Photo Essay of CEDIA EXPO 2006 in Denver, Colorado
Hi Everybody, We are just a high-end audio shop in Boulder and, hey, CEDIA was going to be in our backyard and even though we are focused on audio, we have done so many show reports it just seemed...
View ArticleA few thoughts about...CEDIA
This has been an incredible week for both my partner Parker Clack and I. After all these years, we finally attended and covered our very first CEDIA event. What an eye-opener! For anyone that has never...
View ArticleHitachi @ CEDIA - Worst looking rear-projection at the show?
We are going to step out on a limb here and state that Hitachi's VS69 line of LCD rear-projections are the worst looking HDTVs at the show. These models are in the Ultravision line as well and they...
View ArticleWhy no new HP RPMs? ** From My Perspective **
New 1080p RPMs accepting 1080p input were all over the place at CEDIA from manufacturers like Sony, JVC, Mitsubishi, Samsung and many others. However, one company was notably missing from the 1080p RPM...
View ArticleHDMI: Its problems and its promises ** From My Perspective **
We've all heard about the problems with HDMI (I'm talking about the problems with connecting HDMI devices reliably and all of the finger pointing.) Some of us with somewhat elaborate HDMI connections...
View ArticleThe future of RPMs ** From My Perspective **
As has already been mentioned here and elsewhere, the introduction of really good Front Projectors (I'm talking about 3 chip LCoS models) for around the $5,000 price point or less (street) really...
View ArticleBlu-ray and HD-DVD: ** From My Perspective **
I'm going to let the other attendees handle most of this one as there are a lot of threads involving both formats. Let me add a couple of my own thoughts based on what I saw at CEDIA. For the record,...
View Article19 Incredible Home Theaters: The CEDIA Winners
Check out how professional installers do it given budgets from 40k to several hundred thousand dollars. The 19 shown definitely take what is possible in a home theater to a whole new level. All we can...
View ArticleYou Lucky Dogs - Please check for NEW DTS & Dolby Stuff.
Ok You lucky guys going to the show. Here is my request for things to checkout. Please check on any of the new audio hardware that will support any of the new High-def Audio formats. And more...
View ArticleThe Best seminar at CEDIA: Michael Heiss' Talk ** From My Perspective **
Each year I make it a point to attend the New Technology Update presented by Michael Heiss of M. Heiss Consulting and I'm not disappointed. This talk is always given to an SRO audience as people cram...
View ArticleFujitsu @ CEDIA - Aviamo 1080p plasmas
Walking around the floor of CEDIA is overwhelming. That is the best word for it but when you find something that takes your breath away, it is all worth it and Fujitsu made our day with their AVIAMO...
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1080p Front Projectors
As a former front projector owner, this is the area where my highest interest is....the upcoming 1080p projector market. Rumors have been going strong about 1080p units from Panasonic, Optoma, &...
View ArticleSONY changes the Front Projection Landscape with a real "Pearl" **NEW Info...
We came away from the Sony Press Conference at CEDIA this afternoon with a realization that the entire pricing structure for state of the art Front Projectors has been completely decimated. They...
View ArticleOutboard Video Processors (scalers/deinterlacers,etc.) ** From My Perspective **
A lot has been said about the ability of a device to accept 1080p input for the past year or so and CEDIA delivered on the manufacturers' promise to provide 1080p input on their new 1080p sets. While a...
View ArticleSony announces 2 new Blu-Ray Models
SONY BOLSTERS BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER LINE WITH TWO NEW MODELS Adding ES and Step-up Models with Advanced Audio Codec Support DENVER, Sept. 5, 2007 (Booth #600) – Sony introduced two additional Blu-ray...
View ArticleJVC announces some amazing Front Projectors and some other goodies
JVC has upped the ante on the Home Theater Front Projection front with some new products and an absolutely amazing prototype high end model as demonstrated at their CEDIA 2007 press conference on...
View ArticleGetting ready for CEDIA...Any requests?
Well it's that time of year again. RAF, Ron, Parker and I are heading off to CEDIA. Anything in particular you are interested in? Let us know!
View ArticleNews from Dish (Echostar) Satellite TV
As a "power" Dish Network user (4 dual tuner HD DVRs including the new Vip722 and three Vip 622s) I always try to see what's on the horizon (near and far) from this company. This year there were...
View ArticleToshiba CEDIA press conference
The theme was Star Trek and the presenters were dressed in Star Trek outfits and the stage was set with Star Trek decorations. The first presentation was all about their new LCD panels, however, I'll...
View ArticleSamsung HD players at CEDIA
BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player Samsung's BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats as well as their interactive technologies, HDi and BD-Java. With the use of HQV video processing power...
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