Home Theater

I call it the disposable projector ploy. Two years ago, one of my employees bought a very nice 1280×720 video projector. Last year, he...

Playing in Our Space Part II: A Look at Nintendos Newest Game System

You may believe that the rooms you design sound very good, but unless you consider all of the technical variables for your system, you...

Last month, I began a series on delivering a high-quality home theater experience through custom installation. In that first installment, I talked about how...

Why Scale Matters When Acoustically Treating Theaters and Listening Rooms

If youve been around custom home theater long, youve probably heard someone say that you should be in the business of delivering a home...

Multi-Purpose Media Rooms Require Creative Solutions To Ambient Sound and Lighting Challenges

I have a tradition every year at CEDIA EXPO. At some point during the show, I find a quiet corner (an increasingly difficult task)...

Creating an Effective Design Proposal Means Asking the Right Questions First

An Overview of Some of the Latest Video Mounts and Home Theater Seating Products

Well, folks, Ive just returned from CEDIA EXPO 2006, and as usual, there was no end of classes to teach, friends to meet, and...

Time really does fly when youre having fun. It seems like only a couple of days ago that I was excitedly discussing the initial...

Why the Dynamics of a Listening Room Can Significantly Impact Speaker Sound Quality

As custom installers, many of the things that you typically put in a home theater are obsolete almost before you install them. Your client...

Realizing Cabling and Infrastructure Needs for the Video Content Distribution Revolution

I see it all the time: award-winning home theaters with front-projection video systems and light-colored wall surfaces. It really bugs because the client is...

Where Display Technology is Going And How To Get Your Clients There

The Big Three in Game Consoles Raise the Stakes at E3

There can be no doubt about it. The high-definition frontier has arrived: HD DVD is here, and Blu-Ray Disc is just around the corner....

There is endless controversy over in-wall speakers. Are they good? Are they bad? Are they a compromise? The answers to these questions arent altogether...

New Innovations in Video Display Technologies Are Poised to Change How Your Clients View Television.

How to keep your custom firm a step ahead of the mass market retail competition.

It Could Cost YouIm not paying you my balance until you fix this darned thing! Those words were spoken to an installer who had...

A Closer Look at Speaker Impedance and Sensitivity, and How They Relate to Amplifier Requirements

Why Acoustically Treating Home Theaters Should Be on Your Priority List

The recent decision by DirecTV to use XM Radio channels as their music station selections brings to mind an interesting observation about our industry....

You’ve probably noticed at recent CES and CEDIA trade shows that a number of horn-loaded speakers are popping up. It may come as a...

Ambiance Systems shows how homes can be lavish and environmentally friendly at the same time.

These days the world is full of trends. Take mobile communication devices, for example. Remember when we used to simply call them cell phones?...

Two Interactive Showhomes Emphasize Technologys Personal Touch

There are at least a few things that custom installers might really like to pull out of their stockings on December 25. So, for...

Custom Installers Can Expect Video Business Opportunities Whenever The Full Digital TV Transition Actually Takes Place

Proper design and engineering of a home theater is essential, but just as crucial is the documentation of the design. Its important to know...

There will soon be an abundance of 1080p-capable video products.

This year a group of my old friends decided to set up a demonstration at CEDIA EXPO to show the importance of engineering, acoustics,...

In less than two decades, the annual CEDIA EXPO has grown from a show so small it fit into a party tent to one...

If youre serious about being on the cutting edge of product offerings and technology mix, consider incorporating powered speakers into your arsenal.

Would you buy a sports car where the manufacturer tuned it to sound great in the showroom, at the cost of reduced real-world performance?...

Montreal-based D-BOX believes that its productsa family of motion simulation devices built right inside plush reclinersfulfill the promise of a full-immersion audio/visual experience.

Video displays dominate Our annual review of the product line shows.

Subwoofers come in all shapes and forms. Some are large, some are small, most are black, and most today are self-powered. In the early...

The stakes are so much greater on high-tech, high-end, dedicated custom home theater projects that it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out...