audio is giving away the chance to one pair of Aperion Intimus 4B Bookshelf Speakers with Mounting Brackets to one eligible forum member! Note this contest ends on October 31st, 2010.

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Lutron Intros RadioRA 2 seeTouch Hybrid Keypad & Dimmer

— October 03, 2010 22:00

Lutron Intros RadioRA 2 seeTouch Hybrid Keypad & Dimmer

Lutron announced the availability/shipping of two new components for its RadioRA 2 wireless total light control system: a dimmer for electronic low-voltage loads and a hybrid keypad for retrofit.

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Atlona Technologies Releases AT‑PCLink Wireless KVM Extender

— October 03, 2010 21:00

Atlona Technologies Releases AT-PCLink Wireless KVM Extender

After the success of the HDAiR wireless USB to HDMI adapter Atlona Technologies has continued to advance with the wireless trend once again with the release of the all new AT-PCLink wireless KVM.

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Would You Buy a KISS‑Branded TV?

— October 01, 2010 11:36

Would You Buy a KISS-Branded TV?

Would you buy a KISS-branded TV? Roundtable Concepts is betting that 15,000 fans will. The new KISS LED HDTVs will ship in four sizes ranging from 32-55 inches. And they're even giving away a free TV.

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projectiondesign Demos helios Studio Edition Projector

— October 01, 2010 06:10

projectiondesign Demos helios Studio Edition Projector

Making its global debut at CEDIA Expo 2010 in Atlanta, avielo by projectiondesign’s new helios studio edition 3-chip DLP projector is an ultimate statement in HD home-theater projector performance.

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Linear Acoustic Intros UpMax II Reference and UpMax 5.1 Channel Upmixer

— October 01, 2010 05:00

Linear Acoustic Intros UpMax II Reference and UpMax 5.1 Channel Upmixer

Linear Acoustic, the leader in television audio control from production to transmission, today announced two new upmixing products: the UPMAX II Reference Upmixer and UPMAX 5.1 Channel Upmixer.

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PHC Readies PMA Series DSP Programmable Amp

— September 24, 2010 00:05

PHC Readies PMA Series DSP Programmable Amp

Professional Home Cinema (PHC) will unveil production models of its new PMA-Series Programmable Modular Amplifiers at CEDIA EXPO, redefining the roll of the power amplifier in high performance audio.

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Blockbuster Video Files for Bankruptcy

— September 23, 2010 08:00

Blockbuster Video Files for Bankruptcy

Blockbuster has officially filed for Bankruptcy today. This comes as no surprise ever since Netflix came on the scene and changed the way people rent and stream movies to their homes.

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Panasonic Announces 3D Blu‑ray Home Theater Systems

— September 20, 2010 19:20

Panasonic Announces 3D Blu-ray Home Theater Systems

Panasonic announced the debut of its first Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc home theater systems (SC-BTT750 and SC-BTT350), providing the ultimate immersive 3D movie experience at home.

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DEQX HDP‑Express Pre‑amp Processor

— September 20, 2010 17:40

DEQX HDP-Express Pre-amp Processor

The DEQX HDP-Express costs only $1950 when purchased factory-direct. It retains the HDP-3's key performance features, using the same DEQX-cal setup software for Windows (or Mac w/Windows).

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Niles DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling‑Mount Loudspeakers

— September 20, 2010 14:30

Niles DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling-Mount Loudspeakers

Niles Audio Corporation has introduced the third generation of its DS Directed Soundfield Ceiling-Mount Loudspeaker line, offering custom installers a loudspeaker solution with a winning combination.

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projectiondesign Launches avielo optix 3D DLP Projector

— September 19, 2010 20:00

projectiondesign Launches avielo optix 3D DLP Projector

Based on the Residential Systems magazine's RESI Award-winning avielo optix Full HD projector, the avielo optix 3D adds proprietary image processing to display 3D images from Blu-ray Disc players.

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LaCie Intros World's Smallest USB 3.0 Hard Drive

— September 19, 2010 18:15

LaCie Intros World's Smallest USB 3.0 Hard Drive

LaCie today introduced the Minimus and LaCie Rikiki USB 3.0 hard drives. These new small form factor drives have the industry's fastest transfer speeds at 5Gb/s in its ultra-small Rikiki form factor.

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Bell'O Triple Play TPC‑361 AV Furniture

— September 19, 2010 17:25

Bell'O Triple Play TPC-361 AV Furniture

Bell'O International continues to set trends with the Bell'O Triple Play TPC-361. The unit bridges the gap between traditional and contemporary style, and is uniquely designed and flexible.

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Optoma $199 PT100 PlayTime LED Projector Preview

— September 18, 2010 03:15

Optoma $199 PT100 PlayTime LED Projector Preview

Optoma is introducing the PT100, the first of its new LED-based PlayTime products designed to introduce a new audience to the advantages of projectors.

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OmniMount LEDP75 Full Motion Flat Panel TV Mount

— September 17, 2010 02:00

OmniMount LEDP75 Full Motion Flat Panel TV Mount

The LEDP75 is a full motion mount built to fit any LED, LCD, Plasma or 3D TV up to 75 lbs, and the only one that offers Dual-Mode Installation for low profile on-wall mounting or flush mounting.

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Sanus VMT15 Super Slim Mount with Fingertip Tilt

— September 16, 2010 14:00

Sanus VMT15 Super Slim Mount with Fingertip Tilt

Sanus, the leading global brand of audio/video mounts, furnishings and consumer electronics accessories, announces it is now shipping the VisionMount HDpro Super Slim VMT15 Tilting TV Wall Mount.

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Thiel Unveils New SCS4T Floorstanding Speaker

— September 16, 2010 13:15

Thiel Unveils New SCS4T Floorstanding Speaker

THIEL Audio has announced the introduction of the SCS4T (MSRP: $3,690/pair), a new two-way floor-standing model as part of the J.E.T. collection. The SCS4T is scheduled to start shipping in November.

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LG and Sky Expand 3D TV Partnership

— September 16, 2010 01:10

LG and Sky Expand 3D TV Partnership

LG and Sky's partnership builds on a relationship that has already seen over a million people enjoy 3D TV in pubs and clubs nationwide. It will promote LG's extensive range of 3D TVs to 2.9 million.

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Parasound Updates Classic Halo JC 2 Preamp with HT Bypass

— September 16, 2010 01:00

Parasound Updates Classic Halo JC 2 Preamp with HT Bypass

Parasound, one of the audio industry's top manufacturers of high-end audio components, has introduced a new version of the widely acclaimed, John Curl designed, Halo JC 2 stereo preamplifier.

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Tripp Lite SmartRack SRW6U Wall Mount Rack Enclosure Cabinet

— September 16, 2010 00:55

Tripp Lite SmartRack SRW6U Wall Mount Rack Enclosure Cabinet

Tripp Lite has added a new 6U model to its line of SmartRack Wall-Mount Rack Enclosure Cabinets (model SRW6U). The compact SRW6U is an ideal solution for cramped network/wiring closets and more.

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Bryston SP3 Surround Processor Preview

— September 15, 2010 13:40

Bryston SP3 Surround Processor Preview

Bryston LTD announced that their much anticipated SP3 surround processor (audio only version) will be on operational display at CEDIA 2010. The SP3 surround processor is a serious audio machine.

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Olive O3HD Music Server Announced at $999

— September 15, 2010 10:45

Olive O3HD Music Server Announced at $999

Olive Media today announced the $999 O3HD music server for home stereo systems. Based on the award-winning Olive O4HD, the O3HD brings the best blend of simplicity and standalone quality.

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Image Projection Screens iMasque

— September 15, 2010 03:20

Image Projection Screens iMasque

Image Screens of Germany will be exhibiting their latest curved 4-way masking projection screen, the 120" wide iMasque with Schneider Kreuznach, the high-accuracy, precision optics company.

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LaCie Introduces 2big, World's First USB 3.0 RAID Storage

— September 15, 2010 01:10

LaCie Introduces 2big, World's First USB 3.0 RAID Storage

LaCie today announced the availability of the first RAID storage solution to incorporate the new USB 3.0 technology – the LaCie 2big USB 3.0 RAID drive which holds up to 2 drives or over 4TB.

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ZOTAC ZBOX Media PC with Blu‑ray

— September 14, 2010 14:00

ZOTAC ZBOX Media PC with Blu-ray

Zotac has just introduced its ZBOX Blu-ray mini-PC, featuring a front-slot loaded Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray player is a 4X Blu-ray reader only, with 8x DVD and 24x CD read speeds.

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Runco Releases LS‑10d and LS‑10i LightStyle Projectors

— September 14, 2010 09:54

Runco Releases LS-10d and LS-10i LightStyle Projectors

Runco today announced that it is expanding its LightStyle Series with two new 3-chip DLP, 1080p projectors; the LS-10d and LS-10i. The new additions enable Runco to broaden the series.

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Ultrasone Intros PRO 2900 Balanced Headphones

— September 14, 2010 04:00

Ultrasone Intros PRO 2900 Balanced Headphones

Ultrasone debuted the only open-backed headphone in its legendary PRO Series, the PRO 2900. For the first time ever, Ultrasone is releasing both a standard and balanced version.